By Izunna Okafor, Awka All is now set for the official launch of ‘Solution Lens’ — a groundbreaking civic tech platform developed by the Anambra State Government to promote transparency, accountability, and active citizen engagement in governance. According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Anambra State ICT Agency, Mr. Chukwuemeka…
Internet giant Google, has fired 28 employees following a disruptive sit-down protest over the tech giant’s contract with the Israeli government, a Google spokesperson said Thursday. The Tuesday demonstration was organised by the group “No Tech for Apartheid,” which has long opposed “Project Nimbus,” Google’s joint $1.2 billion contract with Amazon to provide cloud services…
The House of Representatives has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria for clinching the silver medal at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations for the fifth time. The spokesman for the house, Akin Rotimi, in a statement on Monday, said that the lawmakers celebrate the players and coaching crew for their spirited display in Cote’d…
Microsoft corp has announced the downsizing of it’s workforce by laying off about 1900 employees across activision Blizzard and Xbox Teams. The company revealed that the recent downsizing in the technology sector marks an extension of significant job cuts from previous years into 2024. The cuts represent about eight per cent of the overall Microsoft…
An American tractor manufacturing company is planning to establish a tractor assembly plant in the country. This revelation comes as a result of Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent trip to the United States, where he engaged in discussions with top administrators from John Deere, a notary tractor manufacturer. The meeting between Vice President Shettima and…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence of machines or software, as opposed to the intelligence of humans or animals. It is also the field of study in computer science that develops and studies intelligent machines. The goal of AI is to provide software that can reason on input and explain on output. AI will provide…
The chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, Paddy Cosgrave, has resigned from his role on Saturday amid backlash for his public statements that suggested Israel was committing war crimes. A spokesperson for Web Summit, which organizes one of the world’s largest tech conferences every year, said in an e-mailed…
Facebook and Instagram owner, Meta and search giant Google have pulled out of one of the world’s biggest technology conferences — Web Summit. Their action follows comments by the organiser of the event criticised Israel’s actions following the Hamas attacks. A spokesman for Meta confirmed that it would not take part in this year’s event….
