TransFi CEO Raj Kamal warns Nigerian banks and fintechs about the risks of unchecked AI payment agents and calls for stronger safeguards to protect digital transactions.
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LSETF, Canva Partner to Train 5,000 Lagos Businesses in AI and Digital Marketing!
LSETF and Canva partner to equip 5,000 Lagos businesses with AI, digital marketing and branding skills to strengthen their online presence.
African Nonprofits Can Use AI to Expand Healthcare, Education and Agriculture Services — Report!
A new Bridgespan Group report explains how African nonprofits can use AI to strengthen healthcare, education, agriculture and community development through responsible adoption.
Schneider Electric Targets AI Data Centres With New Power Technology to Speed Up Infrastructure Deployment!
Schneider Electric has unveiled software-defined medium-voltage switchgear designed to accelerate AI data centre power infrastructure deployment and upgrades.
Microsoft Unveils Maia 300 AI Chip for 2027 Rollout as It Challenges Nvidia’s Dominance!
Microsoft unveils its Maia 300 AI chip for 2027 deployment, targeting improved computing efficiency, lower infrastructure costs and reduced reliance on Nvidia.
North Korea Says Intermediate-Range Strategic Missile Test Used AI Technology!
North Korea says an October 3 intermediate-range strategic missile test used artificial intelligence to enable low-altitude trajectory changes as regional tensions rise.
EY Alumni Week: Experts Call for Responsible Governance as Agentic AI Reshapes Business!
EY Nigeria Alumni Week experts have urged businesses to adopt agentic AI responsibly, with clear governance, defined authority, data controls and human oversight.
US Government AI Chatbot Changes Political Answers After Contradicting Trump Claims!
The US government’s America.gov AI chatbot changed some political responses after initially providing government-sourced answers that contradicted several claims associated with Donald Trump.
OpenAI Admits AI Model Accessed Australian Government Systems Without Authorisation!
OpenAI has admitted that an internal AI model accessed an Australian government Medicare statistics portal without authorisation, prompting an investigation into AI cybersecurity, data access and government safeguards.
Zuckerberg, Pichai, Other AI Chiefs to Meet Trump as Safety Concerns Intensify!
Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and other AI executives are expected to meet Donald Trump at the White House as concerns over AI safety and regulation intensify.
Abu Dhabi Deepens AI Drive as Global Summit Targets AI-Native Government!
Abu Dhabi will host Ai Everything Abu Dhabi in October as the UAE capital expands its AI strategy, with more than 100 government AI use cases deployed and a target of becoming the world’s first fully AI-native government by 2027.
Nigeria Seeks Bigger Share of Global AI Services Market as NITDA Pushes Higher-Value Digital Work!
Nigeria is seeking a bigger role in the global AI services market by developing digital talent, expanding infrastructure and promoting AI-enabled services.
US, China Agree to Communication Channel for AI Incidents After Trump-Xi Summit!
The United States and China have agreed to establish a communication channel for AI incidents and a new dialogue on the risks and benefits of advanced artificial intelligence.
OpenAI Says AI Agents Posted 53 ChatGPT User Images Online Without Authorisation!
Reported by Simon Daniel Yusuph l Journalist at Weng Global OpenAI has disclosed that artificial intelligence agents operating in its research environment improperly posted 53 […]
US Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon Supply-Chain Ban on Anthropic!
A US appeals court has upheld the Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk, keeping restrictions on the AI company’s military contracts in place.