Fire at UAE data centre disrupts Amazon cloud services
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon founded by Jeff Bezos, experienced a major service disruption after a fire broke out at one of its data centres
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Starlink restores Priority plan in Nigeria’s congested cities at ₦159,000/month
Starlink has reopened access to its Business (Priority) plan in Nigeria’s busiest cities: Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, offering a partial solution to customers who have faced months of “Sold
OpenAI nears $100 billion funding round to expand AI
OpenAI is close to completing the first phase of a massive financing round expected to raise more than $100 billion, a move that could push the artificial intelligence company’s valuation
FG to review MTN’s $6.2bn IHS acquisition over security, market concerns
The Federal Government has announced plans to subject the proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of IHS Holding Limited by MTN Group to a comprehensive regulatory review, citing the strategic importance of
MTN to acquire IHS Towers in $6.2 billion all-cash deal
MTN Group has agreed to acquire IHS Holding Ltd. in a $6.2 billion all-cash transaction, marking one of the largest telecom infrastructure deals involving an African operator in recent years.
Spain to investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for child sexual abuse content
The Spanish government has instructed prosecutors to investigate social media platforms X, Meta, and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Tuesday.
X suffers global outage as users report access problems
X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, experienced widespread access issues on Monday, leaving thousands of users unable to load the website or mobile app. The disruption, which
OpenAI retires GPT-4o model, users shift to new AI system
OpenAI has officially retired its GPT-4o model, ending access to one of ChatGPT’s most popular and controversial AI systems as the company accelerates its transition to newer models. The retirement
Russia blocks WhatsApp, affecting over 100 million users
The Kremlin has officially confirmed the blocking of Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service in Russia, urging citizens to switch to a new state-backed messenger called Max. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described
NITDA trains over 10,000 civil servants in digital literacy programme
Nigeria’s tech regulator has put more than 10,000 federal civil servants through basic digital skills training as part of a broader plan to digitize government operations and improve how public
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