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Google has released a ChatGPT rival named Bard. Bard uses Language Model for Dialogue Applications(LaMDA), Google’s language model. This was disclosed in a blog post shared by Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Sundar Pichai on Google’s website. Pichai hinted that Google is opening Bard up to trusted testers before releasing it to…

According to the Nigerian Federal Government, Elon Musk’s spacecraft maker and satellite communications company, SpaceX, plans to introduce its Starlink satellite Internet service in Nigeria by the end of 2022. Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, made the declaration at the recent US-Space Forum in Washington, which…

Former President, Donald Trump, announced the release of a collection of 45,000 imaginary non-fungible tokens (NFT) on Thursday via Truth Social, the social media platform he launched the previous year. According to the collection’s website, the Trump Digital Trading Cards depict the president in pictures resembling vintage baseball cards. The…

Instagram today unveiled a number of new features aimed at making it simpler for users to keep up with their real-world friends amid criticism over the introduction of algorithmic, recommended material into the Instagram feed. The business is now implementing a number of substantial improvements, most notably the addition of…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has opened its office in Lagos, Nigeria. This comes five years after it’s office in Johannesburg opened its doors in 2017. With this move, AWS will be closer to supporting African companies. AWS already serves a number of Nigerian startups, including SeamlessHR, Yellow Card, BFree, Bankly,…

The net worth of Mark Zuckerberg has dropped by $11 billion, totalling a $88 billion loss in just 10 months, as his Meta Platforms Inc. reported losses for the second straight quarter. Zuckerberg, 38, currently has a net worth of $37.7 billion, a dramatic fall from a peak of $142…

Joshua Olaiya is one of Nigeria’s prodigies creating his own path in the robotic world despite the financial constraint. Olaiya refused to be defined by this and made something of his interest in robotics, bringing him to the limelight. This was made possible by his unrelenting tenacity and coupled with…

Metaverse is touted as the next big thing in tech. Many business owners are already searching and discovering ways they can increase sales using the metaverse.  As technology evolves, marketing methods change and adapt. In recent years, the importance of social media interactions has risen dramatically.  The shared text, photographs,…

The non-fungible token (NFT) market is one of the fastest-growing segments of the blockchain industry. The most expensive NFTs are set at $91.8m, while the platform’s volume exceeded $40 billion in 2021. In 2021, NFTs experienced exponential growth as the blockchain changed the digital environment. As a result, they allowed…

E-commerce  in Africa over the years has grown rapidly, and this trend is expected to continue. This extraordinary growth is due to a number of things. Africa has the world’s youngest and second-largest population. As a result, a large digital audience is possible. The widespread adoption of smartphones and other…