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President Donald Trump set about defining his new administration’s technology policy Tuesday, hosting industry CEOs at the White House to announce a massive private-sector investment in infrastructure for artificial intelligence that could reach $500 billion. The announcement came after Trump on his Inauguration Day rescinded a sweeping 2023 executive order on AI from his …

Foreign digital companies, including major social media platforms, have made a significant contribution to Nigeria’s economy, generating over N2.55 trillion in tax revenue during the first half of 2024.   This revelation was made by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in a recent report. The substantial tax contribution …

Airtel Nigeria hosted the 2024 UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU) Steering Committee meeting at the Airtel Nigeria headquarters in Banana Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. The breakfast meeting served as a collaborative forum, bringing together stakeholders from government, the private sector, and civil society to review GenU 9JA’s progress …

Nigeria’s government is revving up its Artificial Intelligence (AI) efforts by announcing key partnerships with tech giants like Cisco and 21st Century Technologies. This move aims to solidify Nigeria’s position in the global AI race and boost its digital economy. The announcement came after a 4-day National Artificial Intelligence Strategy …

As more businesses recognized and embrace cloud computing, MTN has joined forced with Microsoft to present opportunities offered by cloud technology to transform business operations and drive growth in both private and public sectors. The collaboration, according to the organisations will help bring transformative cloud technology to Nigerian organizations through …

MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator, has conducted a proof of concept for a first-of-its-kind 5G Stand Alone Core fully deployed in Microsoft Azure. MTN is working with Microsoft to accelerate digital and cloud transformation to help drive Africa’s growth. The proof of concept was conducted with all of the …

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 …

Microsoft is making a US$10-billion investment over several years in OpenAI, the pioneering artificial intelligence research lab behind ChatGPT and Dall-E. The news comes less than a week after the company said it’s laying off 10 000 workers as a weakening economy crimps software demand. Microsoft noted in that announcement …

Microsoft is in talks to invest US$10-billion into OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, which will value the San Francisco-based firm at $29-billion, Semafor reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The funding includes other venture firms and deal documents were sent to prospective investors in recent weeks, with …

Sterling Bank Plc has announced plans with her partners Leadway Assurance, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Microsoft Nigeria, Thrive Agric, GIZ, Stears Data and others for this year’s Agricultural Summit Africa (ASA 2022); the largest private sector-led conference on the agriculture sector in sub-Saharan Africa. Taking place on the 26th and 27th …