Russia Mandates State-Backed Messenger MAX on All Phones Amid WhatsApp Surveillance Concerns
Russia’s government on Thursday announced that MAX, a state-backed messaging app and rival to WhatsApp, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets...
Amid U.S.-China Chip War, AI Startup DeepSeek Launches Model Optimized for China-Made Chips
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek on Thursday unveiled V3.1, an upgrade to its flagship model designed to deliver faster processing and—critically—compatibility with China’s upcoming...
FG Partners BPO Firms to Provide Jobs for Over 117,000 3MTT Fellows
The Federal Government has announced a new initiative aimed at linking thousands of Nigerians trained under its 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) program to...
Thousands of Private Grok AI Chats Exposed Through Google Search
Hundreds of thousands of conversations that users had with Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot, Grok, have become easily searchable through Google, raising fresh privacy concerns...
Meta Launches AI Voice Translation for Reels to Help Creators Reach Global Audiences
Meta has introduced a new artificial intelligence-powered translation tool designed to help creators connect with audiences across different languages.
The feature, rolled out on Tuesday,...
London dispute exposes the messy reality of buying iPhones in Nigeria
A London Apple Store has become the center of a debate over the authenticity of iPhones sold in Nigeria after a pastor's attempted trade-in...
Grammarly Rolls Out New Document Interface With AI Writing and Grading Tools
Grammarly has unveiled a redesigned document-based interface powered by Coda, the productivity startup it acquired last year, in a move that significantly expands its...
NITDA Trains 1,050 Jigawa Pupils in Digital Literacy Drive
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has completed the final phase of its Digital Literacy Programme for primary school pupils in Hadejia, Jigawa...
JAMB Probes 6,458 UTME Results Over High-Tech Exam Malpractice
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched a probe into 6,458 results from the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) over suspected...
TETFund Raises Alarm Over Poor Use of ICT in Tertiary Institutions
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has cautioned that billions of naira already invested in digital infrastructure across...
