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Netflix has started its crackdown on subscribers who give their friends and families living elsewhere their passwords to watch programmes on their Netflix accounts. Starting from Tuesday, the video on-demand service provider started sending the email below to members who are sharing Netflix outside their household in the United States…

Kunda Kids, the award-winning children’s media publisher and creative studio, today announces the launch of the Kunda & Friends YouTube series, the company’s flagship animation series, premiering on May 29th at The Cineworld Cinema at The O2 in Greenwich, London. This launch comes a few months after the company closed…

Meta has entered an agreement to sell Giphy, the animated GIF search engine, to Shutterstock for “$53 million of net cash paid at closing, inclusive of working capital.” Three years ago, Meta bought Giphy for $400 million but was later ordered by a UK regulator to dispose of the company due…

Tech giant Microsoft has announced the introduction of Windows Copilot, an AI ‘personal assistant’ for Windows 11. This makes Windows 11 the first PC platform to announce centralized AI assistance for users. This announcement was made at the company’s Build developer conference on Tuesday. Activating Windows Copilot is a user-friendly…

Tyme, the parent body of a South African digital bank TymeBank, announced that has raised $77.8 million in a a pre-Series C round led by Norrsken22, an Africa-focused tech growth fund, and Blue Earth Capital, an independent global impact investment firm. Other participants in this round include Tencent which increased…

Most modern businesses understand how customer data and information are crucial to their operations. A business owner can generate insights and make better decisions by utilizing them. While this sounds good, inspiring, and comforting, remember that not all data is valuable. For example, information on how a customer prefers one…

Innovation is the province of the visionary; it’s what sets the leaders apart from those that follow. Is it hard to achieve? Of course, it is, otherwise everyone would be doing it. To innovate is to do something new, and nobody can be doing that all the time. As a…

Tech firm Meta on Monday was hit with a fine of $1.3 billion (€1.2 billion) for violating European Union data protection rules and ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States. Furthermore, the Facebook-owned company has been ordered to bring its data transfers…

Austin Russell has just acquired a majority stake in Forbes Global Media Holdings, the parent body of the well-known business magazine. He paid $800 million of 82% stake in the company, having bought the shares from the seller, Hong Kong-based Integrated Whale Media Investments, who will retain a minority stake.…

WhatsApp announced that it is rolling out a new feature which allows you edit your WhatsApp messages up to 15 mins after they’re sent! According to the Meta owned platform in a blog post, “For the moments when you make a mistake, or simply change your mind, you can now…

Nigeria, on Monday, commissioned the Dangote refinery which is described the refinery as “the world’s largest single train refinery.” This means that the plant has one integrated distillery system which can produce a variety of products and petrochemicals, instead of having different units for each type of product. The refinery…

OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, announced that it is introducing the ChatGPT app for Apple’s iOS. This app is free to use and is now available in the US for iPhone through Apple Inc.’s App Store. The app syncs your history across devices and also integrates Whisper, OpenAi’s open-source speech-recognition system,…

An all-encompassing financial strategy must include life insurance. In the case of your untimely passing, it protects your loved ones and makes sure they will be secure financially long after you are gone. According to Forbes Advisor’s survey, the majority of American adults (at least 75%) hold some form of…

Climate change is a concern that grows in importance every year. So, many people are trying to include more sustainable practices in their everyday lives. Of course, they could transform their buying habits. However, it’s also vital to focus on your transportation options. If you often need to travel by…

Today is Africa Day. Formerly known as African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day, Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity. Google has chosen to celebrate this day with a number of initiatives including the launch of 6 New Pocket Galleries and Africa Day playlist. Launch of 6…

Microsoft announced that it has entered into partnerships with several organisations to extend its Airband initiative across Latin America and Africa to provide internet access to nearly 40 million people. The countries included in this expansion include Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Guatemala, and Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.…

Fresh from securing $1 million from Orange Ventures in February 2023, Morocco-based B2B e-commerce platform Chari has secured an undisclosed amount from Plug and Play. This is the second round of investment from Plug and Play aftre its initial investment in 2020 Founded in 2020 by Ismael Belkhayat and Sophia…

Office happy hours are a great way to foster team building, boost morale, and provide a social opportunity for employees. Planning and hosting a successful office happy hour requires careful consideration and attention to detail. From selecting a venue to planning activities and setting a budget, there are many factors…

Lawyers frequently find themselves embroiled in complex and controversial legal cases that demand their utmost attention and preparation. However, even the most meticulous of attorneys may sometimes find themselves in a predicament where they forget to bring vital documents to the counsel table. In the past, lawyers would have sent…

Criminal activities across global financial institutions are only growing with each passing day. From forgery and counterfeiting to fraud and money laundering, these crimes stretch across a very broad spectrum. To prevent these crimes from taking place, financial institutions turn to anti-money laundering (AML) compliance practices. AML compliance practices are…