Google to Pay $68m to Settle Voice Assistant Privacy Lawsuit
Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that its voice assistant unlawfully recorded users’ private conversations without consent,...
Why Nigeria Needs a National Crisis Communication Hub, by Shuaib S. Agaka
Why Nigeria Needs a National Crisis Communication Hub
By Shuaib S. Agaka
Nigeria’s information space has evolved from a battleground of rumours into a theatre of...
Kano to Host Landmark Private Schools Conference as ‘SchoolTra’ AI Solution Set for Unveiling
Kano to Host Landmark Private Schools Conference as ‘SchoolTra’ AI Solution Set for Unveiling
Kano, Nigeria — In a significant push to narrow the digital...
US Court Puts Meta, TikTok and YouTube on Trial Over Social Media Addiction
Meta Platforms, TikTok, and YouTube are set to face heightened legal scrutiny this week as a U.S. court hears a landmark case alleging that...
Musk’s Grokipedia Content Begins Appearing in ChatGPT Replies
Information from Grokipedia, a conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, has begun appearing in responses generated by ChatGPT, raising questions about how...
FutureMap, Digital Skills Africa Launch Future Skills for All Training Programme
FutureMap Foundation, in partnership with South Africa–based Digital Skills Africa, has launched Future Skills for All (FSA), a self-paced digital skills initiative aimed at...
Court Orders Airtel Nigeria to Pay N210 Million for Copyright Infringement
The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered Airtel Nigeria to pay N210 million in damages to veteran singer Veno Marioghae Mbanefo...
EFCC Links Banks, Fintechs to N162bn Crypto Fraud, Recovers Funds
EFCC Links Banks, Fintechs to N162bn Crypto Fraud, Recovers Funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has implicated a new-generation commercial bank, six fintech...
TikTok Secures Lifeline as ByteDance Finalizes Majority U.S.-Owned Deal
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has finalized a deal to create a majority American-owned joint venture aimed at securing U.S. user data and preventing...
Microsoft Cloud Outage Knocks Out Email, Files, and Teams Access
An ongoing outage at Microsoft on Friday disrupted access to email, files, meetings and other cloud services for enterprise customers.
The company said in a...
