Trust still big issue holding back AI growth
*SAS floats Trustworthiness Index to measure business impact *As businesses still search for AI profit By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor As businesses increasingly turn to artificial intelligence, AI, to drive efficiency, innovation and faster decision-making, trust has emerged as one of the biggest issues threatening the technology’s ability to deliver greater business value. A new […]
New Microblogging App ‘Koo’ launches in Nigeria
By Juliet Umeh A new microblogging and social networking app, Koo, has launched in Nigeria. The aim is to enable and deepen online expression of thoughts and ideas among Nigerians. Founded in India by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidwatka, the platform is aimed at enabling Nigerians to express themselves in the digital space. Radhakrishna said […]
Don’t put computers in children’s bedroom-Educators warn parents
By Juliet Umeh Veteran educationists, Mrs. Chinelo Okolo, has warned parents to desist from deploying computer systems in Children’s bedroom, saying it kills more than it can save in terms of improving the children’s academic excellence. Okolo said that isolated children may eventually become unhappy and just cannot learn effectively. She rather advised parents to […]
Bitcoin rises above $40,000
Bitcoin broke above $40,000 on Wednesday and headed for another attempt at breaking from its months-long range as short-sellers bailed out and traders drew confidence from recent positive comments about the cryptocurrency by high-profile investors. Bitcoin was last up 1.7 per cent at $40,149 while rival cryptocurrency ether rose 1 per cent to $2,328. Bitcoin […]
Russian court fines Google over storage of user data
A court in Moscow on Thursday fined Google for failing to store the data of users who are based in Russia in that country. A judge imposed a fine of 3 million roubles (40,000 dollars) on Google, the first time the company has faced a penalty of this kind in Russia. However, LinkedIn, an employment […]
We’re ready to deploy 5G technology ― NCC
By Emmanuel Elebeke In fulfilment of its commitment to put Nigeria on the frontline as a technology-driven economy, the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, says all is now set for rollout of 5G services across the country. He said the Commission had crossed all the Ts and dot the Is […]
