Month: February 2021
SuperAnnotate, a computer vision platform, partners with with open-source to spread visual ML
SuperAnnotate, a NoCode computer vision platform, is partnering with OpenCV, a non-profit organization that has built a large collection of open-source computer vision algorithms. The move means startups and entrepreneurs will be able to build their own AI models and allow cameras to detect objects using machine learning. SuperAnnotate has…
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Discord iOS update makes it easier to steal memes from Twitter
Meme thieves rejoice! Discord’s latest update on iOS adds a new option to make it easier to save images from Twitter embeds, handy if you want to save memes from tweets dropped in the server. Or, as the changelog for version 60.0 of the iOS app puts it, “Meme-stealing powers…
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How African startups raised investments in 2020
The venture capital scene in Africa has consistently grown, with an influx of capital from local and international investors reaching unprecedented heights in recent years. To understand how much growth has occurred, African startups raised a meagre $400 million in 2015 compared to the $2 billion that came into the…
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Microsoft tried to acquire Pinterest, FT reports
Microsoft has reportedly held talks with Pinterest in an attempt to acquire the social network. The Financial Times reports that the software giant approached Pinterest in recent months about a deal, but that the talks are “currently not active.” Had a deal taken place, it would have been Microsoft’s biggest…
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The Mandalorian’s Pedro Pascal just got cast in The Last of Us HBO TV show The Last of Us
HBO’s The Last of Us TV show has just cast its leads, and you’re in for a treat. Pedro Pascal, who rose to fame in HBO’s Game of Thrones, and stayed there through appearances in the Netflix series Narcos and as the helmeted protagonist of The Mandalorian on Disney Plus,…
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Almost half a million users duped by Facebook phishing campaign Person typing
After investigating a malicious message sent via Facebook Messenger, the researchers at CyberNews have uncovered a large-scale phishing campaign that has tricked close to 500k Facebook users. The “Is that you” phishing scam first started circulating on the social network back in 2017. The scam begins with a message sent…
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