Industry stakeholders, including investors that attended the quarterly UBA Business Series in Lagos, organised by the United Bank for Africa (UBA), have called on business developers and business owners to pay more attention to customers’ challenges than the solutions they developed to solve such challenges.
Author: Ewang Johnson
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Public nominations have opened across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda for the maiden Foodies Choice Awards, a consumer-driven recognition platform that seeks to recognise governments, farmers, agribusinesses, food brands, chefs and other players across Africa’s food and agriculture value chain.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) is stepping up its AI and cyber defense efforts, joining OpenAI’s Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, expanding Gemini Enterprise work with Google Cloud, and scaling a Frontier-certified workforce.
HCLTech announced the launch of its Global Technology Center in GIFT City, Gujarat. The center will deliver AI-led solutions to HCLTech’s global clients in the financial services industry. It will also serve as a hub for developing next-generation technology solutions and talent development.
Madrid’s Impulse Studio and Canary-based animator Amuse Labs in latest funding round from government-backed entity
Job losses spurred by the AI boom are growing, and a group of economists is now sounding the alarm that it’s going to get worse.
Nudification apps let users to misuse AI and create deepfake images by digitally undressing people using their photos or videos. This has led to the creation of non-consensual sexual deepfakes and nude images, which is a crime. These apps are hosted on various regulated and unregulated platforms.
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