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EFCC investigating Sirika's Nigerian Air deal – Keyamo
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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia resumes cargo flight operations

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has announced that cargo flight operations between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia are set to resume after years of inactivity. This was disclosed by Keyamo via a post on his official X account on Tuesday. Keyamo said that, on the sidelines of the ongoing Future Aviation Forum in […]

AI capable of changing Nigeria's financial sector - Ex-CBN ICT director
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OpenAI apologizes to Scarlett Johnson over unauthorized use of voice

Alex Omenye OpenAI CEO Sam Altman issued an apology to Scarlett Johansson on Tuesday following the Hollywood star’s expressed outrage over a new artificial intelligence-generated voice that she claimed bore a striking resemblance to her own. The voice in question, named “Sky,” was unveiled last week alongside OpenAI’s release of its more humanlike GPT-4 AI […]

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Opay, Moniepoint, others to resume operations soon – CBN

Alex Omenye The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that mobile money operators, including fintech firms like OPay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank, and Moniepoint, will resume enrolling new customers “in the coming months.” CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, made this statement on Tuesday during the 295th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of the apex bank in Abuja, […]

Walt Disney’s Pixar lays off staff
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Walt Disney’s Pixar lays off staff

Pixar Animation Studios, renowned for creating beloved films like “Toy Story” and “Up,” have laid off,  affecting about 14% of its workforce on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Around 175 individuals will be impacted by the job cuts at this division of the Walt Disney Co. Previously, the animation studio had expanded its staff to produce original […]

Chinese tech giants slash prices of AI language models
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Chinese tech giants slash prices of AI language models

Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu engaged in a price war on Tuesday, slashing prices on large-language models used in generative artificial intelligence products, intensifying competition in China’s cloud computing sector. Alibaba’s cloud division announced significant price reductions of up to 97% on its Tongyi Qwen LLMs. For example, its Qwen-Long model, previously priced at […]

Microsoft unveils 'Copilot+' PCs with AI features
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Microsoft unveils ‘Copilot+’ PCs with AI features

Microsoft unveiled a category of personal computers integrated with advanced AI features on Monday, as the tech giant endeavors to embed the emerging technology into its products and compete with industry leader Alphabet. At a special event held at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft’s Chief Executive Satya Nadella introduced the innovative “Copilot+” PCs, which […]

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Pharma Sanofi partners OpenAI, Formation Bio on AI-driven drug development

French pharmaceutical company Sanofi revealed on Tuesday its partnership with artificial intelligence firm OpenAI and Formation Bio, aiming to enhance its drug development endeavors through the utilization of AI technology. In an official statement, Sanofi highlighted that teaming up with OpenAI will grant them access to exclusive data for the development of AI models tailored […]

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BREAKING: CBN raises interest rate to 26.25%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the benchmark interest rate to 26.25 per cent. This disclosure was made by the CBN Governor who doubles as the Chairman of the MPC at the end of the 295th MPC meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday. At the March meeting of the […]

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TapSwap: All you need to know about tap-to-earn game

A new crypto mining project known as TapSwap, based on the Telegram platform has been generating buzz on the Nigerian internet. A check into the official X page (Formerly Twitter) account of TapSwap, showed that the mining project is a Solana-based crypto exchange with low fees, high throughput, and exciting features like staking and margin […]

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Lagos sets up cybersecurity center to tackle internal threats

The Lagos State Government said it has set up a Cybersecurity Operations Centre to serve as a focal point for monitoring, detecting, responding, and responding to cyber threats in real-time in Lagos State, the Lagos State Government has set up a Cyber Security Operations Centre. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Science, Innovation and […]

Actress Scarlett Johansson accuses OpenAI of unauthorized use of voice
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Actress Scarlett Johansson accuses OpenAI of unauthorized use of voice

Actor Scarlett Johansson has leveled accusations against OpenAI, alleging the unauthorized replication of her voice for one of the voice assistants in ChatGPT, despite her explicit denial of permission. “Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system,” Johansson’s statement, released on Monday, […]

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