YouTube moves against ad blockers, advocates premium subscription for users
YouTube has “launched a global effort” to convince users to enable advertisements or try YouTube Premium, and now the network is expanding…
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Canva launches Classroom Magic for educators, students
Canva has released a new version of its Magic Studio called “Classroom Magic,” which is intended exclusively for educators and students. Situated…
Canada bans WeChat on govt devices
Canada on Monday prohibited the use of the Russian antivirus programme Kaspersky and the Chinese messaging software WeChat on mobile devices provided…
Porsche to add Google Maps in vehicles
Luxury car brand, Porsche announced on Monday that it will include Google Maps, Google Assistance, and other Google Play apps into its…
Web Summit names Maher as new CEO
Web Summit has named Katherine Maher, a former CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, as its new CEO after Paddy Cosgrave’s resignation. The…
Tech companies partner to combat AI-generated child abuse images
Tech companies TikTok, Snapchat, and Stability AI have committed to collaborating to combat artificial intelligence-generated images of child sex abuse. In the…
X halts monetization for fact-checked posts
X, formerly known as Twitter has stated that posts that are corrected by Community Notes, the crowd-sourced fact-checking system, will become “ineligible…
How Nigerians spent $340.84m forex on education in six months – CBN
Nigerians seeking admission to institutions abroad spent $340.84 million to fund their applications between January and June 2023. The Punch reported that the amount…
Firms win N30m NCC hackathon prize
The Nigeria Communications Commission granted N10 million each to three technology startups in Abuja on Thursday. The Punch reported that the three companies were…
Meta to introduce Threads API – Official
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has disclosed that Twitter rival, Threads has an API in the works. Developers will now be able to…
TikTok, Meta, YouTube eye Indonesian e-commerce licences
Social media giants, TikTok, YouTube, and Meta are considering requesting e-commerce licences in Indonesia, Reuters reports. This is coming after social media…
Google plans new policy, targets AI apps
Google is going after potentially troublesome generative AI apps with a new policy that will go into effect early next year. The…