Google guilty of abusing dominance in digital ad, says UK regulator
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority announced on Friday that it has provisionally found Alphabet’s Google guilty of abusing its dominant position in…
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X’s global affairs head Nick Pickles leaves after a decade
The global affairs head at X, Nick Pickles, announced on Thursday that he will be leaving the company after ten years. Pickles,…
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov responds to charges following arrest in France
Telegram CEO and Russian billionaire Pavel Durov has publicly responded to the accusations brought against him by French authorities, marking his first…
Uber considers fare hike as fuel price, scarcity, worsen
Ride-hailing companies in Nigeria are contemplating raising fares in response to the steep rise in fuel prices, which now stand at ₦897…
Telegram issues apology to South Korea over deepfake porn
Telegram has formally apologized to South Korean authorities for its handling of deepfake pornographic content that has been circulating on its platform.…
Nigerian fintech captures 14% share as African startups raise $56m
Nigerian fintech Waza has significantly impacted the continent’s startup funding landscape, securing $8 million in August and capturing a 14% share of…
US bans, fines Nigerian fintech CEO $250m over asset fabrication
A Nigerian fintech executive, Dozy Mmobuosi, has been fined over $250 million by a US federal court after being accused of fabricating…
Tech companies, banks using Llama AI models – Meta
Meta’s Llama artificial intelligence models are increasingly being adopted by major corporations, including Goldman Sachs and AT&T, for various business applications such…
Google eyes hyperscale data center Investment in Vietnam
Alphabet’s Google is reportedly considering a significant investment to establish a hyperscale data center in Vietnam, marking the first major venture of…
Apple to cut 100 jobs ahead of iPhone 16 launch
Apple is set to lay off approximately 100 employees from its Services division, just ahead of the highly anticipated iPhone 16 launch…
S’Korea cracks down on digital sex crimes amid Telegram controversy
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday called for a thorough investigation into digital sex crimes following reports that sexually explicit…
Zuckerberg says Biden pressured Meta to censor COVID-19 content
CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, has revealed that the Biden administration pressured his company to “censor” content related to COVID-19 during the…