In the evolving AI video landscape, Moonvalley is stepping forward with Marey, an AI model designed primarily for professional production use, with a strong emphasis on copyright safety. Rueing common pitfalls in generative models, it’s built from entirely licensed datasets to reduce legal risk. What Makes Marey Unique Licensed training data: Unlike many AI models…
Google continues pushing the frontier in AI video generation. Their latest update, Veo 3.1, brings several powerful new capabilities to its AI video tool, now integrated into the Flow filmmaking interface, making it easier for creators to produce polished clips. (The Verge) What’s New in Veo 3.1 + Flow Lighting & shadow editing: Users can…
If you woke up this morning and couldn’t see your Snapchat feed or send snaps to friends — you’re not alone. The popular social media app experienced a widespread outage in the early hours of October 20, 2025, leaving users frustrated and wondering when things would return to normal. According to reports, the outage began…
As demand for artificial intelligence accelerates, the underlying hardware chain is under unprecedented strain. Analysts now warn that the shortage of specialized AI chips and associated manufacturing bottlenecks could be one of the defining tech issues of 2025 and beyond. CNBC+1 What’s Driving the Shortage Hyperscale cloud providers, AI startups and device manufacturers are all…
The AI-video generation space has reached a new milestone with OpenAI’s release of its flagship model, Sora 2. According to OpenAI, Sora 2 offers “physics-accurate, realistic and more controllable” video generation from text prompts. What Sora 2 Can Do Users can enter a text prompt (or upload a reference image) and generate short videos (up…
As wearables evolve, seamless interaction has become a frontier challenge. Helios 2.0, a new gesture recognition system, promises to bring intuitive control to smart glasses, AR headsets, and related wearables while consuming minimal power. arXiv By using event-based sensors and a microgesture vocabulary (like thumb swipes and pinches), Helios 2.0 can translate natural hand movements…
Nigeria’s telecom infrastructure is facing mounting stress. In just the first eight months of 2025, the nation recorded over 40,000 instances of Telecom disruptions, including fibre cuts, equipment thefts, and denials of site access — putting broadband expansion and service continuity under serious pressure. Business Amlive At a recent forum, Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice…
Earables — wearable tech positioned in or around the ear — are evolving rapidly. What used to be just wireless audio devices is now becoming a platform for sensing, context awareness, and health monitoring. A recent survey of earable research highlights this shift. arXiv Key Trends in Earable Tech Multi-function SensorsNew devices are embedding sensors…
Nigeria is reportedly close to reaching a settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, following a ₦48 billion ($33 million) fine imposed over alleged violations of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). The fine, announced earlier in 2025 by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), accused Meta of processing…
Optics research has just taken a major step forward. Scientists have developed multilayer Multicolor metalenses that can focus several wavelengths of light at once, breaking long-standing limitations of traditional metalenses. This could lead to smaller, lighter, cheaper optics in devices like smartphones, drones, and satellites. SciTechDaily What Are Metalenses & What’s New Metalenses are flat…
Meta has just introduced a new category of smart eyewear: the Meta Ray-Ban Display, featuring a high-resolution, full-color display in the right lens, paired with an EMG wristband dubbed the Meta Neural Band for gesture control. These were unveiled at Meta Connect 2025 and mark a big step beyond previous smart glasses in the Ray-Ban…
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced a major spectrum lease deal with T2 Mobile Limited (formerly 9Mobile), set to begin on October 1, 2025, following approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The agreement grants MTN access to 5MHz Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in the 900MHz band and 15MHz FDD in the 1800MHz band for…
When AMD CEO Lisa Su declared that the world is entering a “10-year AI boom”, it sent ripples across the tech industry. Her prediction points to an unprecedented surge in demand for AI chips, cloud infrastructure, and advanced models that will reshape everything from finance to healthcare (Axios). But here’s the big question: what does…