Facebook.org: Which side of the argument are you on?

Facebook.org: to stay or to go?

Update 09-Feb-16: India stands by net neutrality! Prohibits service providers from charging discriminatory prices for Internet services even if it is free, effectively banning Facebook internet.org.

It's one of those arguments I just love listening to. You really can't help but to see sense in both sides' arguments.

Background

August 20 2013, Facebook announced it's Internet.org project. The goal was/is simple: to connect the world (through the internet of course!). First step was to provide the world's poorest with free access to a collection of websites and applications through partnerships with telecommunications companies.
Noble, right? I mean who would oppose free access to the internet?

Netflix comes to Nigeria: What's all the fuss about?

At the prestigious Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2016, Netflix CEO and co-founder, Reed Hastings, made the much anticipated and yet surprising announcement: Netflix was going live in 130 countries instantaneously. An elated Hastings reeled out a list of countries, including Nigeria, in which Netflix was being switch on. Hastings chronicled the goal of Netflix in this excerpt carried on Netflix’s website: “Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global Internet TV network. With this launch, consumers around the world -- from Singapore to St. Petersburg, from San Francisco to Sao Paulo -- will be able to enjoy TV shows and movies simultaneously -- no more waiting. With the help of the Internet, we are putting power in consumers’ hands to watch whenever, wherever and on whatever device.”

Netflix, established in 1997, is an American company that delivers media (TV shows, movies) on demand to subscribers via internet. Netflix also rents out DVDs and Blu-ray disks via mail. As of October 2015, Netflix reported 69.17 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 43 million in the US. Netflix reported revenues of US$ 5.50 billion for 2014 financial year.

CES 2016: What I'ld give to be there!

CES 2016!!!

The prestigious Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the premier consumer electronic show (pun intended) of the world. It's one of those events I'ld give the world to attend.  Organized by the Consumer Technology Association, the CES is a global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow that takes place every January in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 2016 edition was as exciting as ever! The top-guns as well as the new entrants were all on hand to display their prototypes and next-gen consumer products.

Google achieves AI 'breakthrough' by beating Go champion

Every once in a while, we get a news so refreshing you begin to reimagine the current capabilities of technologies and the future prospects.

Before I proceed with this write-up, I must take a minute to give a big shout out to all those who dedicate all their time; Night and Day to conducting research and making all the innovation we admire today. We thank God and we thank you all!! You add hope to our existence!

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Amazon be designing and testing order delivery by drone while Yudala be delivering already! Big up, Yudala!

Yudala first!

 

Amazon, the US tech and retail giant, has been designing and working on a drone delivery project, Prime Air, for a while now. Amazon intends to deliver customer orders by drone within minutes in the near future, but guess what? Nigeria online e-commerce site has already delivered its first order by drone, right here in Lagos. Yea, cool, huh?

*Evil grin* Well, Yudala actually beat Amazon to the race many thanks to delays and strict US regulations.

Become a Deloitte apprentice by playing a game!

Become a Deloitte apprentice by playing a game!

Well, if you are my generation (generation Y) or better still, from the techie school of thought, then you will most likely agree with me that a lot of old things are still going on around here.

But hey, it's not an all gloomy picture; some important developments and changes in attitude are already taking place and these are inspiring. Deloitte, the professional services giant, is set to trial a process of selecting the best talent using a game. This disregards traditionally held beliefs of university education and academic excellence as proof of intelligence and I think this is wonderful.

This may not make any sense to the older generation, but if you recognize that a lot of Millennials currently see schooling as an unnecessary and stifling undertaking, then the logic in using this radical method of recruitment is not far fetched. We call it "radical" now, it may as well become the norm in the future.

Read full story here and here.