S’Africa billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s wealth increases by $400m
The wealth of Africa’s and South Africa’s richest man, Patrice Motsepe, has increased by $400 million. As of December 10, 2023, his…
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Ten things to know about Adebayo Ogunlesi
Adebayo Ogunlesi is a Nigerian-born investment banker and lawyer. He is the founding member of the Global Infrastructure Partners, an equity firm…
Instagram cuts 60 jobs
Instagram has laid off staff at the management level by cutting 60 technical program manager roles, The Information reported. The affected workers…
SpaceX launches satellite-powered text messaging
SpaceX has unveiled text messaging between two phones in a newly deployed mobile network satellite. The innovation is the most recent turning…
Google, Bing face criticism over x-rated results
Search engines DuckDuckGo, Bing, and Google are facing criticism for including nonconsensual artificial intelligence deepfake pornography at the top of some search…
BlackRock to acquire Adebayo Ogunlesi’s GIP for $12.5b
BlackRock Inc. has disclosed its readiness to acquire Adebayo Ogunlesi’s Global Infrastructure Partners for around $12.5 billion. The acquisition is anticipated to…
FG to expand $100m world bank-funded women’s project
The Federal Government has announced plans to expand the Nigeria for Women Project in partnership with the World Bank. AMBusiness reports that…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman weds partner
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Friday wedded his partner Oliver Mulherin in a beachside wedding in Hawaii. Speaking to NBC News, Altman…
Amazon lays off staff at Audible
Amazon is cutting off 5% of the personnel at Audible, Business Insider reported on Thursday, citing a message by the president of…
BVN registration hits 60.2m as CBN deadline nears
The number of people who have registered for a Bank Verification Number has risen to 60.2 million as of January 10, 2024. This…
Online community platform Discord lays off staff
Online community network, Discord, is letting go of 170 employees, or 17% of its workforce. Discord CEO Jason Citron laid the blame…
Google to allow more real-money games on Play Store
Google said on Friday that it will enable additional kinds of games in the category that go by local rules in order…