‘The Social Network’ movie sequel in the works, potential lead actors revealed
More than a decade after ‘The Social Network’ captivated audiences with the origin story of Facebook, director Aaron Sorkin is reportedly developing…
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Apple faces $1.1bn in tariff costs as trade tensions escalates
Apple expects to pay $1.1 billion in tariffs for the July–September quarter, a significant increase from the $800 million incurred last quarter,…
Amazon eyes advertising in Alexa+, says CEO Andy Jassy
Amazon may soon start delivering ads to users during conversations with its AI-powered assistant, Alexa+, CEO Andy Jassy revealed during the company’s…
Google rolls out its most advanced reasoning AI yet
Google DeepMind has announced the release of Gemini 2.5 Deep Think, a cutting-edge AI model that the company claims is its most…
Reddit to transition from social platform to search engine
Reddit is aiming to evolve beyond a social platform into a full-scale search engine, capitalizing on growing user frustration with traditional web…
MTN Nigeria to build infrastructure for network platform
MTN Nigeria is doubling down on infrastructure investments as it looks to evolve from a traditional mobile service provider into a wholesale…
Wema bank posts ₦100.5bn pre-tax profit in H1 2025
A tier-2 Nigerian commercial bank, Wema Bank has reported a pre-tax profit of ₦100.5 billion ($65 million) for the first half of…
Elumelu urges Africa to prioritise infrastructure development
Prominent African entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Elumelu, Group Chairman of Heirs Holdings, has urged African governments and private sector leaders to prioritise…
Russia criminalizes searches for ‘extremist’ content online
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial new law that punishes citizens for searching online content deemed “extremist” by authorities—a move…
Meta budgets $72bn in AI investment as part of long-term growth
Meta is dramatically increasing its investment in AI infrastructure, announcing plans to spend up to $72 billion on data centers, servers, and…
GitHub’s Copilot hits 20m users as enterprise AI coding heats up
The AI-powered coding assistant developed by Microsoft-owned GitHub, GitHub Copilot, has now surpassed 20 million users, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced during…
Mastercard beats profit forecast as travel, leisure spending rises
Mastercard surpassed Wall Street expectations for its second-quarter earnings on Thursday, fueled by continued strength in consumer spending on travel and leisure,…