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WhatsApp releases its biggest and best new feature in years – check your phone now

All iPhone users who love chatting on WhatsApp must make sure they have the very latest version of the popular app installed on their...

GAEC to host Africa’s Scientific Renaissance Day

The Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) will on Friday, June 30, 2023, host a scientific innovations dialogue to commemorate the day of Africa's Scientific...

What to know about the 5 passengers on the missing Titanic submarine

As a search and rescue mission continues for a private submersible that went missing while on an expedition to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, more information is...

What is AI, is it dangerous and what jobs are at risk?

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is developing at high speed and is transforming many aspects of modern life. However, some experts fear that it could be...

Apple expected to launch mixed-reality headset at WWDC

All eyes are on Apple as it is expected to launch a mixed-reality headset at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), in California. It would...

Maverick research, Sentione, unite to introduce advanced social listening service in Sub-Sahara Africa

Maverick Research, a prominent insights and strategy consultancy, and SentiOne have joined forces to introduce an innovative social listening service tailored for businesses operating...

WhatsApp introduces chat lock feature for more privacy

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, made an announcement on Monday regarding the introduction of a new feature that empowers users to secure their...

Unlocking of phones will soon be a thing of the past in Ghana – Ursula Owusu

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that the unlocking of mobile devices like phones and tablets will soon be a thing of the...

OpenAI’s regulatory troubles are only just beginning

OpenAI managed to appease Italian data authorities and lift the country’s effective ban on ChatGPT last week, but its fight against European regulators is far from...

Twitter’s blue tick restored to high-profile accounts

Some Twitter accounts with more than one million followers have had their blue tick badges re-instated by Twitter without paying to subscribe. Beyoncé, Harry Kane,...

How to link your WhatsApp on four devices (Android and iOS)

You can now use WhatsApp on up to four linked devices at once without the need to keep your primary phone connected. You’ll need to...

WhatsApp and other messaging apps oppose ‘surveillance’

WhatsApp, Signal and other messaging services have urged the government to rethink the Online Safety Bill (OSB). They are concerned that the bill could undermine...

Australia to ban TikTok on government devices, following US, UK

Australia will ban the use of TikTok on federal government devices over security concerns, joining a list of countries restricting the video-sharing app that...

International Women’s Day: High-level dialogue calls for more women-owned technology businesses

Participants at a one-of-a-kind International Women's Day (IWD) gathering of distinguished women and men leaders have called for bolder interventions to increase women’s business...

Why do we need more women as Product Managers in Tech?

Last week, as part of International Women’s Day celebrations, I addressed a group of enthusiastic university students in Ghana. The focus of my presentation...

Thousands may have lost out to crypto trading app

Thousands of people are believed to have lost their savings after investing in a cryptocurrency trading app called iEarn Bot. Experts who have investigated the...

Why Elon Musk has unblocked everyone on Twitter and want others to do the same

Tesla CEO and the new Twitter head Elon Musk announced that he has unblocked everyone he blocked in the past on the microblogging platform. On...

KNUST students develop App which allows users to earn cash while viewing adverts

Internet users are most often swarmed with advertisements as they access different websites and social media. Worst of all, they are not rewarded for...

WhatsApp Voice Status: Share short audio messages as status updates

WhatsApp remains the leading instant messaging platform in use today. Over the year, WhatsApp has released some really amazing features with the aim of improving...

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro will reportedly catch up to Samsung with memory

Until now, the iPhone 14 Pro has outperformed the latest Android devices with only 6GB of RAM. The iPhone 15 Pro won’t be available until...

Instagram and Facebook users to pay for blue tick verification

Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced. Meta Verified will cost $11.99...

AI and the future of business; what you need to know

The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most talked-about topics in the business world today. With its ability to transform...

Apple sales in biggest fall since 2019

Apple sales dropped at the end of 2022 as shoppers squeezed by the rising cost of living cut back their purchases. Sales at the iPhone...

Google to cut 12,000 jobs to reduce workforce

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has indicated it plans of cutting  12,000 jobs to reduce its workforce after a hiring spree during the...

Govt set to repair 3 aircrafts at €700,000 to help fight ‘galamsey’

The fight against illegal mining is about getting more intensive and rigorous as the government teams up with the Chamber of Mines and the...

Apple to unveil new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros

Apple might not wait long to unveil its first products of 2023.  Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, 9to5Mac, MacRumors and Front Page Tech (aka Jon Prosser) all claim Apple will have a product...

Unemployed graduate develops technology to improve driver-mate communication

In most minibuses, often referred to as ‘trotro’ here in Ghana, the traditional method of communication between a bus conductor and a driver has...

WhatsApp to end support for nearly 49 android and IPhone models January 1

Meta’s messaging service application, WhatsApp, will be ringing in the New Year by ending support for some older smartphones from Sunday, 1 January, including...

See the latest Kantanka vehicles [Photos]

An array of products, including an irrigation farming truck meant to boost crop production has been exhibited at this year's Kantanka Ghana Tech Expo...

Elon Musk: Twitter users vote in favour of boss resigning

Twitter users have voted in favour of Elon Musk stepping down as the platform’s chief executive after the billionaire ran a poll on his...

Nigerian tech company introduces menstrual leave

A Nigerian tech company, Klasha, has brought in a new policy which will allow its employees to take time off when they are in...

Elon Musk starts banning critical journalists from Twitter

Twitter has suspended the accounts of several prominent reporters who cover Elon Musk, including Ryan Mac of The New York Times, CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, The Washington Post’s Drew...

GI-KACE hosts the 14th ITU Kaleidoscope Conference

The 14th edition of the International Telecommunication (ITU) Kaleidoscope Conference is ongoing in Accra, Ghana. Being hosted by the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of...

Elon Musk rejects concerns over beds at Twitter HQ

Elon Musk has criticised San Francisco Mayor London Breed over an investigation into offices turned into bedrooms at Twitter’s headquarters. The city’s Department of Building...

CSA issues public alert on WhatsApp-based cybercrime

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) says it has observed a worrying trend of increased reports of unauthorised access and online scams perpetrated through the...

Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of “inciting violence” over offensive tweets – just two months after his last ban. The US...

Twitter Africa employees accuse Elon Musk of discrimination over severance terms

Laid-off employees at Twitter’s Africa headquarters are accusing Twitter of “deliberately and recklessly flouting the laws of Ghana” and trying to “silence and intimidate”...

Twitter Africa employees accuse Elon Musk of discrimination over severance terms

Laid-off employees at Twitter’s Africa headquarters are accusing Twitter of “deliberately and recklessly flouting the laws of Ghana” and trying to “silence and intimidate”...

Elon Musk lifts Donald Trump’s Twitter ban

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has said Donald Trump’s account has been reinstated after running a poll in which users narrowly backed the move. “The...

Twitter hit with mass resignations after Elon Musk’s ‘hardcore’ ultimatum

Elon Musk is now facing a new crisis at Twitter as a wave of employees seemed to reject his ultimatum of an “extremely hardcore”...