Tech

On Monday, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a pretty strongly worded warning to tech companies, not to peddle empty hype about Artificial Intelligence (AI) products. This message came in form of a blog entry by Michael Atleson,…

Nvidia (NVDA) is up 42% this year, despite losing 50% last year. The tech company designs and sells GPUs for gaming, crypto currency mining, and professional applications, as well as chip systems for use in vehicles, robotics, and other…

Nigeria's financial tech startup, Paystack has been acquired by Stripe, a US fintech company like Paystack, which provides a quick way to integrate payments services into an online or offline transaction by way of an API. SEE ALSO:…

Tech Giant, Amazon has unveiled a new security drone camera that can fly if its sensors detect a potential break-in into an apartment or building. The new camera drone was developed by Amazon’s smart home security division, Ring. It was…

The five Chinese nationals were identified as fugitives from mainland China. The United States however has no standing extradition treaty with the communist state.  

As the trade war between China and the United States slowly grows into a full blown cold war, Beijing seems to be considering extreme measures to tackle what it calls US aggression against its tech industry. Relations between China and…

Google on Tuesday said it had launched its Sub-Saharan African website `thinkwithgoogle.com/ssa’- to help marketers on the continent get the locally-relevant insights they need. SEE ALSO: World Hygiene Day: WHO Harps on Importance of Hand…

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes were largely unchanged on Monday as investors assessed stimulus-fueled recovery hopes against an increase in coronavirus infections that could derail a rebound in business activity. SEE ALSO: India To…

Facebook is working to enable external reviews on its content moderation systems, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a comment piece on the Financial Times on Monday. The tech giant has been criticised for being too slow to remove…

The chairman of Dynamics Intelligence, Jenna Bourgeois, has announced that his US-based company which has been trying to build its operations in Nigeria, following the consistent acts of extortion by both employees and contractors. Jenna…

The Lagos State Government on Saturday said it was positioning the state as a technology talent hub for the world through training and job placement. The Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, said this at an Engineering Summit Africa,…

Three students of the University of Lagos (Unilag) have developed a software to unmask human traffickers, track, rescue and rehabilitate victims and to create awareness of the odious industry. The trio of David Popoola, Eyitayo Ogunbiyi…

European shares rose further on Wednesday with the export-oriented autos and tech sectors leading the way on growing optimism over a possible trade deal between the U.S. and China. The pan-European benchmark hovered around its highest…

Six years ago, Facebook made the acquisition of a lifetime. Then it did something brilliant: nothing. Facebook left Instagram alone. The app was growing quickly, becoming more relevant each day, eating into rival Snapchat’s audience and…

Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer, was arrested as part of a U.S. investigation into an alleged scheme. The scheme was said to use the global banking system to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran,…

NASA is due to land a probe on Mars for the first time in over six years on Monday and begin a mission to explore the planet deep into its core. The probe is scheduled to begin its final descent just before 3 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday,…

Russia plans to impose stiffer fines on technology firms that fail to comply with Russian laws, sources familiar with the plans said. The plan raises the stakes in the Kremlin’s fight with global tech giants such as Facebook (FB.O) and…

As Nigeria strives to increase its digital presence in the global economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says the 2018 eNigeria conference will accelerate access to digital products. NITDA made this known…

The Gombe State Government has advised local farmers in the state to embrace the new farming technologies introduced by the Sasakawa Global 2000 to boost their productivity. The Director, Extension Services in the state Ministry of…

A leaked Google video published by right-leaning publication Breitbart shows why Donald Trump might have a point about being hated by the tech behemoth. Donald Trump had earlier claimed that the popular search engine was suppressing…

Popular Social Media app, Instagram is going over plans to launch a standalone app that caters to users who want to shop online The Facebook-owned company is mulling this over as it already has a huge space in the e-commerce market…

If you just bought an Iphone then you just contributed your own quota to Apple becoming the first private -Sector Company in history to hit a stock market valuation of one trillion dollars. Apple became the biggest tech company in the…

Twitter shares took a pounding on Friday after it reported a decline in its user base, extending a stock market bloodbath for what had been a sizzling social media sector. The plunge in shares came after Twitter announced a purge of its…

Vice President of the country, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was at a Google event named: Google for Nigeria. The Vice President was speaking at the event and he revealed that Nigeria would be partnering with Google on various endeavors.…

In its bid to help develop Nigeria’s Tech industry, Google has launched a Google Station for Nigeria in conjunction with 21st Century Technologies; a Nigerian fibre network provider. This Google Station is a program with intent to…

Mr Phil Molefe, Chairman  National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) of South Africa, has called on filmmakers in Africa to embrace modern technology in order to reposition the sector on the global stage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been on the road within Nigeria for a period of five months, touring the tech hubs within the nation and keeping an eye on the innovation and advancements that the sector is experiencing. The Vice…