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Sam Mukwamu

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Uber loses out as Grubhub to merge with Europe’s Just Eat Takeaway

Uber loses out as Grubhub to merge with Europe’s Just Eat Takeaway

After nearly a month of negotiations, Uber was thought to be close to a deal to buy Grubhub in what would have combined two of the three largest meal delivery services in the United States. But on June 10, Grubhub announced that it would instead be bought by Just Eat

IBM and Amazon will stop selling facial recognition technology over racial bias concerns

IBM and Amazon will stop selling facial recognition technology over racial bias concerns

In the midst of nationwide protests around police violence towards black Americans, two tech giants have announced that they will no longer sell facial recognition technology to law enforcement after repeated calls from privacy and civil rights groups alleging that the technology disproportionately affects darker skinned individuals and contributes to

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigns, asking to be replaced on board by a black candidate

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigns from board, asking to be replaced by a black candidate

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has resigned and asked that the company replace him on its board with a black candidate. Ohanian’s decision comes in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality and racial inequality after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, an unarmed black man, on May 25. “I

Data privacy vs public safety: contact tracing apps face hurdles

Data privacy vs public safety: contact tracing apps face hurdles

Schools, offices and restaurants have begun to reopen as countries around the world start easing COVID-19 lockdown measures. This has led public health officials to seek ways to minimize the risk of a resurgence of the virus. One of the ways governments and other entities have been attempting to mitigate

Microsoft to replace employees with artificial intelligence

Microsoft to replace employees with artificial intelligence

Microsoft has decided against renewing the contracts of dozens of journalists and editorial staff at its news organizations, including MSN, planning instead to replace them with artificial intelligence (AI). According to The Seattle Times, roughly 50 contract workers in the US were notified last Wednesday that after June 30 they

Tencent to invest US$70 billion to advance tech infrastructure in China

Tencent to invest US$70 billion to advance tech infrastructure in China

Chinese tech giant Tencent plans to invest 500 billion yuan (US$70 billion) over the next five years towards making advances in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). The company will focus other investments towards digital infrastructure such as blockchain technology, Internet of Things, quantum computing, 5G mobile networks and