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Instagram’s Founders Launch News-Based App, Artifact

Instagram’s duo founders have launched a new news-focused app called Artifact, four years after giving up ownership of their previous social media app. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, on Tuesday, January 31st, announced the unveiling of Artifact, an app that is powered by artificial intelligence and offers a personalised news feed for its users. Systrom […]

Ibukunoluwa Josephine Bankole
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Google Closes Stadia Cloud Gaming services in the UK 

Google has shut down its Stadia cloud-gaming service in the UK, promising to refund gamers who have made Stadia purchases. The service was made inaccessible after 08:00 on 19 January, many gamers say they are “heartbroken” to see it go. Google says it will refund people who bought controllers, games or downloadable content, with Google […]

Hauwa Ali Abdul
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Acer introduces new Nitro Gaming Laptops

Acer has introduced a suite of powerful new Nitro gaming laptops featuring the latest 13th Gen Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs. The laptops come in more compact, thinner, and lighter form factors with higher screen-to-body ratios. Intended for casual gamers who are ready for enhanced gameplay, extra features, and a […]

Hauwa Ali Abdul
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Tunisia’s Millesima Technologies secures $480K from investors

Tunisian start-up Millesima Technologies specializes in streaming video, video on demand, and data technology. In its fundraising efforts, the company raised 1.5 million dinars, which is about 480 thousand dollars. The company has been registered under the Startup Act.  In order to contribute to the launch of the MYVIOO platform, funds that have been raised […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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TV Anywhere (TVA) and others launch MTN TV+

TV Anywhere (TVA), a new media technology business, has formed a partnership with MTN, the most prominent mobile network provider in South Sudan, as well as Target Media, in order to establish MTN TV+, which will be South Sudan’s first mobile television platform. MTN South Sudan Chief Executive Officer Gordian Kyomukama made these remarks in […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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The Remarkable Growth of Nigeria’s ICT Sector

In recent years, the information and communication technology (ICT) industry in Nigeria has grown and changed a lot. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the industry contributed 18.44% of the country’s GDP in the second quarter of 2022. The government has put a lot of work into fostering the growth of […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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Rwanda Leads Africa In Internet Speed

  Rwanda has been ranked as the leading low-income country in Sub-Saharan Africa with the fastest broadband speed, with Madagascar taking 2nd place. This was disclosed in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) report released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The report shows that Rwanda performs significantly above average in six pillars in […]

Ibukunoluwa Josephine Bankole
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TikTok-inspired shopping feature is now available on Amazon

Amazon’s app will offer a purchasing experience similar to TikTok. Inspire, a new short-form video and picture feed, allows users to browse items, ideas, and make purchases from content created by influencers, companies, and other users. The feature is intended to divert users’ attention away from TikTok and other applications that businesses may directly promote […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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Top 10 Nigerian Google Searches 2022

The top trending lists are revealed in Google’s Year in Search, an annual review highlighting what people search for to see, learn, and do. According to this year’s Year in Search results, Nigerians are more interested than ever in politics, entertainment, sports, lifestyle, and famous people. The 2022 Year in Search lists provides a quick […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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Zimbabwe To Export Medical Oxygen

Zimbabwe is in the process of becoming one of the biggest exporters of medical oxygen in Africa. This is expected with the increased production at the multi-million-dollar medical oxygen and industrial gas plant built by Verify Engineering at Feruka, close to Mutare. The nation’s President, Emmerson Mnangagwa disclosed this last week after he commissioned three […]

Ibukunoluwa Josephine Bankole
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Multichoice Accelerator Programme Expands To Eight New Countries

Multichoice has announced the addition of eight new countries to its Africa Accelerator Programme. According to a Multichoice statement, the countries that will benefit from the program are Ivory Coast, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Angola, and Ethiopia. The increase suggests that the 2023 program now opens up possibilities for many more small enterprises in […]

Staff Writer
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How To Save Data While Streaming Video Online

Streaming video online, particularly on apps such as Netflix, YouTube, and Instagram, consumes more data than regular web browsing. It will take about 5.5MB of your data to watch a 3-minute YouTube video, while it will take up to 105MB of your data to watch a 22-minute Netflix video. However, there are a number of […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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Twitter to bring back end-to-end encryption to secure DMs

As a result of Elon Musk’s buyout of Twitter for $44 billion last month, certain parts of the popular social network are presently being adjusted. There are also some earlier Twitter features, such as Vine, that may be brought back. However, it seems like another essential feature might return to Twitter in the near future: […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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The Nigerian government now monitors Twitter

The state-run News Agency of Nigeria says that the Nigerian government is “closely monitoring” Twitter now that billionaire Elon Musk has bought it. Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, stated during a press conference on President Muhammadu Buhari’s (2015–2023) series of accomplishments that monitoring is now crucial due to Twitter’s ownership change. He […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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‘Remote working will end’: Elon Musk tells Twitter staff

The newly appointed owner of Twitter Inc., Elon Musk, has notified Twitter’s staff that remote working will end, sending out his first email on Wednesday warning them of “tough times ahead.” Additionally, he has prohibited remote work unless he allows it. Musk says, “there is no way to sugarcoat the message.” According to the email, […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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Spotify Starts ‘Talks With Africa’ To Grow The Music Industry

Spotify, a well-recognized and popular African music App in Africa, has grown and expanded over the last few years after it started. Several factors can be associated with this development, including but not limited to the collaboration with local and international artists, including music streaming and social media. But, somehow, only a few of these […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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Twitter founder Jack Dorsey launches ‘Bluesky’

Jack Dorsey, The founder and former CEO of the social networking app Twitter, has unveiled a new social media platform called ‘Bluesky’. The launch is coming bare one week after serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, took over Twitter as the owner and CEO. Read also: Elon Musk Monetizes Twitter, Frowns At Impersonation Jack, as he is fondly […]

Ibukunoluwa Josephine Bankole
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Twitter Lays off African Employees

In an effort to cut costs, Elon Musk, Twitter‘s new CEO, announced plans to eliminate positions at the microblogging platform. In the wee hours of November 4, 2022, Twitter employees found that their work laptops wouldn’t turn on, they couldn’t access their work tools, and their emails had been blocked. According to a source, several […]

Felicia Akindurodoye
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Twitter To Charge $20 Monthly For Account Verification

Microblogging and social networking service Twitter has revealed plans to introduce a monthly fee of as high as about $20 for account verification. In an official statement on Monday, Twitter said its subscription price would range from $4.99 to $19.99 per month, adding that users who do not pay will lose their verification. The social […]

Ibukunoluwa Josephine Bankole
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Netflix To Launch Ad-Supported Subscription Plan In November

Netflix announced plans for a less expensive, advertising-supported subscription, hoping that a $6.99/month alternative for customers can maintain its earnings in increasingly difficult economic times. When the company’s once exploding subscriber growth turned into reverse as a symptom of market saturation in North America, Reed Hastings, chief executive, changed his previous resistance to advertising support […]

Modupeoluwa Olalere
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