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Iran Halts Authorized Crypto Mining To Save Energy For Winter
Iran previously put a temporary blanket ban on crypto mining amid historically peak periods for power demand in…
Rivian Delays Deliveries Of Pickup, SUV With Big Battery Packs To 2023
Rivian Automotive will delay deliveries of its electric pickup truck and sports utility vehicle with big battery…
Christmas Week Trades Add $77.89bn To Bitcoin Market Cap
The market capitalisation of Bitcoin increased by $77.89bn during the week leading up to Christmas.
On December…
1.3 Million Bitcoin Left Circulating On Crypto Exchanges
In glad tidings for an orange Christmas, Bitcoin (BTC) supply is drying up to lows not seen for years. In a recent…
Japan’s Shionogi Starts Phase III Clinical Trial In Vietnam For Covid-19…
Japan's Shionogi & Co. Ltd announced on Monday that phase III of its clinical trial for a new COVID-19…
MTN Nigeria Launches RCS Business Messaging With Google, Dotgo
MTN Nigeria is all set to launch RCS Business Messaging (RBM) Services in partnership with Google and Dotgo. Dotgo…
TikTok Surpasses Google To Become The Most Visited Site In 2021
According to Cloudflare’s 2021 Year in Review internet traffic statistics, popular video-sharing app TikTok has…
Mobile Gaming Company, i3 Interactive Inc, Records Growth Of 45,000% In A Trading…
Canadian mobile gaming company, i3 Interactive Inc, recorded over 45,000% growth in share price after yesterday’s…
Nigeria To Replace Identity-Slips With Digital Tokens
The Nigerian Government has announced that it would replace its National Identification Number (NIN) with a suite…
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…