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Why audio content is dominating the digital world: The Power of Podcasting
A striking change in content consumption habits has been seen recently in the digital environment. There is one media that has completely taken over the internet world: podcasting. Written articles, movies, and photographs continue to keep their ground. Millions of listeners worldwide have been enthralled by podcasting due to its…
Read More »The EU Announces Stricter Regulations For Facebook, Twitter, and 17 Other Tech Giants
The European Union has introduced stricter regulations against tech giants. The regulations were released on Tuesday with a list of 19 companies that will be placed under stricter regulatory control through its Digital Service Act (DSA). The companies, including Facebook, Twitter, and 17 others, are classified as very large online…
Read More »Jack Dorsey Launches ‘Bluesky’ On Android Hours After Losing Twitter Verification Badge
Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter has launched a new application called ‘Bluesky’ on Android. Bluesky is to rival Twitter. It was launched on Android a few hours after Elon Musk removed Dorsey’s verification badge on the microblogging platform. The “social internet” of the future will…
Read More »Nigerian Crypto Firm Gives Deadline to its Customers to Withdraw their Funds As It Shuts Down
Nigerian crypto-based fintech, Lazerpay has announced it is shutting down operations. It said the decision to shut down comes after unsuccessful fundraising attempts. In a statement issued via its official Twitter handle on Thursday, the CEO, Njoku Emmanuel, said Lazerpay ceased operation after multiple fruitless efforts to raise funds for…
Read More »Popular Bitcoin platform: Paxful closes down
One of the biggest Bitcoin platforms in Nigeria, Peer-too-peer Bitcoin platform, Paxful, with 1.5m users in Nigeria has closed down. The piece of news about the shutting down of the Bitcoin platform was shared by the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ray Youssef. While speaking on the issue on a…
Read More »Twitter set to lay off nearly three-quarters of its staff in 2023 when Elon Musk takes over
Social media company, Twitter, could carry out massive layoffs especially if billionaire Elon Musk completes his $44 billion purchase of the company. While pitching his deal to buy Twitter to investors, Musk said he planned to get rid of nearly three-quarters of the firm’s workers, lopping its ranks to just over 2,000…
Read More »Anti-trust watchdog fines Google $162m over market dominance
Google has been fined more than $160 million by India’s anti-trust watchdog after a probe found the tech company abused its top position in the local smartphone market. Google’s Android mobile operating system is by far the biggest in India and is run on 95 percent of all the country’s…
Read More »Tesla CEO, Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud
Elon Musk has accused the social media platform, Twitter, of fraudulently holding back information about the company as part of a countersuit. The countersuit by the billionaire and Tesla CEO alleges that Twitter committed fraud, breach of contract, and violation of a securities law in Texas, where Musk lives. Musk’s…
Read More »Two Nigerian Fintech Executives Arrested in the United States for $167 Million (Photo)
The United States has jailed two top executives of a United States-based fintech company, Ping Express. The executives who are Nigerians have been sentenced to 27 months imprisonment for breaching money laundering rules. The fintech executives who are Nigerians with the names Anslem Oshionebo and Opeyemi Odeyale pleaded guilty to…
Read More »Elon Musk threatens to pull out of $44billion Twitter deal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has threatened to pull out of his deal to purchase Twitter as he accuses the social media giant of ‘resisting and thwarting’ his right to information about spam and fake accounts on the platform. Musk threatened to walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter…
Read More »Elon Musk Accused Of S3xual Misconduct By SpaceX Flight Attendant
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk has been accused of s3xual misconduct in a new report. Without directly commenting on the case, Musk is hinting that it is part of a campaign of “political attacks” carried out by Democrats.The alleged misconduct dates back to 2016, but it is coming out…
Read More »Elon Musk threatens to pull the plug on the Twitter deal
Elon Musk has threatened to pull the plug on the Twitter deal until the social media company shows proof of its spam account figures. The Tesla CEO, who last month offered $44billion for the tech platform, disputes their claims that bots represent around five percent of their users, believing the figures could be ‘much…
Read More »Elon Musk Buys 9.2% Stake In Twitter, Microblogging App’s Shares Rise By 26%
The news was announced in a regulatory statement on Monday, which led to the rise in shares during pre-market trading. Elon Musk The richest man in the world, Elon Musk has bought a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter. As a result of his purchase, shares of the social media giant…
Read More »Man narrates how mom tossed away laptop containing N234bn bitcoin
The enraged man revealed that he hasn’t been able to find motivation since the incident occurred. A bitcoin trader has revealed his ordeal after his mother tossed away a broken Laptop containing cryptocurrency valued at $557 million (N234 billion). The anonymous man took to the social media platform Reddit to…
Read More »Complete list of phones that will be blocked by Whatsapp from November 2021.
Reports from The Sun claim that more than 50 phones will not be able t use or download the Whatsapp App from November 2021. According to the management of Whatsapp phasing out support for older models of phones including iPhones and Androids, will help keep the app safe and secure.…
Read More »WhatsApp to be used on non-mobile devices
WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook engineers said the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service to be used on multiple “non-phone” devices without needing to connect to the smartphone app. “With…
Read More »Nigeria To Deploy Robots, Artificial Intelligence To Combat Insecurity (See how)
Due to the high rate of insecurity in the country, the Senate on Wednesday disclosed that the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has established a center for artificial intelligence and robotics to deploy the use of robots and artificial intelligence in tackling criminal activities. The revelation came to the…
Read More »Facebook Plans to Imitate Club House
The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced on Monday, the 19th of April 2021, that the company is working on a project that imitates the spectacular application Clubhouse. Clubhouse made a serious wave this year as it allows users in a room to communicate in real-time. Most android users have…
Read More »This is Why Instagram Disables accounts
In recent times many Instagram users all over the world have lost their accounts with so many followers, the popular Instagram blogger, Tunde Ednut, had his account disabled couple of times and it has become the new norm for most content creators and random users. I know you must be…
Read More »Tesla Can Now Be Purchased With Bitcoin – Elon Musk
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has come out to declare that anybody would now be able to buy Tesla electric vehicles in the U.S. with bitcoin. He as of late uncovered this on Twitter, and the world has been responding. As per him, Tesla will keep the cash got from clients…
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