Bill Gates: AI is most important tech advance in decades
The former Microsoft boss says AI is the second revolutionary technology he’s seen in his lifetime. Source: BBC
The former Microsoft boss says AI is the second revolutionary technology he’s seen in his lifetime. Source: BBC
The delivery giant is restructuring its business after a slowdown in takeaway sales. Source: BBC
It’s fair to say neither man’s effort is likely to dominate the streaming charts. Source: BBC
The tech giant is rolling out its new AI chatbot, called Bard, to users in the US and UK first. Source: BBC
A research by the John Hopkins International Injury Research Unit has found drivers in Ghana are three times more likely to speed on weekends as compared to weekdays. This came up during the Bloomberg Road Safety workshop in Kumasi. The research which took place between November 2020 and May 2022 in Read more
A leading public policy think tank and consumer protection organisation, CUTS International, Accra is urging various regulators to implement existing regulations to protect the rights and welfare of consumer in the absence of a comprehensive and functioning Consumer Protection Policy and Law in the country. Appiah Kusi Adomako, the Read more
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has cut the sod for the construction of the Ministry’s office annex. The $20 million building project is being financed with a grant from the Chinese Government. Yanjian Group Company Limited, which constructed the Foreign Ministry’s existing building, Read more
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced Lora Dennis, executive vice president of Digital Media for NBCUniveral Local, as the recipient of the 2023 Digital Leadership Award. She will receive the award at the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame Ceremony, held on the Main Stage of the 2023 NAB Show on April 17 Read more
Pop superstar Bad Bunny is being sued for $40m (£33m) by his ex-girlfriend, who says he used a recording of her in two songs without permission. Carliz De La Cruz Hernández says she recorded the catchphrase “Bad Bunny baby” on her phone in 2015, before he became famous and before Read more
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has encouraged parents of students who just gained admission to senior high schools to take their wards to school. According to him, parents should not worry so much about meeting all the requirements on the prospectus before enrolling their children. “Parents of Ghana, Read more
The Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh, has sentenced five Western Togoland secessionists to a total of 25 years in prison. The five were arrested by the police in September 2020 after they blocked the Aveyime road from Accra with Read more
Volume traded on the new Government of Ghana bonds fell by 21.09% week-on-week to ¢119.05 million last week. This follows the completion of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. According to the weekly market update, trading activity on GoG bonds dipped last week as aggregate volume traded retreated 21.09% week-on-week to Read more
Ecobank Ghana, part of the leading pan-African banking Group, Ecobank, has been named Ghana’s ‘Best Trade Finance Provider 2023’. Ecobank Ghana beat a host of other banks to win the prestigious award during the Global Finance magazine’s World’s Best Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance 2023 Awards, held during the Read more
An Accra Circuit Court presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah, has revoked the bail condition of estate developer, James Okine and two others for disrespecting its orders. The court revoked the bail for the three on March 20, 2023 after it was informed by Inspector Da Costa Bobie Read more
Zhao Weiguo formerly headed Tsinghua Unigroup, which was one of China’s leading chipmakers. Source: BBC
The Twitter owner’s response to a BBC investigation highlights how abuse is thriving on the platform. Source: BBC
General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has debunked the International Monetary Fund’s assertion that Ghana’s economic woes was largely occasioned by external shocks. The Managing Director of the Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has maintained that the country’s hardship was occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic and the Read more
Heat pumps could radically cut household CO2 emissions, but there’s a shortage of qualified installers. Source: BBC
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, says it appears President Akufo-Addo is still in campaign mode. He was referring to the President’s State of the Nation address delivered on March 8 on the floor of parliament. According to him, the President’s address lacked humility Read more
The National Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised government to reset its priorities. According to Sammy Gyamfi, there is a need for government to check on its spending while considering a cut in the number of appointees. “The first and most important alternative we [NDC] have Read more