Lagos has been ranked the world’s fastest-growing technology hub in 2025, marking a major milestone for Nigeria’s Digital Economy and reinforcing the city’s status as Africa’s leading innovation centre. The Global ranking, which evaluated cities based on startup growth, venture capital investment, talent development, digital infrastructure, and innovation output, placed Nigeria’s commercial capital ahead of…
Global Mirror News has gathered that Mexican Security Agencies are preparing to deploy Robot Dogs as part of enhanced policing and crowd-control measures for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The four-legged robotic units are designed to enter high-risk or hard-to-access areas and transmit live video footage to security forces, allowing Officers to assess threats remotely…
A four-day training programme has been organised by the Bureau of Information Technology (BIT) to commemorate Ogun State’s 50th Anniversary, with the theme “Building Digital Confidence: Creativity and Cyber Awareness.” The ongoing training, held at the Ogun TechHub, is aimed at exposing citizens to the importance of digital creativity and cyber security as a means…
Meta has launched a significant update to Instagram, introducing a new feature called “Your Algorithm,” designed to give users greater control over the content they see particularly on the fast-growing Reels feed. The rollout marks one of Instagram’s most notable transparency moves in recent years, allowing users to actively shape the platform’s recommendation system rather…
Japan has officially brought to market one of its most talked-about futuristic inventions, a full-body human washing machine, months after the device stole the spotlight at the Osaka World Expo, drawing thousands of curious visitors daily. The machine, developed by Japanese wellness-tech company Science, allows users to lie down inside an enclosed pod where automated…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has intensified its fight against online piracy by securing the suspension of several .ng domain names involved in the illegal distribution of copyrighted music and other creative works. The enforcement, carried out with the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and triggered by a complaint from the International Federation of the…
A groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence (AI) model capable of predicting future illnesses/diseases years before they appear has been unveiled by an International team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. The system, known as Delphi-2M, was trained on the vast UK Biobank, which holds genetic and health data of nearly half a million…
The Federal Government, under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, is set to significantly enhance internet connectivity across Nigeria by laying 90,000km of fibre optic cables nationwide. This initiative, announced by Minister of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, aims to improve digital infrastructure and drive economic growth. Dr. Tijani highlighted that the digital economy sector currently…
