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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”...

Elon Musk heads to court over Tesla pay that made him world’s richest person

Tesla and CEO Elon Musk will spend this week in court to defend the massive compensation package that helped make him the world’s richest...

UG student develops automated Twitter bot that calculates E-levy charges

A final-year student of the University of Ghana (UG) has developed a bot on Twitter that automatically calculates and tweets the E-levy charges one...

Akufo-Addo reacts to closure of Twitter Africa office

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as unfortunate, the decision by Twitter to fold up its operations in Africa.“We had looked forward to its presence,”...

Twitter drama continues with blue-tick confusion

More turmoil is surrounding Elon Musk and Twitter, as high-profile staff quit and the rules about verified accounts keep changing.People on and off the...

Why Twitter Blue is not available in your country as verified check mark goes live

Elon Musk recently announced that any user could get the verified check mark on Twitter, but now, after the feature went live, many are...

Facebook owner Meta to cut 13% of its workforce

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has announced that it will cut 13% of its workforce.In total 11,000 employees are to be laid...

Elon Musk announces Twitter mass layoffs to begin today

Elon Musk will begin mass layoffs at Twitter on Friday, sharply reducing the social media platform’s workforce, the company said in an email to...

Twitter to lose magic with blue tick fee, says ex exec

Charging $8 (£7) a month for a Twitter blue tick and other bonus features will make the social media platform lose its “magic”, a...

iPhone 14 under production threat – Bloomberg

The production of Apple’s iPhone 14 is under threat as China has imposed a seven-day lockdown of the area around Foxconn Technology Group, the...

Elon Musk visits Twitter carrying sink as deal looms [Watch]

Elon Musk has posted a video of himself walking into Twitter’s headquarters carrying a sink, raising speculation about the fate of his planned takeover.The...

WhatsApp down temporarily for users across the world

The messaging platform WhatsApp has gone down for users across the UK and around the world.Users of the platform, owned by Meta, began reporting...

Optimising machine learning models with cross-validation and grid search

In the realm of machine learning, building effective and accurate models is a constant pursuit.However, achieving optimal performance often requires fine-tuning various hyperparameters that...

Google internship program for African students underway

Google Ghana has announced that internship program for 2023 is opened for Masters and PHD students in Africa.The application offers a range of internships...

Microsoft to train five million Nigerians – Minister

Nigeria’s government has signed an agreement with US technology giant Microsoft to train five million people in digital technology.Minister of Communication and Digital Economy,...

KNUST students develop instrument to measure temperature and light energy from the sun

Some students at the Mechanical Engineering Department of KNUST have developed a relatively cost-effective digital instrument for measuring ambient temperature and light energy from...

Twitter confirms it intends to close deal with Elon Musk

Twitter has agreed — once again — to Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company for $54.20 a share.In a statement, Twitter confirmed it had received Musk’s...

Nigeria ad regulator sues WhatsApp owner for $70m

Nigeria’s advertising regulator is suing Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – as well its local affiliate for 30bn naira (about $70m;...

Meet the 17-year-old Ghanaian inventor identified by Ibrahim Mahama for mentoring

Businessman, Ibrahim Mahama, has pledged to help grow the aspirations of a young man, Solomon Atimbiri, who built a moving excavator and other trucks...

Apple removes Russia’s largest social network from App Store

Apple has removed the iOS apps belonging to VK, the technology conglomerate behind Russia’s version of Facebook called VKontakte, from its App Store globally.In...

NASA flies spacecraft into asteroid in direct hit

The American space agency's Dart probe has smashed into an asteroid, destroying itself in the process.The collision was intentional and designed to test whether...

iPhone in India: Apple makes new handset in India in shift from China

Apple says it has started making its iPhone 14 in India as it diversifies its supply chains away from China.The company makes most of...

Twitter shareholders approve $44bn Musk deal

Twitter's shareholders have voted to approve a deal with Elon Musk to buy the company for $44bn (£38bn).The decision was made in a short...

iOS 16 release: everything you need to know about Apple’s big update

Apple announced its big yearly operating system updates in its WWDC keynote on June 6.No platform is bigger or more important to Apple and its...

iOS 16 launch day is here – try these features first

You’ll be able to download iOS 16 onto your iPhone on September 12.iOS 16, the next version of Apple’s iPhone software, becomes available for...

Instagram fined €405m over children’s data privacy

Irish regulators have fined Instagram €405m for violating children's privacy.The long-running complaint concerned children's data - particularly their phone numbers and email addresses.Some reportedly...

Checkout first country to ban sale of iPhones

Brazil says it is banning the sale of iPhones which do not include a power adapter.In a statement on Tuesday, Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public...

Apple founder’s daughter mocks new iPhone 14

The youngest daughter of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has joined the chorus of critics reviewing Apple's latest iPhone - and she is...

WhatsApp will no longer work on these iPhone models

WhatsApp will eventually stop supporting some outdated iOS versions which effectively leaves out a number of iPhone models.Frequently, some smartphone models are no longer supported...

US bars ‘advanced tech’ firms from building China factories for 10 years

US tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building "advanced technology" facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has...

Twitter will let you edit your tweet up to 5 times

Twitter announced a much-anticipated feature last week — the ability to edit tweets.The company said that once the feature is available users will be able...