The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have warned that artificial intelligence could worsen unemployment in Nigeria and other developing countries if urgent steps are not taken to prepare workers for the technology. Speaking at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva described…

Three scientists have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that have transformed the study and control of nerve cells in the living brain. Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University in the United States, Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University of Berlin and Georg Nagel of the University…

The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has warned Nigerians against sharing sensitive personal information on artificial intelligence platforms. The agency, in an advisory on the safe use of AI platforms, cautioned users against uploading details such as NIN and BVN numbers, bank information, photographs and medical records. NITDA said…

A Nigerian software programmer, Olaniran Taiwo Sikiru, has won silver at the High-Tech Championship in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. Sikiru finished second in the Quality Control Specialist for Transport Logistics Processes category, becoming part of Nigeria’s first-ever delegation to the international competition. He was accompanied by his mentor and technical expert,…

Google says its Gemini artificial intelligence model carried out cyberattacks and guessed login credentials to access multiple websites. The company told AFP that the incidents happened in May and were discovered in July during a standard security evaluation. Google’s Vice President of Security Engineering, Heather Adkins, said Gemini found publicly…