NITDA, ICPC Form Joint Task Force to Combat Corruption in Government IT Projects
NITDA, ICPC Form Joint Task Force to Combat Corruption in Government IT Projects
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Independent Corrupt Practices...
Meta Moves for Out-of-Court Settlement with NDPC Over $32.8 Million Data Privacy Fine
Meta Platforms Inc., parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has moved to settle its legal dispute with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) over...
Jeff Bezos Warns of AI ‘Bubble’ but Sees Gigantic Societal Benefits
Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos has predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) will fundamentally reshape the global economy, even as he warned that the...
Google Reassures Users on Sideloading as New Developer Checks Loom
Google has clarified that sideloading — the ability to install Android apps from outside the Play Store — will remain intact even as it...
Customs, NCC Tighten Grip on Imported Devices to Boost Revenue and Security
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened its partnership with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to tighten the monitoring of imported communication devices, in...
OpenAI Tops $500 Billion Valuation, Surpassing SpaceX
OpenAI has become the world’s most valuable private company after employees sold shares at a valuation of $500 billion, overtaking Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
The deal...
Instagram Chief Denies ‘Eavesdropping’ Allegations, Meta Bets on AI Data Targeting
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has brushed aside longstanding claims that Meta secretly records users’ private conversations for ads, even as the company moves to...
Wikimedia Pushes to Open Wikidata for AI Training
Wikimedia Deutschland has launched a new database designed to make Wikipedia’s vast knowledge base more accessible to artificial intelligence models.
The initiative, called the Wikidata...
Chinese Woman Convicted in UK Over Record $6.7bn Bitcoin Fraud
A London court has convicted a Chinese woman in connection with what authorities say is the world’s largest cryptocurrency fraud, following the seizure of...
Bollywood Stars Sue Google Over AI Deepfake Videos on YouTube
Bollywood power couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have filed lawsuits in India seeking court protection of their voice, image, and likeness in...
