Significant changes have occurred in how individuals pay for goods and services, with cash increasingly replaced by electronic payment methods.
8.7% of African users experienced phishing attacks in 2022 -Kaspersky report
Cyberattacks have become more sophisticated, common, and dangerous over the years. Criminals often use social engineering tactics to trick users into divulging their personal information, impersonating a trusted brand or individual, and using advanced malware to steal data.
IHS Holding Ltd to bid for South Africa’s Telkom Swiftnet
New York-listed IHS Holding Ltd, is considering a bid for South Africa’s Telkom SOC’s towers and masts business Swiftnet, according to Bloomberg Although the structure of the potential deal is still under discussion, Telkom remains open to offers from other companies, and there is no guarantee IHS will buy the unit.
Meta is experimenting with AI-powered chatbots on WhatsApp, Instagram
Meta declares its adoption of AI power chatbot as a means to incite revenue
Twitter fires more than 50 employees in 8th layoff round since Elon Musk’s takeover
Twitter fires more than 50 employees in 8th layoff round since Elon Musk’s takeover
Nokia updates logo as it rebrands from phone manufacturer to B2B company
Nokia rebrands design in hope to revive its stance amid other technology companies
INEC explains slow updates of 2023 election results on IReV
The independent national electoral commission, INEC, has addressed the challenges faced with the slow uploading of polling unit results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly election results
South Africa’s Envisionit Deep AI raises $1.65m to improve early diagnosis and treatment of diseases in Africa
Envisionit Deep AI, a South African healthcare startup, has received a $1.65 million investment to expand its medical imaging services, which combines artificial intelligence and radiology to detect diseases.
CBN introduces USSD code, ‘recharge’ vouchers, ATM withdrawal for eNaira amid Naira scarcity
Users can now withdraw from ATMs, fund wallets with cash-purchased vouchers, and use the USSD code, *997*50# to perform all transactions from their eNaira wallets
NCC debunks rumour of a network shutdown ahead of 2023 polls
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has debunked rumours of a planned shutdown of all telecom networks and online bank transactions from Thursday as the country holds its much-talked-about presidential election on Saturday.