A Nigerian mobile phone company removed all fees for money transfers and bill payments through its banking service. Smartcash Payment Service Bank, owned by Airtel Nigeria, stopped charging customers for transactions between banks and text message alerts under a program announced this week. The bank said the policy will help households and small businesses reduce…
Djibouti joined a United Nations agreement to combat internet crime after its digital economy minister signed the treaty in Vietnam on Friday. Mariam Hamadou Ali represented President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the ceremony in Hanoi, making the East African nation part of the first global legal framework for fighting cybercrime across borders. The agreement establishes…
A Nigerian nonprofit started a technology training program for women and people with disabilities as part of a broader development project. The Women Environmental Programme accepted its first group of students who will learn computer skills needed for jobs in the digital economy. The sessions teach practical abilities through direct practice and guidance from experienced…
Most Nigerians who bought smartphones with fifth-generation wireless technology cannot use the faster network because cellular companies have not installed enough equipment. Seven out of 10 devices in Lagos and nearly two-thirds in Abuja lack access to 5G towers, despite the towers being built to support the advanced service, according to research from Ookla and…
Riyad Bank’s technology unit signed an agreement with a German software provider to build a digital testing platform for Saudi financial startups. Jeel will use Mambu’s banking system to operate a sandbox where companies can trial payment services before entering the market. The infrastructure runs on Google’s cloud network and meets the Saudi Arabian Monetary…
A Dubai company flew 600 drones above a Swiss lakefront on Friday to mark a Bitcoin conference with animated images drawn from internet culture. Cyberdrone presented its fourth annual display at Plan B Forum in Lugano, where the aircraft traced patterns representing financial systems and blockchain technology over a 15-minute program. The drones used satellite…
AMD may postpone its Zen 6 processor line to 2027 after its manufacturing partner, TSMC, adjusted its advanced chipmaking technology timeline. The Ryzen 11000 series was set for release in mid-2026 but faces delays tied to TSMC’s N2X production process, which provides faster speeds and better power management. The shift breaks AMD’s pattern of launching…
ASRock launched a new graphics card that sits between its basic and premium models. The Challenger Standard Edition features the Radeon RX 9060 XT chip with 16 GB of memory and runs at speeds faster than AMD reference designs but slower than the company’s overclocked version. The card uses a dual-fan cooling system and connects…
Retro Games will release the THEA1200 computer on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, for approximately $167, with preorders starting in November 2025. The full-size system recreates the Amiga 1200 from the 1990s with a functional keyboard, vintage mouse and gamepad that boot into the original Workbench desktop interface. The package contains 25 games, such as Beneath…
Director Guillermo del Toro compared artificial intelligence advocates to Victor Frankenstein and said he would rather die than use generative technology for filmmaking. The 61-year-old filmmaker told NPR that technology companies deploy tools without considering consequences. He called the problem’ natural stupidity’ rather than ‘artificial intelligence’. Hollywood labor unions negotiated restrictions after the 2023 Writers…
