Legendary British designer Sir Jony Ive, who helped create the Apple iPhone, is joining forces with OpenAI, as the artificial intelligence (AI) firm sets its sights on developing hardware. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, will buy a start-up founded by Sir Jony, who will “assume deep design and creative responsibilities”Continue Reading
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 lucrative App Store. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found last week the tech giant willfully violated an order she had previously made in a case filed byContinue Reading
SAP SE has announced that VFS Global, the world-leading provider of visa, consular and technology services to governments and diplomatic missions, will leverage SAP software to help it develop leading-edge AI-powered digital solutions for cross-border mobility and citizen services. Cross-border mobility and citizen services are becoming increasingly digital, and governmentsContinue Reading
A new study has revealed that fully electrifying Ghana’s road transport fleet could slash the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions by half, saving an estimated 13.92 million metric tons of CO₂-equivalent (MtCO₂e) annually. Published in African Transport Studies the research by Dr. Godwin Kafui Ayetor and colleagues from the KwameContinue Reading
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Mr Samuel Nartey George, has conducted an extensive familiarisation visit to the headquarters of ShaQ Express in Accra. The Ghanaian-founded logistics company, launched during the COVID-19 pandemic, showcased its operations, including electric delivery motorcycles and proprietary logistics software supporting Ghana’s digital economyContinue Reading
Meta is expanding Teen Accounts – what it considers its age-appropriate experience for under 18s – to Facebook and Messenger. The system involves putting younger teens on the platforms into more restricted settings by default, with parental permission required in order to live stream or turn off image protections forContinue Reading
Energy efficiency in the built environment is critical for sustainable development, especially in an urbanizing Ghana. Adrian Odamtten, a mechanical engineer in the built environment, is advancing this field in meaningful ways with hopes that it becomes the meta at home. With over 50 building energy models and reports thatContinue Reading
TECNO Ghana announced an extraordinary opportunity for smartphone consumers. Several purchasers of its newly launched CAMON 40 Series could secure a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness Ghanaian football star Mohammed Kudus play live in the English Premier League next season. This marks the second year of collaboration between TECNO and theContinue Reading
A judge has sided with a coalition of civil liberties groups and news organisations – including the BBC – and ruled a legal row between the UK government and Apple over data privacy cannot be held in secret. The Home Office wants the right to be able to access informationContinue Reading
Nintendo says it will no longer open pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the United States next week, following the introduction of steep tariffs on exports from Japan. The firm unveiled the much-anticipated console on Wednesday, the same day US President Donald Trump announced his sweeping new global tariffs. It said thenContinue Reading