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Google launches NotebookLM mobile apps for iOS, Andriod
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Google launches NotebookLM mobile apps for iOS, Andriod

Google announced on Monday the official release of its NotebookLM app for Android and iOS, expanding access to its AI-powered note-taking and research assistant beyond desktop for the first time. The launch comes a day ahead of the company’s annual I/O 2025 developer conference, and a day earlier than originally scheduled. Initially introduced in 2023, […]

Microsoft announced Monday that it will eliminate developer onboarding fees for the Microsoft Store on Windows
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Microsoft eliminates developer registration fees for apps

Microsoft announced Monday that it will eliminate developer onboarding fees for the Microsoft Store on Windows, allowing individual developers to publish apps for free starting in June 2025. The announcement was made during the company’s annual Build 2025 developer conference. Previously, developers were required to pay a registration fee of around \$19 to list their […]

Microsoft adds AI APIs to edge browser, opens for web developers
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Microsoft adds AI APIs to edge browser, opens for web developers

Microsoft is rolling out a suite of new AI-powered APIs for its Edge browser, giving web developers tools to build smarter applications directly within the browser environment. The announcement came Monday during the company’s Build 2025 developer conference. The new features enable websites and Edge extensions to harness Phi-4 Mini, a compact yet powerful AI […]

Apple enables Spotify users to purchase audiobooks on app
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Apple enables Spotify users to purchase audiobooks on app

Spotify announced on Monday that iPhone users in the United States can now purchase audiobooks directly through its app, marking a significant change made possible by a recent Apple policy shift. The new update allows users to view audiobook prices and buy additional listening hours — a long-requested feature previously blocked by Apple’s strict in-app […]

Russian court fines Apple over alleged LGBT violations
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Russian court fines Apple over alleged LGBT violations

A Russian court has fined U.S. tech company Apple a total of 10.5 million roubles (approximately $130,000) in four separate administrative cases, three of which relate to alleged breaches of the country’s laws against LGBT “propaganda,” court officials said Monday. According to the Moscow courts’ press office, the Tagansky District Court found Apple Distribution International […]

Microsoft hosts Elon Musk's Grok AI on cloud service Azure
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Microsoft hosts Elon Musk’s Grok AI on cloud service Azure

Microsoft has become one of the first major cloud providers to offer managed access to Grok, the artificial intelligence model developed by Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI. The move was announced Monday as part of an expansion of Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry platform. Customers can now access Grok 3 and Grok 3 Mini through Azure, […]

Nike lays off tech workers, shifts work to external vendors
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Nike lays off tech workers, shifts work to external vendors

Sportswear giant Nike has begun laying off employees within its technology division, the company confirmed on Monday. The move is part of a restructuring effort that will see some of the division’s work outsourced to third-party vendors. The number of affected employees has not been disclosed, and it remains unclear how large Nike’s technology workforce […]

Delta can sue CrowdStrike after outage canceled 7000 flights
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Delta can sue CrowdStrike after outage canceled 7000 flights

A Georgia state judge has ruled that Delta Air Lines can proceed with major parts of its lawsuit against cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, which it blames for a catastrophic computer outage that forced the airline to cancel 7,000 flights in July 2024. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe said on Friday that Delta may […]

Musk's Starlink challenges China's broadband satellite
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Nigeria, African nations launch space agency to bridge climate data gap

The African Space Agency officially opened last month under the African Union, with its headquarters in Cairo. Still in the process of staffing key roles, the agency will coordinate national space programs across the continent. Its goal is to enhance Africa’s space infrastructure by launching satellites, establishing weather stations, and ensuring data sharing within Africa […]

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Ebonyi raises monthly pay to N500,000 for doctors

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has announced that the monthly salaries and allowances for newly recruited medical doctors in the state will be increased from N150,000 to N500,000. Nwifuru made this disclosure on Monday in Abakaliki during the launch of the state’s health activation programme, a preparatory step for the upcoming Drug Revolving […]

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Nigerian banking sector remain safe, CBN dismisses distress report

The Central Bank of Nigeria has confirmed the stability and safety of the country’s banking sector amid circulating unverified social media reports alleging distress in a regulated financial institution. In a statement on Monday signed by Acting Director of Corporate Communications Hakama Sidi Ali, the CBN urged the public to ignore misleading information and to […]

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