Social media platform Snapchat, owned by Snap Inc., has declared that it is benefiting from the uncertainty surrounding the future of ByteDance-owned TikTok. This was made known on Tuesday by...
A recent study by South African cybersecurity firm Nclose revealed a sobering statistic: over 60% of businesses surveyed suffered at least one ransomware attack in the...
The Federal Government has launched the National Broadband Alliance (NBAN)—an ambitious initiative aimed at expanding broadband access, transforming digital infrastructure, and boosting economic opportunities across the...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a US space agency, has spotted an asteroid 2024 YR4, which may impact Earth on December 22, 2032. The asteroid, which was spotted...
The government of China has launched an antitrust investigation into Google in response to President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 10% tariff on Chinese goods. The...
Tech giant Apple has filed an emergency move to halt the remedies trial in the Justice Department’s case against Google for search monopolization to get more...
The European Union (EU) has banned the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems considered harmful to people’s safety or rights. The bloc began the implementation of...
American businessman and co-founder of social media service Facebook and its parent company, Meta Platforms, is planning significant changes to Facebook. In an attempt to increase...
Search engine giant Google has quietly unveiled its next generation flagship artificial intelligence model code-named Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental via a changelog. The most powerful model...
The African Development Bank has approved a $160 million senior corporate loan to support AXIAN Telecom to expand digital access and financial inclusion in nine African...
Tech giant Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has agreed to pay newly-elected US President Donald Trump the sum of $25 million to settle a 2021 federal...
As national security concerns over TikTok’s Chinese ownership continue to increase, American multinational technology behemoth Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy the app. President Donald...
A Chinese company known as UBTech Robotics is preparing to mass produce its humanoid robots in large quantities by the end of this year in order...
Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI has sent a revised proposal to ByteDance, the parent firm of TikTok, allowing the U.S. government to own up to 50% of...
Search engine giant, Google has agreed to take more stringent action against the United Kingdom companies that fabricate reviews to raise their ratings on its platform....
Meta (previously the Facebook company) has revealed that it would invest between $60 billion and $65 billion by 2025, in order to enhance its AI infrastructure....
In an all-cash offer to acquire the US operations of ByteDance-owned social media platform, TikTok, popular YouTuber star MrBeast, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, has teamed...
Japanese multinational investment holding firm SoftBank, and American tech companies OpenAI and Oracle have announced a partnership to establish a $500 billion AI data center company....
Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitch, LinkedIn, TikTok, and other social media platforms have all signed a voluntary commitment to tackle hate speech. The signed voluntary...
Perplexity AI, a conversational search engine that uses large language models backed by tech billionaire Jeff Bezos, has offered a $50 billion proposal to merge with TikTok U.S. This latest...
Humanoid robot manufacturer UBTech, based in Shenzhen, China, has announced a new collaboration with Foxconn, Apple’s Chinese manufacturing partner, to employ its robots in the production...
Amazon, an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, has suspended drone deliveries in two cities in the US...
ByteDance-owned social media platform, TikTok, has resumed services in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump intervened. The Chinese-owned company which stopped operations on Saturday evening...
As concerns about the use of AI in cyberattacks increase, companies worldwide are racing to bolster their cybersecurity strategies, according to a Kaspersky survey. In a...
Canadian businessman and investor Kevin O’Leary has tabled the sum of $20 billion to Chinese company ByteDance to acquire its social media platform TikTok. Kevin O’Leary’s...
ByteDance-owned social media company TikTok will restore service “in a relatively short time” if the proposed move to ban its operations in the US is reversed....
American billionaire businessman Elon Musk has been hit with a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to announce his acquisition of...
Sistema.bio, a player in the delivery of biogas technology, financing, and services for family farmers worldwide, announces Novastar Ventures as its newest investor. Novastar has joined...
LemFi, a fintech platform transforming how immigrant communities access financial services, has raised $53 million in Series B funding led by Highland Europe with participation from...
Chinese company, ByteDance has reacted to news making the rounds that billionaire businessman Elon Musk is allegedly making moves to buy out the US operations of...
A British court will on Monday begin hearing in the suit against the United States tech giant Apple for alleged breach of competition law. The plaintiffs...
Sam Altman, the CEO of American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization, OpenAI has reacted to allegations of s3xually abusing his sister when she was a minor. Sam was...
A Ukrainian hacking group has claimed responsibility for destroying a Russian ISP that wiped out servers, causing immediate and complete internet outages. The hacker collective known as Ukrainian Cyber...
American space agency NASA is testing dozens of autonomous swimming robots in its quest to explore the oceans beneath the icy shells of moons like Jupiter’s Europa...
Search engine giant Google is making an ambitious move to develop generative models that are capable of simulating the physical world with artificial intelligence. As part of its efforts to...
American full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings, Nvidia has unveiled a personal AI supercomputer that packs enough processing power. Project Digits is a desktop computer system that uses...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed strict penalties against Integrity Technology Group, a cybersecurity company based in Beijing, on Friday. The company is charged...
The digital age, a realm of endless possibilities, had dawned upon us all for long. Yet, for many Nigerians, it was a mirage, a tantalizing glimpse...
American multinational corporation and technology company has agreed to pay the sum of $95 million to settle users who have been spied upon by its voice assistant,...
American wireless network operator, Verizon, has secured its network following a cyberattack by Chinese hackers. The company, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Richard Young,...
The incoming President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has filed a request before the Supreme Court to delay the implementation of a new...
Eddy Cue, the senior vice president of services at Apple, has given an explanation for the company’s decision not to develop a search engine to rival...
American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization OpenAI is set to join the humanoid robot-making race after abandoning the move in 2021, reports say. “Two people with direct knowledge”...
The government of Albania has blocked ByteDance-owned social media platform TikTok for one year, citing its influence on growing youth violence in the country. The Prime...
American multinational automotive and clean energy company Tesla has recalled no fewer than 700,000 Cybertrucks due to an issue with the tire pressure warning light. There is a greater chance...
PalmPay and Jumia have announced a partnership to enhance the digital payment ecosystem on the continent, starting with payment integrations and co-marketing efforts in Nigeria. This partnership is aimed...
SpaceX has signed a deal to fly two more private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS) using its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon...
Meta’s microblogging platform, Threads, which was developed to create competition with X (formerly Twitter), is testing a new feature that allows users to schedule posts. One...
In an effort to encourage climate technology entrepreneurship throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, the African Development Bank has announced a $10 million investment from its Sustainable Energy Fund...
Cassava Technologies, a technology firm of African heritage, has announced three milestones: a substantial equity injection, the successful completion of its South African Rand (ZAR) debt refinancing, and the finalization of...