With a growing application of Artificial Intelligence and evolution of machine learning, the designers of these algorithms need to ensure human safety, individual privacy and (above all) control. What Is Tech Ethics, Anyway? Black Pepper Software’s Sam Warner — simplified this great topic, saying ethical
So far, some funds have reportedly been disbursed by Nigerian techpreneurs to innovators in the fight against the pandemic. Here are some individuals and startups in Africa with interesting innovations against COVID-19. Chatbots and self-assessments A number of platforms have been developed to help the public analyze their
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) through its subsidiary the Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE) is hereby calling for application from the general public especially the youths with innovative ideas to participate in the 4th and 5th editions of the FutureHack challenge.
Tweens and teens from families that make less than $35,000 per year spent nearly two hours more with screen media each day than their peers with incomes over $100,000, according to new data from media nonprofit Common Sense. Lower-income teens (13- to 18-year-olds) spent more than
Nigerian tech startup, Chiniki Guard is the winner of the USD 10,000 best prize in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) category at the Global Future Stars (GFS) Supernova competition – part of the highlights of Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) 2019 which is ending today. Chiniki
Fast-growing UK tech companies secured a record £5.5bn in foreign investment in the first seven months of this year, according to research for the government’s digital economy council. The study for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) body revealed that the UK
The opera-founded startup, OPay, has just introduced OTrike, a tricycle hailing service, in the commercial city of Aba, southeast of Nigeria. In 2018, the disruptive startup started operations as a mobile payments platform reaching Nigeria’s huge unbanked population. It has since diversified its product offerings
Jim Kavanaugh climbs into a sleek, black-leather-interior Mercedes bus that whisks him away from his company’s new headquarters in St. Louis to a squat, one-story outpost nearby. Kavanaugh is retracing the route he has traveled many times with executives from hundreds of America’s largest companies, including Citigroup, Verizon
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Plateau State tech space aka Silicon Plateau is having a groundbreaking moment and it’s providing an opportunity to be a part of an impactful and life-changing moment in history. The Plateau State Government through the Plateau State ICT Development Agency has initiated the Code Plateau
African e-commerce giant Jumia listed on New York Stock Exchange on Friday, opening at $18.95 (NYSE: $JMIA), according to NYSE on Twitter. With the public offering, Jumia becomes the first African startup to list on a major global exchange. And @Jumia_Group is officially trading on the NYSE, opening at
Nigerian fintech startup TeamApt has raised $5.5 million capital in a Series A round led by Quantum Capital Partners. The Lagos based firm will use the funds to expand its white label digital finance products and pivot to consumer finance with the launch of its AptPay banking app.
Following the recent appointment of Mr. Daser David as Pioneer Director General of the recently gazettePlateau Information Communication and Technology Development Agency (PICTDA) nHub Nigeria has seen some restructuring, starting with the resignation of Mr. David as Chief Operating Officer and the appointment of Mr.
In this video,Fisayo Fosudo talks about the difference between the fake Apple EarPods and the Original Apple EarPods and he is also giving away the original Apple EarPods.
It seems that in 2017 every brand and every business has its own app. Even local coffee shops have apps to order a Cappuccino at your doorstep . Every IT-entrepreneur making a fortune from a hit app once in a while. So we’ve decided to dissect the