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2023-09-29 20:52
The management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, Plc (IBEDC), has once again affirmed its commitment to ensuring uninterrupted power supply during and after the 63rd independen… Read More
2023-09-28 21:41
Fortnite maker Epic Games is laying off 16 percent of its staff or about 830 employees. CEO Tim Sweeney said in an open letter to employees that Epic Games has been spending &ldquo&hell…Read More
2023-09-28 19:53
Google has officially opened the application process for the Hustle Academy SME fund, making N75 million accessible to 15 small business owners in Nigeria. Notably, this fund is devoid of an… Read More
2023-09-28 16:59
On Thursday GameStop announced that billionaire activist investor Ryan Cohen would take over as the video game retailer’s chief executive, chairman, and president effective immediately… Read More
2023-09-28 16:34
MultiChoice Group has announced that it will shut down Showmax Pro, roughly three years after its launch, ahead of the planned relaunch of the Showmax platform by the end of the year… Read More
2023-09-28 13:15
Enza Capital, a venture firm based in Kenya, said it has successfully closed two funds, raising a total of $58 million in funding to support startups across Africa. Alongside this significan… Read More
2023-09-28 11:48
Ad Dynamo, a subsidiary of the Aleph Group, Inc., has announced a strategic partnership with TikTok, a leading platform for short-form mobile videos in Africa. Ad Dynamo operates as a global… Read More
2023-09-28 10:59
Meta Connect is Meta’s two-day virtual hardware event, focused on AI and virtual, mixed, and augmented realities, and this year the star of the show is the Meta Quest 3, and I thi… Read More
2023-09-25 15:21
OpenAI is beginning to roll out new voice and image capabilities in ChatGPT. These offer a new, more intuitive type of interface by allowing you to have a voice conversation or show ChatGPT… Read More
2023-09-25 08:36
The 2023 edition of the the Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) has received the support and partnership of the critical stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem.
Some of them inclu… Read More
2023-09-24 09:58
TikTok has taken the world’s attention in a big way, and for younger audiences, the app has almost become a go-to for all information, including for searches. Now, TikTok is testi… Read More
2023-09-23 09:18
Chinese electric car brand Nio on Thursday released its high-end Android smartphone, which the company expects at least half its users to buy. The smartphone is designed to be used… Read More
2023-09-23 08:28
Microsoft recently announced that starting Nov. 1, large companies will be able to buy Microsoft 365 Copilot, its artificial intelligence supplement to core productivity apps such as Word an… Read More
2023-09-23 07:56
Have you yet noticed that Facebook’s logo is still blue, but it’s now a little more blue-ish? I guess not, and you’re not the only one who hasn’t really paid attentio… Read More
2023-09-23 06:51
Cisco is making a big bet on cybersecurity, acquiring software company Splunk. The deal recently announced is worth about $28 billion in cash for $157 per share, making it the network equipm… Read More
2023-09-07 20:51
As the consumer tech world shifts its gaze toward Apple’s expected iPhone 15 launch next week, and if you have any remaining questions about what the Pixel 8 Pro looks like… Read More
2023-09-07 20:07
Microsoft has begun testing a new background removal tool in Paint. The feature is rolling out now to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels (version 11.2306.30.0) an… Read More
2023-09-07 20:01
The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), an exclusive rights holder to the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa, has announced Unicef Ethiopia as a strategic partner for the 2022-2023 GS… Read More
2023-09-07 19:19
This month, Chrome is well into its adolescence and is celebrating its 15th birthday with a redesign and new safety features. Say goodbye to the standard white background because Google… Read More
2023-09-07 18:08
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is hosting its first-ever developer conference, OpenAI DevDay, in San Francisco on November 6. The one-day event will allow developers to discuss ideas and get a fi… Read More
2023-09-07 13:55
InnovationHub Africa, the organizers of the prestigious Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) have announced the top agenda for the event.
