Facebook will soon become the newest platform to train its AI models using user-generated posts and images. Opting out is a possibility, but it seems that Meta purposefully made the procedure challenging and time-consuming. It’s also prone to failure. On June 26, 2024, Facebook’s privacy policies will shift, using public user content instead of private messages to train and enhance its AI services. Although there is a method to object to the data scraping through Meta, it is more involved than just checking a box. Go to this help page and select the option labeled “I want to object to…
Author: Kofi Dekye Acquaye
Three people have tragically lost their lives in an accident that happened when their car on the Tema Motorway crashed into a flooded gutter close to the abattoir bridge during a heavy downpour. Noel Adams, the driver, was last seen alive on Saturday, May 26, and has been listed as missing ever since. Adams, according to his brother, had left Tema with two girls in tow and was traveling to Accra. As he arrived at the bridge over the abattoir, he could barely see through the deep flooding that made it difficult for him to see. Sadly, their vehicle lost…
Andre Ayew’s exclusion from the forthcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers has been justified, according to Ghana’s head coach Otto Addo. The skipper, who plays for Le Havre, has been left out of the 26-man squad set to face Mali and the Central African Republic. At a press conference on Wednesday at the Ghana Football Association (GFA) headquarters, Addo stated, “I spoke with Andre for a long time and gave him the explanations for his absence from the team. I prefer not to dwell on players who aren’t included,” stated the 43-year-old coach. Recognizing Ayew’s important contributions to the national team,…
A Takoradi Circuit Court remanded two Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) students into police custody for conspiring and acting in concert to commit a crime, specifically “sextortion.” They are Jerome Enyam, aged 19, a resident of Fijai, and Ebenezer Adam, aged 19, also a resident of Kojokrom and a second-year student at KNUST, Kumasi Their action was in contravention of the Criminal Offenses Act and the Cyber Security Act. Rhyndolf Owusu Hammond, a 20-year-old former KUNST student, and the complainant’s son, Mr. Stephen Owusu Hammond, were the victims’ friends and yearmates, according to the prosecution’s D/SGT Robert…
The National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, donated motorbikes and street lights to the Security Department of the University of Ghana, Legon, on Tuesday, May 28. On Wednesday, May 29, Mr. Dumelo shared on social media his hope that his efforts would aid in the fight against small-time theft and phone snatching on the UPSA and Legon campuses. He emphasized the importance of student security and protecting their property. Mr. Dumelo stated that he is committed to supporting measures that improve campus security and the overall safety environment, emphasizing that ensuring student safety is a…
John Dramani Mahama, the former president of Ghana, has listed several steps he plans to take to cut back on government spending. According to the former president, government officials receiving freebies are at the root of Ghana’s problems. At a meeting with the EU Ambassador in Ghana, John Dramani Mahama observed that these freebies put a strain on public coffers. “Top government officials, directors, and the political class will no longer be required to pay for fuel, utilities, DSTV, and other necessities as a condition of employment. In our opinion, people ought to start paying their own water and electricity…
Head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, will meet the media on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the Ghana Football Association headquarters. In addition to announcing his team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali and the Central African Republic, he will use this opportunity to highlight his goals and plans for the senior national team. Following Chris Hughton’s departure in March, the former midfield player for Borussia Dortmund was appointed permanently. The press conference will be broadcast live on Facebook, YouTube, and the GFA App, among other GFA platforms. It is requested that…
Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, a renowned cellular pathologist and lifestyle wellness consultant, has stated that sharing a single bowl during meals can contribute to the spread of Hepatitis B. He said that sharing soupy dishes like tuo zaafi, omo tuo, or fufu from the same bowl can cause people to “swallow saliva” from one another. He explains this by saying that when people put their hands in their mouths and dip them into the soup, they can contaminate the soup with saliva and spread the disease if they have Hepatitis B. Prof. Akosa led a conversation on practical ways to…
The Baba Yara Sports stadium pitch will not be open for use in domestic competitions until following Ghana’s match against the Central African Republic in the FIFA World Cup qualifier for 2026. This decision was made to give pitch managers more time to enhance the quality of the surface before the qualifier on Monday, June 10, 2024. Four days after their matchup with the Mali Eagles in Bamako, Ghana, and the Central African Republic will square off in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Monday, May 10, 2024, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. The Ghana Premier League Matchday…
A driver was detained by the Ghana police for trying to smuggle a significant amount of cocoa beans into the neighboring country of Togo. 35-year-old Keta native Abraham Senyaglo was arrested on Saturday night while operating a Toyota Hiace van that belonged to the Anlo Traditional Council. 26 bags of cocoa beans were crammed into the car and skillfully wrapped in fertilizer sacks to keep them hidden. Witnesses claim that at approximately 10pm on the Adomi-Atimpoku stretch, Senyaglo disobeyed a police checkpoint, sparking the start of the police pursuit. A high-speed pursuit ensued, culminating in his eventual arrest near the…