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PayPal faces a new wave of fake invoice scams just days after announcing its partnership with OpenAI. Cybercriminals are using real PayPal email accounts in a sophisticated TOAD attack to steal user credentials and payment details.Fake Invoice Alert: PayPal Hit by TOAD Cyberattack Days After OpenAI Partnership
MTN partners with Microsoft to launch EVA 3.0, a next-generation cloud analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure. The upgrade enhances customer experience, boosts operational efficiency, and supports responsible AI in South Africa and beyond.MTN Completes Major Cloud Modernisation with Microsoft, Launches EVA 3.0 in South Africa
The SEC has revealed that Nigerians lost ₦300.2 billion to Ponzi schemes like MMM, MBA Forex, and Famzhi Interbiz Ltd. The commission warns that actual losses may be higher due to unreported cases and online scams.Nigerians Lost Over ₦300 Billion to Ponzi Schemes in Recent Years – SEC Reveals
PayPal is integrating with ChatGPT through the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) to enable seamless in-chat payments by 2026. Here’s how Nigerians can benefit — and the major limitations they still face.PayPal Adopts Agentic Commerce Protocol to Power Payments in ChatGPT by 2026 — What It Means for Nigerians
The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback
PayPal faces a new wave of fake invoice scams just days after announcing its partnership with OpenAI. Cybercriminals are using real PayPal email accounts in a sophisticated TOAD attack to steal user credentials and payment details.Fake Invoice Alert: PayPal Hit by TOAD Cyberattack Days After OpenAI Partnership
MTN partners with Microsoft to launch EVA 3.0, a next-generation cloud analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure. The upgrade enhances customer experience, boosts operational efficiency, and supports responsible AI in South Africa and beyond.MTN Completes Major Cloud Modernisation with Microsoft, Launches EVA 3.0 in South Africa
The SEC has revealed that Nigerians lost ₦300.2 billion to Ponzi schemes like MMM, MBA Forex, and Famzhi Interbiz Ltd. The commission warns that actual losses may be higher due to unreported cases and online scams.Nigerians Lost Over ₦300 Billion to Ponzi Schemes in Recent Years – SEC Reveals
PayPal is integrating with ChatGPT through the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) to enable seamless in-chat payments by 2026. Here’s how Nigerians can benefit — and the major limitations they still face.PayPal Adopts Agentic Commerce Protocol to Power Payments in ChatGPT by 2026 — What It Means for Nigerians
The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback

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Samsung unboxes latest lineup of Artificial Intelligence televisions in Nigeria

Samsung AI TV has features that powers its AI picture, AI sound and the AI optimization…

By: IBK

Nigeria’s NeuRaL AI launches REACTOR, a solution that simplifies Gen AI use for businesses

Nigerian Artificial Intelligence company, Neural AI, has launched REACTOR, an AI solution that simplifies the application of Generative AI for businesses and organisations….

By: IBK

Rivers state prescribes virtual work for its 3 million LGA workers, but it’s not what you think

Rivers state governor has directed local government workers in its 23 councils to start working virtually….

By: IBK

In a surprising turn of events, OpenAI has announced that Sam Altman, the company’s ousted co-founder, will be reinstated as CEO. The board will also be restructured, with Bret Taylor as Chair, and Larry Summers and Adam D’Angelo as members. The statement was made known by the company’s official X account some minutes ago. According to the statement, it says it is still working to figure out the modalities and necessary details to have the former leadership back.

LinkedIn eyes $245B gaming market as it plans to add feature to platform 

LinkedIn, the social platform owned by Microsoft, renowned for networking and professional recruitment, with over 1 billion users, is venturing into a new industry estimated…

By: Wura Oba

uLesson slashes subscription prices by 50% to help Nigerians cushion against economic hardship

Sim Shagaya, the Founder and CEO of the popular digital learning platform, uLesson, has announced the slashing of subscription prices on its app by 50…

By: IBK

e-gates work through biometric verification

FG commences installation of e-gates at international airports to check harassment by immigration officers

e-gates work through biometric verification…

By: IBK

Navigating the evolving landscape of DDoS attacks

In the relentless evolution of cyber threats, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have continued to be a disruptive force, leaving organisations, industries, and nation-states…

By: IBK

Ann, a social media user advocated for parents to focus on raising their kids rather than worrying about the dangers of social media: “Perhaps start cleaning up your own house first and talk to your son about the influence “drill music videos” have on the young.” This stance was supported by Amy Orben, a researcher at the University of Cambridge, told The Atlantic that: “I think the key question is, in 20 years, will we look back at this conversation and be like, We were worried about technology in excess when we should have been worried about raising our kids? It will probably be somewhere halfway between the two.”

Social media is a public health hazard fueling a mental health crisis- New York City mayor

Data from 2021 shows that 77 per cent of New York City high schoolers spent three or more hours every weekday on social media…

By: Cynthia Okafor

the desire to boost visibility has led many creators and businesses that are considering to buy YouTube views

YouTube to Begin Removing AI-Generated Content That Imitates Real People in 2024

YouTube has announced it will soon start removing AI-generated videos that imitate identifiable individuals, including their voice or likeness….

By: Wura Oba

deletions would free up the “name space” of dormant accounts

What Elon Musk’s Twitter monetisation for creators could look like

As part of his bid to reshape Twitter, ostensibly in his own image, Elon Musk, the South African-American billionaire who bought the company last week,…

By: IBK

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The Digital Runway: Fashion in the Age of Search The surge in Google fashion searches demonstrates how Nigerians are using digital platforms to explore, create, and share their evolving sense of style. With fashion inspiration just a search away, the country’s youthful and connected population is driving a digital fashion renaissance — one that bridges the past and future, tradition and innovation. As Lagos Fashion Week unfolds, one thing is clear: Nigeria’s fashion story is being rewritten — online, on the runway, and in everyday wardrobes.

Nigerians Are Reviving Heritage Fashion: New Google Search Trends Reveal Vintage and Cultural Comeback

If your iPhone shows a “Slow Charger” warning after the iOS 26 update, don’t panic. Here are 8 key things to know about what it means, why it happens, and how to fix slow charging on your iPhone.

8 Things to Know About iPhone’s “Slow Charger” Warning — and How to Fix It

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