Paystack Enters Banking Sector With Acquisition of Microfinance Bank
Paystack, the Stripe-owned Nigerian fintech company, has entered the banking sector with the acquisition of Ladder Microfinance Bank, marking a major shift beyond its...
Uganda Orders Nationwide Internet Shutdown Ahead of January 15 Elections
Uganda has ordered a nationwide suspension of internet services just days before its January 15 general election, directing telecom operators to block public internet...
Stanford Researchers Develop AI Model That Predicts Disease Risk From a Single Night’s Sleep
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence model capable of predicting a person’s risk of developing more than 100 diseases using data...
World Models: The Next Big Shift in Artificial Intelligence BY FOM GYEM
World Models: The Next Big Shift in Artificial Intelligence BY FOM GYEM
Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude have become household names. They...
Nigeria Ranks 72nd in Global AI Readiness, Leads in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria Ranks 72nd in Global AI Readiness, Leads in Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria has been ranked 72nd on the 2025 Global Government AI Readiness Index, reflecting...
Meta to Lay Off About 10% of Employees
Meta Platforms plans to lay off about 10% of employees in its Reality Labs division, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing three...
Anthropic Launches Claude for Healthcare Following OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health Push
Anthropic has unveiled Claude for Healthcare, a new suite of artificial intelligence tools designed for healthcare providers, insurers, and patients, marking its latest move...
Alphabet Briefly Hits $4 Trillion Market Valuation
Alphabet briefly reached a market valuation of $4 trillion on Monday, as investor confidence surged following strong momentum in its artificial intelligence strategy and...
Apple to Use Google’s Gemini AI Models for Revamped Siri in Multi-Year Deal
Apple will use Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence models to power a revamped version of its Siri voice assistant later this year, under a multi-year...
FIFA Taps Sports AI Firm as Official Betting Data and Streaming Partner
FIFA has appointed sports artificial intelligence firm Stats Perform as its first official distributor of betting data and betting-related live streams, covering all matches...
