It's ironic that OpenAI would be the victim of its own success, as a recent piece of investigative journalism produced by TechCrunch found the company's ChatGPT store, which allows users to create and share custom chatbots, found the platform riddled with unethical and potentially illegal applications. Among the custom ChatGPT apps
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President, Global Affairs at Meta, Nick Clegg, who visited Nigeria last week, spoke about the multinational technology company’s forthcoming monetisation tools that will allow content creators in Nigeria, just like their peers in America, Australia, Canada and South Korea, to make money through advertisement and other features on Facebook and
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Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in the former billionaire wunderkind's dramatic downfall. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan handed down the sentence at a Manhattan court hearing
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The federal government has invested $617million in digital economy and creative enterprises, as an initiative to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in the digital economy and creative industries. The special assistant to the president on Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Ayo Adeagbo, stated this at the African Fashion and Arts Award Business
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As Ambient computing develops, the technology will weave itself seamlessly into the background of our lives, working hard to further improve our safety, comfort, and even personal fulfilment. Recall a scene from a spy movie in which everything is bugged? Turns out, the future of tech isn’t about flashy gadgets everyone
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In the US state of Florida, children under the age of 14 will now be banned from using social media platforms. On Monday (Mar 25), the state's governor, Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will also require 14- and 15-year-olds to get parental consent to use social media. Termination of accounts As
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The Federal Government has issued a call for a unified effort among West African nations to protect shared telecommunications infrastructure, following a recent internet outage that affected the region. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC Aminu Maida, made this call during the 21st West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly Annual General
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The blend of traditional finance and digital Web3 fintech presents a promising opportunity for a more efficient and connected financial ecosystem Since its inception in 1851 by Western Union, the finance industry has experienced significant transformations in its operational frameworks and methodologies. The evolution from the introduction of the first money
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In recent years, the telecommunications landscape in Nigeria has witnessed exponential growth, with an increasing number of users relying on data services for communication and connectivity. Data service has become a tremendously successful market segment for Telcos. In Q3 2023, Nigeria’s top mobile network operators, MTN and Airtel, collectively generated N403.2
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President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that his administration is sustaining investments in digital technology to enhance the sustainability of small businesses, expand opportunities across sectors, and propel Nigeria to become the lodestar of information and communications technology in Africa. Speaking yesterday while playing host to a delegation from Meta Platforms Incorporated,
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