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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Science & Technology

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Namibia

MTC customers with 0813 numbers affected by network issue

    MTC customers with numbers in the 0813 range have been unable to make outgoing calls since midnight due to a technical issue. The Mobile Telecommunications Company confirmed the disruption, with spokesperson John Ekongo saying that its technical team is working to resolve the problem.     MTC has assured affected customers that the issue is being attended to, though no timeline for restoration has been given. Users are […]

todayFebruary 3, 2025 197

Science & Technology

Alibaba says its new AI model surpasses DeepSeek

  Chinese tech giant Alibaba has released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model which its claims surpasses DeepSeek's technology. The release of DeepSeek's AI assistant this month and its R1 model have prompted tech shares to plunge - and investors to question spending by top American AI firms. Rebecca Bundhun reports.  

todayJanuary 30, 2025 75

Science & Technology

Boom supersonic jet breaks sound barrier in historic test flight

  Boom Supersonic's XB-1 made its first supersonic flight on 28 January 2025, in Mojave, California.   A test flight by Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator jet has broken the sound barrier, marking the first time a passenger aircraft has done so since the retirement of Concorde. The flight took place in Mojave, California, where the aircraft reached a speed of Mach 1.122, or approximately 1,207 kilometers per hour, at an […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025 45

Science & Technology

Taiwan may offer help for industry over Trump tariff threats

Taiwan's premier says the government will soon look at whether it needs to help its domestic industry over threats by US President Donald Trump to put tariffs on semiconductors. Trump said on Monday he plans to impose tariffs on imported chips, pharmaceuticals and steel to get the producers to make them in the United States. Laura Westbrook reports.  

todayJanuary 29, 2025 37

Business / Economics

Namibia and Botswana Officially Slash Roaming Charges

  In September last year, the Information and Communication Technology ministry officially announced reduced roaming charges between Namibia and Botswana, effective August last year. In her speech last week, the minister Emma Theofelus reiterated recently that the new tariffs aim to enhance cross-border communication and strengthen bilateral ties. Directed by CRAN and Botswana’s BOCRA, mobile operators like Telecom Namibia, MTC, BTC, Mascom, and Orange Botswana implemented the reductions. Theofelus highlighted […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025 31

Business / Economics

Perplexity AI proposes to merge with Tiktok

  Perplexity AI on Sunday revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance, according to CNBC. Earlier, US President Donald Trump said he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision on the popular app's future in the next 30 days. TikTok services were restored last week after Trump said he would revive the app's access in the country after […]

todayJanuary 27, 2025 54

Opinion Pieces

Lockbit 3.0 Ransomware: What you need to know

  By: Ednard Toivo Ransomware is malicious software (malware) designed to block access to a computer system or its data until a ransom has been paid. It is targeted against individuals, corporations, and governments, among others. Once a ransomware attack occurs, victims usually find their files encrypted with a payout message attached to them, and the payment is often made in the form of cryptocurrency. This attack can weaken an […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025 66

Namibia

Meta to replace fact-checkers with community notes

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to overhaul its content review policies by removing third-party fact-checkers and introducing user-generated community notes to moderate misinformation. The move comes amid criticism from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies, who have long accused the company of censoring right-wing voices through its fact-checking initiatives. Meta, which boasts over three billion users globally, defended the policy shift as […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025 44