Threads, the social network launched to compete with Twitter, will have a web version, to be launched in full over the next few days, although some users can already access it. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal and has since been confirmed by Meta itself. The interface available via the web is similar to that of the app...
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Will WhatsApp's next feature have Artificial Intelligence?
WhatsApp is testing the ability to create personalized stickers using Artificial Intelligence (AI). According to the WABetaInfo website, the new feature is being tested by a limited number of Android users but, according to the publication, it will soon be released to a wider number of people. The fact was...
Fiber optic submarine cable reaches northern Mozambique
After Maputo, the capital city, the telecommunications operator Vodacom announced yesterday the arrival of the first submarine fiber optic cable in the city of Nacala, Nampula province. In a statement, the operator said that '2Africa', the largest submarine telecommunications cable system in the world, has arrived in the city of Nacala, Nampula province, connecting fiber...
Mozambique starts taxing digital commerce
This semester, the Tax Authority (AT) will begin a pilot phase to tax commercial transactions carried out through digital channels, in order to improve the control of income generated in Mozambique. According to Amorim Ambasse, coordinator of the AT's Digital Economy Taxation Unit (UTED), the idea is also to create mechanisms for...
Executive proposes Law on the purchase and use of aerial imaging means for civilian purposes
Mozambique may create a legal regime to regulate the purchase and use of aerial technological equipment used for civilian purposes such as capturing images. As the spokesperson for the Council of Ministers said earlier this afternoon, "the draft law establishes the legal regime for aerial surveys and cinematography for civilian purposes....
Mozambique is already using Elon Musk's Starlink satellite
Mozambique is already using internet data transmission technology via a Starlink satellite. The information is provided by Notícias, which cites the Communications Regulatory Authority (INCM), and by the Stuff portal, which cites anonymous sources. The technology used by a Starlink satellite was created by Elon Musk,...
Mozambique may adopt the use of electronic bracelets for the control of prisoners
Mozambique may introduce the use of electronic bracelets to monitor prisoners on parole. The measure could ease overcrowding in the country's prisons. Electronic bracelets are already provided for in the Penal Code, but their implementation is still inactive due to various factors, according to today's Notícias, citing...
Elon Musk to change Twitter logo by dropping bluebirds
Twitter owner Elon Musk has said that the social media company will soon change its logo, getting rid of the blue bird that has long been its signature and replacing it with an X. "And soon we will say goodbye to the Twitter brand and, gradually, to all the birds," said the South African, in a post on the social network....
Name and logo of social network Twitter may be changed
The multi-millionaire entrepreneur and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, is considering changing the brand name and logo of the social network, known for its tiny blue bird. In a statement released on Saturday, Elon Musk said that "soon we will say goodbye to the Twitter brand and, gradually, to all the birds". However, the owner did not say what it will be...
China closes 21,000 accounts and detains 620 people to curb online rumors
Since April, China has closed more than 21,000 social media accounts and detained 620 people as part of a campaign to stop the spread of rumors on the Internet, reports Notícias ao Minuto, citing the official Xinhua news agency. More than 2,300 cases have been investigated and more than 705,000...