OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed creator of ChatGPT, has confirmed the chatbot can now browse the internet to provide users with current information. The artificial intelligence-powered system was previously trained only using data up to September 2021. The move means some premium users will be able to ask the chatbot questions about current affairs, and access news. OpenAI said the feature would ...
Elon Musk’s X has disabled a feature that let users report misinformation about elections, researchers say. Reset.Tech Australia said the feature had been removed in recent weeks, except in the European Union. The move has fuelled concern ahead of a key Australia referendum to give Indigenous people more rights as well as the 2024 US presidential elections. Australian authorities say ...
By: Joseph Twum Barimah In recent years, the issue of street children has become a pressing concern in Ghana. These vulnerable young souls, often abandoned or left to fend for themselves, roam the streets of Ghanaian cities and towns, struggling to survive in harsh conditions. The phenomenon of street children has reached an alarming proportions, raising questions about the root ...
The highly anticipated 2023 Africa Basketball Festival (ABF) is set to welcome four additional countries, increasing the total number of participating nations from four to eight. Last year’s event featured France, USA (represented by the Ghana Immigration Service), Ghana, and Nigeria. This December, the festival promises an even grander spectacle, taking place from Friday, December 15th to Sunday, December 17th, ...
The Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi held a maiden awards ceremony to honour outstanding students who have excelled in various aspects of life on campus. The event dubbed the ‘Vice-Chancellor’s Students’ Excellence Awards 2023 (VCSEA’23) was held at the Great Hall of the University on 2nd August 2023. The event’s theme, “Balancing Acts: ...
Dr. Linda Batsa Debrah, a Senior Lecturer in Medical Parasitology at the Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, KNUST Kumasi was adjudged the Best Mid-Career Researcher at the 2023 KNUST Research Excellence Awards on the 2nd of June, 2023. She obtained her BSc. (Hons) degree in Biological Science in 2001 and M’Phil in Clinical Microbiology in 2006. In 2008, ...
On September 11, 2023 there was a news item entitled “EC to create new constituencies for 2024 election-Dr Bossman reveals” .(https://expressnewsghana.com/2023/09/11/ec–to–create–newconstituencies–for–2024– ) based on a TV3 interview by Deputy Commissioner of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Eric Bossman Asare. I chuckled and thought it might be fake news. Who, I thought would be deluded into adding huge expenditure ...
Black Queens midfielder Jennifer Cudjoe is bracing herself for a grueling showdown against their Rwandan counterparts in today’s 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier, set to unfold at the electric Kigali Pelé Stadium in Nyamirambo. At 29 years, Cudjoe recognises that every opponent presents a unique challenge, emphasising the perils of underestimating the Rwandan team, She-Amavubi. In a ...
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has set Thursday, October 5, 2023, as the new date for the Elective Congress to be staged in Tamale. According to a GFA statement yesterday, the congress agenda starts with the election of the FA president followed by election of Women’s Premier League representative, three Division One League and five Premier League representatives, in that ...
It’s a few minutes to 4 p.m. I weave precariously through Accra’s ill-fated gridlock, en route to the South Korean Embassy. The decision on my visa application is ready, per the Embassy’s call over an hour ago. Ordinarily, this should be a leisurely twenty-minute ride, a far cry from this Friday’s madness. I called the Embassy to inform them I ...