For the first time ever, Twitter tagged President Donald Trump’s tweet with a fact checking label. The President had tweeted that “there is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-in Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent…” A blue exclamation mark and a “get the fact about mail-in ballots” check was…
Author: Fisayomi Ifayase
What started as an unavoidable solution to a unique situation is fast becoming the face of the new work culture. Business owners are learning that productivity is what matters and this period has taught us that is achievable outside of physical locations. Employees, especially those in busy metropolises, can save a…
Zoom has announced its first acquisition. The company acquired Keybase, an encrypted messaging app to cover up for one of the major security concerns that have been raised in the past months. We are proud to announce the acquisition of Keybase, another milestone in Zoom’s 90-day plan to further strengthen…
As days turn into months, it’s kind of evident that things wouldn’t be as they were anymore. Now, more than ever, the reality of how deeply the pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives is sinking in. Not many companies are keen on growth as much as staying afloat…
“FREE AMERICA NOW”. This is one of the many tweets by Elon Musk to express his frustrations over restricted movements and lockdowns. Honestly, billionaire tech genius rants hit differently. Elon Musk has been on one of such rants lately on his Twitter page. He can’t seem to wrap his head around this…
As we Navigate the New Normal: Are Virtual Events Finally Here to Stay? Life is resuming in phases. Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic is alive with activities. Other countries of the world are in different stages of the epidemic and the strategy on how best to open the economy…
Netflix stock traded at about $439 per share reflecting a 3% increase , this brought the market capitalization to about $183 billion at market close. Exxon Mobil on the other hand fell more than 3% to $39.15 per share, which brought the market value of the oil giant to about…
Jacob and Sarah Dusek announced through a blog post on US based VC firm, Enygma Ventures’ website that they have launched a new subfund of $1Million in collaboration with Start-up Circles. This fund is to support entrepreneurs and businesses in the SADC region or from the region who have novel…
In a manner now popular with most tech launches, Apple has announced the release of its latest iPhone, the iPhone SE through a press release on its website. It shares many features with the high-end iPhone 11 and 11Pro making it even more desirable at a retail price of $399…
It grew from 10million daily users in December 2019 to 200million daily users in March 2020 – an increase which was directly as a result of the lockdown and Social Distancing measures. Zoom provided the ultimate video and teleconferencing solution by breaking all barriers and creating an easy to use solution across different…
The Lagos Livestock market just got a new addition, Meathub, a meat sharing platform. The platform affords consumers the opportunity to access very affordable and high quality meat with just a few clicks. Having identified a huge gap between livestock lovers and access to clean , traceable, highly affordable and…
INTRODUCTION My mum called me yesterday morning and asked me what the deal was with this “G5”? I thought she was talking about the world powers as in G20 but as she explained further, I figured she was referring to “5G”. Goodness Me! What does my non tech savvy mum…
OVERVIEW The first time I heard about the COVID-19, it felt like a faraway concept and many people must have been guilty of thinking it was a Chinese problem. When it started spreading, there were rumours that it affected only people of certain races and elderly people. Many people unwittingly and selfishly…
In a new partnership deal with Plaid, people will now be able to automatically import their bank and credit card details into a recently added personal finance tool, Money in Excel. This new feature is first made available to Microsoft 365 users in the US. The Money feature will make…
Farmcrowdy acquires Best Foods in a move that will see Farmcrowdy expanding its operation stronghold in meat production and processing.
Plentywaka, the technology-driven premium vehicle hailing service has recently launched new vehicles, expanded its services to more routes in different parts of Lagos and has recently introduced the ‘Scan and Ride’ feature to allow its riders access to its premium services. The vehicle hailing service, which was launched into the…
In furtherance of its vision democratise Artificial Intelligence (AI) and position Nigeria as a future global powerhouse in the fourth industrial revolution, the convener of Data Science Nigeria (DSN), Olubayo Adekanmbi has released a first-of-its-kind book that simplifies Artificial Intelligence for primary and secondary schools pupils. This effort is in…
Bluechip Technologies Limited, a leading indigenous business applications and data management solutions firm, continues its commitment to capacity building by sponsoring the second edition of the Inter-Campus Machine Learning Competition. The competition includes about 100 universities and polytechnics across all the states of Nigeria. The competition increases students’ expertise, enhances…
For the second year running, Microsoft through the 4Afrika initiative, is the lead sponsor of the 2019 Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) bootcamp, an all-expenses-paid learning bootcamp that builds Nigeria’s capacity in the use of advanced machine learning and deep learning concepts and drives the application of AI…
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