NIGERIA TAPS AI TO FIGHT FAKE NEWS AND BOOST LOCAL LANGUAGES

Fri 09 May 2025: As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries across the globe, Nigeria – Africa’s largest economy – is rapidly embracing this technological wave. While AI tools are not fully replacing human work, they are increasingly being used to streamline processes, simplify tasks, and tackle challenges like misinformation and data overload. In Nigeria, […]

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SELLING FEAR: MARKETING FOR CYBERSECURITY PRODUCTS OFTEN LEAVES CONSUMERS LESS SECURE

Thu 08 May 2025: You have likely seen multiple ads for products and services designed to make you more secure online. When you turn on your television, see online ads, or even when you get in-app notifications, you are likely to encounter cybersecurity technology marketed as the ultimate solution and the last line of defense […]

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APPLE EXECUTIVE SAYS AI WILL REPLACE GOOGLE, TRIGGERING STOCK PLUNGE

Thu 08 May 2025: Stocks of Apple and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, fell sharply on Wednesday after Apple’s senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, said he believes artificial intelligence (AI) tools will eventually replace traditional search engines like Google. Cue made the comments while testifying in a federal court in Washington as part of […]

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ISRAELI SPYWARE FIRM NSO ORDERED TO PAY META, WHATSAPP NEARLY $170MLN OVER HACKING

Wed 07 May 2025: A federal jury in California ordered Israeli cyberintelligence firm NSO Group on Tuesday to pay Meta and WhatsApp nearly $170 million for hacking about 1,400 users on the instant messaging platform. The spyware vendor, which created the Pegasus surveillance tool, has to pay $167,256,000 in punitive damages and another $440,000 in […]

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HOW CAN YOU STAY SAFE FROM CYBER ATTACKS? HERE ARE 2 SIMPLE CHECKLISTS FROM EXPERTS

Sat 03 May 2025: “Cyber security” may sound like a far-off worry for big corporations or telcos, but that’s far from the case. Cyber security simply means the practice of safeguarding your sensitive data from unauthorised access, theft and damage. If you have any online accounts at all, you should know how best to protect them. That’s also […]

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IRISH DATA WATCHDOG FINES TIKTOK $601M FOR DATA TRANSFERS TO CHINA

Sat 03 May 2025: TikTok has been hit with a €530 million ($601 million) fine by Irish data protection authorities on Friday for breaching European privacy rules, marking it one of the largest penalties ever imposed under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The ruling follows a lengthy investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), […]

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