Author: Akin Naphtal

Microsoft has introduced Bing Chat Enterprise, an AI-powered chatbot experience tailored for businesses recently during the held Inspire Conference. This version ensures data privacy and governance controls, safeguarding chat data from being saved or accessed by Microsoft. Customer data is not utilized to train the AI models, providing managed access to valuable AI tools while maintaining data protection. Similar to Bing Chat, Bing Chat Enterprise can answer queries using text, graphs, charts, and images, making it a useful tool for employees to gather information, create messaging, and analyze data without compromising sensitive information. The preview of Bing Chat Enterprise is…

Nigeria’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes a voluntary Cyber Trust Mark program to introduce cybersecurity labels for IoT devices and other consumer products. This program aims to help consumers identify and select products that meet specific cybersecurity criteria, reducing the risk of cyber attacks. Participating companies can display a distinctive shield logo on their products that adhere to cybersecurity standards, such as strong default passwords, data protection, software updates, and incident detection capabilities outlined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The proposal includes plans for QR codes, enabling consumers to access a national registry of certified devices…

Threads, the new app from Meta has begun delivering a series of updates to refine and enhance the micro blogging site, with the first significant update unveiled by Cameron Roth, a developer on the Threads team, earlier this week. Threads experienced a remarkable debut with a staggering number of users signing up in its initial release. While user engagement is said to have declined, the Meta team behind Threads understands that cultivating a dedicated user base will take time. The latest iOS update introduces exciting new features to Threads. These include post translations for foreign languages and a follows tab,…

Dell Technologies has highlighted a 600% increase in cyberattacks in Africa over the past two years. According to their report titled ‘Keep Your Business Cyber Safe,’ 90% of businesses on the continent lack necessary cybersecurity protocols. Annually, cybercrime leads to a loss of $4 billion in Africa. The report also reveals that 52% of African companies feel unprepared to handle large-scale cyberattacks, with 88% of data breaches resulting from employee mistakes. Notably, a cybersecurity attack occurs every 11 seconds in the region. In 2020, ransomware impacted 61% of companies. Dell, together with CWG and Mistumi, presented the report during the…

Information, Communication and The Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Mr. Eliud Owalo has launched Free Governmental Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) in Maua Town of Meru County that shall be active 24 hours and promised to install Computer Laboratory in every ward. Speaking at Maua town during the launch on Wednesday, Owalo said that they have been tasked by President William Ruto to install Wi-Fi in all markets places. He maintained that the Kenya Kwanza government is committed to enhancing skills among the youths through improving internet connectivity which will help them access the digital job market. Owalo said the government agenda to…

In a momentous occasion, the Ministry of Education and UN Women joined hands to launch the African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) in Rwanda, an initiative funded by Siemens. In line with the country’s commitments at the Generation Equality Forum on advancing Technology and Innovation, the initiative aims to equip young girls with coding skills, spark their interest in ICT and set them on a path to pursue careers in the field. The Ministry of Education selected fifty girls between the ages of 17-25 to participate in the initiative, based on their high performance in science, technology, education and mathematics…

The National Communications Authority (NCA) in Ghana has implemented technology neutrality to foster fair competition among telecom operators and enable non-Significant Market Power (SMP) companies to deploy 4G networks without hefty licensing fees. Traditionally, technology neutrality allowed the use of all spectrum for either GSM or CDMA networks. However, under the new regime, non-SMP telcos like Vodafone and AT Ghana can repurpose their existing spectrum slots in the 900MHz, 1800MHz, and 2100MHz bands for 4G rollout, paying an annual premium to NCA instead of the traditional licensing fee. In a statement on the NCA’s website, this approach is identified as…

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, launched Catalyze, a new partnership program aimed at accelerating access to renewable energy across the global semiconductor value chain. Unveiled during SEMICON West 2023, Catalyze is a first-of-its kind program of collaboration among key semiconductor and technology industry leaders to address the supply chain emissions within their industry. The program joins other Schneider Electric supply chain partnership initiatives that seek to leverage the power of supply chain cohorts, including the Energize program for the pharmaceutical industry, and Walmart’s Gigaton PPA program. Intel, one of the world’s leading…

The UAE has ranked first globally in mobile internet speed for the month of June, with a download speed of 204.24 Mbps and an upload speed of 22.72 Mbps, according to the Speedtest Global Index published by Ookla, a web service that provides analysis of Internet access performance metrics. According to the index, the UAE topped the global rankings during the first half of 2023 (January, February, March, May, and June), while it ranked second in April. READ ALSO: Spark appoints Ericsson as 5G Core supplier for its 5G Standalone network As for fixed broadband speed, the UAE ranked second…

Ericsson announced that Spark, one of New Zealand’s largest telecommunications and digital services providers, has appointed Ericsson to supply its 5G Core solution to power Spark’s 5G Standalone (SA) network in New Zealand. This marks a major milestone in the partnership to create the potential for new monetization opportunities from the network slicing, network automation and edge computing capabilities of Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G Core. The appointment follows the successful completion of a three-month 5G SA trial in 2022, demonstrating the ease with which cloud-native core network solutions – to support 5G SA – can be deployed. The 5G SA trial was…