Giving AI a Nigerian Accent: Inside First Local-Language Model By Shuaib S. Agaka
Giving AI a Nigerian Accent: Inside First Local-Language Model
By Shuaib S. Agaka
For millions of Nigerians, digital assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google remain outsiders...
FG Launches N-ATLAS, Nigeria’s First Multilingual AI Model
The Federal Government has unveiled N-ATLAS, an open-source large language model designed to support Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and Nigerian-accented English.
Minister of Communications, Innovation, and...
US Government Pushes for Breakup of Google’s Ad Tech Business in Federal Court
Google faces a fresh legal battle on Monday as US government lawyers press a federal judge to order the breakup of the company’s advertising...
Canal+ Completes $3bn Acquisition of MultiChoice, Announces Sweeping Board Changes
French media giant Canal+ has finalised its $3 billion acquisition of MultiChoice Group (MCG), cementing control of Africa’s largest pay-TV operator and reshaping the...
MTN Nigeria Confirms Network Disruptions in Lagos
Telecom giant MTN Nigeria has confirmed network disruptions affecting parts of Lagos State, leaving many customers unable to make calls, access data, or complete...
Flight Chaos as Cyberattack Hits European Airports
A cyberattack on Collins Aerospace, a key aviation systems provider and subsidiary of RTX, has disrupted check-in and baggage operations at several major European...
NITDA Trains 3,600 Teachers, Empowers Master Trainers for Nationwide Digital Literacy Drive
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has scaled up its flagship initiative, Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL), with the training of 3,600 teachers...
Stanford, Arc Institute Create First AI-Designed Genome in Biotech Breakthrough
Artificial intelligence has for the first time designed a complete genome, producing a virus capable of infecting and killing bacteria in a development scientists...
Ray-Ban Glasses: End of the Smartphone Era? By Shuaib S. Agaka
Ray-Ban Glasses: End of the Smartphone Era?
By Shuaib S. Agaka
The evolution of the smartphone has been nothing short of transformative. From humble beginnings as...
Lagos Deploys Drones for Traffic, Safety Oversight
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has begun deploying drones across the city in a bid to improve traffic flow, bolster security, and...
