Minister: Nigeria hit by 6,997,277 cyber threats on Presidential election day

Nigeria's cyberspace was hit by 6,997,277 cyber threats in a major surge seen on the Presidential Election Day held across the country, Professor Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has revealed. 

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Microsoft casually drops news that ChatGPT 4.0 will go live this week

ChatGPT's underlying language model, GPT-3.5, is about to be superceded. The CTO of Microsoft Germany has told the audience at the company's "AI in Focus" event that GPT-4 is set for imminent release, unlocking new capabilities, including video.

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Crabs give scientists a leg up in cheap rechargeable battery design

That plate of smashed crab legs about to be cleared from the dining table and tossed in the trash might actually be the future of rechargeable batteries. A new discovery for its use in sodium-ion technology has researchers certainly believing so.

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BPE: Lagos begins ‘harmless takeover’ of N2.5b NITEL property

The Lagos State Government is acquiring a Lagos-sited property estimated at N2.5 billion belonging to NITEL and its mobile subsdiary, MTEL, under “a harmless takeover” scheme, the nation’s privatisation agency says. The Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), the pioneer national carrier of the country, and its mobile phone business unit, MTel, was sold to NatCom Development […]

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Naira Redesign: CBN must address technology fundamentals to reduce impact on Nigerians, Ojo says

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should address adequate national technology backbone and other fundamental measures to alleviate the adverse impact of the Naira redesign policy on Nigerians, and expedite the transition towards a cashless society, Mr Bolaji Ojo, Managing Editor & Publisher, The Ojo-Yoshida Report, has advised.

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Wing shows off AutoLoaders for its drone delivery network

Food vendors won't have to wait around for Wing's delivery drones to come pick up an order. The company has released video of new "AutoLoader" stations that'll hang onto boxes waiting for a skyhook-style pickup from the next available drone.

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