February 24, 2026• by

Nigeria: TikTok’s Cultural Dominance &Afrobeats’ Melody Revolution

TikTok has ascended from social media platform to Nigeria’s primary cultural engine, doubling its user base between 2024 and 2025 to become the country’s largest social platform, with 66% of young Nigerians (aged 18-34) using it regularly and an extraordinary 71% of those accessing it daily. The platform’s perceived authenticity—with 52%...

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February 24, 2026• by

The AI Likeness Challenge: The Good,The Bad, and The Ugly

In early 2026, AI-generated caricatures became the first viral trend of the year, flooding Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok with ChatGPT-created cartoons showing users surrounded by symbols of their professions. Users simply uploaded a photo and prompted ChatGPT to create a caricature based on everything it knew about them, generating exaggerated,...

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February 24, 2026• by

Tyla’s Double Grammy Victory &The Rise of “Phygital” Media

South African music sensation Tyla made history at the 2026 Grammy Awards by becoming the first artist to win the Best African Music Performance category twice, following her 2024 win for “Water” with her 2026 victory for “Push 2 Start.” The win sparked a transformation in South African home entertainment, where Grammy viewing...

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February 24, 2026• by

Daniela Amodei on Studying Humanities

In an interview with ABC News that aired in early February 2026, Anthropic co-founder and president Daniela Amodei stated that studying the humanities will be “more important than ever” in the age of AI. Amodei, who majored in literature at UC Santa Cruz before working at Stripe and OpenAI, emphasized that when hiring at Anthropic, …...

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February 24, 2026• by

The Fei-Fei Li Critique of AI Discourse

At the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Fall Policy Forum in November, AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, known as the “godmother of AI,” called out excessive rhetoric surrounding artificial intelligence, stating “It’s the...

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February 24, 2026• by

“Dressing Down the Fugu” – Drama vs Dramani!

When Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Zambia in February 2026 for a state visit wearing a traditional fugu (smock), some Zambian social media users questioned his fashion choice, with some commenters jokingly referring to the garment as a...

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