Anambra’s local AI raises Nigeria’s digital sovereignty hopes
*As OADC, Analytics Intelligence deal, media’s Big Tech battle fuel push for homegrown AI By Prince Osuagwu Nigeria’s dream of achieving artificial intelligence AI sovereignty may have received an unexpected boost from Anambra State, where the state’s ICT Agency has begun deploying a locally trained AI system to automate government operations and explore new ways […]
Emmanuella Samuel among 10 Nigerian YouTube stars
They are everywhere now. On mobile phones, hand-held devices, laptops and even your trusty old desktop.
Yahoo’s Tumblr unveils live video
Tumblr, the Yahoo-owned blogging platform, said Tuesday it was launching live video to help compete against similar offerings from Facebook and Twitter. The new feature, unlike Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope, won’t have its own underlying technology platform but will allow users to post from YouTube and other video services. “By the end of today, […]
Lagos ranked 40th in Ericsson networked society city index
Latest Ericsson City Index for 2016 report published yesterday has ranked Lagos 40th in the Network Society City Index.
Worldjunction social network set to change lives
In a bid to ignite social change and improve lives, a social networking, entertainment and discovery website, Worldjunction, has been unveiled in Nigeria and Africa.
Microsoft launches new MEA centre of excellence for oil, gas in Dubai
“Digital transformation is top of mind for executives in the oil and gas industry, which is why we built the centre of excellence in the Middle East,” Omar Saleh, director for Oil and Gas at Microsoft, Middle East and Africa, said, adding that, “For the industry to transform, companies need to develop sound digital strategies, built on secure and agile platforms, either on a company’s premises or in the cloud. Continuous dialogue with our customers and partners is essential for enabling innovation and moving the industry forward. This is what the centre of excellence is built for.”
