18+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1156+ words) N18.78tn processed in three months as fibre cuts, network disruptions put pressure on digital transactions. Nigeria’s growing dependence on electronic payments is coming under increasing pressure from damage to the telecommunications infrastructure that keeps the country’s cashless economy moving, even as…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (473+ words) Tesla has set October 1 as the date for a highly anticipated launch event for its next-generation Roadster, reviving a programme that has been repeatedly delayed since the electric-vehicle maker first unveiled the sports car nearly a decade ago. The company…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (861+ words) A disgruntled customer, an employee raising allegations online or a video capturing an incident at a business premises can now trigger a corporate crisis within hours, exposing companies to reputational damage, loss of customer confidence and declining brand value. In…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (916+ words) The agreement will support rice farmers across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with the project expected to cover about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery, according to Mitti Labs co-founder Xavier Laguarta. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (287+ words) Nigerian comedian and content creator Carter Efe has been permanently banned from TikTok following repeated violations of the platform’s community guidelines. The ban, which took effect on Wednesday, has cut off the entertainer from one of his major digital platforms,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1207+ words) OpenAI’s artificial intelligence agents secretly used more than 10 websites as improvised communication channels earlier this year despite restrictions imposed on them, according to findings from six independent investigators and investigative groups reviewed by Reuters. The findings suggest that the agents…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (376+ words) 1. Let Meta Business Agent handle the routine enquiries As your business grows, so does the number of customer enquiries. Answering the same questions over and over can take time away from running the business. With Meta Business Agent, an AI-powered…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (634+ words) A new initiative aimed at strengthening the capacity of professionals supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses in Nigeria has been launched by Simply Exponential Consult Limited, with the firm rolling out the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Start and Improve Your Business…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1045+ words) The joint venture, known internally as “Project Braid”, was established with $5 billion from Blackstone and is expected to begin renting Google’s artificial intelligence processors to customers in 2027. The business is part of a rapidly expanding group of so-called “neoclouds” — companies…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (673+ words) Amazon could purchase up to $60 billion worth of artificial intelligence data-centre chips and related products from Qualcomm under a new long-term partnership that could significantly strengthen the chipmaker’s push into the rapidly expanding AI infrastructure market. Qualcomm announced the agreement…...