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 later pioneer Afterpay Ltd (APT.AX) for $29…
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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 in…
‘5G Deployment Will Boost Connectivity, Consumer Experience’
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has reiterated the importance of 5G…
Nigerian FinTechs Are Building More Solutions To Improve Lives And Businesses – TeamApt
Young founders of FinTechs firms are now building more solutions aimed at improving the lives of individuals and businesses in…
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 Xpeng for…
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 later (BNPL) pioneer Afterpay Ltd (APT.AX) for…
World Health Organization Officials Try To Figure Out Why Delta Is So Much Dangerous Than Earlier Covid Strains
World Health Organization officials said they are still trying to understand why the delta variant is more transmissible and potentially…
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…
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 confirmed…
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 alter the way transactions are…
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 advertising sales, theme parks reopening, and record broadband…
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 investing heavily in shopping features to drive…
NCC Introduces Devices To Tackle SIM-Related Crimes
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instituted a Device Management System (DMS) to tackle SIM boxing and call masking, two…
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…
TIME Announces Flutterwave On 2021 Influential Lists
Nigerian based Fintech Company; Flutterwave has been listed as one of the 2021 TIME100 Most Influential companies in the world.…
‘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 there was…
Samsung Electronics Sees Strong Chip Demand, Mobile Recovery As Q2 Profit Jumps
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Thursday forecast strong demand for memory chips in the second half and a recovery…
Facebook Will Restrict Ad Targeting Of Under-18s
Facebook Inc (FB.O) will stop allowing advertisers to target people under 18 on its platforms based on their interests or…
Microsoft Set To Report Earnings After The Bell
Microsoft will release its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report after market close Tuesday. Here’s what analysts are expecting: Earnings: $1.92 per…
Ransomware Key To unlock Customer Data From Attack
A computer key that can unlock the files of hundreds of companies which were hacked in a large-scale cyber-attack has…
Expert Urges Data Security Against $6tr Loss
Chief Executive Officer, Youverify, Dr Gbenga Odegbami, has advised individuals and companies to take data security seriously. Speaking on the…
Huawei To Invest $150m In Africa’s Digital Talent Development
Huawei has said it plans to invest $150 million in digital talent development over the next five years, which will…
Federal Government Of Nigeria Extends NIN-SIM Verification Again To October 31
The Federal Government has once again approved the extension of the deadline for National Identity Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)…
Virtual Events Platform Eventtus Is Acquired By US Firm Bevy
Egyptian virtual events platform, Eventtus has been acquired by Bevy, a Silicon Valley-based company that specialises in enterprise-grade virtual event…
Facebook Seeks U.S. FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Recusal In Antitrust Case
Facebook (FB.O) on Wednesday asked for the recusal of Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan from the FTC’s antitrust case against the…
SUSE Reports In-Line Results, Confirms Guidance Following IPO
German open-source software company SUSE (SUSEG.DE) on Thursday reported results in line with expectations and confirmed its guidance, in the first set…
Taiwan’s TSMC Posts 11% Jump In Q2 Profit On Global Chip Demand
Taiwan’s TSMC (2330.TW), posted an 11% rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by a pandemic-led surge in global demand for…
UK-Based Cybersecurity Firm Avast In Merger Talks With NortonLifeLock
UK-based cybersecurity firm Avast Plc (AVST.L) said on Wednesday it was in advanced talks over a merger with peer NortonLifeLock Inc (NLOK.O). If…