Ten million users signed up for Meta’s newly launched Threads app in its first seven hours, the company’s chief Mark Zuckerberg says. He pitched the app as a “friendly” rival to Twitter, which was bought by Elon Musk in October.…
*Resident doctors issue 2-week ultimatum ahead proposed strike (Nation)*Lagos killer-cop dismissed for shooting generator repairer dead (Punch)
Resident doctors issue 2-week ultimatum ahead proposed strike (Nation) The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to meet its demands. It stated the ultimatum, which ends on July 19, is supposed to…
Zuckerberg’s Twitter rival Threads will not launch in the EU this week
Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter rival will not launch this week in the EU as the billionaire grapples with strict regulations in the single bloc. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the chief regulator in the EU which governs Meta, said the company…
Elon Musk pictured training for billionaire brawl with Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk has begun training in mixed martial arts in preparation for his billionaire brawl with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech titans have traded verbal blows in recent weeks after the Twitter boss called out the Facebook founder on social…
Meta Quest+ VR subscription service launched
Facebook owner Meta has launched a virtual reality (VR) subscription service as it tries to make that part of its business profitable. Meta says paying users will get access to two new games a month. For the first three months…
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight
Two of the world’s most high-profile technology billionaires – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – have agreed to fight each other in a cage match. Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was “up…
Sky to profile life of Meta creator Mark Zuckerberg
The events of Mark Zuckerberg’s life and creation of Facebook/Meta are to be charted in a Sky documentary, revealed on an eight-strong slate. Zuckerberg: King of the Metaverse [working title] will piece together the events of the billionaire’s life along…
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, to lay off more than 11,000 employees
Meta will lay off more than 11,000 employees, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told workers in a message Wednesday. The layoffs will reduce the company’s workforce by about 13%, according to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. “I want…
Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs his week, say media
Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter, with an announcement planned as early as Wednesday. Meta declined…
*Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu to enrol 2 underage children forced to skip school in Lagos (Leadership)
Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch) A 21-year-old man, Stephen Monday, has been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, on charges of assault and theft. The defendant allegedly assaulted a policeman, Inspector Folorunsho Lawal,…
