The cutting-edge AI technology from Chinese startup DeepSeek has been referred to by US President Donald Trump as a “wakeup call” for American businesses. During his speech in Florida on Monday, Trump emphasised the importance of DeepSeek’s faster and less expensive AI techniques, speculating that they would help the US IT sector gain a competitive […]

Global technology markets extended their downward spiral on Tuesday, worsening a selloff spurred by the emergence of DeepSeek, a low-cost Chinese AI disruptor. Investors around the world are still worried following Monday’s crash, which saw Nvidia suffer a historic $593 billion one-day fall in market value. The ripple effect wiped billions off tech values across […]

Imagine being unable to access your favourite online services because of a malicious attack. This is precisely what Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks aim to do—overwhelm networks with traffic to disrupt services. To combat this, the London Internet Exchange (LINX) has taken a proactive step by partnering with Nokia to implement advanced DDoS protection […]

TikTok may still be active for U.S. users, but its future remains uncertain amid a Senate-approved ban and ongoing uncertainties. Over the weekend, Meta took the opportunity to unveil its Breakthrough Bonus program, aiming to attract creators from TikTok and other social platforms to join Instagram and Facebook. The program provides eligible creators with the […]

OpenAI, in collaboration with SoftBank and Oracle, announced the launch of the Stargate Project on Tuesday, during a White House press conference featuring tech leaders and President Donald Trump.  In its official announcement, OpenAI disclosed plans to immediately allocate $100 billion as part of a larger $500 billion investment over the next four years to […]

Two Nigerian businesses, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, along with their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Norman Bwuruk Didam, have been placed on a 30-month debarment by the World Bank Group for participating in dishonest, collusive, and corrupt activities related to the National Social Safety Nets Project in Nigeria. The Washington-based organisation […]

Following a brief outage occasioned by the implementation of a law that banned TikTok over national security concerns, the video app restored its service in the U.S. on Sunday. Although the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden had previously declared it would not enforce the ban, TikTok thanked President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on […]

TikTok announced late Friday that its 170 million American users would “go dark” on Sunday due to a U.S. ban over concerns that its Chinese ownership could jeopardise national security. TikTok stated, “Unfortunately, TikTok will be forced to go dark on January 19” unless the Biden administration ensures Apple, Google, and other companies won’t be […]

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous judgment, ruled against TikTok on Friday. The court upheld a law that would ban TikTok in the United States on national security grounds if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell the short-video app by Sunday. The court decided that the law, which was signed by Democratic […]

On Tuesday, Vodafone Qatar announced a new partnership with OSN to improve its Home Fibre internet service. This collaboration aims to provide customers with a better entertainment experience. Exciting new features With this partnership, Vodafone customers can access up to 170 TV channels. These include popular networks like Nickelodeon and CNN, as well as local […]

TikTok has swiftly dismissed recent reports suggesting the platform might be sold to tech entrepreneur Elon Musk ahead of a January 19 ban in the U.S. The video app labelled the claims “pure fiction.”  The statement from the social media giant following widespread speculation fuelled by an ongoing lawsuit filed by the U.S. government against […]

LemFi, a London-based fintech platform catering to immigrants, has raised $53 million in a Series B funding round to scale its operations, expand into new markets, and enhance its remittance services. Led by Highland Europe, the funding will enable LemFi to grow its global footprint and refine its payment solutions, which have already facilitated $1 […]

VLC Media Player, the trusted open-source multimedia player developed by VideoLAN, has reached a monumental milestone with over 6 billion downloads globally as of January 8, 2025. Known for its versatility and support for virtually every media format, VLC continues to innovate with cutting-edge features, including AI-driven subtitles, unveiled during CES 2025. Read also: Squid […]