INNOVATIONS

On October 10, 2024, Tesla hosted its "We, Robot" event at Warner Brothers Studios, showcasing significant leaps in autonomous technology. Elon Musk revealed the Cybercab, a fully driverless vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, designed to revolutionize the...

Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round to grow its two-wheel transit business. The ride-hailing start-up in Nigeria was co-founded by Fahim Saleh, a Bangladesh, in 2018. Since co-founded, the startup has completed nearly 1million rides. However,...

OPay, also known as Operapay, has launched OCar as part of its app services in Lagos. https://twitter.com/getoride/status/1196736697356181504?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E3 This is following a Series B raise of $120 million led by existing investors Meituan-Dianping, Source Code Capital, IDG Capital, Sequoia China and GSR...

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act has been approved by the European Union parliament on March 13 2024 after almost 3 years of deliberation. The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is the first major regulatory act in the country and the...

Boston Dynamics is known for robots, not just any kind of robots, but robots that have the movement characteristics of a human being. We are talking about two legs, two hands creatures with the movement control of a human....

The joy of many was short-lived following the suspension of WhatsApp's payment feature by the Brazilian Authorities last week. The news that was seemingly received with excitement by the rest of the world didn't seem to go down well with...

Chinese deployment of technological solutions solves the problem of truancy and skipping classes by school students in China, using "intelligent uniforms." Chinese students now wear school uniforms that come with two chips in the shoulders that track students' locations. The tracking...

A start up called Aegis AI, that uses computer vision to detect guns, has raised $2.2m in a venture capital funding led by Bling Capital. Participants also included Upside Partnership and Tensility Venture Partners. The interesting thing here is not...

Africa is obviously an emerging market for innovative explorations in the world, as Lime, is set to become the first major micromobility operator to launch electric scooters in Africa, in the coming year. Lime said that it's going to commence...

Data Science Nigeria (DSN) has taken the bull by the horn as it launches first Artificial Intelligence (AI) book in both primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. The book launch which brought together education and technology enthusiasts in Lagos,...