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Binance Top Crypto Crime Investigator and Ex-US Agent Identified as One of Two Detained in Nigeria

Tigran Gambaryan, a former US federal agent and American citizen, alongside Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Binance executive, have been identified as the individuals detained by Nigerian authorities since February 26, as reported by Wired. This detention follows their arrival in Nigeria to address the government’s concerns regarding cryptocurrency exchanges after telecom companies were directed to block […]

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Unveiling Mafab: Nigeria’s telecom industry could get new entrant this year

In an exciting new revelation, Nigeria’s telecom arena could be gearing to receive a newcomer. Telecom newbie, Mafab Communications, who turned heads after securing a game-changing 5G license in December 2021, has unveiled its launch plans with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) What makes Mafab’s revelation even more intriguing is the company’s audacious decision to […]

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Kenya’s Tech Odyssey: Africa’s Silicon Savannah is Becoming a Robotics Wonderland

In the heart of East Africa, Kenya, Africa’s “Silicon Savannah” is transforming into a burgeoning tech dynamo, earning that moniker that once had described the Konza Techno City project, but now comes to represent the greater tech and innovation movement in the country.  Beyond the rich landscapes that define this vibrant nation, are tales of […]

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The Odyssey to a Healthier Africa: AI’s Role in Transforming Healthcare

If 2023 should ever be reduced to a single buzzword, it’ll be just two letters; AI. Yet,  ask any tech expert and they’ll reassure you AI wasn’t invented last November when ChatGPT burst on the scene, and seamlessly took over the entire internet. For decades before that, we’ve been interacting with AI in social media […]

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Gamechanger or Not: What you need to know about the leaked iPhone 15 series

Apple and tech enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the release of the next iteration of iPhones, and rumors about the iPhone 15 series have been circulating for quite some time. While these details should be taken with a grain of salt until Apple makes an official announcement, let’s explore some of the rumored features and possible […]

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Zuckerberg relaxes Metaverse talk, says WhatsApp and FB Messenger to be next sales drivers

Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems to be relaxing his claim about the metaverse as he has favoured WhatsApp and Facebook’s messenger to become the company’s next pair of sales growth for the company over the highly ambitious metaverse project. Zuckerberg, who was speaking at a company-wide meeting, said the pair of social apps were more […]

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Spotify cancels 11 podcasts, trims down 5% of podcast workforce

Spotify is scrubbing off 11 of its original podcasts from its podcast streaming platform, to enable it focus on more popular hit podcasts. The canceled podcasts will be products of Parcast and Gimlet, podcast studios which were acquired by Spotify in 2019. The move will also see Spotify cut down the size of its podcast […]

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Former Uber head of security found guilty of concealing data breach

Uber’s former Chief Security Officer (CSO) Joseph Sullivan has been convicted by a federal jury of covering up a data breach that affected the company in 2016 and saw millions of customer and driver records stolen. Sullivan was charged by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for interfering in investigations being conducted by the commission […]

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Tesla’s most important product development is Musk’s new humanoid robot, Optimus.

At Tesla’s 2022 AI Day on Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a prototype humanoid “Optimus” robot. The Optimus shared some AI software and sensors with Tesla’s cars’ Autopilot driver assistance features, and would cost “probably less than $20,000” Musk said. Musk had first claimed at the beginning of the presentation that while last year […]

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Why Daystar Power, a West African solar firm, is selling to Shell, a large oil corporation

Global oil giant, Shell, has acquired Daystar Power, a West African solar power company for an undisclosed amount of money, Daystar announced on Wednesday. This purchase, which is Shell’s first power acquisition in Africa, is also the oil major’s first step into renewable energy on the continent. Founded in 2017, by a business veteran duo […]

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