Sim Shagaya, Tech Serial Entrepreneur, Raises $3.1 Million In Seed Funding For Edtech Startup, Ulesson
Some common motivation for entrepreneurs is that: real entrepreneurs are not scared of failure; they fail, learn the lessons and start wherever they stop or maybe even from scratch. I think this is true, not only for entrepreneurs but also for people who are experts or excellent at what they do. There is always the […]
TechCabal Town Hall Meeting: EdTech and the Future of Work
Over the past few months and years, TechCabal has been organizing several town hall meeting to bring different stakeholders in different sectors of the tech industry in Nigeria to discuss on the past, the present and the future. In September, the town hall meeting that was held led the discussion on mobility and logistics in […]
Five Things You Should Know About The Seeing AI App
One of the main aims of technology is to make things better, to enhance experiences and make life easier and more fun. This should be true for everyone irrespective of the different demographics like age, gender, social status and more especially whether you have a disability or are visually impaired. Read more about AI The […]
Nigerian-Based Medical Logistics Startup Wins 2019 Africa Netpreneur Prize
The Africa Netprenuer Prize Initiative (ANPI) is an initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation flagship entrepreneur program in Africa. This was set up in 2017 after Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group visited the continent and was inspired by the entrepreneurial energy and potential of the youths he met with. Founded with the ultimate […]
5 Tech Podcasts You Should Absolutely Listen To!
Everyday information is released to the air and we either know this or not. Sharing information has evolved from word of mouth, town criers and newspapers to publicity on social media pages, blogs, vlogs (video-blogs) and even to podcasts. Today, you do not have to spend 1030 minutes listening intently to get information but can […]
Creator Of Quoted Replies, Dara Oladosu, Offered On The Spot Employment With Twitter!
Last week, the Nigerian tech ecosystem welcomed Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and some of Twitter executives in some prime locations in Nigeria. Jack and the other Twitter executives, Kayvon Beykpour, Product Lead and co-founder of Periscope; Parag Agrawal, Chief Technology Officer (CTO); and Mike Montano, Engineering Team Lead, answered questions about Twitter plans […]
Meet Nigeria’s First Google Certified Developer Expert For Android
Nigerians have been known to do well for themselves and break every glass ceiling set by others. This has never been truer than in the last week when we had the first Nigerian Google Developer Expert for Android. The Google Developer Expert is a global program to recognize individuals who are experts and thought leaders […]
Did You Know Your Smartwatch Uses ‘Internet Of Things’?
Internet of Things (also known as IoT) is changing people’s lives at many levels daily and in a different part of the world and it is gradually taking Nigeria by the storm. Every day, we see people wearing beautiful watches that ooze of sophistication. Some people go on to buy them just to have one […]
Top Five Applications Of Internet Of Things
Internet of Things refers to the Interconnectedness of different ecosystems. Today, we will be looking at five applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the various functions they serve. Smart Home Smart homes have been known to be the most efficient application of the Internet of Things today. It basically is the brain behind […]
Apply For The 2020 Technovation Challenge For Girls Worldwide
Remember the Brain Squad girls that represented Nigeria and Africa in Silicon Valley? This was a team of five 10 and 11 years olds that pitched their app – Hands Out – at the 2019 Technovation Challenge and won the several rounds of competition to become the only African team to make it to the […]
Five Applications Of AI In Autonomous Vehicles
Over the past few weeks, we have been looking at Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its application to social media marketing and our daily interactions. Today, we will be looking at the application of AI in autonomous vehicles. This has become a fast-rising technology in the car industry. The running idea behind developing autonomous vehicles is […]
Register For The Awka Hack Week Coding Bootcamp For Beginners
Problems exist in every society and this is usually in droves. However, the kind of problem experienced by society is commensurate with how developed it is. Solving a problem we see in our nation and community is not cut out for the seemingly rich or those who society tag as “well-made”. Rather, the more positive […]
Apply for the 2020 Google AI Residency Program in Machine Learning
The Google Artificial Intelligence (AI) Residency Program was created in 2015 with the goal of training and supporting the next generation of deep learning researchers. With machine learning fast becoming a critical area for a broad range of applications, Google recognized the need to evolve research goals and expand beyond deep learning to include a […]
Top 5 Applications Of AI To Social Media Marketing
From our previous discussions on artificial intelligence (AI), we have seen the different applications of AI in our day to day activities as well as places we encounter them. Continuing on AI, we will be looking at 5 ways in which AI can be applied in social media marketing. The increase in the use of […]
Did you know? The First Artificial Intelligence Robot To Recognized With A Citizenship
This month, we have looked into how Artificial Intelligence (AI) applies to other aspects of our lives. Today, on the Did You Know series, we will be looking at the first artificial intelligence to have multiple citizenships. Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines especially computer systems. In simple terms, it […]
Nigerian Startup, Chikini Guard, Wins The Gitex Artificial Intelligence Competition
The phrase, the future is here, is not just a passing comment or one without much depth. Rather, over and over and over, it has been proven by promising innovative Nigerians who have dared to imagine the future and create it now despite the limited resources available to them. The adoption of Artificial Intelligence technologies […]