What you need to know WhatsApp has frequently rolled out privacy-focused capabilities meant to give you a bit more control over the media files and messages you share on the messaging app, chief among them being the ephemeral message feature. In another nod to privacy, WhatsApp is apparently toying withContinue Reading
While the AI revolution is all the rage, there are genuine concerns about the spread of misinformation and how generative AIs like ChatGPT and Bard handle user privacy. So much so that one western nation has now outright banned ChatGPT. The Italian data protection authority blocked ChatGPT with immediate effect on Friday. The regulator said it would banContinue Reading
In order to provide free broadband Internet connectivity in 75 public locations nationwide, including 20 airports, tertiary institutions, and marketplaces, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved two contracts totaling N24.20 billion. Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, disclosed this information following a meeting at the State House in Abuja that was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari has authorized two memos for the Nigerian Communications Commission, in his own words (NCC). In these two memos, the Federal Government, through NCC, plans to put into action a number of intervention initiatives, including the provision of Internet in 20 chosen airports in Nigeria, higher educational institutions, as well as various markets to promote micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. “The two memos have a connection. The first item on the memo list is the contract award for the installation of broadband in a few particular domestic and international airports. At the initial stage of the project, 20 of them will be covered. Around three airportsContinue Reading
Elon Musk said that only verified accounts will appear in Twitter’s “For You” recommendation feed, as the billionaire further shakes up the social media platform Elon Musk said that only verified accounts will appear in Twitter’s recommendation feed, as the billionaire further shakes up the social media platform. Twitter’s “For You”Continue Reading
Some of Twitter’s source code was posted on the Microsoft-owned GitHub for an undetermined period of time. That is what Twitter says happened in a court filing on Friday, according to a New York Times report. According to the court filing, Twitter discovered some of its source code was uploadedContinue Reading
You can also see all of the groups that you share with a friend What you need to know WhatsApp is making it a lot easier to control who can and cannot join a group chat as part of a bunch of features rolling out to the messaging platform. OneContinue Reading
Whatsapp is taking a more proactive approach to filtering out spam as it may soon begin automatically silencing calls from unknown numbers. The feature is fittingly called Silence Unknown Callers, according to WABetaInfo, giving users the choice of whether or not they want phone calls from people outside of their contacts.Continue Reading
Lawyers react to variation request The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to amend the orders that were granted to candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi respectively, to inspect materials used for the lastContinue Reading
Nokia was the buzz at Saturday’s MWC in Barcelona after they launched the Nokia G22 before the event. Yes, Nokia, in partnership with iFixit, has the tech community intrigued with their announcement of one of the first Android budget smartphones designed to allow users to repair the G22 in the comfort of their homeContinue Reading
Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming has revealed during an interview with The Times that Microsoft wants to compete with Apple and Google in mobile app stores. It plans to create a rival service focusing on games. He also said that regulators support Microsoft’s idea of creating a third-partyContinue Reading