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Heading into the 2024 election in the U.S. and major political contests around the world, internet companies are unprepared for the onslaught of misinformation that’s coming. That’s according to research out Tuesday from Mozilla and CheckFirst, which concludes that leading tech platforms are lagging in their ad transparency tools. The study, conducted between December and …

Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Alphabet Transparency Tools Are A ‘Disappointment’ Ahead of Election, New Study Shows. Read More »

The Biden administration will award up to $6.4 billion in grants to South Korea’s Samsung Electronics to expand its chip production in central Texas as part of a broader effort to boost US chipmaking, the Department of Commerce said on Monday. The funding from the 2022 Chips and Science Act will support two chip production facilities, a …

Biden Gives Samsung $6.4 Billion In Grants To Boost Texas Chip Output. Read More »

TikTok, a short video platform controlled by ByteDance, a Chinese Internet technology company, says it removed 176.5 million videos placed on it, with 1.7 million coming from Nigerian users in the fourth quarter of 2023. The company revealed in its Community Guidelines Enforcement report that Nigeria was among the top 50 nations where videos breaching …

TikTok Removes 1.7 Million Nigerians For Platform Breaches. Read More »

As satellites play an increasingly important part in Africa’s future connectivity architecture, SEACOM yesterday announced the debut of an all-new low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service. According to the company, the service is currently accessible to SEACOM enterprise clients and represents an evolutionary shift in connectivity in South Africa, complementing existing terrestrial broadband infrastructure and technologies. …

SEACOM Launches LEO Satellite Service For Enterprise Clients. Read More »

South African non-profit company, and recognised Internet industry representative body- ISPA, questions recently announced aggressive reductions in fixed call termination rates. ISPA also advocates for the implementation of the proposed convergence of mobile and fixed call termination rates towards eventual parity. Call termination rates refer to the fees levied by telecom networks to facilitate the …

ISPA Questions Aggressive Reductions In Fixed Call Termination Rates. Read More »

MTN Ghana has partnered with Tecno to launch the flagship Camon 30 smartphones series in Ghana, offering to give buyers 2.5GB free data every month for six months, totaling 15GB over the period. Senior Manager for Data, Devices and Home at MTN Ghana, Gloria Frempong announced the juicy offer at the launch of the devices, …

MTN Partners TECNO To Launch Camon 30 series, Offers 15GB Free Data To Buyers. Read More »

Ayoba is delighted to announce the attainment of a significant milestone, with our super-app now boasting 35 million monthly active users across the African continent as of December 2023. NEW TARGET MARKETS This remarkable growth can be attributed to heightened retention rates and organic adoption, fueled by an enhanced user experience within their communication suite …

African Super-App, Hits 35 Million Monthly Active Users. Read More »

Apple has vehemently denied allegations of violating a court order governing its App Store practices. According to a report by Reuters, Apple has urged U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland to reject Epic Games’ request to hold it in contempt. The dispute stems from a lawsuit filed by Epic Games in 2020, accusing Apple of …

Apple Denies Violating Court Order Amidst Ongoing Battle with Epic Games. Read More »

Apple’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit valued at nearly $1 billion was rejected on Friday, with a judge ruling it must face allegations it charged more than 1,500 UK-based developers unfair commission fees on purchases of apps and other content. Sean Ennis, a competition law professor and economist, is spearheading the case, which was filed …

Apple Loses Bid To Throw Out UK Lawsuit Over App Store fees. Read More »