On Monday, SpaceX marked its first launch of 2025, sending 24 of its Starlink satellites into orbit from the Space Coast of Florida. At 3:43 p.m. EDT (9:43 p.m WAT), a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 of the company’s Starlink satellites departed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday. As scheduled, the first stage of […]

Emirates Transport announced a partnership with e& enterprise to enhance fleet performance through advanced technology. The announcement was made on Monday   This collaboration uses connected vehicle and IoT technologies to improve road safety, reduce environmental impacts, and optimise operations. Read also: Benin Republic seeks digital transformation specialist to boost growth Enhancing fleet efficiency Peter Milner […]

On January 1, 2025, Egypt’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology introduced a digital tracking system that includes the “Telephony” mobile application. This system is designed to facilitate customs payments and the registration of imported phones. The system monitors business imports to guarantee appropriate tax collection while permitting visitors to bring […]

IT giant, Microsoft Incorporated, plans to invest over $80 billion in AI-enabled data centres worldwide by the end of fiscal 2025, with over half of that amount going to the U.S. This was announced in a blog post on Friday by Brad Smith, the president and vice chair of Microsoft. Smith noted that the planned […]

Three of Nvidia Corp.’s longest-serving board members have become billionaires as a result of the company’s explosive growth in 2024, which also made its CEO, Jensen Huang, a billionaire. Net worth of Nvidia’s shareholders According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index published on Thursday, January 2, Tench Coxe, who has served on the board of Nvidia […]

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is seeking public input on three major regulatory approaches aimed at promoting the expansion of the ICT industry. In a public notice dated December 23, 2024, the three regulatory initiatives include the Unified Licensing Framework (ULF), Terrestrial Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB-T2) and the Digital Sound Broadcasting (DSB) framework. Read […]

On December 31, 2024, Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing division of Alibaba Group, announced significant price reductions for its visual reasoning AI model, Qwen-VL-Max.  This initiative is set to transform how businesses approach AI technology, particularly in industries such as healthcare and finance.  Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, has long envisioned the company as a leader […]

Tecno, a prominent Chinese technology brand, announced the launch of its innovative AI Assistant on December 31, 2024. This new application enhances user experience by simplifying everyday tasks through advanced features like language translation, automated photo editing, and voice-to-text conversion. Read also: Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Realme, enters Nigerian market Enhancing daily life The Tecno AI […]

UnoTelos, a telecom company operating in Nigeria, has announced a ground-breaking strategic alliance with Niral Networks, an Indian company that offers cutting-edge private 5G and EDGE AI computing solutions. The company revealed in a statement on Monday that the partnership is a major step towards tackling connection issues and promoting digital transformation throughout Africa. Read […]

SMART Zambia Institute announced on Friday the successful development of an electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) solution, signifying an important turning point in the nation’s digital transformation process. The eKYC solution aims to improve the security and effectiveness of identity verification procedures. It has been set up in both staging and production environments. Additionally, sample […]

To enhance the growth of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) in Egypt and other high-growth regions including Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, Mastercard has partnered with B2B commerce platform Boost Technology. The partnership, which was announced by Mastercard on December 19, will support the growth of small businesses involved in last-mile fast-moving consumer […]

Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), on Saturday passionately advocated for technology integration to enhance economic prosperity at the FutureMap Academy in Jigawa state. He underscored the potential of deploying local resources to impact development while substantially addressing a diverse audience. Read also: NITDA alerts Nigerians: Beware of […]

Microsoft is significantly shifting its artificial intelligence strategy by incorporating non-OpenAI models into its Microsoft 365 Copilot products.  The decision, announced on Monday, shows the company’s intent to reduce dependence on OpenAI due to concerns over cost and performance. Read also: ChatGPT and Sora suffer another service interruption on Boxing Day Evolving Al strategy Microsoft […]