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...
Wearables at the Crossroads of Fashion, AI, and Personal Identity, By Shuaib S. Agaka
Wearables at the Crossroads of Fashion, AI, and Personal Identity, By Shuaib S. Agaka
For years, wearable technology announced itself loudly. Smartwatches glowed on wrists,...
FCCPC Cracks Down on Loan Apps That Missed January Deadline
Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has begun enforcement actions against digital money lenders that failed to meet the January 5, 2026, deadline...
Snapchat Introduces New Parental Controls After Settling Addiction Lawsuit
Snap has announced new parental control features on Snapchat, days after settling a lawsuit that accused the company of contributing to social media addiction...
