Australia on Wednesday became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major technology companies and free-speech advocates. Starting at midnight (1300 GMT on Tuesday), 10 of the largest platforms including TikTok, […]
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Global music streaming channel, YouTube, has launched a new, personalized experience called YouTube Recap that gives a unique look at a country’s year on YouTube. Every year, YouTube provides a unique window into the heart of culture, reflecting the moments that made us dance, laugh, and think. In Nigeria, 2025 […]
Australia’s underage social media ban has continued to draw attention as Instagram owner Meta and other social media firms on Tuesday said despite opposition to it, they will comply with the ban on users under the age of 16, adding that they will start deactivating accounts once the law takes […]
Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah was, on Thursday, elected President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) at the Bank’s Annual Meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. He takes over from Dr. Akinwumi Adesina of Nigeria. Tah was elected by the Bank’s Board of Governors, comprising Finance and Economy Ministers or […]
Google has announced the opening of applications for the 2025 edition of its Hustle Academy program, designed to empower small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. Building on the success of previous years, the program will continue to emphasize AI-powered business training, alongside the launch of […]
Huawei just launched a discount campaign on its premium devices, including smartphones, tablets, wearables, and more, enabling customers to save more ahead of the year’s end. The promotions, which took place last weekend, were part of the “Super Brand Day” event on JD.com, one of China’s leading e-commerce platforms. Huawei […]
New research from IDC entitled, ‘The Global Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Economy and Jobs’, predicts that business spending to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), to use AI in existing business operations, and to deliver better products/services to business and consumer customers will have a cumulative global economic impact of […]
OpenAI plans to release “Strawberry”, its reasoning-focused artificial intelligence, as part of its ChatGPT service in the next two weeks, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing two people who have tested out the model. Sam Altman-led OpenAI has propelled new interest and triggered heavy investments in AI, as businesses race […]
Following a series of attacks during the Invest in African Energy forum in Paris this May, environmental group Friends of the Earth has attempted to justify their actions at the event – a forum which sought to increase investment in African energy and bolster Africa’s economic development. The group stated […]
Malaysia urged Facebook operator Meta and short video service, TikTok to step up monitoring on their platforms, it said on Tuesday, with the government reporting sharp increases in harmful social media content this year. In the first three months of 2024, the government referred 51,638 cases to social media platforms, […]