Technology

Meta, YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction case

A Los Angeles jury has delivered a landmark ruling against Meta Platforms and YouTube,...

How Google is turning news reports into AI system to forecast flash floods

Google is using artificial intelligence to forecast flash floods by analyzing millions of news...

X puts ‘Ask Grok’ AI replies behind paywall for premium users

Social media platform X has quietly moved one of its most visible artificial intelligence...

India-based computer education group expands to Nigeria

An India-based computer education organization has expanded into Nigeria as it seeks to grow...

Amazon services disrupted across Middle East after drones strike data centres

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is experiencing significant service disruptions across the Middle East after...

Nigerian govt, Ericsson launch tech hackathon for youth, startups

Telecom giant Ericsson has partnered with the Nigerian government to launch the Connect NextGen...

Nigeria smartphone imports jump 29% in third quarter on steady naira

Africa’s smartphone market rebounded sharply in the third quarter of 2025, growing 24% year-on-year...

Ericsson sues Tecno, Infinix maker Transsion in four countries, including Nigeria

Ericsson says it has been “compelled” to sue Transsion, the Chinese company behind Tecno,...

Legend Internet to buy rival provider & microfinance bank

Legend Internet Plc, Nigeria’s first publicly listed internet service provider, is set to expand...

Afreximbank unit FEDA invests $75 million in electric bike startup Spiro

The Fund for Export Development in Africa, or FEDA, the investment arm of the...

Facebook parent, Meta, earns billions from scam ads, internal docs show

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, internally estimated that...

Nigerian govt seeks tighter control on TikTok to curb youth “distraction”

Nigeria’s top technology official has called for sweeping local oversight of TikTok, saying the...

OpenAI, owner of ChatGPT, shifts to for-profit model

After more than a year of legal wrangling, regulatory scrutiny, and boardroom negotiations, OpenAI...

U.S. physicists win 2025 Nobel Prize for quantum circuits breakthrough

Three American physicists — John Clarke of the University of California, Berkeley; Michel H....

Ecobank Nigeria unveils upgraded mobile app

Ecobank Nigeria has rolled out an upgraded version of its mobile app, promising a...

Beyond the Big Four: Enriching Nigeria’s AI language diversity

Joshua Olufemi A former colleague walked into my office two months ago, and our conversation...

Osun launches free public Wi-Fi, but coverage limited

The Osun state government has rolled out what it calls Imole Wi-Fi, a free...

OpenAI launches GPT-5, a “unified, PhD-level” AI now available to all

OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5, describing it as its most powerful and capable AI model...

Nigerian firm Goloka partners Meta to power AI with indigenous languages

Nigerian technology company Goloka Analytics has partnered with Meta to supply linguistic data in...

Digital Justice: Nigerians take on predatory loan apps to protect victims

Taiwo, a 40-year-old Lagos-based farmer, urgently needed funds to support his poultry business in...