Tech

The South Korean electronics manufacturer, LG is closing its loss-making mobile phone business.The board of directors approved the move on Monday, LG Electronics said in a statement released in Seoul.The shutdown of LG’s mobile…

HP Inc. on Monday in Lagos announced new `ENVY’ laptops made from recycled aluminium, designed to give people freedom to create and stay connected anywhere.Ifeyinwa Afe, Managing Director, HP Nigeria, said in a statement that the HP…

Spotify, a digital music service that gives access to millions of songs, has launched a campaign to promote African Dance Music Culture.The campaign, ‘Spotify African Heat’ features African artistes like Focalistic, Fuse ODG, Olamide…

Facebook says it has launched Instagram Lite, a lightweight version of the original app for android which uses less data, in Sub-Saharan Africa and other emerging markets.Facebook, on Friday in a statement made available to the News…

“Plentywaka”, the ‘uber-for-buses’ startup in Nigeria, has announced a new investment from Techstars as it sets its sights on global expansion after a successful one year of moving over 300,000 riders in Nigeria.“Plentywaka” is…

The Russian government will in one month's time ban Twitter from operating in the country over banned content.The deputy head of watchdog Roskomnadzor, Vadim Subbotin, said that the social media company must within 30 days remove…

The Google News Initiative (GNI) on Tuesday announced Africa Check as the only African recipient from a total of 11 projects, to benefit from the new $3 million GNI Vaccine Counter-Misinformation Open Fund.Mr. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade…

Eniola Olawale and Joseph Adebowale are two undergraduate students of the University of Ibadan, Department of Computer Science who are also learning robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) from a private tutor.In less than an hour,…

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Friday says its members will withdraw USSD services to financial service providers due to huge indebtedness.ALTON said this in a statement on Friday signed by…

Apple Inc. says it has sued its former staff, Simon Lancaster, for allegedly misappropriating the company’s trade secrets and selling them to an outside media contact for personal benefits.The lawsuit is filed in the U.S. District Court…

The Russian state communications watchdog on Wednesday said it was restricting the use of Twitter by slowing down its speed, accusing the social media platform of repeatedly failing to remove banned content from its site.Roskomnadzor…

Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying on Tuesday.Twitter, Google,…

Australian lawmakers have passed a “world-first” digital news code that requires Facebook and Google to negotiate with publishers about paying for news content, Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, said on Thursday.Both chambers of parliament…

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja called for an overhaul of the national strategy on cyber security, urging more emphasis on exploring the internet for economic growth opportunities, enhancement of knowledge and mitigation of…

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday named Marian Croak, one of its few Black executives, to oversee research on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) after weeks of internal anger over its firing of a prominent Black scientist.…

Twitter says it is not going to lift the ban imposed on former US President Donald Trump, even if he runs for office again.Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the tech giant, Ned Segal confirmed this during an interview with CNBC's Becky…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has berated social media giant, Facebook for blocking the account of the group's leader Nnamdi Kanu.Facebook reportedly blocked the account after a live broadcast on Tuesday.In a Wednesday…

Global ICT company, Hewlett Packard (HP), on Friday, says it has unveiled more insights-driven services for the Nigerian market as part of its commitment to ease IT workload and keep employees productive.Sumeer Chandra, Global Head and…

American technology giant, Google, has expressed satisfaction at the pace of digital expansion in Africa since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.Google’s Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Pichai, said on Wednesday the global…

Turkey says it has imposed advertising bans on Twitter and other social media platforms in line with a new law that critics warn will increase censorship and stifle dissent.The decision was published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette,…

WhatsApp's updated terms of use and privacy policy which set tongues wagging last week may just have awoken users to a practice that dates back five years.Many users expressed misgivings about how much data the messaging app would…