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Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were removed from the store Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns. Their removal comes amid elevated tensions between the U.S. and China …

Apple Pulls WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store After Beijing Order. Read More »

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has reportedly partnered with US aerospace and defence company Northrop Grumman on a secret spy satellite project that is already capturing detailed images of the Earth. According to Reuters, which was first to report on the classified project, it is meant to enhance the US government’s ability to track military and intelligence …

Northrop Grumman Working With Musk’s SpaceX On U.S. Spy Satellite System. Read More »

Google has fired 28 employees following a sit-down protest over the tech giant’s contract to provide cloud computing and artificial intelligence services to the Israeli government The terminations come after the group No Tech for Apartheid on Tuesday occupied Google offices in California and New York to protest the $1.2bn contract known as Project Nimbus. …

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Mobile money operators (MMOs) in Nigeria, comprising the likes of OPay, Palmpay, MTN MoMo and others, witnessed a surge in transactions in the first quarter of 2024, crossing US$15billion. This is according to data released by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS). The mobile money transactions figure for Q1 2024 represents an 89% year-on-year growth, …

Mobile Money Transactions In Nigeria Jump To $15 Billion In Q1 2024. Read More »

Meta on Thursday announced its free artificial intelligence assistant, Meta AI, is rolling out across all of its social media platforms WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. The assistant can answer questions, create animations and generate images, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a video. Meta AI was built on the company’s latest large language model …

Meta Rolls Out AI Assistant On WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. Read More »

In a recent report published by the World Cybercrime Index, which identifies the globe’s key cybercrime hotspots, three African countries Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa debuted on the list of top 20 cybercrime hotspots. The data that underpins the index was gathered through a survey of 92 leading cybercrime experts from around the world who …

Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa Listed As Top Cybercrime Hotspots In Africa. Read More »

Africa Tech Summit (ATS) London, the leading tech conference that drives business and investment opportunities across the continent, will host its eighth edition on June 7th, 2024, at the London Stock Exchange. The previously sold-out summit gathers over 300 African and international tech leaders, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and corporates to discuss the future of African technology …

African Tech Ventures Invited To Apply For The Investment Showcase At The 8th Africa Tech Summit London. Read More »

ByteDance’s TikTok has been given 24 hours to provide a risk assessment on its new app TikTok Lite launched this month in France and Spain because of concerns about its potential impact on children and users’ mental health, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The move by EU industry chief Thierry Breton under EU tech …

TikTok Asked by EU About Risks of TikTok Lite to Children After France, Spain Launch. Read More »

Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia reported on Thursday a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly profit as sales tumbled because operators bought less 5G technology, but said it expected a sales pick-up this year. A fall in demand for 5G equipment in North America, the largest market for Nokia and rival Ericsson, and market share losses in …

Nokia Joins Ericsson In Forecasting Stronger Second Half. Read More »

The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms, will likely cross one billion active monthly users within a year as it is spreading like “forest fire”, its billionaire founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday. Telegram, based in Dubai, was founded by Russian-born Durov, who left Russia in 2014 after he refused …

Telegram To Hit One Billion Users Within A Year, Founder Says. Read More »