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How to: Set up and use Google’s new “selfie video” verification
Google has rolled out a new way to sign in to — or recover — your Google Account: a “selfie video” verification feature. Instead of relying only on passwords, recovery emails, or a trusted device, you can now authenticate using a short video of your face. It’s aimed squarely at one of the most common support nightmares...
Oyster Agribusiness goes digital with IT solution from Andurar
Tech firm, Andurar, has offered solid IT solutions to Oyster Agribusiness Limited, leading to improved efficiency and cost-cutting measures for the company. The agribusiness firm had previously heavily relied on manual systems for most parts of its operation, thereby causing challenges such as inventory scattered acros...
University of Ghana to launch global alumni network app to reconnect graduates
The University of Ghana will on May 28, 2026, officially launch a new digital platform designed to connect its alumni across the world in a single, secure and verified network. The University of Ghana Global Alumni Network (UGA Network) App is expected to serve as a central digital hub for graduates to reconnect, engag...
Joy News journalist Ivy Setordjie, 14 others selected for prestigious Imperial College London Science Journalism Programme
Ivy Setordjie, a seasoned Ghanaian journalist with over two decades of experience producing compelling feature stories on climate change, environmental issues, and science-related reporting, has been selected for a highly competitive international training programme at Imperial College London in 2026.
Technology is coming for Factories
For more than a century, the biggest advantage of large manufacturers was scale. They had the giant factories, expensive machinery, technical knowledge and distribution networks. Ordinary people had no choice but to buy whatever they produced. That advantage is beginning to disappear.
Egypt, Ghana to sign seven MoUs to deepen bilateral cooperation
Egypt is preparing to sign about seven new Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Ghana, covering education, technology, pharmaceuticals, cybersecurity, and cultural heritage restoration, as part of efforts to deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal
OpenAI has shut down its artificial intelligence (AI) video-generation app Sora, less than two years after its unveiling, which made headlines for creating realistic clips based on simple prompts.
TTU crowned Overall Best Innovator at ARCTUG 2026
Takoradi Technical University (TTU) has been adjudged the Overall Best Technical University Innovator at the 4th Applied Research Conference of Technical Universities of Ghana (ARCTUG 2026), further strengthening its reputation in research, innovation and applied knowledge generation. The host institution emerged as th...
Google to release first smart glasses since Google Glass flop
More than a decade after its famed Google Glass failure, Google is going to try again with smart glasses.
ECOWAS pushes deeper digital partnership with Ghana in courtesy call on Communications Minister
The ECOWAS Commission has paid a courtesy call on the minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, to deepen collaboration on digital innovation and regional development. The meeting focused on strengthening partnerships between Ghana and ECOWAS in advancing digital transformati...
What Ananse knew about the web before AI existed — and why Ghana must govern it now
You wake up. Pick up your phone. Scroll. Twitter. TikTok. WhatsApp. A heated thread on X about whether the economy has turned. A viral video from Tamale. An AI-generated image trending. Eleven minutes in — you have not yet brushed your teeth. Now here is the question nobody is stopping to ask: Why do we call it the Web...
Elon Musk’s X advertising boycott lawsuit dismissed by US judge
A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk's X accusing a group of advertisers and major companies of illegally boycotting his platform.