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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday said SIM cards that are yet to be linked to the National Identity Numbers (NIN) will be deactivated by the end of February. NCC Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Aminu Maida, disclosed this during a meeting with journalists on Tuesday. “By the end of this month, SIMs without NIN will no longer work,” Mr Maida said. The compulsory linkage began in December 2020 when the government directed telecommunication companies to block calls from…

Maria Diaz/ZDNETJust a week after the ChatGPT Browse feature went live on the iOS app, OpenAI had to deactivate it due to displaying content "in ways we don't want," according to a tweet from the company that created the AI chatbot. The feature enabled users to bypass paywalls to access subscription-based content without subscriptions. "If a user specifically asks for a URL's full text, it may inadvertently fulfill this request. We are disabling Browse while we fix this -- want to do right by content owners," the…

Microsoft is all set to permanently disable Internet Explorer, the company's out-of-support web browser, from its previous-generation Windows 10 operating system via a software update to its browser on Tuesday. While Windows 11, which was released in late 2021, did not include the insecure and outdated software, older versions of the OS, such as the currently supported Windows 10, continue to offer the app to users, even though software support was discontinued last year.   The Redmond company had announced in December…

To provide some relief to its customers, Tata Sky has reportedly introduced a 7-day balance loan offer. This offer will enable customers to get 7-day credit, in the event that users aren't able to recharge their accounts. India is in complete lockdown for 21 days, and this offer is specifically for deactivated accounts. All those customers whose accounts have been deactivated are getting a message from Tata Sky to avail this 7-day credit. The loan amount will be debited from the user's account on the eighth day.This new…