Africa Matters

WhatsApp now finally lets you edit messages after sending

WhatsApp is now giving users the option to rewrite messages and fix mistakes, albeit only for a short time after hitting send. “You can now edit your WhatsApp messages up to 15 mins after they’re sent,” Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of WhatsApp parent company Meta, said in a Facebook post on Monday. To edit a message, you can now long-press…

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Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Studios Game Camp to Africa

Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office (ATO), has confirmed that its Xbox Studios Game Camp will be hosted in Africa,  The two-day conference which started in 2014 in Sweden before it was later shaped into a global program seeks to recognize and celebrate all game creators across more than 50 diverse countries and regions. The conference will run from…

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Verified at a price: Twitter’s verified users might soon be forced to pay to keep their blue ticks

Since his official takeover of the company on Thursday 27 October, new Twitter owner Elon Musk has wasted no time making changes to the platform. After a fiery start which saw the company’s top executives being sacked by Musk without much ceremony, the billionaire is now reassessing the app’s approach to verified accounts. Twitter blue-tick users are soon to…

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Google launches Africa’s first product development centre in Nairobi

It also focuses on helping non-profits improve lives across Africa. In Summary • The centre is looking for talented, creative people who can help solve difficult and important technical challenges.• This involves improving the smartphone experience for people in Africa and building a more reliable internet infrastructure. As part of its billion-dollar commitment, Google launched its first product development…

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