On Foreign News Italy’s government on Friday said it was temporarily blocking ChatGPT over data privacy concerns, becoming the first western country to take such action against the popular artificial intelligence chatbot. The country’s Data Protection Authority said US firm OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, had no legal basis to justify […]
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Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
On the foreign scene Testimony by a senior engineer shows that a 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have. The video, which remains archived […]
FRSC Warns Against Use Of Lexus NX260, NX3650h, NX400h+ over ‘Faulty Programming’
FRSC Warns Against Use Of Lexus NX260, NX3650h, NX400h+ over ‘Faulty Programming’ The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned Nigerians against using some Toyota Lexus vehicles over “faulty programming”. FRSC gave the warning on Friday in a statement issued by FRSC Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem. The FRSC is […]
Anambra Govt Commences 4- day Training On ICT For Staff Of Ministry of Local Govt
Anambra Govt Commences 4- day Training On ICT For Staff Of Ministry of Local Govt By Nneka Anoliefo Anambra State Government has commenced four-day training on ICT for staff of Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs. The Commissioner in charge of the ministry, Mr Collins Nwabunwanne, who spoke […]
NCC Warns Of A Malicious Fast Which Harvests Device Information, Difficult To Uninstall.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public of a malicious app called Fast Cleaner, which steals users’ banking app login credentials on Android devices. The warning was issued by Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC director of public affairs, in a statement posted on the commission’s website on Saturday. According to […]
NBC TO REGULATE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, ONLINE CONTENT
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is reportedly set to be the agency that will license and regulate social media platforms, online news outlets and content creators in the country. The proposed amendment is part of the NBC Act Amendment Bill that will be reintroduced as an executive bill in the […]
Nigerian Communications Commission Warns Mobile Phone Users of New High-Risk Messages from Fraudsters
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), again, has been informed of a new high-risk, critical and Short Messaging Service-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices. It said TangleBot employs more or less similar tactics as the recently-announced notorious FlutBot SMS Android malware that targets mobile devices. TangleBot equally gains control of […]
Sokoto Shuts Down Telecommunications Networks In 14 LGAs
Sokoto State government has shut down telecommunications networks in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state as part of the efforts to check banditry.Governor Aminu Tambuwal announced the measure on Monday. In a recent interview, Mr Tambuwal said the state secured approval from the Minister of Communication […]
ICT Sector Records an Unprecedented Increase to the GDP
The Information and technology (ICT) sector has contributed 17.92 percent to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2021. The minister of communications and digital economy , Isa Pantami made this known on Tuesday at the unveiling of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) strategic vision plan for […]
Governor Obiano Urges Youths to Embrace Digital Transformation for Self Empowerment
Youths have been advised to key into any available technology in the world to create jobs for themselves. Governor Obiano who gave the advice while commemorating World Entreprenurs Day celebration in Awka, on Saturday, said this would enable them to be creative entrepreneurs and become solution providers to their families, […]