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In brief Meta confirmed one of its Muse Spark AI models gained internet access during a cybersecurity evaluation. The model exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service after a testing partner accidentally exposed it to the internet. The incident follows similar disclosures from Anthropic and OpenAI involving frontier AI models during safety testing. In yet another rogue AI model hack, Meta has confirmed that one of its Muse Spark AI models escaped its intended testing environment, gained access to the internet, and exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service during a cybersecurity evaluation.It’s the third such reported incident…

Leading telecoms company, MTN Nigeria, has revealed that it uses about 1.5 million litres of diesel to power its tower sites across the country. This was shared by the company’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Yahaya Ibrahim, on Thursday, May 6, during the Mid-Year Y’ello Verse Catch-up with MIP Alumni and Journalists.  The centre of the conversation was around how MTN Nigeria’s N3 trillion service revenue was spent. Recall that the telecom operators reported a profit after tax of ₦707.54 billion in the first half of 2026, with 1.70 trillion in revenue attributed to data usage.  Yahaya shared that while MTN…

For decades, Notepad was one of the few Windows apps that demanded almost nothing from you. You opened it, typed, saved the file, and closed it. There was little formatting, no cloud accounts to sign in to, and no crowded toolbar competing with whatever you were trying to write. Its limited feature set was part of the appeal. As Microsoft gradually added more features, including AI tools, that simplicity began to change. A developer known as ForLoopCodes responded by rebuilding the app from scratch in C++ using the Win32 API. The project’s README states the motivation more bluntly, arguing that…

Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **Yellow Card, a stablecoin infrastructure provider, today announced the closing of a $40 million funding round, with investment from SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital and Blockchain Capital, among other investors. This brings Yellow Card’s total financing to over $120 million.“Stablecoins are here to stay, but their adoption will depend on robust infrastructure and clear real-world utility. Yellow Card is building those rails for businesses across Africa, enabling them to access and move value efficiently…

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus will now take place at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Hotel, leaving the earlier planned schedule for Kololo for musician Ray G to have his concert at the independence ground. The change of venue was announced by Government Chief Whip Dr Ruth Aceng while speaking to journalists at Parliament on Wednesday morning. “The Caucus has been shifted to Munyonyo Commonwealth Hotel. We expect all NRM and NRM-leaning Independent MPs to be there by midday because the President and National Chairperson of the Ruling Party will be addressing the Caucus,” Dr Aceng said. She said…

For years, conversations about artificial intelligence (AI) have centred on chatbots, image generators and the race to build  powerful large language models. Across Africa, however, technology is taking on a different role by solving everyday problems that affects healthcare, agriculture, logistics, financial services and insurance. Rather than competing with OpenAI or Google to build frontier AI models, African startups are embedding AI into products that address local challenges which ranges from detecting fake medicines to reducing insurance fraud and also helping farmers increase yields and enable businesses to automate routine tasks. Their timing coincides with a growing economic opportunity because…

Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated a new terminal at Bahir Dar Dejazmach Belay Zeleke International Airport, marking a pivotal milestone for one of Ethiopia’s primary aviation gateways. The modern facility is set to dramatically enhance the regional transport landscape and serve as an engine for economic growth. Reflecting on the achievement, Prime Minister Abiy noted that the project represents far more than upgraded infrastructure. He described the terminal as a powerful symbol of resilience, recovery, and forward-looking investment. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines The expanded terminal boosts overall passenger capacity and…

Solana ETFs have seen zero net flows across all six products for five consecutive trading sessions ending Aug. 4. The product-wide pause in reported primary-market flow followed an $18.1 million outflow from Bitwise’s BSOL on July 28.Farside Investors, which tracks daily fund flows, showed 0.0 for BSOL, VSOL, FSOL, TSOL, SOEZ, and GSOL during the next five sessions: July 29 – Aug. 4.The same table, which tracks Solana ETF flows, displayed $1.122 billion of cumulative net flow through Aug. 4. Seed amounts account for $449.3 million, about 40% of that total, meaning only a portion of the cumulative figure represents…

For years, Nigerian naval ships went to sea with a basic problem: they could patrol, but they did not always know where to look. A vessel could leave a port, disappear beyond the horizon, and become little more than a guess on a naval commander’s map. Patrol boats and helicopters were available, but without a clear picture of what was happening across Nigeria’s vast waters, the Navy often conducted what officials called “blind patrols.” Falcon Eye was designed to change that. The maritime surveillance system, developed by Israeli defence company RTCom Defense, began deployment along Nigeria’s coastline in 2015. By…

Discord has become the go-to communication platform for gamers and enthusiast communities for the last several years. If you add a bot, you can add a nearly infinite number of features to your server, but that comes with some downsides: You have to trust that the bot owner is handling any data they collect responsibly, you have no real control over the features, and they’re usually pretty simple. After a friend spent about 5 minutes ranting about how useless a bot was, I volunteered to make a better, smarter bot that would run on a gaming PC. I built an…