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AI News Oct 05, 2026 05:22 PM

ChatGPT Can Now Virtually Try On Clothes Before You Buy Them

Online shopping just got a little more personal. You know that moment when you find a dress, jacket, or pair of sunglasses online and think: “Okay… but how will this actually look on me?” ChatGPT now has an answer. OpenAI has launched Virtual Try-On globally, allowing shoppers to upload a selfie and see an AI-generated preview of themselves wearing clothing and accessories before deciding whether to buy. The feature is available on ChatGPT's web and mobile apps.

AI News Aug 07, 2026 10:00 AM

INTERPOL Says AI Now Powers 55% of Cybercrime Across Africa

Artificial intelligence is transforming Africa at an incredible pace. From students using ChatGPT for assignments to businesses automating customer service and entrepreneurs building AI-powered startups, the technology is becoming part of everyday life across the continent. But while millions of people are using AI to work smarter, criminals are quietly using the same technology to become more dangerous. That is the alarming message from INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026

AI News Aug 03, 2026 04:26 PM

Microsoft Just Open-Sourced an AI That Can Turn One Photo Into a 3D Model in Seconds

Imagine taking a single photo of a shoe, a coffee mug, a car engine, or even a game character... Then, just a few seconds later, having a fully textured 3D model that's ready to use in a video game, movie, AR app, online store, or industrial design software. That sounds like science fiction. Microsoft just made it real. The tech giant has open-sourced TRELLIS.2, a powerful new 4-billion-parameter AI model that transforms a single image into a production-ready 3D asset

AI News Feb 19, 2026 02:29 PM

₦18 Billion Later: How Selar Quietly Became One of Africa’s Biggest Creator Economy Pay Machines

In 2016, Selar wasn’t a startup with a grand master plan to dominate Africa’s creator economy. It was just an idea. No pitch deck. No market thesis. No “this is how we’ll win” roadmap. Just one simple belief from founder Douglas Kendyson: People don’t just want to consume content sometimes; they want to support the people who create it.

AI News Jan 30, 2026 08:37 PM

Nigeria’s Flutterwave Wows Wall Street: What the NYSE Moment Really Means

In a moment that felt bigger than fintech, Nigerian payments powerhouse Flutterwave lit up the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the reaction back home was electric. For many Nigerians watching online, seeing their own company’s name on the trading floor screens wasn’t just news… it was proof that Africa’s tech dreams can play on the world’s biggest financial stages.

AI News Jan 20, 2026 01:47 PM

Is Nigeria Ready for Its First AI Data Centre by 2026?

Nigeria’s Data Centre Expansion Is Accelerating Nigeria’s ambition to compete in the global digital economy is increasingly tied to one critical piece of infrastructure: data centres. As artificial intelligence drives heavier computing workloads, the conversation is shifting from whether Nigeria will build more facilities to whether those facilities can truly support AI at scale.