Tag: Artificial Intelligence
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Tech trends impacting the Premier League
The Premier League is one of the most competitive and popular leagues in the world, and it is always at the forefront of new technology. Moreover, its match events are the most betted on sporting events
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FG, UAE to partner on Artificial Intelligence technology
The Federal Government on Monday said it would collaborate with United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in Nigeria. Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology made this known when he received the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Obaid Mohamed on Monday in Abuja. According to him, contributions…
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FG to create national artificial intelligence ecosystem – Minister
The Federal Ministry of Communications has restated its commitment to support stakeholders in the ICT to create and strengthen a national Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem to achieve sustainable development. The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, said this at a press conference on Thursday, in Abuja. The event was to mark the 2018 World Telecommunication…
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4 ways AI can optimize learning, teaching in Nigeria
Dr. Winnie Tang, Honorary Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Hong Kong, has outlined four ways nations can adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to optimizing teaching and learning. TheNewsGuru reports AI holds tremendous promise to improve our educational systems and according to Dr. Winnie, AI can provide customized learning for students and give…
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How Google is turning self-driving cars from science fiction into reality
Today at Google I/O, Google’s annual developer conference, Dmitri Dolgov, CTO and VP of Engineering, shared details on how Waymo is using artificial intelligence (AI) to make fully self-driving cars a reality. TheNewsGuru report Waymo is an autonomous car development company and subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc. Google began testing self-driving cars in…
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Google reveals 13 ways you’re using AI in daily living
Artificial intelligence (AI) is behind many of Google’s products and is a big priority for us as a company, according to Google AI expert, Christine Robson, who, ahead of Google I/O, shared how AI affects daily life in ways not known, and how people from all over the world have used AI to build their…
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Artificial intelligence: Software engineer seeks policies to tackle effects
A software engineer, Mr Emeka Okoye, on Tuesday called on governments to formulate policies that would tackle the effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Okoye, the Chief Executive Officer, Cymantiks, a semantic web company, made the appeal at the 2018 Social Media Week Lagos. He spoke on the topic: “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work…
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Microsoft pledges $50 million for AI for Earth Programme
Microsoft has announced its plan to broaden the AI for Earth programme, pledging $50 million over the next five years to put artificial intelligence technology in the hands of those who are working to mitigate climate change. Microsoft rolled out the AI for Earth programme six months ago with an aim to put the power…
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Big Data: Taking Nigerian universities research works from ‘rusty shelves’
The question of when Nigerian universities research works will leave rusty shelves has been asked time and time again with no end seems to be in view, but experts have provided a tech solution, and there is one university in Nigeria that is at the forefront driving efforts in that direction to removing its pile…
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Photos: Tech-changing moments at NITEC 2017
The Nigeria International Technology Exhibition & Conference, NITEC 2017, being the second edition of the yearly event, held today at the Sheraton Hotels Ikeja, Lagos. The focus of the 2017 edition was on the future of big data, analytics and applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) development. Discussions featured disruptive areas in technology such…