Now in its 8th year, the Nigeria Innovation… Read More
2023-09-07 13:35
Social app Clubhouse which took off during the pandemic is kind of back. As detailed in a blog post from the company, the app that popularized social audio rooms is reinventing itself &ldquo&hell…Read More
2023-08-29 21:44
In a pioneering move, Meta recently orchestrated an educational in-person initiative in Nigeria known as the Creator Lab Live. This unique event welcomed over 40 young and aspiring creators… Read More
2023-08-29 19:03
Telecom services provider Airtel Uganda Ltd, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa plc and backed by billionaire Sunil Mittal, has unveiled its ambitious plan to raise 800 billion Ugandan shillings… Read More
2023-08-29 18:20
SeekMake, a Tunisian-based startup, announced that it has recently secured a significant investment totaling 500,000 euros (equivalent to 539,000 USD) from Lafayette group for global expansi… Read More
2023-08-29 16:29
Apple has set a date for its annual September event, during which we’ll undoubtedly learn all about the iPhone 15 lineup and new versions of other devices. The event will held at… Read More
2023-08-29 06:42
Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communication, Innovations and Digital Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria is calling on top AI researchers of Nigerian descent globally to get invo… Read More
2023-08-29 00:25
Google is set to license a series of new mapping datasets to a diverse range of companies, ushering in a wave of innovation in the renewable energy sector. With aspirations to generate up to… Read More
2023-08-29 00:07
OpenAI has launched a ChatGPT plan for Enterprise customers. According to the company, the plan offers enterprise-grade security and privacy, unlimited higher-speed GPT-4 access, longer cont… Read More
2023-08-26 01:06
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has licensed Paycorp as a direct clearing system participant. Paycorp may now acquire payment transactions directly into the National Payments System (N… Read More
2023-08-26 01:05
Google Photos is rolling out a new, more powerful photo editor to all those who access the service via a web browser. Previously available only to paying Google One subscribers, the update b… Read More
2023-08-26 01:04
Investors who lost money when Elon Musk tweeted about taking his electric car company Tesla private may soon collect from a $42.3 million fund set up when Musk settled federal securitie… Read More
2023-08-25 22:26
Leading African infrastructure private equity manager, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), and N+ONE Datacenters (N+ONE) are working together to build a new Pan-African data c… Read More
2023-08-25 21:48
Nominations for the annual Africa Tech Festival Awards, which will be held in South Africa, are now open until September 7, 2023. The Africa Tech Festival Awards celebrate the inno… Read More
2023-08-25 21:22
Former President Donald Trump returned to the social media site X with a post on Thursday showing his mug shot from his booking at Fulton County Jail. With his post appealing for donations… Read More
2023-08-25 20:23
WhatsApp recently announced that the support of HD photos was rolling out, finally enabling users to send higher quality photos, should they so choose. WhatsApp also said similar suppor… Read More
2023-08-25 19:54
This year’s Ecobank Fintech Challenge has attracted entries from nearly 1,500 fintech businesses from 64 countries across Africa and beyond.
Eight finalists have been shortlisted an… Read More
2023-08-25 19:25
Google has announced its latest initiative, the “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First,” designed to provide crucial support to African start-ups seeking to leverage artifici… Read More
2023-08-25 19:04
The Central African country has announced a $100 million project to accelerate agricultural digital transformation. The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) is supp… Read More
2023-08-08 21:56
Sendy is shutting down its operations and is in advanced discussions about an acquisition. According to Meshack Alloys, Sendy co-founder in a confirmation to TechCrunch, “We are in the… Read More
2023-08-08 18:34
Elon Musk’s biotechnology startup Neuralink raised $280 million in a fundraising round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. The company announced Monday via X, the Musk-owned soci… Read More
2023-08-08 16:50
Zoom is demanding its employees return to the office. It seems not even the popular video-conferencing platform is willing to stick to remote working. Business Insider reports that Zoom… Read More
2023-08-08 16:23
Tesla’s chief financial officer, and one of Elon Musk’s closest lieutenants, Zach Kirkhorn, stepped down from his position effective Friday. The automaker announced Monday m… Read More
2023-08-08 16:12
There’s a chance your video calls will be used to train artificial intelligence. Zoom updated its terms of service this week to allow it to use some of its users’… Read More
2023-08-08 14:31
Mark Zuckerberg has just announced the official launch of WhatsApp’s screen-sharing feature. In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg mentioned that WhatsApp now allows users to share their scre… Read More
2023-08-08 13:36
The battle of the bloviating billionaires could be on hold for the foreseeable future. Elon Musk says he may need surgery, casting more doubt on his proposed cage ma… Read More
2023-08-08 13:02
In Europe, the For You Page is about to be a little less for you. TikTok is rolling out the option for users in Europe to opt out of its personalized algorithm-based feed. It’s on… Read More
