Tech

Tijani Reveals $2bn Investment Needed to Expand Fibre Optics Across Nigeria In an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, the Minister of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani,…

Microsoft to hire OpenAI’s Sam Altman Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, on Monday, announced the hiring of OpenAI’s Sam Altman and other members of his team, days after the co-founder of the venture behind ChatGPT was…

Truecaller appoints Ogochukwu Onwuzurike as Country Manager in Nigeria A global communications platform, Truecaller, has appointed Ogochukwu Onwuzurike as Country Manager in Nigeria. Onwuzurike’s appointment was disclosed in a…

APWEN inaugurates AI Girls in Engineering Club The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), on Saturday, in Lagos, inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence Girls in Engineering Club aimed at grooming young experts…

X to feature audio, video calls, says Elon Musk The Owner of microblogging site, X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk, has said audio and video call features will be added to the platform. Musk disclosed this on Thursday in a tweet he made…

Google Announces ‘AI First Accelerator Program’ for African Startups Google on Tuesday unveiled the “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First”, an initiative aimed at supporting African startups looking to use Artificial Intelligence…

YouTube reduces monetization eligibility criteria American leading video-sharing platform, YouTube,  has introduced revised monetization eligibility criteria for the renowned YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Previously, creators seeking…

Facebook owner Meta’s new Threads app, meant to compete with Twitter, was available for pre-order on mobile app stores on iPhone and Android operating systems on Monday. Listed as “Threads, an Instagram app,” the new program should be…

By Ernest Ogezi The impact of the digital economy in Nigeria has been astronomical, lifting the country out of recession on two occasions as per the NBS. No other sector has had a greater influence on the Nigerian economy in the past…

After more than ten years of service with the internet giant, Geoffrey Hinton, the pioneer of artificial intelligence, has resigned from Google. Hinton, according to the New York Times, has joined a rising army of detractors who claim…