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Global Outage Hits OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Users Worldwide Left Disconnected
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the world’s most popular AI-powered chatbots, experienced a significant global outage on…
Google Faces Record Fine in Mexico as Antitrust Decision Nears
Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) is expected to rule by June 17 on whether Google engaged…
French AI Challenger Mistral Unveils First European-Focused Reasoning Model to…
French artificial intelligence startup Mistral, backed by Microsoft, has officially entered the global AI race…
Amazon Commits $20 Billion to Pennsylvania Data Centres in Major AI and Cloud Push
Amazon has announced a landmark investment of at least $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand its data centre…
Meta Bets Big on Scale AI with Historic $10 Billion Investment
Meta Platforms Inc. is preparing to invest more than $10 billion in Scale AI, a move that marks its most…
US-China Trade Talks Enter Day Two Amid Tension Over Tech and Tariffs
Trade negotiations between the United States and China resumed in London for a second day, with both sides aiming…
U.S. and China Resume High-Stakes Trade Talks in London Amid Rare Earths Dispute
U.S. and Chinese officials reconvened in London on Tuesday for a second day of trade talks, with global markets…
Morgan Stanley Markets $5 Billion xAI Debt Amid Musk-Trump Fallout
Morgan Stanley is marketing a $5 billion debt package for xAI, the artificial intelligence startup owned by Elon…
Statisense Launches “Immortal AI” to Revolutionize Africa’s Data…
Statisense, Nigeria’s leading data intelligence firm, has unveiled Immortal AI, a transformative platform aimed at…
Trump Administration Renegotiates Biden-Era Semiconductor Grants to Boost Value…
The Trump administration is revisiting and renegotiating several semiconductor grants originally awarded under…
GSM Technology Dominates Nigerian Internet Market with Over 141 Million Active…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) reports that active internet subscribers in Nigeria reached nearly…
Wall Street Edges Up as Tech Gains Offset Economic and Tariff Concerns
U.S. stock markets saw modest gains on Wednesday, buoyed by strength in technology shares despite a slew of…
Experts Warn: Without Governance, AI Could Become Africa’s Greatest Risk
At the 2025 Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit & Leadership Award (ABoICT) held in Lagos, leading tech experts…
Telcos Threaten to Withdraw USSD Services Amid Banks’ Misinformation and Unpaid…
Nigeria’s major telecom operators, including MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and 9Mobile, have issued a warning to banks…
Brookfield to Invest Nearly $10 Billion in Swedish AI Data Centre, Creating…
Brookfield Asset Management, a major Canadian investment firm, has announced plans to invest up to 95 billion…
Qwant Files Antitrust Complaint Against Microsoft Over Bing Practices
French search engine Qwant has filed a complaint with France's antitrust authority, accusing Microsoft of…
Tariff Hikes Trigger Sharp Decline in Internet Usage and Subscribers in Nigeria
Internet data consumption in Nigeria fell sharply by 17,647 terabytes from January to April 2025, following a 50%…
NCC Mandates Airtime Billing for USSD Transactions to Resolve Bank-Telco Dispute
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a new directive instructing Deposit Money Banks to begin…
AI ‘Vibe Coding’ Startups Surge Amid High Valuations and Big Tech Pressure
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, code generation startups—dubbed “vibe coding” firms,…
Government in Final Talks with Strategic Investor for AT Revamp and Takeover
The Government of Ghana has entered into advanced discussions with a strategic investor for the revamp and…
Nigeria’s AI Growth at Risk Without Strong Governance and Security, Experts Warn
Nigeria is rapidly embracing artificial intelligence (AI), but experts caution that the country’s current lack of…
Google Agrees to $500 Million Compliance Overhaul to Settle Shareholder Antitrust…
Google has agreed to invest $500 million over the next decade to revamp its compliance framework as part of a…
US Expands Export Controls on Chip Design Software and Key Chemicals to China
The United States has imposed new export restrictions requiring companies to obtain licenses before shipping…
DeepSeek’s R1 Update Signals China’s Growing Challenge to U.S. AI…
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has quietly rolled out an updated version of its R1 reasoning model, dubbed R1-0528,…
Rising Power Demand Drives Urgent Calls for Grid Upgrades and Efficiency Reforms…
Ghana’s electricity consumption rose sharply in 2024, reaching 13,098 GWh, up from 12,390 GWh in 2023, according…
U.S. Court Blocks Trump’s Tariffs, Boosting Global Markets and Dollar
Asian stock markets and U.S. futures surged following a ruling by the Manhattan-based Court of International Trade…
FG Launches Digital Village to Bridge Nigeria’s Connectivity Gap
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a digital village pilot project in Ibwa 2, Gwagwalada, FCT, to…
U.S. Banks Step Cautiously into Crypto Amid Regulatory Shifts
Major U.S. banks are beginning to explore opportunities in the cryptocurrency space, but are doing so cautiously…
FG Launches Presidential Committee to Spearhead Nigeria’s Digital Infrastructure…
In a major push toward digital transformation, the Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated a Presidential…
Stakeholders Call for Greater Investment and Support to Boost Nigeria’s Tech…
At a recent World Product Day event in Lagos, key players in Nigeria’s investment sector highlighted the major…