Technology

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...

U.S. says Google must sell Chrome browser to break search engine monopoly

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has demanded Google sells Chrome, the world's most...

Nigerian govt: We’re set to enroll 90,000 in third cohort of 3MTT tech skill programme

The federal government says it has selected an additional 90,000 Nigerians for the third...

Nigeria, Ivory Coast lead in sextortion globally, says new report

A new study has found financial sextortion schemes targeting teen boys to be on...

Why we’re sending a Nigerian alongside others to space – SERA

An American space venture has initiated a programme to fly the first Nigerian to...

OpenAI former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever starts new AI company

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, ChatGPT's owner, has announced the...

ChatGPT threatens freelance jobs, research finds. Here’s how to stay afloat

The fear of AI replacing humans, particularly in creative professions, is becoming increasingly justified. A...

Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion to challenge ChatGPT owner

Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has secured $6 billion in Series B funding, aiming...

OpenAI releases free, supercharged GPT-4o for all ChatGPT users

OpenAI has unveiled GPT-4o, a new model of its flagship ChatGPT that will deliver...

Elon Musk says new X users will pay to post

Elon Musk has announced a new X policy that will charge new X users...

Nigeria ID database upgrade targets 250 million people

Nigeria is targeting 250 million people in its new identity management database, the company...

Sorry, Google’s “incognito” browsing mode was never private

Google has agreed to destroy billions of records of user browsing data claimants say...

Suspected Houthi attack: Nigeria, others hit by internet outage

Several African countries, including Nigeria, experienced significant internet disruptions on Thursday, suspected to be...

OpenAI boss wants $7 trillion to build chip factories for AI

The head of OpenAI, Sam Altman, is reportedly trying to raise a massive amount...

Google renames Bard to Gemini, launches paid subscription

Google has renamed its chatbot Bard, calling it Gemini in a move aimed at...

Google’s Bard chatbot Gemini Pro update now in Nigeria

Google has announced that its Bard chatbot has received a significant upgrade, extending its...

First human receives Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant

Elon Musk says his neurotech startup Neuralink implanted its device in a human for...

Medical AI may pose risks for poor countries, WHO warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns about the potential dangers of introducing...