Russia launches satellites for Starlink-style internet network
Russia’s Bureau 1440 space company has launched 16 broadband internet satellites, taking an early step toward building a low-Earth orbit network that…
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Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am designs electric car with AI workspace
Black Eyed Peas frontman and tech entrepreneur will.i.am has unveiled a three-wheeled electric vehicle that transforms your commute into a mobile AI-powered…
FG intensifies push to commercialise university research outputs nationwide
The Federal Government is intensifying efforts to transform scientific research from Nigeria’s universities, polytechnics, and research institutes into tangible products, startups, and…
ITU secures $82bn for internet expansion to 2.2bn offline people
The International Telecommunication Union has secured more than $82 billion in pledges through its Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, ramping up efforts to connect…
Brazil orders X to halt Grok’s explicit image generation
Brazil on Wednesday instructed Elon Musk’s social network X to immediately stop its chatbot Grok from generating sexually explicit images. This action…
OpenAI to retire GPT-4o, older models from ChatGPT February
OpenAI has announced plans to retire several older ChatGPT models, including GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini, effective February 13, 2026. The…
Nigerian developers earn over $1m from local apps — NOTAP
Nigerian software developers have generated more than $1 million in sales from locally developed applications sold across domestic and regional markets, according…
Africa, Middle East lag behind in business AI adoption — W’Bank
Artificial intelligence adoption among businesses remains lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, highlighting a widening digital divide across emerging regions,…
EU launches fresh probe into X over Grok’s sexual deepfakes
The European Commission has launched a new formal investigation against the social media platform X under the Digital Services Act over sexual…
X blocks Grok from creating sexualized images of real people
Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has announced new restrictions on its artificial intelligence model, Grok, barring it from editing images of…
NiMet launches AI team to boost weather forecasting
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has inaugurated an Artificial Intelligence Research and Integration Team as part of renewed efforts to strengthen innovation, drive…
Apple chooses Google’s Gemini AI to power Siri
Apple and Google have announced a multi-year partnership under which Apple’s next-generation artificial intelligence features, including its Siri assistant, will be powered…