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If there was any game that deserved a complete remake, it’s System Shock. The original 1994 game was groundbreaking on so many levels, it’s considered by many to be the birthplace of an entire genre. Sure, Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is hailed as the first ‘immersive sim’ – a genre of game that allows for multiple approaches and encourages player choice within a tightly-controlled, systemic environment – but System Shock perfected it. A difficult game to parse, even with the help of the overhauled Enhanced Edition, Nightdive Studios’ efforts to rebuild this classic with a new engine and mechanics…

“Necessity is the mother of invention.”. Especially in Africa, the continent that has responded to the world’s needs by creating some of the most widely used tech in the world. This year’s Africa Day commemoration, on 25 May, marks 60 years since the day’s inception. It’s worth looking back, this Africa Day, on the contributions the continent has made to the world at large. Every year, the African Union (AU) comes up with a theme that’s supposed to inspire Africans. It also hopes we’ll remember the theme throughout the year.  This’s year’s theme is “Acceleration of AfCFTA implementation”. Good luck…

How often do you read an article headline and assume that you actually understand what the story is actually about? Admit it, now. We won’t judge you. With the information overload that we all endure online, you probably just don’t have the time to read a million articles throughout the day. Android’s updated Reading mode will convert articles into audio and read them out for you as you carry on with whatever you’d rather be doing instead of subjecting yourself to more screen time. You’ll be able to continue listening when your screen goes off or if you’re using a…

Microsoft’s Bing search engine has become the default browser for OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The new AI integration is also expected to boost the search engine that’s trailed far behind Google for as long as it’s existed. Bing’s integration into the popular AI chatbot is expected to give users timely and up-to-date search results from the web. “Now, ChatGPT answers can be grounded by search and web data and include citations so you can learn more—all directly from within chat,” says Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s head of consumer marketing. Read More: Is ChatGPT really the internet’s search future? Microsoft made the announcement this…

LinkedIn, as a platform, is gradually mixing more work with pleasure. This transformation has also attracted more spam and scams, forcing it to roll out new features in an effort to maintain its integrity. The new features come after Microsoft’s social network revealed a spike in malicious activity in its latest transparency report. It blocked 58 million accounts between July and December last year, an increase of 22 million spam accounts blocked in the previous six months. Read More: A huge LinkedIn study just showed which connections are better when searching for a job As a remedy, the platform plans…

On Monday, Facebook and Instagram owner Meta received a staggering  $1.3 billion fine from the European Union in another data trust (or lack thereof) scandal. The EU wants Meta to stop transferring data from Facebook users in Europe to the United States. Why? Well…because most countries don’t trust each other with sensitive information. People also don’t (and probably shouldn’t) trust tech companies with most of their personal information. The EU does not know how the US will use the information received from EU Facebook users. The group is concerned that Facebook data could be used to spy on its citizens.…

Short-form blogging platform Twitter now allows users to post videos that are two hours long. Perhaps we should rephrase that — it’s the previously short-form blogging platform. Also, ‘allows’ is a strong word. Twitter Blue, the platform’s subscription-based service, now allows users to post videos that have up to an 8GB file size. This is an expansion from the previous 2GB file size which allowed videos up to one hour long. Video quality remains capped at 1080p though. Users can now post longer videos using the iOS app. Subscribers on Android can also upload lengthier videos that are up to…

Unless you’ve tried using a GIF to comment on Instagram, you’ll probably find it shocking that this was impossible on the Meta-owned platform. Until now. The platform’s head, Adam Mosseri, announced that users would finally be able to comment using GIFs. Mosseri made the announcement, which he called a “finally feature” during a chat on Instagram Channels with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, reports Engadget. Thanks, we guess We’d say it’s about time seeing that the ability to comment with Gifs is available on most platforms. Until now, Instagram users could comment using multimedia including images and videos from their devices…

If you, like most people, have multiple Google accounts, some of which you rarely use, you may want to check up on them soon by signing in before you lose them for good. Google’s latest policy update requires users to log into their account at least once every two years or risk having the entire account and any accompanying data deleted. Previously, it would only delete some of the data that had not been used from an account. This time, however, the data deleted will include “content within Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar), YouTube, and Google Photos”. Google’s…

Apple this week announced a range of accessibility features including Live Speech and Personal Voice which lets users train their devices to recreate their voices. You know, in case you lose your voice or are simply not in the mood to move your lips. The new features are aimed at making life easier for users with speaking and seeing impediments. Live Speech allows users to type what they want to say during a live call. The device then translates this to speech in real time. Using Personal Voice, users can train the software to learn their voices so the person…