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Technology must serve journalism, not destroy public trust – GJA President
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has cautioned journalists and media organisations against allowing technology to undermine the ethical values and professional standards that sustain public trust in journalism.
We have more privacy controls yet less privacy than ever
"In 2026 online privacy is a luxury, not a right," says Thomas Bunting, an analyst at the UK innovation think tank Nesta.
A Ghanaian PhD student at Texas Tech University advocates stronger protection for AI Data workers in Africa
A Ghanaian PhD student at Texas Tech University, Mr Jeffery Acheampong Adu, has called for stronger legal and policy protections for workers whose labour supports the development of artificial intelligence systems. Mr Adu presented his study at the 2026 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AE...
African AI must move from vision to execution — AlphaVecta CEO
Africa must stop relying primarily on imported artificial intelligence (AI) systems and begin building technologies tailored to the continent’s own problems, Carlos Amoako, founder and CEO of AlphaVecta Technologies, has said. Amoako said Africa had the talent and a young, ambitious population capable of competing glob...
5G launch in Ghana will be a national rollout for all networks – Sam George
The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, says Ghana will not allow any telecommunications operator to gain an early advantage in the rollout of fifth-generation (5G) mobile services. Speaking in a sideline interview at the Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, the mi...
VSA, VIA renew commitment to digital security after visit to Kufuor
Two indigenous security firms, Virtual Security Africa (VSA) and Virtual Infosec Africa (VIA), have renewed their commitment to driving security innovation and digital transformation in the country following a courtesy call on former President John Agyekum Kufuor.
Keeping our children safe in the digital age
You may think you are doing your child, cousin, sibling or that little one a lot of good by giving them an electronic gadget, perhaps to keep them occupied and stop them from disturbing you. But have you ever stopped to think about the dangers that may be waiting for them online? Maybe not. As […]
Ghana to replicate digital innovation success in Malawi
The Malawian government has invited Ghana, through the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, to a bilateral arrangement under which Ghana will replicate every bit of its success in digital innovation.
Yesterday’s CMO cannot keep up with today’s AI-powered National Service officer
At some point in the last eighteen months, something changed quietly in the offices of Ghana’s marketing departments. The National Service personnel who arrived, fresh from university, carrying no particular professional mystique, began doing things that some of their supervisors could not.
CDABI flags compliance concerns as blockchain.com launches in Ghana
The Chamber of Digital Assets and Blockchain Innovations (CDABI), Ghana’s leading virtual asset industry and self-regulatory body, has welcomed Blockchain.com's entry into the Ghanaian market while raising compliance questions about its recent marketing campaign.
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI
A U.S. jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to the world's richest person for allegedly straying from its original mission to benefit humanity.
Woman sues xAI, says stepfather used Grok to create explicit images from childhood photo
A woman has joined a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, alleging that its chatbot, Grok, was used by her stepfather to create thousands of sexually explicit images from a childhood photograph. The plaintiff, identified in court documents as Jane Doe 4, is among those accusing xAI of faili...