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December 20, 2024

X (Twitter) will start requesting users’ biometric data, employment data, and educational background

August 31, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

X (Twitter) has sailed into uncharted territory with its new data-gathering strategy. The social networking site updated its policies to include biometric data as well as the user’s employment and educational background. X now joins a long list of businesses that are increasing their data collection capabilities. The Elon Musk-owned […]

Another clearance for cryptocurrency payments has been granted to Elon Musk’s X (Twitter)

August 30, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

X has obtained the necessary authorization to act as a payment hub in another US state as part of his effort to keep X (previously Twitter) a community app with a variety of features. Twitter Payments LLC received approval for a license in Rhode Island, United States, on Monday, according […]

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Users will soon be able to share high-quality images and movies using WhatsApp

August 29, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Users will be able to exchange photographs and videos on WhatsApp in their original, high-definition form once the feature is ready. This planned feature was made known by WABetaInfo, a website that monitors WhatsApp development, in the WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.23.18.12. The option to “select original quality photos […]

A Nigerian man has been beaten to coma for assaulting a female bolt driver in Kenya

August 28, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

After physically assaulting a female Bolt driver in Kenya, an unnamed Nigerian man was reportedly beaten to a pulp by a mob. A woman who claimed to be the driver’s daughter posted this on X (previously Twitter). Bolt provided additional confirmation of the information, stating that the Kenyan authorities are […]

Meta to launch AI model that will write computer codes in English

August 27, 2023 Joshua Samuel

The parent company of Facebook, Meta, announced on Thursday that it would publish an artificial intelligence (AI) model to help with coding, stepping up its investment in the emerging field. The business open-sourced Code Llama, a machine learning system that can generate and explain code in natural language, particularly English, […]

Google, Facebook, and other foreign corporations pay N2 trillion in taxes to the FG

August 26, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Over the course of 15 months, the federal government of Nigeria has amassed taxes from foreign businesses operating in Nigeria, including Google, Netflix, and Facebook, totaling N2 trillion ($2.5 billion). Value Added Tax (VAT) and Company Income Tax (CIT) are both included in this. The Federal Inland Revenue Service states […]

82% of African telecom subscriptions are in Nigeria- NCC

August 25, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), 82% of all telecom subscribers in Africa are in Nigeria. This demonstrates Nigeria’s large position in the African telecom sector and suggests that a sizeable share of the continent’s telecom subscribers are headquartered there. At the Emerging Technology Forum’s report for the Telecommunications […]

Prices of data, calls and SMS might be increasing soon

August 24, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

As telecom companies are considering revisiting the present price framework for calls, SMS, and data, Nigerians may soon have a new issue to gripe about. The current structure is no longer viable, according to the Association of Licenced Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON). The chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, said […]

Video and photo apps hits 12billion profit in 2023

August 23, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

Over time, social media has developed into a large ecology. It has evolved from being a tool for two persons to communicate to a platform for retail, digital marketing, content development, and other things. Photo and video applications are some of the many tools used by social media users to […]

Instagram, TikTok and 1xbet banned in Somalia- details inside

August 21, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

TikTok, Telegram, and 1XBet have all been made illegal by the Somalian government, which says this is done to stop indecent activities and the spread of extremist propaganda. The authorities ordered internet service providers (ISPs) operating in the nation to block access to the aforementioned sites in a public statement […]