Technology

Apple, the world's largest technology company by revenue, has tested its ChatGPT rival generative AI-based app among its employees. According to a report by Bloomberg's Mark Gunman, the new Apple’s AI offering is helping employees…

Telkom, a South African wireline and wireless telecommunications provider, has won a court case against Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa.  Last year, the president issued Proclamation 49, giving the Special Investigative Unit…

Satya Nadella, an Indian-American business executive who is the executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft, has joined the Threads app, which is known as the “Twitter killer” app. After joining the Threads app, Satya Nadella…

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), one of the main UN organs charged with ensuring international peace and security, is set to hold its first formal discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) this week in New…

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, Inc.; the owner and CTO of Twitter; the founder of the Boring Company; the co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; and the president of the philanthropic Musk Foundation,…

On July 10, 2023, a significant global outage affected several popular social media apps owned by Meta, the parent company of Facebook.  The outage lasted for approximately six hours, starting at around 10:45 AM PST…

The world's first robot-human press conference took place in Geneva, the second-most populous city in Switzerland, on Friday. Nine AI-enabled humanoid robots talked about various topics. AI robots were asked questions at the AI For…

In today’s digital age, the potential of technology to transform education is evident more than ever, and one region where this transformation holds immense promise is Africa. The continent with its growing youth population and…

Twitter has implemented a new measure that requires users to create an account in order to view tweets on its web platform.  This action was taken in response to what Twitter owner Elon Musk referred…

Bluesky, a tech startup with the aim of developing a decentralized social network protocol and an associated social networking service, backed by Jack Dorsey, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Square and a co-founder and…

Paris' largest tech show, Vivatech, has commenced in France for the seventh consecutive year. Over 2,500 exhibitors are set to showcase their latest innovations from June 14th to 17th. The event is aimed at transforming…

The stock market jumped significantly after suspension of CBN governor Godwin Emefiele. Now investors are expecting better monetary policies & foreign investments. Nigeria's stock market witnessed a significant surge on Tuesday, reaching its peak level…

In a recent interview, Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, revealed that Nigeria, along with India and Turkey, threatened to shut down the social media platform unless it complied with orders to restrict certain accounts.  Dorsey…

Meta Platforms, Inc., which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has announced plans to incorporate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger. Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Executive Officer of Meta, has expressed…

The popular photo-sharing application Instagram promoted and connected a "vast network of paedophiles" seeking illegal underage sexual content on the platform, according to a recent report. According to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, Instagram's…

Linda Yaccarino has taken on the role of Twitter's new CEO (Chief Executive Officer) from today. She has also hired Joe Benarroch from NBC Universal to work with her at the micro-blogging site.  According to…

Ella Irwin, who was working at Twitter's head of trust and safety, has resigned from the popular social media company, according to a report.  Ella Irwin joined Twitter in June 2022. She took over the…

MediaTek, a renowned manufacturer of smartphone chips, is expanding its presence in the automotive industry with the help of a partnership with Nvidia.  The announcement was made at the Computex 2023 trade show, where MediaTek…