EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law

European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive, said on…

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…

EU accuses Meta of antitrust breaches with classified ads

The European Union has accused Facebook parent Meta of breaching the bloc’s antitrust rules by distorting competition in the online classified ads business. The bloc’s executive commission said Monday that it “takes issue” with the tech company tying its online…

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…

WhatsApp back online after worldwide outage

The messaging platform WhatsApp has come back online after an outage that affected users around the world. Meta, which owns WhatsApp, said the problem had been fixed but did not give a reason for the disruption. People trying to send…

WhatsApp disrupted in many countries

Mobile messenger service WhatsApp experienced widespread technical disruptions on Tuesday. Users of the service in many countries reported on Twitter and other channels that they could no longer send messages. In Germany, many also reported a breakdown of the WhatsApp…

Nigeria ranks low in META region’s ICT growth index (Guardian)

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) growth index for Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META), has ranked Nigeria low behind Kenya, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirate (UAE).According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), the META region holds greater developmental…

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