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AaraGo collaborates Taiwan to Launch electric bikes in Nigeria
The Taiwanese Mission in Nigeria, in collaboration with the Swiss-Nigerian startup AaraGo, launched electric bikes on Thursday capable of travelling 150 kilometres on a single charge, to aid Nigeria’s pursuit of a carbon-free environment.…
NCC To Limit Telecom Operators to Seven Tariff Plans
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced an initiative to limit telecom operators to a maximum of seven tariff plans each, aiming to improve transparency and reduce the vast array of tariff options and promotional…
Lagos State Emerges Overall Best in Engineers, Scientists Competition
Lagos State South West Nigeria has emerged as the overall best State at the 27th Edition of the National Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientists (JETS) competition.
The state also won the best overall JETS award, including…
Google Launches Gemini AI Chatbot App on Apple’s App Store
On Thursday, Alphabet's Google launched a new smartphone app for its artificial intelligence chatbot, Gemini, on Apple's App Store. The app introduces the latest generation of Google's voice assistant to Apple's mobile operating system.…
TikTok Unveils AI-Driven Video Platform
TikTok announced on Thursday the global rollout of its generative AI-driven video creation platform, 'Symphony Creative Studios', an AI-powered video creation platform designed to enhance advertising content.
This tool enables…
EU Fines Meta €797.72M for Facebook Marketplace Antitrust Violations
The European Commission fined Meta Platforms €797.72 million ($840.24 million) on Thursday for anti-competitive practices that violated EU antitrust rules.
According to the Commission, Meta breached EU antitrust rules by linking its…
Nigeria Targets 2027 for Full Digital Infrastructure Upgrade
Nigeria's Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, is working towards transforming the digital infrastructure of the country's 774 local government headquarters by 2027.
This project tagged "Project 774 LG…
Health Stakeholders Assess AI’s Potential and Pitfalls
Healthcare professionals convened in Lagos on Thursday to deliberate on the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, exploring its potential benefits and risks.
The workshop, themed “Evaluating the Impact of AI on…
Indosat, GoTo Debut AI Model for Indonesian Languages
Indonesia's telecom company Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and leading tech giant GoTo Gojek Tokopedia launched the Sahabat-AI project on Thursday, a large language model ecosystem tailored for Indonesian languages
Sahabat-AI would enable…
UN Data Forum: Global Community Advances Data’s Role in Sustainable Development
The fifth United Nations (UN) World Data Forum opened yesterday in Medellín, Colombia, bringing together over 3,000 data experts, leaders, entrepreneurs, and representatives from more than 120 countries.
The event, which runs from 12 to…