2023-08-08 12:45
Google can now help you check your grammar, right there in the search bar. The new AI-powered grammar check, which is only available in English so far, can help users see if “a phrase… Read More
2023-08-05 09:08
Nikola Corp. President/CEO Michael Lohscheller is leaving the top executive positions due to a family health issue, less than a year after taking the job. He will be replaced by board chairm… Read More
2023-08-05 08:26
The gaming website IGN is launching an AI tool that’ll hopefully help you troubleshoot and beat games. That might mean you get to say goodbye to those very specific… Read More
2023-08-05 07:39
Apple is investing “a lot” in AI, according to Tim Cook. In an interview with Reuters, the Apple CEO said its $22.6 billion spending on research and development is driv… Read More
2023-08-05 07:14
In an earnings call earlier this week, Tinder’s parent company Match Group said it was testing an AI-powered tool that will evaluate photos in a user’s photo album and selec… Read More
2023-08-04 11:53
Chat app Discord laid off around 4% of its staff on Thursday, and the 4% cut amounts to around 40 staffers. The cuts primarily impacted the company’s marketing team. Some employee… Read More
2023-08-04 11:32
Discord and Microsoft are taking the next logical step in their Xbox-related partnership: Streaming directly from consoles to Discord servers. Last year, Discord and Xbox worked together to… Read More
2023-08-04 09:59
Google on Thursday rolled out a new policy that allows people to request that their personal, sexually explicit photos be removed from its search results. The new feature is one of thre… Read More
2023-07-30 17:59
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) in Kenya has urged the public to be extra vigilant when interacting with Worldcoin, a digital identification platform that processes iri… Read More
2023-07-30 17:55
Elon Musk may have successfully pushed Twitter’s new name and logo, ‘X‘, and even made the vanity domain x.com redirect to the social media website, but that’s not to… Read More
2023-07-30 16:09
The Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered the the release of frozen bank accounts of 440 firms, individuals allegedly involved in illegal foreign exchange trading. Some of the firms affe… Read More
2023-07-30 12:26
Kanye West‘s account which currently has 31,6 million followers has been reinstated on X after an almost eight-month ban over offensive tweets. The US rapper, known as Ye, was accused… Read More
2023-07-30 09:07
Twitter is in a state of flux, as it tries to shed its old skin and emerge as a new creature: X. The website is still littered with remnants of its past, such as the words “Twitter&rdq&hell…Read More
2023-07-30 08:22
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says its new social media platform, Threads, has lost more than half its users. The Twitter rival rocketed to more than 100 million users within five day… Read More
2023-07-29 15:23
X, formerly known as Twitter, has officially retired its famous blue and white bird logo. The icon on the mobile app changed to an “X” late Friday night in the latest… Read More
2023-07-25 17:35
After the iOS version launched in May, OpenAI has released a dedicated ChatGPT app for Android users in four countries.
According to a company tweet, it’s available first in the US… Read More
2023-07-25 16:51
I’m fairly sure most Xbox controllers give off a bit of a sweaty pong after hours of gaming. Hence, being one of the reasons, Microsoft has now created one that’s supposed to sme… Read More
2023-07-25 16:50
One of Instagram Threads’ most requested features is finally here: the Following tab that lets you see only the people you, er, follow. “Ask and you shall receive,” CEO Mar… Read More
2023-07-25 15:55
TikTok is reportedly planning to create a marketplace called the TikTok Shop Shopping Center. This platform will allow American users to store and ship various items, such as clothes, electr… Read More
2023-07-25 15:19
The second-largest payments company, Mastercard, has announced a partnership with Nigerian B2B eCommerce platform, Alerzo. The partnership is fostered in a bid to empower Small and Medium En… Read More
2023-07-25 14:54
Changera, the fast-growing cross-border payments startup, is making waves in the fintech industry by joining forces with global leader MoneyGram and leveraging the open-source Stellar networ… Read More
2023-07-25 14:09
Spotify has announced that it now has 220 million paying subscribers, reporting a strong quarter with revenue and subscriber numbers exceeding expectations. Paying subscribers grew by 27% co… Read More
2023-07-25 12:49
Clafiya, a Nigerian health-tech startup has today announced that it has raised $610,000 in a pre-seed round. The company will use the capital injection to accelerate growth, invest in produc… Read More
2023-07-25 12:22
WhatsApp launched Channels, “a simple, reliable, and private way to receive important updates from people and organizations, all right within WhatsApp”. Now it has expanded its C… Read More
2023-07-25 11:31
Icasa has confirmed that Starlink, a satellite internet provider owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has not applied for the necessary licenses to operate in South Africa. Starlink has a flee… Read More
2023-07-25 09:25
TikTok is rolling out its new subscription-based music streaming platform to Australia, Mexico, and Singapore for testing. Dubbed TikTok Music, it’s almost two weeks after the service… Read More
2023-07-25 08:54
Spotify on Monday announced it will increase the price of its Premium subscription offerings as much as $2, which translates to a 20% increase for some plans.
