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1 week ago | 
techloy.com | David Adubiina |Kelechi Edeh |Oyinebiladou Omemu
It promised 100% returns in 35 days. All you had to do was turn on a feature called “hosting,” and an AI would trade on your behalf, twice a day if you didn’t have referrals, three times if you did. At the centre of it all was ST (Super Technologies), a Telegram-based group with thousands of Nigerian investors, all funnelled into trading through a sleek-looking app called CBEX. For months, it worked—or at least, it looked like it did.
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1 week ago | 
techloy.com | Emmanuel Oyedeji |Kelechi Edeh
OpenAI has a habit of dropping models faster than most people can keep track of. But its latest release model family, GPT-4.1, is quietly one of the company’s most strategic updates yet. And while the naming still sounds like something out of a software patch log, this one is focused tightly and intentionally on code for developersUnveiled during a livestream Monday, the GPT-4.1 model family comes in three versions: the standard model, GPT-4.1 Mini, and GPT-4.1 Nano.
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1 week ago | 
techloy.com | Kelechi Edeh |David Adubiina
The Edge 50 Fusion was one of Motorola’s best mid-range phones in 2024 — praised for its design, clean software, and solid performance. It even won Best Affordable Phone at the Trusted Reviews Awards. So, with the Edge 60 Fusion arriving at the same launch price and nearly identical looks, it’s fair to ask: what’s actually new here? Turns out, quite a bit.
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2 weeks ago | 
techloy.com | Louis Eriakha |Emmanuel Oyedeji |Kelechi Edeh
The AI race is heating up, and Meta just made a bold move with its latest release: Llama 4. Designed to challenge the industry’s top players, like OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 and Google’s Gemini, Meta’s Llama 4 models push the boundaries of AI performance, efficiency, and accessibility. Meta’s Llama models have evolved significantly.
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2 weeks ago | 
techloy.com | Oyinebiladou Omemu |Kelechi Edeh |Emmanuel Oyedeji |Louis Eriakha
If you’ve been up to date with AI cloud development lately, you’ll know that Alibaba Cloud is cracking things up a bit. At its Spring Launch 2025 event, the company practically kicked down the digital doors with new AI models, tushed infrastructure, and some very interesting tools. Alibaba Cloud's Qwen model family is at the forefront, with models like Qwen-Max, QwQ-Plus, and QVQ-Max.
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3 weeks ago | 
techloy.com | Kelechi Edeh |Emmanuel Oyedeji
This year started off strong for startups in Africa, with over $300 million raised in January alone. It felt like a rebound was finally on the cards—a break from the sluggish quarters we’ve seen since late 2022. February, however, wasn’t quite as exciting, pulling in $119 million, but it still didn’t kill the momentum. Then came March and everything slowed to a crawl. With just $50 million raised across the continent, March became one of the weakest months for African startup funding since 2020.
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3 weeks ago | 
techloy.com | Kelechi Edeh |David Adubiina |Louis Eriakha
Once upon a time, chatting with a machine felt robotic, repetitive, and anything but human. Fast forward to today, and you can casually ask Alexa to dim the lights, have ChatGPT write you a poem, or get a chatbot to solve your bank query at 2 AM. None of that happens by accident. Behind every smart assistant and smooth-talking chatbot is a conversation designer—the person who makes those interactions feel natural, intuitive, and, well, human.
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3 weeks ago | 
techloy.com | Kelechi Edeh |Emmanuel Oyedeji
For years, developers across the globe have pushed back against Google’s in-app billing system—the one that forces them to use Google’s own payment rails and cough up a 15–30% commission. But in India, that frustration has finally boiled over. It started in October 2022, when India’s Competition Commission (CCI) slapped Google with a 9.4 billion rupees (~$113 million) fine.
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3 weeks ago | 
techloy.com | Oyinebiladou Omemu |Kelechi Edeh |David Adubiina
Choosing between the new MacBook Air M4 and the MacBook Pro M4 can be a tough decision. Both Apple models are powered by Apple’s latest M4 chip, promising impressive performance and efficiency. So, you might find yourself wondering if you should go for the lightweight and portable Air or the more powerful and feature-packed Pro. But making the right choice depends on what you truly need. This guide will help you decide by comparing the key features of both models.
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3 weeks ago | 
techloy.com | Kelechi Edeh |Oyinebiladou Omemu |David Adubiina
If you’re shopping for a stylish, future-ready mid-ranger in 2025, two phones are probably dominating your shortlist—the flashy new Nothing Phone 3a Pro and the ever-reliable Samsung Galaxy A36 5G. Both come in under ₹40,000 ($480), pack the same 5,000mAh battery, offer AMOLED displays with 120Hz refresh rates, and are powered by Snapdragon chips.
