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Ghanaian Innovator develops first Board and Mobile Games to fight deforestation, galamsey

A young Ghanaian innovator, Amanda Kporwofa, has developed Ghana’s first deforestation board and mobile games, ATi, to tackle land degradation and illegal mining through...

YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to UK economy in 2024

YouTube content creators contributed £2.2bn to the UK economy in 2024 and supported 45,000 jobs, according to an impact report carried out by Oxford...

Facebook owner unveils new AI-powered smart glasses

Meta has unveiled a new range of smart glasses powered by its artificial intelligence (AI) tech, as it expands its bet that they will...

Apple holds down new iPhone prices amid threats of Trump tariffs

Apple on Tuesday introduced an upgraded line of new iPhones, including a slimmer iPhone Air, and held prices steady amid U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs...

Countdown begins to Africa’s landmark Digital Assets Summit in Accra

The countdown is officially on. In exactly one month, Ghana will take centre stage as the host of the inaugural Digital Assets Summit Africa...

Embrace AI as a tool for global change – Prof. Kwofie urges British International School 2025 graduates 

The Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Ghana, Professor Samuel Kojo Kwofie, has challenged graduates of the British International...

CEO of AT urges students to embrace AI at TEDxUCC Career and Skill Summit

The Chief Executive Officer of AT, Leo Skarlatos, has called on students to embrace technology and artificial intelligence (AI) as essential tools for building...

Sudan to block WhatsApp calls, citing national security

Sudan will block voice and video calls on Meta’s WhatsApp messenger starting next week, the country’s telecommunications regulator said on Sunday, citing “national security”...

Meta to spend hundreds of billions to build AI data centres

Meta's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has said the social media giant will spend hundreds of billions of dollars on building huge AI data centres in...

Musk’s AI firm says it’s removing ‘inappropriate’ chatbot posts

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence start-up xAI says it is working to remove "inappropriate" posts on the multi-billionaire's social network X. The announcement came after the...

Oysloe.com: Marketplace.Ghana’s bold step into the future of safer, secured online buying and selling

In a digital age where convenience and speed define the way we live and shop, Oysloe emerges as Ghana’s homegrown answer to a modern...

All new Facebook videos to be classified as Reels soon, Meta says

All new videos uploaded on Facebook will soon be classified as Reels, simplifying how users publish visual content, social media giant Meta Platforms said...

WhatsApp to start showing more adverts in messaging app

WhatsApp is launching three new ad features in a global roll-out across the messaging app. The Meta-owned platform says the new ads will not be...

Coding is no longer enough: Why Africa needs AI literacy in every school

“Teaching children to code is like teaching them to read in an era when the world is already speaking in algorithms.” Across Africa, education policymakers...

itel debuts CITY series with CITY 100 new model: A stylish, durable & DeepSeek AI-powered smartphone for Gen Z

itel, the reliable smart life brand for everyone, is excited to announce the launch of the CITY 100, the inaugural smartphone in its brand-new...

Apple hits back at US judge’s ‘extraordinary’ contempt order

Apple is asking an appeals court to pause a US district judge's recent ruling in a case which could determine the future of its highly...

Apple says most US-bound iPhones no longer made in China

Apple says it is shifting production of most iPhones and other devices to be sold in the US away from China, which has been...

itel launches A90 smartphone, the best durable go-to choice standing out in its competitive budget segment across 30+ countries

itel, a global reliable smart life brand for the masses, proudly unveils its latest smartphone, the A90. The itel A90 combines robust build, AI-efficient functionality,...

iOS 18.4.1: update your iPhone right now to apply this new emergency security fix

Apple has issued an urgent call for all iPhone users to update their devices immediately following the discovery and patching of two dangerous zero-day...

HMD launches new mobile devices to enhance digital lifestyles and technology access in Ghana

Human Mobile Devices (HMD), the manufacturers of Nokia phones and official mobile sponsor of FC Barcelona, has announced the launch of four new mobile...

Jobberman Ghana wins excellence in Recruitment Partnerships Award

Leading tech-enabled career development and recruitment company, Jobberman Ghana, has been awarded the Excellence in Recruitment Partnerships Award at the 2nd edition of the...

Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest-level data security tool from customers in the UK after the government demanded access to...

AI and the future of Governance: A challenge for Ghana and the developing world

Look every society, every nation, every civilization, has always been structured around its capacity to organize complexity, to control chaos, and to secure its...

Itel S25 Ultra: The affordable flagship smartphone now in Ghana

Itel, a global leader in affordable smart technology, has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the itel S25 Ultra, positioning itself as a strong competitor...

From Shama to the world: Yhang Mhany’s mission for online safety

In a digital age rife with scams and fraudulent schemes, Ghanaian blogger and online safety advocate Yhang Mhany stands out as a crucial voice...

Lessons in transitioning social media accounts and digital infrastructure between old and new governments: Insights from Ghana and US 

Thomas Synaepa-Addison, a Ph.D. student at the School of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati, has conducted an extensive research experience in infrastructure security, privacy,...

TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on...

Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers

Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style "community notes" where commenting on the accuracy...

See full list of phones that will no longer be able to use WhatsApp in 2025

WhatsApp will no longer be supported on 18 Android models and 3 iPhone models. The New Year may be a time for fresh beginnings, but...

Apple cancels iPhone 14 and iPhone SE for millions of users in 29 countries

Apple currently offers three iPhones with a Lightning connector: the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone SE 3rd generation. All three have just been...

Honda and Nissan join forces to challenge Chinese EV market

Honda and Nissan plan to merge as the two Japanese firms seek to fight back against competition from the Chinese car industry. Joining forces would...

DR Congo takes legal action against Apple

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple, accusing it of using...

Bitcoin hits new record high of more than $106,000

Bitcoin has surged to a new record high, extending a rally that has seen the cryptocurrency's price rise by more than 50% since Donald...

Australia approves social media ban on under-16s

Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws. The ban, which will not take effect...

Top up your credit to avoid potential disruption – ECG to Nuri meter customers

The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) has announced an urgent upgrade to its Nuri prepayment meters. According to the distribution company, it is part...

itel A80: Reliable smartphone empowers youngsters to enjoy technology upgrade with entry-level threshold

itel, a trusted name in affordable and reliable smart life products, is thrilled to announce the launch of the itel A80 in Ghana. This latest...

The Guardian stops posting on Elon Musk’s ‘toxic’ X

British newspaper group The Guardian has announced it will no longer post on X, formerly Twitter, saying it has become a "toxic media platform". In...

UG embarks on AI initiative to make speech recognition inclusive for Ghanaians

The University of Ghana, in collaboration with Google Research Africa and UCL’s Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub), has rolled out "tɛkyerɛma pa" ("Good...

Google introduces Twi voice search, expanding digital access for Ghanaian speakers

Google has announced that Twi, one of Ghana's most widely spoken languages, is now available on Google Voice Search, Gboard talk-to-type, and Google Translate...

Apple Intelligence: Apple finally rolls out new AI features for iPhone users, excluding older models

After a long wait, Apple has finally released its artificial intelligence (AI) tools for iPhone - to a select few. Apple Intelligence, a suite of...