After weeks of anticipation and suspense, excitement is on the rise as TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest tech, lifestyle and solutions distributor and one of the companies in the Zinox Group, is set to raise the curtains on the Tech…
Apple loosens some of its in-app payment rules amid controversy
Apple on Friday published a revision of some of its App Store review guidelines, loosening some restrictions on streaming game services, online classes and when developers must use its in-app purchase system, which charges a 30 per cent commission. The…
*Police arrest 18 protesters, journalists in Lagos (Punch) *Police explain death of man in custody (Guardian)
Police arrest 18 protesters, journalists in Lagos (Punch) Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 18 protesters, including four journalists, during a protest against the hike in the pump price of fuel and electricity tariff in the country.…
Deepfake detection tool unveiled by Microsoft
Microsoft has developed a tool to spot deepfakes – computer-manipulated images in which one person’s likeness has been used to replace that of another. The software analyses photos and videos to give a confidence score about whether the material is…
COVID-19 Pandemic: Do Nigerians need celebrity enlightenment on CNN? – Magnus Onyibe
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, co-chairman of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the world’s second richest man is unarguably one of the foremost philanthropists of our time. Were it not for the current outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, how…
*Sanwo-Olu unveils first three months strategic plans (Vanguard) *General manager arrested for stealing companies’ cars in Lagos (Punch)
Sanwo-Olu unveils first three months strategic plans (Vanguard) Barely six days to the handing-over of administration to another, Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Thursday, rolled out his strategic plans to be embarked upon by his administration in the first three…
Konga to become profitable by 2021 – Imudia
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost retail giant, is set to become the first e-Commerce company on the African continent to turn profitable – a development that will change the outlook of the sector for good. Making this assertion, Ex -Vice President of…
Amazon becomes world’s most valuable public company (BBC)
Amazon, formed 25 years ago, has eclipsed Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable listed company. The online giant was worth $797bn (£634bn) when the US stock market closed on Monday after rising 3.4% and moved past Microsoft, valued at…