The country of São Tomé and Príncipe, which is one of the smallest in Africa, has taken a big step towards closing its digital gap. Starlink is an internet service that uses satellites and was created by SpaceX. It has now been made available across the country. This move promises to make big changes in […]
Morning heat sits on the fields, noisy birds, a short beep on a farmer’s phone. Smart farming tips arrive, seed orders confirmed, harvest pickup set. Nigerian agritech looks practical today, not distant at all. Smart farming through tech sits in real soil. That’s how it reads here. Why Nigeria needs “smart farming” Smallholders still do […]
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 (SIU) authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by Telkom company and some of its employees. The allegations were about some […]
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 announced an AI partnership with Meta. He wrote on Threads, “What a great day to join Threads! We are thrilled […]
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 York, the most populous city in the United States. Reportedly, Britain will talk about AI’s impact on global peace and […]
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, launched his artificial intelligence startup xAI on Wednesday. AI firm xAI will be led by tech billionaire Elon Musk. The […]
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 and lasting until 4:45 PM PST. The affected services included Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp, impacting users worldwide. The outage […]
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 Good United Nations summit. They were asked if they would rebel against humans. They said that they had no intention […]
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 increasing access to the internet, stands to benefit significantly from the adoption of educational technology – edtech. Access to quality […]
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 to as “extreme levels of data scraping,” where large amounts of data were being taken from the platform. Musk claims […]
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 former CEO of Twitter, has introduced some proposals for new moderation and safety tooling. The tech startup, which is Twitter’s […]
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 tomorrow’s world. Vivatech has emerged as a significant event for numerous African startups that have attended the event. Ivorian Minister […]
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 since July 2008. The investors’ optimism stemmed from the suspension of Godwin Emefiele from his position as CBN governor, which […]
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 mentioned that the situation in Nigeria was particularly concerning, as the government’s actions made it unsafe for Twitter employees to […]
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 willingness to incorporate AI into every single one of Meta’s products. He also talked about the inclusion of AI “agents” […]
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 recommendation algorithms connected buyers and sellers of self-generated child sexual abuse material (SG-CSAM). Paedophiles advertised the sale of illicit “child-sex […]
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 a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Linda Yaccarino and Joe Benarroch will work together to turn Twitter into […]
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 role of head of the trust and safety team at Twitter after five months when Yoel Roth resigned. She took […]
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 introduced its Dimensity Auto platform, designed to bring its smartphone technology expertise to cars. MediaTek’s success in the mobile industry, […]
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink, an American neurotechnology company that develops implantable brain-computer interfaces, has received approval from the United States (US) regulators to test its brain implants in people. On Thursday, Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal agency of the US Department […]