In an effort to encourage climate technology entrepreneurship throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, the African Development Bank has announced a $10 million investment from its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) into …
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Cassava Technologies secures $310m funding, completes business reorganization
Cassava Technologies, a technology firm of African heritage, has announced three milestones: a substantial equity injection, the successful completion of its South African Rand (ZAR) debt refinancing, and the finalization of its legal reorganization. These …
Read More »AI is becoming dangerously powerful, former Google CEO warns
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has warned that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting dangerously powerful while citing potential unforeseen dangers it may cause in the future. Schmidt said in an interview …
Read More »NASA’s spacecraft spots hot lava on Jupiter’s volcanic moon
The Juno spacecraft belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an independent agency of the United States government has spotted hot lava on a distant planet. Beautiful photos …
Read More »Court throws out TikTok’s injunction against US ban
An Appeals Court in the District of Columbia has thrown out ByteDance-owned TikTok’s emergency injunction to overturn an enacted “Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications” law. The move is headed towards outlawing …
Read More »Google unveils new multimodal AI model codenamed Gemini 2.0
Search engine giant Google has unveiled its new multimodal AI model codenamed Gemini 2.0, which covers various aspects of artificial intelligence features for users. Google’s Gemini 2.0, the company’s “most …
Read More »U.S. cybersecurity firm discovers Chinese spyware used to target Android devices
Researchers at U.S. cybersecurity firm Lookout have discovered a Chinese spyware named ‘‘EagleMsgSpy’’ that is used to target and collect sensitive data from Android devices. On Wednesday, the company announced at …
Read More »Google’s new quantum AI chip suggests existence of multiple universes
The new quantum chip code-named ‘Willow’ developed by search engine giant Google suggests that multiple parallel universes exist and “we as humans live in a multiverse.” Hartmut Neven, the inventor …
Read More »Circle, Binance seal strategic partnership to accelerate global USDC and crypto adoption
Circle Internet Group Inc. and Binance, two companies in the cryptocurrency industry, have partnered in a new strategic alliance to increase the use of USDC and foster the growth of …
Read More »Nigeria leads global cryptocurrency adoption index, report says
Nigeria continues to dominate in cryptocurrency ownership and usage, according to a report released by Consensys, one of the top blockchain and Web3 software businesses. The statement signed and issued …
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