Facebook plans to launch its own cryptocurrency in a way that could significantly impact on the future of money as we know it now
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Facebook AI researchers create world’s most detailed population density maps of Africa
A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, high-res maps by Facebook researchers will help humanitarian aid and relief agencies to better assist people in need. Facebook
MainOne and Facebook announce open-access fiber network in Nigeria
MainOne has announced a metro fiber infrastructure project in two states of Nigeria, with support from Facebook. The infrastructure collaboration is part of Facebook’s
Nigeria under fake news siege as elections hold
By Olusegun Oruame Are you among those who have posted electoral results since the elections held last Saturday? You may only have succeeded in
Facebook partners Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, other African NGOs for Safer Internet Day 2019
Facebook is partnering Paradigm Initiative Nigeria and over 20 other African NGOs for Safer Internet Day 2019. This is in line with its commitment
Data privacy scandals and public policy picking up speed: 2018 in Review
By Bennett Cyphers, Gennie Gebhart, and Adam Schwartz https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/12/data-privacy-scandals-and-public-policy-picking-speed-2018-year-review 2018 may be remembered as the Year of the Facebook Scandal, and rightly so. The Cambridge Analytica fiasco, Mark Zuckerberg’s
Nigeria’s minister Lai Mohammed says fake news is biggest threat to 2019 polls
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said fake news and hate speech, if left unchecked, constitute the biggest threat to
Facebook in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Lagos to celebrate African innovation
In line with its commitment to growing Africa’s technology start-up ecosystem and its passion for developing diverse, young talent, Facebook is returning as the
GDPR impacts negatively on venture investment in Europe, telecoms industry – Strand Consult Research
Many European politicians have touted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), saying it would “level the playing field” against the American internet companies and
AIMS launches novel masters in machine intelligence, a first in Africa
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) has launched its African Masters in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) at its AIMS Rwanda Campus in partnership with