Elizabeth Reid, Vice President, Search For more than two decades, we’ve continuously redefined what a search engine can do — always guided by our mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. This has gone hand in hand with our ongoing advancements in AI, which …
Read More »Kaduna State Government, Google Partner to Train 5,000 Women in Tech
In a significant move towards promoting tech inclusivity, the Kaduna State Government, in collaboration with Google, has announced a pioneering initiative to train 5,000 women and girls in data science, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurial application of digital technologies. This initiative, part of a broader skills development program supported by Google.org, …
Read More »Google Supports Access to Emergency Maternal Care in 15 Nigeria’s Cities
Google has announced a new tool to help in assessing geographic access to emergency obstetric (EmOC) care. This is a broader effort to help decision makers, governments and public health organisations in Nigeria address the gaps in accessing health services where facilities are limited. The tool uses Google’s internal directions …
Read More »Over 200 e-Books Written by ChatGPT Flood Amazon Store
There were more than 200 e-books in Amazon’s Kindle store as of mid-February listing ChatGPT as an author or co-author, including “How to Write and Create Content Using ChatGPT, The Power of Homework and poetry collection Echoes of the Universe”. And the number is rising daily. There is even a …
Read More »6 Questions You Cannot Ask AI Chatbots
By Byayush Jalan As AI chatbots become increasingly popular, it’s important to be aware of their limitations. Here are six things to avoid asking these bots. Readers like you help support MUO. When you make a purchase using links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More. Unless …
Read More »Google Launches Nigeria Elections Trends Hub for 2023 Elections
In support of the upcoming 2023 Presidential elections, Google unveiled a new portal, the Nigeria Elections Trends Hub, that will provide a platform for Nigerians to search and discover trending interests related to the presidential and vice presidential candidates, parties, and issues through the lens of Google Trends. The page, …
Read More »MTN Foundation Presents Equipments Grant Worth 40 Million to Young Entrepreneurs
Following the successful training of 3000 young Nigerian entrepreneurs in ICT and Business Skills in partnership with Meta, Google and Microsoft, the MTN Foundation in fulfilling its promise presented the equipment grants to some of the winners on Friday 26, August 2021 at the MTN head office Falomo Ikoyi. The …
Read More »Google Invests Over $1.5 Billion into Blockchain Companies in 10 Months
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has invested over $1.5 billion into blockchain-focused companies between September 2021 and June 2022. This is according to data provided by Blockdata, a blockchain research firm, where 40 of the top 100 public companies, were ranked by the investments they have made into blockchain technology in …
Read More »Africa’s Internet Economy to Hit $180 billion by 2025 – Report
Africa’s Internet economy has the potential to reach 5.2% of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, contributing nearly $180 billion to its economy, according to a report from Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The report titled e-Conomy Africa 2020, pointed out that the internet economy in Africa …
Read More »Google Celebrates International SMB Month with e-commerce Summit, Digital Marketing Scholarships
Google has announced new initiatives to support small retail businesses in Africa as part of a month-long commemoration of International Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Businesses Day in June. This includes a one hour virtual training event, Shopping Small Business Summit, aimed at helping SMB owners develop skills and tools to …
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