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Twitter ban: Nigerians Lose N150.46bn In Two Months
Nigeria businesses may have lost N150.46bn ($366.88m) since the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter took effect in…
U.S. Crime App Citizen Rolls Out First Paid Tool, Connecting Users To Safety…
U.S. crime alert app Citizen is launching its first paid feature, offering subscribers access to a live safety…
Brazil Retailers Hunt For M&A Deals To Compete For E-Commerce Dominance
In March last year, Oziel da Silva Santos needed a new TV but with stores closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in…
New York Times Digital Subscription Growth Slows To Lowest In Three Years
The New York Times Co's (NYT.N) quarterly digital subscription growth slowed to its lowest in three years as the…
Ether Falls 1% Ahead Of Major Upgrade To Ethereum Network
Ether fell about 1% on Wednesday ahead of a technical adjustment to its underlying ethereum blockchain that would…
Sony Posts Record Q1 Profit On Pandemic Demand For Devices And Content
Sony Corp (6758.T) raised its earnings outlook on Wednesday after a record first-quarter operating profit helped by…
Elon Musk’s Photos Show SpaceX Rolling Out Its Massive Rocket Booster For Starship
SpaceX on Tuesday rolled out the rocket booster that the company plans to use to launch the first Starship orbital…
Marvell Tech To Acquire Innovium For $1.1 Bln As It Courts More Cloud Customers
Marvell Technology Inc (MRVL.O) on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire chip startup Innovium in a $1.1 billion…
Amazon Warehouse Workers Overwhelmingly Rejected A Union. Now They May Vote Again
A U.S. labor board official has recommended a rerun of a landmark Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) union election in Alabama…
Bill Gates And Melinda French Gates Are Officially Divorced Following 27-Year…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates have gotten divorced after 27 years of marriage. A Monday…
Nigerians Spend Over N100 Billion On Browsing In 2020
The Nigerian telecommunication industry recorded significant growth in the year 2020, as Nigerians consumed a total…
Zoom To Settle US Privacy Lawsuit For $85 Mn
Zoom, the video conferencing firm, has agreed to settle a class-action US privacy lawsuit for $85 million, it said…
Twitter’s Dorsey Leads $29 Bln Buyout Of Lending Pioneer Afterpay
Square Inc (SQ.N), the payments firm of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) co-founder Jack Dorsey, will purchase buy now, pay…
MTN Nigeria To Invest $1.5 Billion To Expand Broadband Over Three Years
MTN Nigeria plans to invest 600 billion naira ($1.5 billion) over the next three years to expand broadband access…
‘5G Deployment Will Boost Connectivity, Consumer Experience’
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has…
Nigerian FinTechs Are Building More Solutions To Improve Lives And Businesses –…
Young founders of FinTechs firms are now building more solutions aimed at improving the lives of individuals and…
Chinese Electric Car Start-Up Li Auto Delivers More Cars Than Xpeng Again
Deliveries of what is essentially a hybrid electric car from U.S.-listed Li Auto surpassed those of rival start-up…
Twitter’s Dorsey Leads $29 Bln Buyout Of Lending Pioneer Afterpay
Square Inc (SQ.N), the payments firm of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) co-founder Jack Dorsey, will purchase buy now, pay…
World Health Organization Officials Try To Figure Out Why Delta Is So Much…
World Health Organization officials said they are still trying to understand why the delta variant is more…
Data war: MTN, Airtel, Others Lose Over 8 Million Subscribers In 3 Months
MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile lost over 8 million data subscribers between March 2021 and May 2021. The four major…
Federal Government Of Nigeria Targets 2025 For Full 5G Coverage Of Urban Centres
While spectrum for 5G is expected to be auctioned by the last quarter of the year, the Federal Government has hoped…
Microsoft Is In Talks To Invest In Indian Budget Hotel Start-Up OYO
Microsoft is in advanced talks to invest in Indian budget hotel chain Oyo, a source familiar with the matter…
Tesla Megapack Caught Fire At Victorian Big Battery Site In Australia
A fire occurred within a Tesla Megapack at one of the largest batteries in the world in Australia’s Victoria state…
Explainer: Major Ethereum Upgrade Set To Alter Supply, Fix Transaction Fees
Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, is about to undergo a technical adjustment that will significantly…
Comcast’s Quarterly Revenue Tops Estimates, Lifted By Cable Growth
Comcast Corp's (CMCSA.O) second-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, benefiting from higher…
From Facebook To Twitter, Big Tech Sees Social Commerce Driving Sales Growth
Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet's YouTube to Snap Inc (SNAP.N) and Twitter (TWTR.N) are…
NCC Introduces Devices To Tackle SIM-Related Crimes
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instituted a Device Management System (DMS) to tackle SIM boxing…
Google Parent Alphabet Profit Soars As Ads Surge
“There was a rising tide of online activity in many parts of the world, and we’re proud that our services helped so…
TIME Announces Flutterwave On 2021 Influential Lists
Nigerian based Fintech Company; Flutterwave has been listed as one of the 2021 TIME100 Most Influential companies…
‘How Nigeria Can Leverage Nanotechnology For Development’
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and the Chairman of Oilserv, Emeka Okwuosa have said…