Innately humans just want to chill and get all the good stuff of life served them a la carte, but our host planet is just too limited, too uncertain, and too cruel to allow for any such indulgence. So, it’s either you are surviving the harsh realities of stiff competition …
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In recent times, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has captured the world’s attention, igniting discussions about the potential implications of a machine-dominated universe. Concerns over job displacement, privacy intrusion, and the ethical boundaries of AI have prompted global lawmakers, including the US Congress, to seek ways of regulating this limitless technology. However, …
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Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year-old retired statesman Henry Kissinger. Recommended articles Steve Babaeko, industry heads address how deepfake impacts digital, advertising 5 ways …
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Forty-three Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site’s parent company Meta for unfair dismissal. The moderators say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union, the Reuters news agency reports. They also say they were blacklisted …
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As the country prepares for Ramadan, business owners look for ways to keep their operations running smoothly and stay connected with customers. For a lot of businesses, this means using WhatsApp to connect with customers securely, reliably and privately, since this is where the customers are (Over 6 out of …
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We’re launching ‘Quiet mode’ on Instagram to help people focus when they may want to most, and we’ll prompt teens to turn it on We’re giving people more ways to tell us what types of content they want to avoid in places like Explore, Search and Reels We’re also making …
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France’s privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising cookies on users. In the largest fine imposed in 2022, the National Commission for Technology and Freedoms (CNIL) said Microsoft’s search engine Bing had not set up a system allowing …
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Meta Founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, November 3, 2022, made this announcement, saying it a “major evolution for WhatsApp”. He said the new feature offers more extensive and more structured discussion groups on the messaging platform. According to him, Communities will provide users with the ability to organize …
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With over 5 billion downloads on Google Play Store alone, WhatsApp is, no doubt, one of the most-used social apps all over the world. The Meta-owned platform has embarked on massive updates since early 2022, each update bringing new features that expand or improve the services on the app. Recent updates are, …
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Meta unveiled an exclusive XR exhibition featuring the six finalists from the ‘Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds’ programme, focused on supporting the next generation of Extended Reality (XR) creators in Africa. Developed in partnership with Africa No Filter, Electric South and Imisi 3D this forms part of Meta’s XR Programs …
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YouTube unveiled a new way for creators to make money on short-form video, as it faces intensifying competition from TikTok. The Google-owned (GOOGL.O) streaming service announced Tuesday that it would introduce advertising on its video feature Shorts and give video creators 45% of the revenue. That compares with its standard …
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inq. Digital Nigeria Limited, the leading-Edge solutions provider, with innovative business-relevant services in Edge AI and IoT, SDN/SFV for Edge Cloud, Secure Access Services Edge and Elastic Edge in Nigeria, has carted home two awards “Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year” and “Digital Services Provider of the year“ at the …
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Easy to send and fun to listen to, voice messages have become a go-to for many when sharing funny anecdotes or heartfelt messages with friends and family. With 7 billion voice messages sent on WhatsApp every day, they are a popular way of sharing in-the-moment updates, with the added expressiveness …
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In line with implementing digital innovation and entrepreneurship, the National Information Technology Development Agency has trained eight Nigerian startups to create business ideas that will provide technological solutions to problems facing the country. The startups were trained in an i-hatch startup incubation programme in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency. …
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Information and Communications Technology, ICT industry stakeholders, recently voted ICT Company, ipNX Nigeria Limited, Best ICT Solutions Provider of the Year at the 18th Titans of Tech Awards in Lagos. ipNX is a licensed Fibre-To-The-Home and Fixed Wireless Access provider. Titans of Tech is an annual awards ceremony, organized by …
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Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce company, has unveiled its easy-to-integrate Application Programmable Interfaces (API) Platform for developers creating digital products and solutions for Africans. The unveiling event was held on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at the Zone Tech Park, Gbagada, Lagos, where developers were intimated with the …
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West African fintech startup, Wave Mobile Money Group, laid off 15% of its staff last month. This comes as a surprise because Wave seems to be doing good in recent times. In the first quarter of this year, Wave Digital Finance, a subsidiary of Wave became the first non-bank, non-telecom …
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A leader of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has petitioned Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores. In an official letter written to Apple and Google, Brendan Carr who is a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission has highlighted how TikTok threatens data security concerns. According to …
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WhatsApp has announced the launch of the WhatsAppreneurs campaign, profiling small entrepreneurs from Africa who are using the WhatsApp Business app to grow their business and reach more customers . The campaign will highlight the stories of Small and Medium Business owners in Africa, and help them and others like …
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Women’s representation across every industry is a hot topic on the political agenda. Specifically, women continue to be underrepresented in STEM fields and tech management roles,according to Australia’s STEM Workforce Report 2020. As a tech entrepreneur, Julie Stefanja is a shining example of women breaking down gender barriers in professional …
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