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Facebook Inc Rebrands its company name to Meta to emphasize metaverse vision
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would rebrand as Meta, a name change that comes as the company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, its algorithmic decisions and the policing of abuses on its platforms.
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Former Security Guard, Tim Hogins, Launches Blacqmarket As A Tech Game Changer For Africa
Off the back of celebrating 10-years in business, former security guard turned business magnate (serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist), Tim Hogins, announces the launch of Blacqmarket, a tech game changer for Africa.
The ultimate African dream, Blacqmarket … Continue Reading
Facebook faces lawsuit over predatory conduct, may sell Instagram and Whatsapp
The world’s biggest social media giant, Facebook is currently facing litigation battle standing accused of using illegal tactics to dominate the industry.
In a multiple lawsuit filed against the company, the United States Federal Trade Commission alongside some US states … Continue Reading
TECH: Nigerian team clinches first place in 2020 Huawei Global ICT Contest
Some Nigerian students drawn from the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria and from the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers State have emerged first place in the 2020 Huawei Global ICT Competition.
In the contest, where over one 1500 participants … Continue Reading
11 Yr-Old Techie, Emmanuella Mayaki gains media attention with coding skills
Tech whizz-kid, Emmanuella Mayaki, has gained media attention with her coding skills which had earlier got her a teaching job at an after school club in England.
The tech genius who has plans to become a machine learning engineer first … Continue Reading
Facebook Rejects 2.2m Ads Seeking to Influence Election in the US
Tech firm, Facebook, said it has rejected a total of 2.2m ads on its platforms and removed over 120,000 posts for attempting to “influence voting” in the upcoming US presidential election according to a statement by it’s vice president of … Continue Reading
Nigeria’s FinTech Startup, Paystack Is Now The ‘Stripe’ for Africa
As young Nigerians are having a tough week protesting against the unjust brutality by disbanded SARS police unit usually meted out on young creatives in the country, the news of Paystack being acquired by tech giant, Stripe, is a … Continue Reading
Everything You Need To Know about Apple’s iPhone 12 and 12 Mini
Tech Company, Apple, on October 13, 2020 announced their latest and greatest mobile offering for the year 2020 which are iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini. The technology outfit which is notable for making uniquely desirable smartphones by its … Continue Reading
Microsoft Set to buy TikTok in U.S., Deal to be Sealed by Sept. 15
Technology giant Microsoft says it is in talks with Chinese tech giant ByteDance to acquire its video sharing social app, TikTok, in the US.
The company said it in a statement that it will keep working with the U.S. … Continue Reading
Google announces 100,000 scholarships for online certificates in data analytics, project management and UX
Search Engine giant Google has announced 100,000 scholarships for its new online certificate courses in data analytics, project management and user experience design.
The courses are offered via the online learning platform Coursera and would not require no college degree. … Continue Reading