Baidu partners Lenovo to make AI smartphones
In an effort to find useful uses for its artificial intelligence model, China’s Baidu has teamed up with Lenovo to integrate its…
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Flutterwave to recover $24m lost to illegal POS transactions
Nigerian fintech, Flutterwave has moved to reach over 6,000 account holders across 35 banks and financial institutions in an attempt to retrieve…
Google rebrand Bard to Gemini one year after launch
Approximately one year after introducing Bard to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the company has decided to retire the name and rebrand it…
Apple launches redesigned iCloud for Windows
Apple has launched a revamped iCloud app for Windows, aiming to enhance the onboarding and content syncing experience for iPhone or iPad…
Disney+ subscribers decrease by 1.3m Q4 2023
In the last quarter of 2023, Disney+ witnessed a decrease of 1.3 million subscribers following a significant price hike introduced in the…
Opay, Palmpay, others facilitate N46.6trn transactions in 2023 – NIBSS
In 2023, mobile money operators such as Opay, Palmpay, and 15 others facilitated transactions totaling N46.6 trillion, as disclosed by the Nigeria…
WhatsApp to allow users chat with Telegeram, other apps
WhatsApp is gearing up to introduce interoperability with other messaging networks on its platform, just a month ahead of the deadline set…
Bluesky hits 800K new users after public opening
Bluesky saw a substantial surge in users, nearly reaching 800,000 “newskies,” as the app transitioned from an invite-only to open to the…
Microsoft adds new design features to Copilot
Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbots and assistants, Copilot, are receiving several upgrades coinciding with a high-profile Super Bowl LVIII ad campaign. Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s…
EU to criminalize AI-generated porn images, deepfakes
The European Council and Parliament have moved to combat certain forms of cyberviolence which was proposed in 2022. The new regulations, which…
Meta to identify, label AI-generated images
In the upcoming months, Meta will start identifying and categorizing photos produced by artificial intelligence services provided by other companies. The organization…
Spotify surpasses 600m users
Spotify, the music streaming giant on Tuesday, announced that it has surpassed 600 million monthly users by the end of 2023. Furthermore,…