Category: Tech

Opay, Palmpay, others facilitate N46.6trn transactions in 2023 – NIBSS

In 2023, mobile money operators such as Opay, Palmpay, and 15 others facilitated transactions totaling...

WhatsApp to allow users chat with Telegeram, other apps

WhatsApp is gearing up to introduce interoperability with other messaging networks on its platform, just...

Bluesky hits 800K new users after public opening

Bluesky saw a substantial surge in users, nearly reaching 800,000 “newskies,” as the app transitioned...

Microsoft adds new design features to Copilot

Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbots and assistants, Copilot, are receiving several upgrades coinciding with a high-profile Super...

EU to criminalize AI-generated porn images, deepfakes

The European Council and Parliament have moved to combat certain forms of cyberviolence which was...

Meta to identify, label AI-generated images

In the upcoming months, Meta will start identifying and categorizing photos produced by artificial intelligence...

Spotify surpasses 600m users

Spotify, the music streaming giant on Tuesday, announced that it has surpassed 600 million monthly...

Alphabet seeks outside funding to scale internet provider GFiber

Alphabet intends to increase the pace of its development into new cities by seeking outside...

Snapchat lays off 528 workers as job cuts continue

Snap on Monday, said that it will lay off about 528 workers, or 10% of...

Nokia signs 5G license with Vivo

Finnish telecom equipment manufacturer, Nokia announced on Monday that it has finalized a multi-year 5G...

Search engine Yandex exits Russia, sells assets

The internet firm Yandex NV said that it has reached an agreement to sell all...

Ex-CIA hacker jailed 40 years over data leak to WikiLeaks

Former CIA operative Joshua Schulte has been handed a 40-year prison sentence for leaking classified...