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David Afolayan

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Content Chief and Editor at Technext.ng

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  • 3 weeks ago | technext24.com | David Afolayan

    In May 2017, AlphaGo, an AI product of then British startup DeepMind, defeated the world’s best player, Ke Jie, at the popular Asian mind game, Go. DeepMind was acquired by the world’s top technology company, Google, for  $400 million. Go is a deceptively complex game that was invented over 2500 years ago. It is played on a nineteen-by-nineteen lined board populated by little black and white stones.

  • 1 month ago | technext24.com | David Afolayan

    Tech giant Google has released its latest Artificial Intelligence model, Gemini 2.5, a thinking version designed to tackle increasingly complex problems. The announcement is coming amid a tense competition with other giants, especially the Chinese option, DeepSeek and Sam Altman’s OpenAI. This first 2.5 release is an experimental version of 2.5 Pro, and it’s designed to tackle increasingly complex problems.

  • 1 month ago | technext24.com | David Afolayan

    When I first laid my hands on the SanDisk iXpand 64GB Flash Drive, I couldn’t help but think about how far the production of data storage devices has gone especially when design, speed and compatibility are concerned. If you are old enough to have used the flat floppy disk, you will have witnessed the age of carrying big devices with ridiculously small storage potentials. I mean, the average size of the floppy disk is 5.25 inches and the maximum capacity of any disk is 1 MB.

  • 1 month ago | technext24.com | David Afolayan

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept: it has quickly become a bedrock of modern living, business and advertising. A recent survey has shown that a significant 81% of surveyed Nigerian adults believe that it will positively change the economy. “Our life with AI”, a second perception report by Ipsos and sponsored by Google which covered 21,000 interviews across 21 countries showed a significant positive shift in people’s thoughts about the technology.

  • 1 month ago | technext24.com | David Afolayan

    Nigerian artists on Spotify earned a total of N58 billion streaming on the platform in 2024. This sum is more than double the figure from 2023 and five times greater than the total sum earned in 2022. This was disclosed in the company’s annual Loud & Clear report which focuses on the Nigerian market.

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David Afolayan
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11 Apr 25

RT @technextdotng: Here are our 10 Nigerian startups to watch in 2025: @golemonhq, Mira, @CarbinAfrica, @earthbondco, @PullusHQ, @UseVendyH…

David Afolayan
David Afolayan @aforisms_
10 Apr 25

RT @futurenomics: I'm always amused when people are shocked by people doing exactly what they said they’d do. Everything that has happened…

David Afolayan
David Afolayan @aforisms_
10 Apr 25

What you should know as Kenya introduces bill to regulate crypto. Presented by the National Treasury, the legislation seeks to establish a comprehensive legal framework to oversee the country’s burgeoning digital asset ecosystem. https://t.co/GOLC9x52UB via @technextdotng