Zamfara State is blazing the trail in the areas of digitization and digital economy under Governor Dauda Lawal with the establishment of the State Information Technology Development Agency (ZITDA). The Executive Secretary of ZITDA, Habib Gajam, disclosed this while celebrating two years achievements of Governor Dauda Lawal in digital transformation. He said Governor Lawal has…
Putting aside Bad Bunny’s halftime show, AI companies stole the spotlight on Super Bowl Sunday. Anthropic, OpenAI, Salesforce, Meta, Amazon-owned Ring and a smaller company called Genspark.ai all used Super Bowl spots to promote their products as AI tools meant to help boost productivity and inspiration – rather than replace, annoy or deceive. “A lot…
Web Summit Qatar 2026 concluded on Wednesday following four days of discussions, underscoring its role as a global platform uniting decision-makers, entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders to shape the future of technology, innovation, and the digital economy. The event attracted a record 30,274 participants from 127 countries, an 18% increase from last year, alongside around…
The number of cyberattacks in Hong Kong hit a record high in 2025, with detected system vulnerabilities tripling, prompting experts to warn that artificial intelligence (AI) could pose a major risk of further attacks this year. Edmond Lai Shiao-bun, chief digital officer of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, warned on Wednesday that AI would pose…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven demand, the company reported Wednesday as it also announced plans to slash its workforce by about 1,700, about 4% of its workforce. The…
ABC Audio has capped off a standout year in digital listening, with ABC Sport’s coverage of The Ashes driving record audiences on ABC listen and contributing to strong growth across live streams and podcasts in 2025. In 2025, the average number of weekly digital audio users increased by 17 per cent compared to the…
BEIJING, Jan 21 — Before DeepSeek shook up the tech world and put Chinese artificial intelligence on the map, Wu Chenglin’s own startup had nearly folded three times—but in the past year it has raised $30 million. The January 2025 release of a low-cost generative AI model from DeepSeek that performed at a similar level to…
In brief Chainalysis estimates crypto scams generated over $17 billion in losses for 2025. Impersonation scams grew more than 1,400% year over year, driven in part by AI tools. AI-enabled scams generated 4.5 times more revenue per operation than traditional scams. In 2025, crypto scams became faster, more convincing, and more profitable as artificial intelligence…
Image generated by Google Gemini Criminal organizations weaponized AI to make 2025 a very grim affair for cryptocurrency. Research released today (Jan. 13) by Chainalysis reveals scammers stole an estimated $17 billion through cryptocurrency fraud last year—and the numbers keep climbing. According to the report, AI-powered impersonation tactics have exploded by an unprecedented 1,400% year-over-year,…
