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Showing posts with label Information Technology. Show all posts

NCC deploys device checker app to curb counterfeit, cloned phones

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has developed an application to help authorised stakeholders verify devices and curb th...

NCC Raises Alarm Over AI-Powered Cyber Threats to Telecoms, Banking Sector

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned that the increasing use of artificial intelligence by cybercriminals poses serious r...

MTN Explains Why Nigerians’ Data Finishes Fast, Denies Theft Claims

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MTN Nigeria has linked the rapid depletion of subscribers’ data bundles to high-resolution video streaming, automatic downloads, background ...

Meta removes 3.7m accounts in crackdown on West African scam networks

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 Meta says it has removed more than 3.7 million accounts, pages and groups from Facebook and Instagram, in a joint operation targeting scam ...

‘It’s a slow-moving tsunami’ — IMF chief warns AI could threaten employment for young workers

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  Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says artificial intelligence (AI) could augment, downgra...

Lagos, Rivers, FCT customers affected as MTN internet service suffers downtime

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MTN Nigeria says customers in some parts of Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Delta, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are experiencing disruptions ...

AI poses an existential threat to mankind - King Charles

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 King Charles III warned tech giants of the “existential dangers” posed by artificial intelligence falling into the wrong hands during a con...

FG Scraps Data Costs for Students, Plans to Regulate Internet for Under-16s

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The Federal Government has removed data costs for millions of Nigerian students accessing approved educational platforms, in a major move to...

Meta to charge businesses for WhatsApp messages from October 1

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  Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, has announced plans to begin charging businesses for customer-service messages on its WhatsApp Busin...

Startup launches ‘Twitter.now’ despite legal battle with Musk’s X

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Operation Bluebird, a Virginia-based startup seeking to revive the Twitter name and logo, has launched a new social media platform called Tw...

Meta agrees to pay $18bn settlement over claims its platforms harm children

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 Meta has agreed to an $18 billion settlement with 52 US attorneys general over claims that its platforms harmed children.  

FG, Meta Launch AI Academy to Strengthen Nigeria’s Tech Talent

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The Federal Government, in collaboration with Meta, the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme, and Robotics and Artificial Intelligenc...

Apple sues OpenAI, ex-employees over alleged trade secret theft

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 Apple has sued OpenAI and two former employees, alleging the artificial intelligence (AI) company misappropriated its trade secrets to acce...

‘They’re n’assembly projects’ — Almajiri commission clarifies controversial budget items

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The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education says it did not conceive the controversial projects itemised in ...

FG Announces Nationwide Rollout of Digital Postcode for Nigerian Homes

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The Federal Government has officially launched the nationwide rollout of the National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System, an ambitious ini...

WhatsApp introduces usernames to allow users hide phone numbers

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WhatsApp has introduced usernames, allowing users to keep their phone numbers private.  

Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as SpaceX shares tumble

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) of Tesla and SpaceX, has lost his trillionaire status following a sharp decline in the value of the...

Elon Musk suffers largest personal wealth loss after SpaceX stock decline

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Elon Musk, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Tesla, has suffered the biggest loss of personal wealth ever recorded after a sharp decline ...

Banning social media for teens only puts them in greater danger, says Telegram CEO

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Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, has warned that banning social media for teenagers doesn’t protect them but exposes them to greater danger...

UAE announces social media ban for under-15s

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The United Arab Emirates announced a social media ban for children under 15 on Thursday, joining a growing group of countries, including Aus...