• How to use AI to create a Spotify Playlist

    Spotify has rolled out its latest beta feature: an AI playlist. Currently only available for Premium accounts based in the UK and Australia via Spotify’s mobile apps, users can seamlessly create custom playlists in minutes by typing a prompt into a chat. So whether you need relaxing music for studying or some inspiration for the best karaoke songs ever, Spotify AI Playlist has you covered. Read on to learn how to find Spotify's AI Playlist and start discovering new music. What you'll...

  • Abuja Investments Company gets new GMD

    Dr Maureen Tamuno has assumed office as the Group Managing Director of the Abuja Investments Company Limited. The company, in a statement on Wednesday, said it was pleased to welcome Tamuno, who assumed duties as the group managing director of AICL, effective April 8. The announcement came on the heels of the announcement made by Read More

  • Microsoft reveals its learnings from Copilot used internally in the company

    Microsoft shared insights into their year-long experience deploying Copilot across the company. The rollout was there to understand how AI could improve employee workflows and boost overall productivity. It was important to prioritize functions that would benefit most from AI integration. Sales and customer support were initial targets as these roles heavily relied on product […]

  • India defers approval of Paytm's investment in its payments arm

    India has deferred approval of Paytm's Rs 50 crore ($6 million) investment in its Paytm Payment Services arm in part due to concerns about a Chinese shareholding in the parent company, according to three government officials and a document seen by Reuters. One 97 Communications, popularly known as Paytm, is already under the scrutiny of India's banking regulator and financial crime-fighting agency after the central bank ordered it to wind down its payments bank in January. The sources indicated...

  • How to Turn WhatsApp Into a Digital Journal You’ll Actually Use

    The problem with digital journaling isn't that there aren't enough choices—the problem is that there are too many. Feature bloat (do I really need all these charts and tracking tools?), choice paralysis, plus the potential privacy concerns about spilling your guts to a potentially unsecured app, and you've got a perfect recipe for well, not actually getting any journaling done. To get back to the basics, I'm running an experiment by using WhatsApp as my personal journal and it's working out...

  • Northern tech firms call for regional digital investment fund

    A group of tech companies in the north of England have called for the creation of a Manchester-based digital investment fund to help challenge the “dominance of London and the South East”. Industry body Manchester Digital and several tech firms based in the north or with a significant northern presence – including Auto Trader, BT […]

  • Prestiged investment fund will acquire game companies in Europe

    Auctus Capital Partners and Remote Control Productions have created an investment fund called Prestiged to invest in game companies.

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    Ontario woman out $30K after investing in mortgage company accused of being unlicensed

    An Ontario nurse is fighting to recover tens of thousands of dollars in savings she invested in a mortgage company that has since been accused of operating without a licence. “I thought this could be a good way to generate income and I gave them $130,000,” Jackie Bennett of Whitby said. Download our app to get local alerts on your device Get the latest local updates right to your inbox Bennett gave the money to mortgage broker Yashna Singh with Best Choice Financial, a mortgage...

  • Microsoft invests $1.5B in UAE-based AI company

    Microsoft laid out $1.5 billion for a stake in UAE-based G42 in a deal that gave the tech giant a seat on the AI company’s board.

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    Waterdrop Using Tennis As Global Growth Strategy As Players Invest

    When Waterdrop received a call from Novak Djokovic showing interest in the product, the team knew they were headed the right direction.

  • Companies are using inflation to price-gouge Americans – and making it worse

    Thanks to near-monopolies in many industries, corporations are seeing record profits as consumers struggle with high pricesWe learned this week that the Consumer Price Index climbed 3.5% in March from a year earlier, up from 3.2% in February, and faster than most economists anticipated.This poses a conundrum for central bankers who have made it clear they want to see further evidence that inflation is cooling before they cut interest rates.Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a...

  • Google invests $1bn in Japan to create new subsea cables

    Amid growing technological ties between the US and Japan, Google has become the latest US giant to throw its hat in the ring, after Microsoft and Amazon. : Google invests $1bn in Japan to create new subsea cables