Category Archives: Technology

26Dec/25

There’s no place like Chrome

Dec. 25, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Chrome Enterprise Premium is a specialized web browser solution designed to enhance corporate security through a Zero Trust architecture. By acting as a central enforcement point, it provides businesses with advanced threat protection against malware, phishing, and malicious websites. The platform features robust data loss prevention tools that allow administrators to restrict sensitive actions like uploading, printing, or downloading on various devices. It simplifies endpoint management by offering real-time visibility and context-aware access controls without requiring complex software installations. Ultimately, this service enables IT teams to secure a modern workforce while maintaining high levels of productivity and seamless integration with existing tools. Continue reading

25Dec/25

Agriculture-as-a-Service platform

Dec. 25, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Citiesabc Impakt is a sophisticated Agriculture-as-a-Service platform developed by Dinis Guarda and the Ztudium Group. The initiative establishes a digital infrastructure designed to support farmers and agribusinesses through artificial intelligence, blockchain, and IoT sensors. By providing a verified digital identity and financial tools, the platform seeks to improve market access and sustainability in regions such as India, Indonesia, and Africa. The system addresses critical issues like climate volatility and financial exclusion by offering crop monitoring, price forecasting, and secure data ownership. Ultimately, the project aims to foster global food security and economic resilience through high-tech, human-centric solutions. Continue reading

25Dec/25

Google Has Released Disco

Dec. 25, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Disco is a fresh Google Labs experiment designed to revolutionise how users engage with the internet through artificial intelligence. This project features a primary tool called GenTabs, which converts a user’s open browser tabs into unique, interactive applications. These dynamic apps are tailored to the individual’s specific goals, allowing for highly personalised web exploration such as 3D solar system models. By synthesising information from active windows, the technology aims to make browsing more functional and creative. Interested participants are encouraged to join a waitlist to gain early access to these emerging AI-driven features. Continue reading

23Dec/25

Oracle with Google Cloud Artificial Intelligence

The official expansion of Oracle Database@Google Cloud into the Canadian market targets regions in Montreal and Toronto. The partnership allows businesses to integrate Oracle’s database technologies with Google Cloud’s artificial intelligence and analytics tools, such as Vertex AI and Gemini. By launching these services locally, the companies aim to help regulated industries meet data residency requirements while modernising their digital infrastructure. Furthermore, a new reseller program has been introduced to enable partners to sell these multicloud solutions directly through the Google Cloud Marketplace. This strategic move focuses on enhancing operational performance and providing high-speed connectivity for mission-critical enterprise workloads. Continue reading

21Dec/25

2025 Analysis of Gobal Mobile App Trends

Dec. 21, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — This report from examines the evolving landscape of the global mobile app market throughout 2025. The analysis identifies personalisation and short-form video content as primary tools for successful user discovery and engagement. It emphasizes that retaining existing users through improved onboarding is now just as critical as initial acquisition for long-term growth. Furthermore, the findings highlight a significant shift toward emerging markets in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Also explores how stricter privacy regulations have forced marketers to rely more heavily on first-party data rather than broad tracking. Continue reading

20Dec/25

AI Agent Trends 2026

Dec. 20, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The Google Cloud 2026 report describes a major transition from basic automated assistants to agentic AI, which can plan and execute complex tasks with human oversight. This shift moves technology from simple instruction-based computing to intent-based systems that understand and achieve specific goals. Key trends highlight how these agents will soon be integrated into every employee’s workflow, acting as specialized digital team members that handle repetitive duties. Beyond individual productivity, the report explores how integrated agent networks will manage entire business processes, such as customer service, security, and supply chain logistics. Human roles are expected to evolve into strategic orchestration, where people focus on high-level decision-making while AI agents manage the underlying data. Ultimately, the document serves as a strategic guide for business leaders to prepare for a future where AI is a fundamental, always-on collaborator. Continue reading

20Dec/25

Privacy risks associated with the Epstein Library

Dec. 19, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — This official webpage serves as a public repository hosted by the United States Department of Justice specifically for the Epstein Library. It provides access to a collection of legal and government documents, including court records and disclosures released under the Freedom of Information Act. Users can download various electronic files organized into specific datasets, though the agency warns that some sensitive or private information may remain despite efforts to censor it. The site also includes a privacy notice requesting that the public report any inadvertently published personal details to a dedicated government email address. Ultimately, this digital archive functions as a transparency tool for reviewing materials related to specific high-profile legal matters. Continue reading

14Dec/25

R&D and collab in Africa

Dec. 14, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The  FST journal, Volume 24, Number 2, published by the Foundation for Science and Technology in December 2025  focuses on several critical topics in science and technology policy within the UK and globally. Key themes include an event report on R&D collaboration in Africa, emphasizing shared growth and mutual benefit, and an in-depth conversation with Dame Ottoline Leyser, the recently retired Chief Executive of UKRI, discussing the future and function of UK research councils and funding. Continue reading

03Dec/25

Google is relying on its own chips for its AI system Gemini. Here’s why that’s a seismic change for the industry

Alaa Mohasseb, University of Portsmouth

For many years, the US company Nvidia shaped the foundations of modern artificial intelligence. Its graphics processing units (GPUs) are a specialised type of computer chip originally designed to handle the processing demands of graphics and animation. But they’re also great for the repetitive calculations required by AI systems.

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02Dec/25

Fraud’s New Frontier: AI, Deepfakes, and Global Networks

Dec. 02, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The Sumsub Fraud Report 2025-2026 focuses on the “Sophistication Shift,” which describes the fundamental change in identity fraud from high-volume, basic attempts to fewer, more targeted, and financially damaging AI-enabled operations. This shift is driven primarily by the industrialisation of deception via generative AI, leading to an explosion in deepfakes and highly realistic synthetic identities across all major digital ecosystems. The analysis provides comprehensive regional breakdowns for Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and North America, demonstrating that even in markets where overall fraud rates are stabilising, the remaining attacks are significantly more complex and harder to detect. Continue reading