Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting dangerously powerful while citing potential unforeseen dangers it may cause in the future. Schmidt...
The Juno spacecraft belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an independent agency of the United States government has spotted hot lava on a...
An Appeals Court in the District of Columbia has thrown out ByteDance-owned TikTok’s emergency injunction to overturn an enacted “Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications” law. The move...
Search engine giant Google has unveiled its new multimodal AI model codenamed Gemini 2.0, which covers various aspects of artificial intelligence features for users. Google’s Gemini...
Researchers at U.S. cybersecurity firm Lookout have discovered a Chinese spyware named ‘‘EagleMsgSpy’’ that is used to target and collect sensitive data from Android devices. On Wednesday,...
The new quantum chip code-named ‘Willow’ developed by search engine giant Google suggests that multiple parallel universes exist and “we as humans live in a multiverse.”...
Circle Internet Group Inc. and Binance, two companies in the cryptocurrency industry, have partnered in a new strategic alliance to increase the use of USDC and...
Nigeria continues to dominate in cryptocurrency ownership and usage, according to a report released by Consensys, one of the top blockchain and Web3 software businesses. The...
Wimbart, a firm specialising in business and technology sectors across Africa and emerging markets, has expanded with two key hires—an Account Director in Nairobi, Kenya, and...
A California class-action lawsuit has been launched against Apple for over the distribution of sexual content for children on iCloud. The New York Times claimed in...
Meta, formerly the Facebook company, is seeking a switch to nuclear energy to power its lofty AI ambitions. Consequently, the tech company is targeting partners that...
Based on a USD 18 billion pre-money value, Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is expected to raise USD 6 billion, indicating that it is making considerable...
TelCables Nigeria, a subsidiary of global ICT solutions and services provider Angola Cables, said it will open a new PoP at the Lagos Rack Centre facility...
American multinational technology conglomerate Microsoft has accused the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of leaking news of its antitrust investigation into the company. Recall that Bloomberg and other media sites reported...
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges of our time, like a pandemic that spares none, it affects the myriad facets of the...
A civic Technology Organization, Orodata and Africa Data Hub, are set to embark on the second phase of a data collection initiative in Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare...
Threads, a social media microblogging service operated by Meta Platforms, has rolled out a more advanced way to search for specific posts in a move to take on Bluesky. The...
American multinational technology conglomerate Microsoft has been hit with a $1.25 billion antitrust lawsuit by the United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal. The allegations in the class-action lawsuit...
Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has concludes plans on the construction of $10 billion worth of subsea cable that will link the whole world. The project...
Satellite internet company Starlink, owned by Elon Musk, has been subject to a cease-and-desist order by Namibia’s Communications Regulatory Authority for operating in the nation without...
Multiple reports have confirmed that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated a sweeping antitrust inquiry, as reported by the Financial Times. The investigation encompasses...
Art-tech platform Raknida has secured the princely sum of $100k in grants to expand its business into the United States of America as it seeks to take...
Fintech mobile money operating company Opay has signed a partnership deal with AfriGOpay Financial Services Limited (AFSL), a subsidiary of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS),...
A recent survey by cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 has uncovered a gap in security practices between small and large businesses in the country. The study, which polled...
South Korean prosecutors are seeking a five-year jail term for Samsung Chief Executive Officer, Jay Y. Lee for his alleged involvement in a contentious affiliate merger...
Popular South Korean automobile brands Hyundai Motor Group and Kia have both recalled no fewer than 208,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in the US due to charging...
American multinational corporation and technology company Apple has confirmed that it has fixed a pair of security bugs used in cyberattacks targeted at Mac users. Apple made the disclosure...
Twitch, a live-streaming website owned by tech company Amazon, is now the subject of Elon Musk’s X’s (formerly known as Twitter) legal battle against former advertisers....
A recent report from Bloomberg states that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to request a federal judge to order search engine giant, Google to...
Search engine giant, Google is reportedly developing a new feature tagged: “Shielded Email” to help users avoid spam messages from unknown accounts. The new feature which...
T-Mobile has acknowledged that its network was one of the compromised systems in a malicious Chinese cyber-espionage campaign that infiltrated several foreign and U.S. telecom firms....
The European Union (EU) has slammed Meta with fine for the sum of $840 million for violating its antitrust laws by automatically allowing abusive ads on...
Elon Musk’s satellite Internet company, Starlink, has been granted a license by the Republic of Chad with the goal of expanding Internet connectivity throughout the central...
The government of the United States of America has confirmed that China-linked hackers breached several telecommunication service providers to steal wiretap data. PRC-affiliated individuals compromised networks...
Orange Middle East and Africa in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has announced the launch of the “Master Repair” project, an initiative...
Nigerian healthcare startup MDaaS has marked its entry into Francophone Africa in a bid to scale up after opening its first clinic in Cameroon. MDaaS, a...
Concerned authorities in the East African country of Kenya have ordered a ban on the use of cloud-based, cross-platform, social media and instant messaging (IM) service,...
The Zimbabwean government has enacted new laws requiring WhatsApp group administrators to acquire a license. The license payments are required of all data controllers, including WhatsApp...
Moscow’s Tagansky Court fined Apple Distribution International LTD 3.6 million rubles ($36,800) on Wednesday for failing to delete illegal information, according to RIA Novosti. Russia has...
ByteDance’s operations in Canada, notably the offices of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc., have been ordered to cease by Canada because of national security concerns. However, customers...
A group of Japanese researchers at Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry have launched the world’s first wooden satellite code-named LignoSat to space. The new spaceflight technology...
The European Union (EU) is set to hit American multinational corporation and technology company, Apple with a huge fine for breaching its Digital Market Act (DMA) according to...
In a world where technology and AI shapes perceptions, are smartphones truly capturing the full spectrum and beauty of human diversity, especially in often-overlooked emerging markets?...
Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has unveiled a new ‘classifier tool’ that detects teens who lie about their age on picture and video-sharing platform Instagram. As Bloomberg originally reported,...
Popular picture and video-sharing platform, Instagram has announced a new filtering update from different sources that reorganizes message requests for creators. Adam Mosseri, the head of...
ETAP, an insurtech that creates solutions and incentives to deepen insurance penetration across Africa, has acquired an operational license from the National Insurance Commission (NIC) of...
The Indonesian government has banned the sale of Google phones for not meeting domestic and content requirements. This came a few days after the authorities stopped...
Professional social media site, Linkedin, has introduced Hiring Assistant, its first AI agent, to automate recruiters’ tedious activities. Hari Srinivasan, vice president of products at LinkedIn...
Janngo Capital, a venture capital firm has reached the final close of its oversubscribed $78 million fund, marking Africa’s largest gender-equal tech Venture Capital (VC) fund....
The Brazilian offices of TikTok, Kwai, and Meta are the targets of two lawsuits brought by Brazil’s Collective Defense Institute, a consumer rights group, seeking 3...
