Technology
AI Companies Reportedly Destroying Antique Books After Scanning Them for Training Data
A troubling report has emerged claiming that artificial intelligence companies are purchasing antique books in bulk, scanning them for training data, and then...
Burkina Faso Fines French Broadcaster Canal+ 200 Million CFA Francs Over Free Access to State TV
Burkina Faso’s media regulator has slapped French broadcaster Canal+ with a second, much larger fine, accusing it of failing to provide free access...
Russia’s FSB Charges Telegram Founder Durov with Facilitating Terrorism, Issues International Arrest Warrant
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has charged Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international warrant for his arrest,...
Burkina Faso Secures $300m Financing for Largest-Ever Power Plant to Cut Energy Deficit
Burkina Faso has secured a $300 million financing package to build its largest-ever power plant, a 119-megawatt thermal facility in Ouagadougou that is...
Niger Launches Regional Biometric Passport, Completes AES Digital Sovereignty Push
Niger has become the latest member of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to launch a regional biometric passport, completing the trio’s breakaway...
Celestia Labs and Kled AI Use Nigeria for Global Visibility, Then Block Its Users
Celestia Labs, a cryptocurrency infrastructure company, has temporarily blocked Nigerian residents from accessing its $5 test token giveaway, citing mass withdrawals instead of...
Mali Regains Control of SOTELMA in $277 Million Deal, Reversing 17-Year-Old Privatisation
Mali has regained majority ownership of its national telecommunications company SOTELMA, reversing a privatisation deal that had kept the strategic asset under foreign...
Nigeria Launches FreeTV Amid Concerns Over Government’s Media Control Agenda
The federal government launched FreeTV on Wednesday, a national digital television platform offering over 100 free channels as part of Nigeria’s Digital Switch-Over...
Nigerians Debate Fairness of MTN Pricing as User Compares Costs with South Korea
A fresh debate over telecom tariffs has erupted on social media after a Nigerian user shared a comparison of data and call prices...
INEC Faces Fresh Crisis as Political Aide Accesses Restricted Voter Database
First, a chairman who does not exist tweeted. Then, a politician’s aide walked through a door that should have been sealed. Two incidents,...
Kled’s “Pay for Your Camera Roll” App Promises Quick Cash, but May Be Normalising Mass Data Extraction Across the Global South, Raising Ethical Concerns
A rapidly expanding artificial intelligence startup, Kled, is facing mounting scrutiny after banning access in Nigeria amid allegations of widespread fraud on its...
FBI Says Nigerian Fraud Ring But Convicted Include U.S. Citizens and Other Nationalities
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the conviction of 25 individuals in a massive email hacking scheme that defrauded over 1,000 victims across...