Stears pivots to B2B market – Report
Nigerian data and intelligence company, Stears is changing its focus from consumer-oriented data solutions to an intelligence company with new offers that…
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Google launches Pixel 8, smartwatch
Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday, unveiled the Pixel 8 smartphones and a new wearable that include its artificial intelligence technologies. The improvements to…
Amazon to open web service center in Kenya
The company’s cloud computing business, Amazon Web Services, announced on Wednesday that it will establish a development facility in Nairobi, the capital…
Meta rolls AI tools for advertisers
Social networking company Meta On Wednesday, announced that it has begun rolling generative artificial intelligence tools for advertisers. A small number of…
Google to add AI features to virtual assistant
Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to add generative artificial intelligence features to its virtual assistant. The Alphabet subsidiary announced during its hardware…
Meta to lay off staff from Metaverse division
Meta plans to lay off staff members on Wednesday from the department of its custom silicon-making Reality Labs subsidiary that is geared…
Wattpad launches freemium package to monetize, grow authors’ stories
The social storytelling platform Wattpad is now replacing its Paid Stories with a new freemium model dubbed “Wattpad Originals” that provides authors…
PayPal integrates Venmo card to Apple Wallet
PayPal on Tuesday announced that users can now link their PayPal and Venmo credit or debit cards to their Apple Wallet. You…
Google introduces updates to curb spam mails
Google on Tuesday announced a number of important changes to how it handles email from bulk senders to reduce spam and other…
Nokia bounces back with the production of 5G phones
HMD Global, the manufacturer of Nokia-branded smartphones, has made history by becoming the first significant smartphone manufacturer to produce products in Europe…
Russia to block VPN next year
A Russian lawmaker for the ruling United Russia party announced on Tuesday that Russia’s communications watchdog intends to prohibit Virtual Private Networks…
Paystack launches virtual terminals for businesses
Nigeria-based fintech company Paystack is launching virtual terminals to enable retailers to accept bank transfers for multi-person enterprises. The new product accepts…