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Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta — Facebook and Instagram’s parent company — says its AI system will scan photos and videos posted to its platforms for “general themes and visual cues,” including height and bone structure.“We want to be clear: this is not facial recognition,” Meta says in the blog post, adding that it “does not identify the specific person in the image.” This system is part of Meta’s efforts to keep kids under 13 off its platforms, and will…
Innovation City, a Ras Al Khaimah-based free zone focused on artificial intelligence and Web3, has launched what it claims is the first blockchain-based digital business identity system.According to a Monday release shared with Cointelegraph, every company registered in Innovation City receives a sovereign, cryptographically verifiable identity issued on OPN Chain, the public blockchain infrastructure developed by United Arab Emirates-based IOPn.The release said this turns the business license from a static PDF or database entry into a dynamic onchain asset designed to reduce reliance on centralized intermediaries and cut verification uncertainty.The move reflects a broader push in the UAE to replace…
CBS has gone through some surprising TV changes — but what caused Watson and multiple other shows to come to an end? Watson, which aired for two seasons, wrapped up on Sunday, May 3, with several story lines still left unaddressed. The decision to conclude Watson came after DMV was pulled after one season on the network. CBS originally announced a sweep of early renewals in January, with only Watson and DMV left in limbo. Deadline reported that Watson’s future depended on the success of Marshals and CIA, which both scored quick renewals, while DMV was waiting on its fate…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Tuesday held a leading public accountability-focussed not-for-profit, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), liable for defaming Nigeria’s secret police organisation, the State Security Service (SSS) and two of its officials. The judge, Yusuf Halilu, delivered the judgement in a defamation suit filed by the SSS operatives against SERAP. The SSS operatives sued SERAP in October 2024, accusing the non-governmental organisation of falsely claiming that its operatives, in September 2024, invaded its Abuja office. Two operatives of the SSS – Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele – allegedly defamed by SERAP’s…
Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Mustafa Bello as its new Group Chairman as the bank’s founder and former Group Chairman, Jim Ovia, retires. The bank disclosed the leadership transition in a statement signed by its secretary, Michael Otu, on Tuesday, extolling Mr Ovia’s leadership and achievements in the previous years. According to Zenith Bank, Mr Ovia’s retirement is in line with regulatory compliance after working at the bank as Non-Executive Director and the Group Chairman. “Zenith Bank Plc is pleased to announce the retirement of its Founder and Group Chairman, Mr. Jim Ovia, CFR. This follows the expiration of his…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered a non-governmental organization, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, to pay N100 million as damaged to two operatives of the Department of the State Services, DSS, for unjustly defaming them in some publications. The court also ordered SERAP to tender public apologies to the defamed officers,Sarah John and Gabriel Ogundele, in two national newspapers, two television stations and its website. Besides, the organization was also ordered to pay the two operatives N1 million as cost of litigation and 10 percent post-judgment interest annually on the judgment sum until it’s…
The Executive Director, Development Specs Academy, Prof Okey Ikechukwu, has described the defection of Peter Obi from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, as running for his political life. Ikechukwu made this remark on Tuesday in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’. He described Obi’s defection alongside former presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabi’u Kwankwaso as a result of “strategic porting”. “Peter Obi simply ran for his political life. A woman who is running from a lion does not do catwalk. That is where Peter Obi has found himself. “Peter…
For killing of Mubarak Salisu during a robbery incident involving a Samsung phone in Kano, a Kano State High Court has sentenced a man, Abdulaziz Umar, to death by hanging. Delivering the judgment on Monday, the trial judge, Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt, saying that she found the defendant guilty on all counts and convicted him as charged. The incident took place when the victim was attacked and robbed of his Samsung handset valued at N100,000 on October 1, 2020, at about 6:00pm at the Race Course in Badawa area of…
Nigeria midfielder, Raphael Onyedika has been beaten to the Ebony Boot award in Belgium, DAILY POST reports. The award is for the best African player of the season in the Belgian Pro League. Genk and Morocco defender Zakaria El Ouahdi went home with the individual accolade. El Ouahdi’s former teammate, Tolu Arokodare won the award last season. Onyedika is pushing to quit Club Brugge this summer after five years at the club. Galatasaray and Wolfsburg are among his admirers.
The Plateau State Government has strengthened its development communication strategy on job creation and digital inclusion by formalising a strategic partnership with Outsource Global to position the state as a leading hub in Nigeria’s expanding outsourcing industry. The engagement took place at the Old Government House, Rayfield, Jos, on Monday when the Executive Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, received the Outsource Global delegation. The meeting focused on aligning workforce development with the state’s long-term economic growth agenda. Leading the delegation, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Outsource Global, Amal Hassan, affirmed Nigeria’s growing reputation as a competitive destination for…