The company s… Read More
2023-07-25 08:30
Twitter is undergoing a major rebrand after owner Elon Musk announced the platform would officially become “X” over the weekend. In a memo on Monday to staff… Read More
2023-07-24 16:34
TikTok, today announced, it is introducing text-based content on its platform. The move came as the company observed the “written creativity” in comments, captions, and videos an… Read More
2023-07-23 10:31
Here’s an interesting topic that most parents like myself can relate to — work-life balance. It becomes even more challenging if you lack support from your employer. Fast-forward… Read More
2023-07-22 15:48
Ever since its launch, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been making headlines for its astounding use cases, now it’s finally ready to release an app for Android.
The ChatGPT for Andr… Read More
2023-07-22 15:30
Twitter has again made its platform a little less usable for people who choose not to pay for a Blue subscription. The company has announced that it will soon implement a new rule… Read More
2023-07-21 15:10
Bundle Africa, the popular crypto exchange service, has recently announced its decision to discontinue its exchange services, effective September 2023. The company made this announcement thr… Read More
2023-07-21 14:49
The Pretoria High Court has set aside a Presidential Proclamation, which gave the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) authority to investigate questionable deals at Telkom. In January 2022, Pre… Read More
2023-07-21 14:31
RightCard Payment Services Limited, a subsidiary of Lemonade Technology Inc., has joined the likes of Flutterwave, Interswitch, PayPal, and Opay to operate as an International Money Transfer… Read More
2023-07-21 13:20
YouTube, Google’s video streaming platform, has hiked prices on its monthly and annual Premium plans in the US for the first time since the subscription service was launched in 20… Read More
2023-07-14 09:26
Google is adding some new features to its Bard AI chatbot, including the ability for Bard to speak its answers to you and for it to respond to prompts that also include images. The chatbot i… Read More
2023-07-14 08:31
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), United States’ competition watchdog, on Thursday, filed its appeal of a federal judge’s decision earlier this week allowing Microsoft to close… Read More
2023-07-14 08:09
The United States’ competition watchdog, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has opened an investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI amid suspicions the startup broke the law by scraping p… Read More
2023-07-13 22:37
Ogun state, one of the southern states in Nigeria has confirmed that its website (www.ogunstate.gov.ng) has been hacked. On Wednesday, the state government’s website was defaced by a h… Read More
2023-07-13 22:13
Twitter announced it has launched its Creator Ads Revenue Sharing program. The Elon Musk social media platform tweeted that it was expanding its creator monetization offering to include ads… Read More
2023-07-13 16:37
Flutterwave, has achieved a major milestone in the airline industry. Today, the Pan-African fintech company announced, it is now on the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA… Read More
2023-07-13 13:27
Uber Nigeria has launched two important features on its app that will help users feel less frightened whenever they’re on a ride to their destinations. The ride-hailing service made th… Read More
2023-07-08 14:11
It has now been revealed that the company behind the purchase of 4.7 billion shares of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings is Barbican Capital. The deal which was done on Thursday and valued at N… Read More
2023-07-07 17:06
YouTube is currently testing a feature on its mobile app that enables users to take quizzes, generated by AI, to assess their comprehension of a subject discussed in a recently watched video… Read More
2023-07-07 15:54
Twitter is set to introduce a new feature that will allow users to make video and audio calls within direct messages (DMs). Screenshots of the feature were shared by Andrea Conway, a designe… Read More
2023-07-07 12:43
WhatsApp has been spotted developing a feature; this time, not a Communication Tool which is in a Beta test currently with iOS users. However, this functionality will allow users to filter c… Read More
2023-07-07 11:53
Binance Academy has joined forces with Coursera to collaborate on developing certified Web3 educational programs. The courses will cover a wide range of Web3 and blockchain-related subjects… Read More
2023-07-07 11:21
SAP has appointed Kholiwe Makhohliso as the new managing director of SAP’s Southern Africa operations.
Makhohliso joins SAP at a critical juncture, according to Sergio Maccotta, sen… Read More
2023-07-07 11:03
Verve International has reported that it has now issued more than 50 million payment cards overall. This development comes barely a year after the scheme announced it had issued 35 million c… Read More
2023-06-30 19:03
Looks like Elon Musk’s Twitter platform is preventing “outsiders” from accessing tweets without a registered account. As reported by The Verge, this recent change means tha… Read More
2023-06-30 18:00
YouTube is testing a new strategy to combat ad blocker usage on its platform, This move aims to encourage users to either disable their ad blockers or subscribe to YouTube Premium. The exper… Read More
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