12 Sep 2023
Google begins a marathon battle in a federal court on Tuesday to fight accusations from the US government that it acted unlawfully to become the world's preeminent search engine. Over the course of 10 weeks of testimony involving more than 100 witnesses, Google will try to persuade Judge Amit P. Mehta that the landmark case…
7 Sep 2023
Google on Wednesday said it will mandate that political advertisements on its platforms disclose when images and audio have been altered or created using tools such as artificial intelligence (AI).
5 Sep 2023
Google has announced the current Managing Director for YouTube in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Emerging Markets, Alex Okosi, as the Managing Director (MD) for Google in Africa.
29 Aug 2023
The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Dr. Juliet Ehimuan as a Non-Executive Director effective 29 August 2023. The bank in a statement on Tuesday by company secretary, Michael Osilama Otu, said Juliet’s appointment has been confirmed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). She will join other members…
23 Aug 2023
Google has concluded plans to help startups in Nigeria and other parts of Africa to use technology to solve local challenges.
16 Aug 2023
Federal Government, yesterday, lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant initiative to facilitate the one million jobs scheme of the President Bola Tinubu administration.
15 Aug 2023
Search engine giant, Google has announced partnership with the Kaduna State Government to train 5,000 women and girls in technology. They will be trained in data science, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurial application of digital technologies.
15 Aug 2023
The Federal government on Tuesday lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant initiative to facilitate the President Bola Tinubu administration’s 1 million jobs scheme. Vice President Kashim Shettima spoke when he received in audience some executives of Google – a leading global technology company, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Sen Shettima, the announcement of a…
14 Jul 2023
American technology firm, Google has expanded Bard, its conversational AI service, to 40 new languages including Swahili- the first African language to be included and 59 new countries and territories.
13 Jul 2023
Google announced Thursday that its AI chatbot Bard was now available in around 50 more countries, including all 27 EU nations and Brazil, as it expands access to its answer to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT.
3 Jul 2023
Dr. Juliet Ehimuan, one of the most prominent African women in tech and an instrumental leader in Google’s regional growth, has announced her departure from the company from today.
1 Jul 2023
In a major milestone towards empowering women in the African financial sector, female-led tech firm, Herconomy, backed by Google under its Black Founders Fund, is set to build Africa’s first women-focused bank in Nigeria.
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