Amazon lays off staff at Audible
Amazon is cutting off 5% of the personnel at Audible, Business Insider reported on Thursday, citing a message by the president of…
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BVN registration hits 60.2m as CBN deadline nears
The number of people who have registered for a Bank Verification Number has risen to 60.2 million as of January 10, 2024. This…
Online community platform Discord lays off staff
Online community network, Discord, is letting go of 170 employees, or 17% of its workforce. Discord CEO Jason Citron laid the blame…
Google to allow more real-money games on Play Store
Google said on Friday that it will enable additional kinds of games in the category that go by local rules in order…
Disney subsidiary Pixar to lay off staff
The Disney-owned animation studio Pixar has acknowledged that it would be laying off employees this year. Techcrunch reports that Pixar’s staff of…
Kano Disco’s $200m funding to benefit 25m Nigerians
Kano Electricity Distribution Company is seeking $200 million in investment to modernize its infrastructure and modify electricity distribution for an estimated 25 million Nigerians.…
Two million people may lose their jobs by 2024 – ILO
The International Labour Organization has stated that two million people may lose their jobs this year, as the global unemployment rate rises…
Snapchat launches parental controls allowing parents ban chatbot
Snapchat is rolling out new parental settings that will let parents ban their teenagers from chatting with the AI chatbot on the…
Nigeria’s economy to grow by 0.1% in 2024 — UN
The United Nations has projected that the Nigerian economic growth to rise from 3.0% in 2023 to 3.1% in 2024. However, there…
Google removes underused features from AI Assistant
In order to concentrate on “quality and reliability,” Google is eliminating 17 “underutilized” features from Google Assistant, the company said on Thursday.…
WhatsApp launches sticker maker for iOS
WhatsApp on Thursday launched a new iOS feature that will allow users to design, modify, and share their own stickers. You may…
Google to build first subsea cable connecting S’America with Asia
Google plans to construct a new undersea cable that will cross French Polynesia to link Chile and Australia. Named “Humboldt” in honour…