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30 Million Students. One Ransom. How ShinyHunters Crashed the Classroom During Exams
The ShinyHunters hacking group breached Instructure's Canvas learning platform, stealing data on 30 million students and staff — then defaced school login screens during final exams when the company refused to pay. The lesson for every organisation is stark.
Meet Siri AI: Apple Just Rewrote the Rules of What a Phone Assistant Can Do
Apple unveiled 'Siri AI' at WWDC 2026 — a ground-up rebuild that can handle complex multi-step tasks, remember your conversations, and even change your passwords automatically. Here is what every business owner and professional needs to understand.
No Signal, No Problem: The Galaxy S26 Ultra Is Betting Big on AI That Works Offline
Every Nigerian smartphone user knows the dance: you ask your phone to do something clever, the network drops to one bar, and the 'smart' assistant goes quiet. Samsung's new Galaxy S26 Ultra is trying to end that frustration.
Fewer Handshakes, Bigger Cheques: Inside Africa's $887M Sprint Toward a $1 Billion Half-Year
African startups raised $887 million in just the first four months of 2026 — and the continent is within touching distance of a $1 billion half-year. But behind the headline is a plot twist every founder needs to understand.
This Chip Could End MacBook's Dominance — Nvidia's RTX Spark Superchip Is Coming for Apple's Crown
Nvidia's RTX Spark superchip, unveiled at Computex 2026, combines an Arm CPU, a Blackwell GPU, and 128GB of unified memory in a single package — targeting Apple's M5 dominance and promising to run 120-billion-parameter AI models locally on a laptop.
430 Startups. $10.6 Billion. Nigeria Is Officially Africa's Fintech Capital — Now What?
Nigeria now leads Africa with over 430 active fintech startups, a sector valuation exceeding $10.6 billion, and a payments infrastructure that processed over $1 trillion in transactions in 2024. The question isn't how big it is — it's where it goes next.
Daily Briefing
ChatGPT Just Became an Ad Platform — and Your Marketing Budget Should Pay Attention
Nigeria's Television Industry Is About to Change Forever — Here's What June 17 Means for Your Business
Meta Just Rebooted Its Entire AI Strategy — and Muse Spark Is the First Shot Fired
Glasses That Talk Back: Google's Android XR Eyewear Is Shipping This Fall — and It Pairs With Your iPhone
Intelligence Reports
The CBN's Quiet Rewrite: 8 New Rules Reshaping How Nigerian Fintechs and Banks Operate in 2026
From a mandatory cybersecurity self-assessment to tighter BVN-phone rules and updated FX manuals, the CBN has quietly rewritten the playbook for Nigerian fintechs and banks. Here is what every operator needs to absorb before the next deadline.
$206 Billion and Still No Returns: Gartner's Brutal Reality Check on the AI Agent Hype
Gartner's latest research forecasts global AI agent spend at $206.5 billion in 2026, with 80% of pilots reporting layoffs — yet fewer than a quarter say the technology has delivered real ROI. Here is how Nigerian leaders should read the warning.