Google’s parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took “full responsibility” for the cuts, in an internal email. The cuts will affect…
Wordle: The most Googled word globally and in the US in 2022
Americans dug for new word definitions in Google this year, looking up terms like tacit, cacao and foray, driven by a nearly singular pursuit – Wordle. The word Wordle itself crowned the top spot as Google’s most searched term globally…
Mavin Records’ “Overloading (Overdose)”, most trending 2022 YouTube music video
YouTube has announced that Mavin Records’ “Overloading (Overdose)” has emerged the most trending music video on Youtube for 2022. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications Manager, West Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Kola-Ogunlade said other most trending music videos…
Google to pay record $391m privacy settlement
Google will pay $391.5m (£330m) to settle allegations about how it collects data from users. The technology giant tracked the location of users who opted out of location services on their devices, 40 US states said. Google has been told…
Google loses appeal against record EU antitrust fine
The European Union’s second-highest court on Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld the EU’s record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones, slightly reducing the fee for technical reasons. In a statement, the EU’s General court said it “largely…
Google down for thousands of users in mass outage as ‘explosion’ reported at data centre
Google have apologised after tens of thousands of internet users were left unable to use their services when a software update caused a mass outage. Monitoring service Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports, said there were more than…
*Osun housewife accused of killing husband commits suicide (Punch)*Atiku opens up on Tinubu, Obi (Sun)
Osun housewife accused of killing husband commits suicide (Punch) Ifeoluwa, accused of setting ablaze her Cairo, Egypt-based husband, Bolu Bamidele, in their house at Koka community in Osun State has committed suicide. Bamidele was said to have sustained severe injury…
Stakeholders identify non-oil exports as panacea for economic rejuvenation at Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar
Stakeholders unanimously called for support of Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Sector at the 7th Annual Zenith Bank International Trade Seminar themed “Unlocking Opportunities in Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Business”, which was held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at the Civic Centre, Victoria…
Another Cybercrime Act as FG releases guidelines to regulate social media
The Federal Government of Nigeria has released a Draft Code of Practice to guide the operations of Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Google, TikTok, and other social media platforms in the country. Part of the code, which seeks to regulate social…
NFVCB cautions content producers against uncensored online contents
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) on Thursday cautioned Nigerian content producers to desist from feeding Google, Youtube, Amazon and other online platforms with uncensored contents. NFVCB’s Executive Secretary, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, said this during the maiden edition…