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Lesotho, UNDP Strengthen Partnership on Digital Transformation and AI Development
Kenya, France Partner on New Science and Engineering Complex at University of Nairobi
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Omantel Launches AI Centre of Excellence to Boost Oman’s Digital Innovation Ecosystem
Lesotho, UNDP Strengthen Partnership on Digital Transformation and AI Development
Kenya, France Partner on New Science and Engineering Complex at University of Nairobi
Ooredoo, du Partner on Landmark Subsea Cable Project to Boost UAE Digital Connectivity
Guinea Signs Deal for Second Submarine Fibre-Optic Cable to Expand Internet Capacity
Omantel Launches AI Centre of Excellence to Boost Oman’s Digital Innovation Ecosystem

Social Tech

Social tech provides commentaries on how tech is influencing the lifestyle of Africans and everything in-between.

WhatsApp now supports passkeys for encrypted backups, offering a passwordless, more secure way to restore chats. The update uses Face ID, fingerprint, or PIN for seamless authentication across Android and iOS.

WhatsApp introduces new feature to enable users call unsaved numbers

Social media platform, WhatsApp has announced a new feature that will now enable users to call numbers that are not saved on their phones….

By: Africa Innovation Watch

TikTok partners Cannes on 75th annual film festival

TikTok wants to inspire artists and creatives who wish to tell their stories in a unique way | *TikTok launched #TikTokShortFilm competition, which invites Nigerians,…

By: IBK

Conclusion Nigeria’s partnership with Big Tech firms to build hyperscale data centers represents a bold step toward digital independence, AI leadership, and economic growth. By combining local innovation with global collaboration, Nigeria is setting the stage to become Africa’s leading hub for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure.

NITDA to initiate code of conduct for social media activities in Nigeria

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that it was partnering with relevant stakeholders to come up with a code of conduct for…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Meta, however, rejected the accusations. Company spokesperson Andy Stone said the claims were based on “selectively leaked internal documents crafted to create a false narrative,” adding that there was never a blanket ban on researching young users. The whistleblower testimonies have reignited calls to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill co-sponsored by Senator Blackburn. Although it passed the Senate last year, it stalled in the U.S. House of Representatives. With mounting criticism from lawmakers and regulators, Meta is once again under fire for how it balances child protection, platform safety, and profitability in its rapidly expanding VR ecosystem.

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, plans to launch retail stores as part of metaverse push

Meta, the owners of Facebook, is concluding plans to open its first retail stores ahead of its plans to develop products for the metaverse…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Meta

Facebook reportedly plans to rebrand and change its name to reflect its new focus on the metaverse

According to The Verge, Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name in order to focus on building the metaverse – a new…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Users who paid for the Twitter Blue subscription can now access the highly awaited edit button function.

Twitter now lets you add topics to Spaces

Twitter is adding another feature, “Topics” to Spaces. Topics will allow hosts to add tags to their Spaces to help users find their audio rooms…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Final Details Await Trump-Xi Meeting Bessent noted that while the framework is in place, the final details of the deal will be determined during a scheduled meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping on Friday. The outcome of the discussions could mark a turning point in both U.S.-China trade relations and the future of TikTok’s global operations, which have been closely watched by regulators, investors, and millions of users worldwide.

TikTok reaches one billion monthly active users worldwide

Video sharing platform, TikTok surpassed 1 billion monthly active users worldwide this summer, a 45% increase since July 2020, according to Reuters….

By: Africa Innovation Watch

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FG expresses reservations, engages Facebook on WhatsApp updated privacy policy

The Federal Government has expressed its reservations over the new updated privacy policy that WhatsApp will share information of its users with Facebook, which is…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook and Instagram to let users hide ‘likes’ on posts

This week, Facebook will start publicly rolling out the option to hide ‘likes’ on posts across Facebook and Instagram….

By: Africa Innovation Watch

Just after the acquisition in October, billionaire Elon Musk has steadily pared back its workforce from about 7,500 employees as he sought to reduce costs. On his first at the office, the billionaire fired several of the company’s senior executives following the closure of his recent transaction. Among those recently fired are the CEO, Parag Agrawal; the CFO, Ned Segal; the Head of Legal, Policy, and Trust, Vijaya Gadde; and the General Counsel, Sean Edgett.

#TwitterBan: No Reps Committee report to National Assembly, over 10 days later

published despite that its due date has passed. The Nigerian legislature is also yet to call the Minister as it said it would. The uncertainty…

By: Africa Innovation Watch

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