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Nigeria’s new acting Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, is faced with a critical challenge ahead of him as he begins amidst a rising inflation, current FX Challenges and recovering trust in the system. Experts believe that he will deliver! Tech Word: AI HALLUCINATION – This is when a Large Language Model (LLM) like OpenAI’s GPT4 or Google PaLM makes up false information or facts that are not based on real data or events. NCC scores Telcos high in Nigeria  Kenya’s ICTC launches online platform for offenders seeking presidential pardon SpaceX seeks license approval in Burundi Klasha gets license in Sierra […]

While reports and experts had predicted that Africa’s gaming industry would hit $1bn, Christmas may have come early as the top 5 markets may be worth a combined $2bn at the end of 2023. Tech Word: ANALYTICS – It is concerned with turning raw data into insight for making better decisions. Analytics relies on the application of statistics, computer programming, and operations research in order to quantify and gain insight to the meanings of data. It is especially useful in areas which record a lot of data or information. Africa’s video gaming industry worth $2 billion by Q4 2023 Kenya’s […]

Apple has announced that all its products (including Airpods, iPhone 15 and MacBooks) will now come with USB-C ports and Apple also unveiled the next generation of iPhone models; 15 and 15 PRO with its iPhone 15 Pro-max starting at N1.1 million with an exchange rate of N930/$1. Tech Word: Really Simple Syndication (RSS) – RSS is a web feed format that is used to publish frequently updated content like blog entries.  Subscribing to an RSS feed lets readers get timely updates from websites or view the feeds from several sites in one place without having to visit each individual […]

Should employees return to work physically? Should employers force employees to return to work physically? Google’s SynthID will identify images generated by AI and add a digital watermark of these AI generated images that human eyes cannot detect. *Tech Word – Encryption*: At its most basic level, encryption is the process of protecting information or data by using mathematical models to scramble it in such a way that only the parties who have the key to unscramble it can access it. At the beginning of every encryption process, the sender must decide what cipher or formula or encryption algorithm that […]

Internet service in Gabon seemed to have been restored after it was restricted on the election weekend. Will X be Hiring rival LinkedIn? *Tech Word* – *Artificial Intelligence (AI)*: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technologies that enable computers to perform a variety of advanced functions, including the ability to see, understand and translate spoken and written language, analyze data, make recommendations, and more. At the beginning of every encryption process, the sender must decide what cipher or formula or encryption algorithm that would best disguise the meaning of the message, and what variable to use as a key, […]

Nigerian-born computer scientist, Philip Emeagwali, known for his use of a Connection Machine supercomputer was born on 24th of August, 2023 and we celebrate him today. Tech Word – IPO (Initial Public Offering): An IPO is when a privately owned company lists its shares on a stock exchange, making it available for the general public to buy shares of the company. South Africa bans Starlink kit importation and use by ISP Ghana and Zambia begin biometric voter registration in September Tanzanians experience power cuts because of system error Nigeria’s Flutterwave still plans to IPO South Africa bans Starlink kit importation […]

AI “godfather” Geoffrey Hinton quits Google and warns of the dangers of AI     A report by Crypto Valley VC in association with Standard Bank, says that African Blockchain Startups raised $474 million in 2022 from funding.   Tech Word of the Day is Bug – an error, fault or flaw in any computer program or a hardware system that produces unexpected results or causes a system to behave unexpectedly.   Catch up on the latest Tech News on #TonysTechSide.