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Microsoft launches AI-based Copilot Mode in Edge browser

Microsoft has launched an experimental mode that adds new artificial intelligence (AI) features to its Edge browser. When users opt-in, the new Copilot Mode provides a page with a single input box that combines chat, search and web navigation, the company said in a…

Ideatv News July 29, 2025

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Tesla Signs $16.5 Billion Chip Deal With Samsung Electronics

Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. automaker had signed a $16.5 billion deal to source chips from Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab, a move expected to bolster…

Ideatv News July 28, 2025

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Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say

Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, according to a LinkedIn post by Bee co-founder Maria de Lourdes Zollo. Amazon confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch but noted that the…

Ideatv News July 23, 2025

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Microsoft shuts ‘Movies & TV’ store on Xbox and Windows after 19 years, stops new purchases

Microsoft has officially shut down its ‘Movies & TV’ store, bringing an end to a digital service that had been active for 19 years. With this closure, users can no…

Ideatv News July 22, 2025

TECH

Crypto market cap breaches $4 trillion mark as US passes stablecoin bill

The collective valuation of crypto-assets pushed past the $4 trillion mark for the first time this week, a development primarily influenced by a rally in various alternative digital currencies and…

Ideatv News July 22, 2025

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Startup is training AI to speak Nigerian languages

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various sectors worldwide, but for many Africans, language and cultural barriers still limit access to these advancements. To solve this challenge, EqualyzAI, an Afro-centric…

Ideatv News July 22, 2025

TECH

The forgotten African patent that predicted today’s smart car safety tech

In 2007, as the world braced for the smartphone revolution and electric vehicles remained a fringe idea, a little-known African innovator quietly filed a U.S. patent that would anticipate a…

Ideatv News July 17, 2025

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Sandisk Unveils Portable Data Storage Device For Travellers

Sandick has launched a portable storage device to help travels keep data safe and backed up while on summer holidays. The company in a statement said the device would enable…

Ideatv News July 15, 2025

TECH WORLD NEWS

Smartphone Brands Shift Battle to ‘Thinnest’, ‘Slimmest’ Design

Brands raced to outdo each other with bigger batteries, more megapixels, and faster processors. Consumers were obsessed with endurance and photo perfection, phones that could last through road trips or…

Ideatv News July 15, 2025

BUSINESS TECH TECH AFRICA

Sierra Leone Explores Second Submarine Cable Landing to Boost Connectivity

This effort is seen as vital to ensure network redundancy, improve broadband quality, and support Sierra Leone’s ambitions of becoming a regional digital hub. A high-level delegation from Sierra Leone…

Ideatv News July 12, 2025