Technology

Delegates from across Africa are in Nigeria for a meeting of the African Telecommunication Union(ATU), hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), to deliberate on practical strategies for accelerating digital connectivity and expanding internet access across the continent.Opening the meeting on behalf of the Federal…

Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries could unlock an estimated four per cent increase in economic output over the next decade by embracing artificial intelligence (AI), provided governments accelerate investments in electricity, internet connectivity and digital skills, according to a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) report.The…

The UK government has given Apple and Google three months to activate safeguards on smartphones and tablets to prevent children from taking, sharing, or viewing nude images, or face new legislation forcing compliance.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced the measure at London Tech Week on Monday, declaring Britain’s ambition to become the…

As Apple kicks off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) today, excitement is building around iOS 27, the next major update to the iPhone’s operating system.According to leaks and analyst reports that THE WHISTLER saw, the most anticipated features, show a mix of AI-driven innovations, interface refinements, and foundational…

OpenAI announced Wednesday that ChatGPT users can now access popular Adobe creativity tools, including Photoshop, Adobe Express, and Acrobat, directly inside the chatbot.With the integrations, users can edit images, design graphics and work on PDF documents without leaving the ChatGPT interface. The tools are free to use within the chatbot and…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has issued a fresh cybersecurity alert to Nigerians over vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s GPT-4.0 and GPT-5 series.NITDA said the vulnerabilities could expose sensitive information and compromise the digital safety of citizensIn a statement on Monday, the agency’s Director of…

Popular Nigerian news websites, including Punch, Vanguard, Tribune, and The Sun, are currently inaccessible due to a global outage affecting Cloudflare.Cloudflare is a major content delivery network (CDN) and DNS provider.The outage is causing intermittent issues, with users reporting errors and difficulties accessing these websites.…

A massive outage has hit X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday, leaving thousands of users worldwide unable to access their accounts or post content.The disruption affected both the website and mobile apps on Android and iOS, preventing users from loading timelines or accessing their accounts.THE WHISTLER noted that the issues began…

Elon Musk, the visionary behind xAI, announced the launch of Grokipedia v0.1 early Tuesday morning.The AI-driven encyclopedia, powered by xAI’s Grok AI, is being touted as a revolutionary alternative to the long-standing Wikipedia, with the tech billionaire boldly claiming it outperforms its predecessor even in its initial beta phase.…

Popular social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced an experimental feature that will display additional user profile details, including the country of origin.The initiative was announced in a tweet by Nikita Bier, X’s Head of Product."When you read content on X, you should be able to verify its authenticity."As part…