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Imagine spending billions of dollars building one of the smartest AI systems in the world… only to discover that someone might be quietly studying it, question by question, until they can recreate something similar. That’s essentially the story unfolding right now in the global AI race.
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Let’s start with the headline number. ₦132.45 billion. That’s how much 23 Nigerian states say they plan to spend on technology ministries and digital ambitions in 2026, according to budget data sourced from BudgIT’s Open States platform.
What if learning artificial intelligence didn’t require a computer science degree… or a tuition bill? That’s the bet Anthropic is making. In March 2026, the AI company behind the Claude series quietly launched something that could have loud implications: a free online learning platform designed to teach people how to actually use AI not just talk about it.
For years, AI has been the assistant that talks. Now, it wants to be the assistant that does. In a major leap beyond chat-based AI tools, Perplexity AI has introduced Perplexity Computer, a unified AI system designed to research, plan, code, deploy, and manage real-world workflows from start to finish.
When a young startup slashes nearly half its workforce, it’s not just a staffing update; it is a statement. Nigerian cryptocurrency company Zap Africa has cut 44% of its staff, reducing its team from 18 employees to 10, as part of what it describes as an AI-led restructuring. The message from leadership is clear: automation isn’t coming; it is already here.
In one of the most jaw-dropping moves in tech history, Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI models, has raised a staggering $30 billion in a Series G funding round and, with it, cemented a $380 billion valuation. Yes, thirty billion with a "B", at a valuation that pushes Anthropic into the rarefied air next to the world’s largest privately held tech companies.
On Monday, something unusual happened. Just… one blog post. And by the end of the trading day, shares of IBM had plunged 13.2%, their steepest single-day drop since October 18, 2000. What triggered it?
For millions of Nigerians, healthcare doesn’t begin in a hospital. It begins in living rooms… in busy markets… at the neighbourhood pharmacy… or even inside a late-night WhatsApp chat with someone who “knows someone” that might have experienced the same symptoms. That’s the reality.
A quiet revolution is unfolding inside Nigeria’s banking halls. Not the kind with dramatic announcements or overnight overhauls. But the kind that slowly rewires how decisions are made, how risks are assessed, and how customers are served.
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