Category: Technology

This week, Spotify rolled out updates to its AI-powered DJ feature, previously available only to Premium users, making it easier to request songs using typed text instead of just voice commands. How Spotify DJ Works: What’s New: The updated AI DJ feature is now available in over 60 countries, offering a more personalized and interactive…

A U.S. federal court has permanently barred NSO Group, the Israeli tech company behind the Pegasus spyware, from targeting WhatsApp users. The ruling follows a 2019 lawsuit by Meta, which accused NSO of exploiting WhatsApp’s encrypted messaging system to spy on journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders. Evidence showed that NSO manipulated and bypassed WhatsApp’s…

Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as the “Godfather of AI,” stated that current methods humans use to control artificial intelligence may become ineffective once this technology surpasses human intelligence in the near future. At the Ai4 conference in Las Vegas, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist explained that trying to treat AI solely as a tool to be…

Ikigo cya Character.ai giherereye i San Francisco kiri gushora imbaraga mu gukora porogaramu z’ikoranabuhanga riganiriza abantu (chatbots) zishingiye ku bwenge bukorano (AI) zigamije gufasha abakoresha kugirana imibanire myiza no kubona ubufasha mu by’amarangamutima. Izi porogaramu ziswe “Inshuti za AI” zitegerejwe gufasha abantu kongera ubushobozi mu kuganira, kugabanya kwigunga, no kugira imibanire myiza n’abandi. Umuyobozi Mukuru…

The management of OpenAI, which oversees ChatGPT, announced plans to introduce content designed to elicit sexual arousal in adults, aiming to fill a service gap for mature users. This content, referred to as “Erotica”, may include photos, videos, films, illustrations, or music, intended to stimulate emotions in viewers in ways that may trigger sexual desire….

Rwanda Coding Academy, located in Nyabihu District, has announced plans to open new branches in different parts of the country as part of efforts to support Rwanda’s vision of becoming Africa’s leading hub for technology and innovation. The announcement was made by RCA’s Director General, Dr. Papias Niyigena, during the RCA Hackathon, a technology competition…

A U.S. court has ruled that Google will not be forced to sell parts of its business, including the Google Chrome browser and the Android operating system. The decision follows a 2024 request from the U.S. government, which had sought to compel Google to divest Chrome and Android, arguing that the tech giant was monopolizing…

The French government has fined Google and Shein a combined $555 million (over 800 billion Rwandan Francs) for violating users’ data privacy rights. The decision was announced by CNIL, France’s data protection authority. The U.S.-based tech giant Google was fined $380 million, while Shein, the China-founded online fashion retailer, was fined $175 million. According to…

On October 2, 2025, Rwanda officially launched an International Cyber Academy, a regional center of excellence dedicated to advancing knowledge and strengthening capacity in cybersecurity both nationally and across the region. The academy will train over 200 participants annually, with more than 30% being women and girls. It was established through a partnership led by…