By adopting design thinking as a practice, platforms can keep themselves grounded on their users and fulfil their users’ needs for trust. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a flurry of activities on online consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplaces. Initially locked down at home and later continuing to work from home, people spent
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A considerable percentage of new apps in the Google App store are removed for violating the store's guidelines. This is inconvenient for the users of these apps, who may lose their in-app data. Computer scientists from the University of Groningen have devised two machine learning models that can predict the
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Google announced a broad swath of updates to its cloud offerings, aiming to capitalize on its strength in artificial intelligence to gain market share from rivals. The new services—announced at Google's Next '22 event—include Vertex AI Vision, which is designed to make it easier to use AI technology such as image
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Over the past decade, social media has become one of the single most momentous technological developments the world has seen. This ever-evolving phenomenon continues to change, not only how we communicate with one another, but also how businesses communicate with consumers. This is particularly true for Africa, with the exponential growth
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Ahead of the expected revolution from the launch of the Fifth-Generation (5G) network in Nigeria, stakeholders in the sector have stressed the need for infrastructure upgrades and fresh investments. The stakeholders, who spoke as panelists at the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters (NITRA)-organised ICT growth conference, emphasised the need for an urgent
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The latest update for Windows 11 includes a new feature designed to keep you even safer than before from phishing attacks: the practice of bad actors attempting to get you to reveal your usernames and passwords so they can log in rather than break into your accounts. These sneaky deceptions are
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The about 10 per cent price adjustment by telecommunications operators on their data services is not sitting well with subscribers in Nigeria. The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMs), which argued there was no justification for the hike, said there should have been more formal communications made to customers
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Nigeria has been ranked 86th in this year’s Digital Quality of Life Index with respect to digital well-being, a study by cybersecurity company, Surfshark, has shown. The fourth edition of the annual report covered 117 countries, or 92% of the global population. It covered five fundamental pillars of digital life –
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A new technique enables AI models to continually learn from new data on intelligent edge devices like smartphones and sensors, reducing energy costs and privacy risks. Microcontrollers, miniature computers that can run simple commands, are the basis for billions of connected devices, from internet-of-things (IoT) devices to sensors in automobiles. But
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned the general public to be conscious of cyber criminals who indulge in Identity theft. Mrs. Hadiza Umar, Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA, gave the warning on Sunday in a statement in Abuja. Umar said the agency is giving the
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