Time magazine named the architects of artificial intelligence its “Person of the Year” on Thursday, citing their ability to deliver the age of thinking machines with transformative technology. “Person of the Year is a powerful way to focus the world’s attention on the people that shape our lives. And this year, no one had a…
Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2025 is not a single person. Instead, the magazine has given its annual award recognising the year’s most influential figure to “the architects” of artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, Meta head Mark Zuckerberg, X owner Elon Musk and AI “godmother” Fei-Fei Li are among those depicted…
Shibuya crossing in known to be the world’s busiest pedestrian crossing © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets gave up earlier gains to trade mostly lower Thursday, following the Federal Reserve’s third rate cut of the year. The U.S central bank reduced the Federal Funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.5%-3.75%,…
As I step into 2026, my task is to continue building the layers that will create a future where African states can turn their climate commitments into real achievements, and I look forward to that with excitement. When I reflect on the year, I do not see isolated trips or separate assignments, but a long…
Since 1990 and the launch of its annual Killed list, the IFJ has recorded 3,156 deaths worldwide, an average of 91 deaths per year, and 859 in the last ten years The Federation has also released the list of 533 journalists in jail: the Republic of China stands out as the world’s biggest jailer. For…
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has once again, reaffirmed its leadership as one of the continent’s most innovative and resilient financial institutions, as the bank has, for the third time in five years, been named the African Bank of the year 2025 by the Banker.com. UBA also won the Best Bank…
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been named Africa’s political leader of the year by the African Leadership Magazine (ALM) Persons of the Year 2025 Awards, while minister of health and social services Esperance Luvindao has been recognised as Africa’s public health champion of the year. The awards, regarded as Africa’s premier public-choice recognition programme, follow a…
Abuja — Young Nigerian Student innovators have began their quest for the 2025 Junior Achievement (JA) Africa’s Company of the Year (COY) prize that will enable them represent the continent at the Ralph de la Vega Global Entrepreneurship Competition. This came as JA Africa announced the opening of the 15th edition of the COY competition,…
The 2025 FNB app award winners. Vula Medical, winner of the “Best Health Solution” at the 2025 FNB App of the Year Awards, was crowned the overall winner at last night’s awards showcase. Vula Medical is a medical referral app developed by Dr William Mapham. It connects primary healthcare workers with specialists, to make it…
Dr William Mapham Health-tech stood out at this year’s FNB App of the Year Awards as Vula Medical, an application that connects general medical staff with specialists that are on call in an area, took top honours in Johannesburg on Thursday evening. In a post-event interview with TechCentral, Vula Medical founder and CEO Dr William…
