Record breaking number of new ‘alien’ fast radio bursts found
Researchers discovered 19 signals believed to be emanating from deep space, which nearly doubles the total number of known fast radio bursts (more…)
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Communication
New FAA Rules for Drones Go Into Effect
Reauthorization Act become law, and the new legislation has quite a few implications for people who fly small drones or model aircraft as a hobby. Before diving into the latest changes, it’s worth reviewing how the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has regulated such things in the past. (more…)
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Nigeria’s digital economy to generate $88b by 2021 – Adebayo, ALTON Chairman
The Nigerian digital economy appears to be growing from strength to strength despite problem of infrastructure deficit. In fact, it is expected to generate up to $88 billion and three billion jobs for Nigerians before the end of 2021, if the statistics given by the Chairman of the Association of
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Detecting fake news at its source using a machine
Lately the fact-checking world has been in a bit of a crisis. Sites like Politifact and Snopes have traditionally focused on specific claims, which is admirable but tedious; by the time they’ve gotten through verifying or debunking a fact, there’s a good chance it’s already traveled across the globe and
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Google pulls out of bidding for massive Pentagon cloud contract
Google is dropping out of the bidding for a huge Pentagon cloud computing contract that could be worth up to $10 billion, saying the deal would be inconsistent with its principles. (more…)
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Huawei Technologies donates N100m ICT equipment to DBI
Huawei Technologies has donated N100million ICT equipment to the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) to enhance its capacity building processes.Speaking while receiving the equipment in Abuja, the Administrator of DBI, Ike Adinde said the donation is a milestone in DBI’s partnership with Huawei, which started in 2016 adding that it will
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Social media data used to predict retail failure
Researchers have used a combination of social media and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or fail. (more…)
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NCC Appoints Omo-Ettu Chairman of DBI
Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, chairman, board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has inaugurated the new board of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in Abuja with Engineer Titi Omo-Ettu as chairman. (more…)
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NCC Making Conscious Effort To Sustain Standards In The Sector
Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission says the commission is making conscious effort to sustain standards that have been achieved in the telecommunication industry in the recent past. (more…)
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Akinwunmi Urged FG to Restructure Information, Communications Ministry
Marketing Communications expert and Managing Director, Prima Garnet Africa, Mr Lolu Akinwunmi, has advised the federal government to urgently reorganise the Nigerian Ministry of Information in order to ensure maximum value and effective public information management. (more…)
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