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Chinese Province Summons Five E-Commerce Firms Over Livestreaming
A consumer protection organisation in China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday summoned five online platforms.
The…
Russia Fines Twitter For Not Deleting Banned Content, Says Court
A Moscow court on Thursday said it had fined Twitter 3million roubles for failing to delete content Russia deems…
Intel Apologises In China Over Xinjiang Supplier Statement
U.S. chip maker Intel apologised on Thursday to Chinese customers, partners and the public after a letter telling…
US Treasury Official Beckons New Stablecoin Regulations
The United States Treasury made further hints at new laws for stablecoins on Dec. 17. Nellie Liang, the Under…
Chinese Companies Embark On A Metaverse Trademark Race
In spite of the metaverse and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) warning issued by People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) in…
Nigeria Loses N499.32bn As Twitter Ban Hits 200 Days
Nigeria’s economy has lost N499.32bn to the shutdown of Twitter since it came into effect on June 4, 2021.
The…
Online Learning Platform Raises $3.5m Pre-Seed Funding
Edukoya, an online learning platform, says it has raised $3.5m in pre-seed round to enable its live launch in 2022.…
Google Announces Investment In Tech Startup
Google has announced its first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in SafeBoda, a tech firm that operates in…
Social Media App Parler Plans To Expand Into NFTs
Social media platform Parler said on Monday it will expand its business into non-fungible tokens (NFT), in a move…
Oracle To Enter Into It’s Biggest Acquisition Ever
Enterprise software giant Oracle will buy electronic medical records company Cerner in an all-cash deal for $95 per…
Tesla’s Musk Says He Will Pay Over $11 Bln In Taxes This Year
Electric-car maker Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Sunday on Twitter that he will pay more than $11…
Facebook Pays Fines To Russia Over Banned Content
Facebook has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems…
Paxful Launch Gift Card Hub
Paxful has launched a gift card hub as a one-stop shop for trading gift cards on its platform.
According to the…
Jack Dorsey Appoints Three Nigerians And A South African To Head Bitcoin Trust…
Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, has appointed three Nigerians and one South African to act as the board of his…
Lack Of Seamless Access To Forex May Delay 5G Rollout
The Chairman, ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, had disclosed at the NCC’s 2021 board and management retreat in November that…
Netflix Slash Prices Of It’s Streaming Services In India
Netflix slashed on Tuesday the prices of its streaming services in India, for the first time since launching five…
Unvaccinated Google Employees May Lose Their Jobs In 2022
Employees at Google have been threatened with pay loss – and even termination of employment – if they fail to…
Bank of England rejects major overhaul of cash system
The Bank of England has told top banks to clarify by March, on how they…
FT Names Elon Musk As ‘Person Of The Year’
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has been named the Financial Times newspaper's "Person of the…
YouTube Says Services Fixed After Disruption Affects Thousands
Alphabet YouTube said on Tuesday it has fixed an issue that caused thousands of users to lose access to its…
Reps probe Uber, Bolt, others over tax returns
Car hire service providers like Uber, Bolt, in-drive, and other technology-based transport companies in…
Elon Musk Sells More Tesla Shares
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold another 934,091 shares of his electric car company, which are worth around…
Facebook Owner Is Behind $60 Mln Deal For Meta Name Rights
Meta Platforms Inc, the owner of social media network Facebook, is behind a $60 million deal to acquire the…
Zoom To Charge Nigerians 7.5 Percent VAT
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (Zoom) says it will begin to charge 7.5 percent value-added tax (VAT) on customers…
MTN, Mafab Win 5G Licence, To Pay N227bn To FG
In a dramatic fashion, a telecom under dog, MAFAB Communications, emerged from nowhere, Monday, to become one of…
MTN, Airtel, Mafab Enter 5th Round As 5G Auction
The current price per lot of the 100MHz band of the 3.5GHz spectrum at the ongoing auction being organised by the…
NCC Completes Mock Session For Spectrum Auction Of 5G
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has successfully carried out a mock session for the 3.5 gigahertz…
U.S. Chipmaker Intel To Invest $7 Bln In New Facility
American chip manufacturer Intel Corporation will invest 30 billion ringgit ($7.10 billion) in a new,…
Equinix Acquire Nigeria’s Leading Data Center MainOne
California-based digital infrastructure company, Equinix, has acquired Nigeria’s leading data center and…