Nigeria Leads Africa in AI Surveillance Spending With $470 Million Outlay — Report
Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s largest spender on artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technologies, accounting for more than $470 million of the at least $2.1 billion...
Facebook Launches ‘Creator Fast Track’ With Guaranteed Pay for Creators
Facebook has launched a new monetisation initiative, Creator Fast Track, aimed at attracting established content creators from rival platforms with guaranteed earnings and increased...
Microsoft Weighs Legal Action Over OpenAI-Amazon Cloud Deal – Report
Microsoft is considering legal action against OpenAI and Amazon over a reported $50 billion cloud agreement that could breach existing contractual arrangements, according to...
FIFA Taps YouTube as Streaming Partner for 2026 World Cup
Football’s global governing body, FIFA, has named YouTube a “preferred platform” for the 2026 World Cup, expanding digital access to the tournament for global...
Ride-Hailing Drivers Threaten to Picket Uber, Bolt, InDrive Offices as Strike Enters Day Three
Drivers operating on Uber, Bolt and inDrive platforms have threatened to escalate their ongoing industrial action by picketing company offices if their demands are...
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.4 Mini, Nano to Deliver Faster, Lower-Cost AI Models
OpenAI on Wednesday announced the release of GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano, extending the capabilities of its flagship GPT-5.4 model to faster and more...
WhatsApp Tests ‘Guest Chats’ Feature to Enable Messaging Without App Installation
WhatsApp is testing a new feature, Guest Chats, that will allow users to message people who do not have the application installed.
The feature, currently...
UAE Firm Commits $200 Million to Defence Technology, Manufacturing in Nigeria
A United Arab Emirates-based investment firm, Elmirate Investment LLC, has committed up to $200 million to develop defence technology, satellite systems and advanced manufacturing...
Google Says AI Overviews Now Reach 2 Billion Users Monthly Across 200 Countries
Google has said its AI-powered search feature, AI Overviews, now reaches more than 2 billion monthly users across over 200 countries and territories, highlighting...
Teachers Key to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation, Says NITDA DG
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has emphasised the important role teachers will play in driving Nigeria’s digital...
