As the lines between human and AI-generated content get blurrier by the day, tech companies are taking measures to keep users informed of what type of content they’re dealing with. For instance, every photo manipulated through Samsung’s new Generative Edit feature and every Generative wallpaper on the Galaxy S24 series has a small watermark and metadata to confirm its AI origins. For some time now, Meta has had in place a similar tool for photos created with the Meta AI image generator. This tool lets Meta users know when they’re seeing AI-generated content through simple text prompts, watermarks, and invisible…
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YouTube TV users are getting a higher-quality video option for everything from binging their favourite shows to catching a live game. Google is rolling out a new setting called 1080p Enhanced for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels subscribers. The 1080p Enhanced setting improves on the existing 1080p60 resolution with its upgraded bitrate. Google confirmed the update after a Reddit user posted about it on the platform. The 1080p Enhanced setting “delivers our highest video quality,” according to the response. Reddit users who already have access to 1080p Enhanced report that the resolution is available for all of the same channels…
MultiChoice announced Monday it would not pursue talks with Canal Plus Group after its Board concluded the €2.5 billion offer significantly undervalued the company. On Thursday, Canal+ said a merger with MultiChoice would turn the African pay-tv business into a global media company. MultiChoice says Canal’s words need to be factored into the price, adding that it had recently carried out its valuation exercise, according to a report by Broadbandtvnews.com. “MultiChoice’s valuation excludes any potential synergies which may arise from the envisaged transaction. “In this regard Canal+ has, following the lengthy discussions between the parties, repeatedly conveyed to the public…
By Chukwuemeka Fred AGBATA (CFA) In the vibrant realm of technology and innovation, Anambra State emerged as a beacon of excellence at the 11th National Council on Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy (NCCIDE) meeting held in Kano State. The unwavering commitment of the Governor and the collective efforts of the Solution team led to four prestigious awards during the peer review session, a testament to the state’s commitment to technological advancement. Minister of Communications, Innovation And Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani (left) handing over one of the Awards to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Anambra ICT Agency, Mr. Chukwuemeka Fred…
Konga, a trusted e-commerce platform, has once again established its dominance by winning the Top Retailer in the Supplies Category award at the recently concluded Retail Bootcamp organized by Hewlett Packard. The two-day event which was held at the Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos served as a vibrant platform for knowledge sharing, insightful discussions, and industry networking. The HP Retail Bootcamp brought together key players in the Nigerian retail landscape and served as a platform to explore innovative strategies focused on improving the retail industry in Nigeria. The Top Retailer Award in the Supplies Category is seen…
By Scott LIKENS Technology today is accelerating — closing the gap between what’s “now” and what’s “next” at an ever-increasing rate. Moore’s Law declared that computing speed would double every 24 months, an unquestioned reality that held for decades. AI has reduced that timespan to less than four months, and over the next 10 years generative AI could grow by more than 100,000,000x faster than Moore’s Law. That’s not all: the number of patents filed for quantum computing has grown from less than 300 to more than 6,000 in less than 10 years. Virtual reality is becoming more seamless and…
PayPal is laying off nine per cent of its workforce, the company’s CEO Alex Chriss told staff in a letter on Tuesday that PayPal made public hours later. The decision will impact about 2,500 employees, who will find out their fate between today and the end of the week, Bloomberg reported earlier. PayPal’s layoffs come almost exactly a year after the company fired more than 2,000 workers to keep costs down. Despite thousands of job cuts in 2023, layoffs at tech companies have continued into 2024. On the same day as PayPal’s latest layoffs, Jack Dorsey’s Block, the company that…
Google spent $2.1 billion on severance and other expenses as it laid off more than 12,000 employees throughout 2023, according to a report in The Verge. Only in January 2024, the company has so far already spent $700 million on employee severance charges as part of layoffs targeting another 1,000-plus roles. Alphabet, Google’s parent company, revealed the figure alongside its fourth-quarter earnings release on Tuesday. Despite the cuts, Google ended 2023 with growth across most of its core business lines. Google posted $86 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023, a 13 per cent increase year over year.…
Anambra State’s ascent to technological excellence reached new heights as it clinched the First Runner-up position in E-Government Implementation at the recent 11th National Council on Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy (NCCIDE) meeting held in Kano. The award not only spotlights Anambra’s dedication to tech-driven governance but also highlights a series of groundbreaking achievements in the realm of E-Government Implementation. Key Achievements: Digitized ANSEC Processes: A complete digitization of Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) processes eliminates the need for costly printing, making the process more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable. E-Government Infrastructure: The baseline study of E-government Infrastructure sets the stage…
A new study by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) has claimed that a single cybercrime group is largely behind the drastic increase in financial sextortion, according to a story by Neowin. NCRI said a loosely knit West African group called the Yahoo Boys has been publishing manuals online for other criminals, leading to an increase in financial sextortion crimes. According to the report, Yahoo Boys have been publishing materials such as instructional videos and scripts on TikTok, YouTube, and Scribd for other criminals to use. The targets of these materials are English-speaking children and young adults on Instagram,…