Category Archives: Technology

20May/25

Generative AI’s Impact on Software Development: A DORA Perspective

May 20, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — This report from DORA explores the impact of generative AI on software development, analyzing both the challenges and opportunities it presents. It examines how AI affects individual developers’ productivity and well-being, finding both benefits and unexpected trade-offs. The document also addresses the organizational perspective, considering how AI influences processes like code quality and delivery speed, while acknowledging a potentially negative short-term impact on delivery performance. Finally, it proposes practical strategies for fostering developer trust, promoting responsible AI adoption, and measuring success within organizations.

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16May/25

State of Developer Adoption 2025 Report

This text, presented as a press release on the Mpelembe Network website, announces the launch of the State of Developer Adoption 2025 report by Instruqt and the Developer Marketing Alliance. The report is highlighted as a study exploring the challenges and effective strategies for increasing developer engagement and product usage. Key findings mentioned include the importance of hands-on training, the obstacles of budget and technological complexity, and the significance of tracking usage metrics. The source also includes various advertisements and other unrelated website content alongside the press release. Continue reading

14May/25

Stagnation in Mobile Internet Gender Gap Closing

May 14, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — According to a GSMA report, progress in closing the mobile internet gender gap in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) has stalled. The data indicates that women are significantly less likely than men to use mobile internet, with a large number remaining unconnected, particularly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Continue reading

13May/25

AI can guess racial categories from heart scans – what it means and why it matters

Tiarna Lee, King’s College London

Imagine an AI model that can use a heart scan to guess what racial category you’re likely to be put in – even when it hasn’t been told what race is, or what to look for. It sounds like science fiction, but it’s real.

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12May/25

Leading Companies Reshaping Europe’s Energy Future

A recent press release from Futurice announces the publication of their first Digital Energy 40 report, which highlights companies at the forefront of transforming Europe’s energy sector through digital technology and clean power. The report ranks leading companies based on metrics like market execution, innovation, and technological impact, noting that AI and other digital tools are crucial for managing increasingly decentralised and diversified energy systems. Prominently featured are firms like **Octopus Energy**, Tibber, and E.ON, recognised for their contributions to areas such as smart grids, demand management, and battery storage, showcasing how companies are using scalable tech and innovation to address the climate challenge and accelerate the shift to net zero. The source provides details on the report’s methodology and key themes, including the increasing role of private investment and the need for greater grid resilience. Continue reading

Google Workspace: Gemini Live Conversations Launched

May 9, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — This announcement details a significant update to the Gemini mobile app for Google Workspace users, introducing a “Live” feature** that enables natural, two-way voice conversations with Gemini using various prompts and methods including sharing the camera or screen. Continue reading

08May/25

Conclave: the chemistry behind the black and white smoke

Mark Lorch, University of Hull

This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their deliberations, the only indications of their progress are the regular plumes of smoke wafting from a freshly installed chimney perched on the roof of the Sistine Chapel.

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07May/25

PyTorch Foundation Expands to Umbrella Foundation and Welcomes vLLM and DeepSpeed Projects

The PyTorch Foundation, a community-driven hub for open source AI, today announced its expansion into an umbrella foundation. As part of this milestone, two leading open source AI projects—vLLM and DeepSpeed—have been accepted into the foundation by the Technical Advisory Council. Continue reading

07May/25

BizClik Media Launches May Editions of Technology Magazine and AI Magazine

BizClik, the UK’s fastest-growing B2B digital media company, has published the May 2025 editions of Technology Magazine and AI Magazine. These titles continue to showcase industry-defining perspectives on enterprise transformation, spotlighting leaders and companies shaping the future of technology, cloud, telecoms and AI. Continue reading

06May/25

EntropiQ Launches to Deliver First Fully Integrated Quantum Entropy as a Service (QEaaS) for Critical Infrastructure

Launch of EntropiQ, the first and only provider of on-demand, elastic, high-performance Quantum Entropy as a Service (QEaaS) with integrated military-grade, crypto-agile endpoint protection and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). EntropiQ is purpose-built to secure sensitive data and communications across critical infrastructure—before quantum computers make traditional encryption obsolete. Continue reading