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Google announced that it is shutting down its game streaming, Stadia, just two years after it launched. According to the tech giant, it is shutting down because the service has not gained the traction with users that it expected. Stadia witnessed a surge in users in 2021 after the tech…

Regardless of the size of your business, if you own two or more vehicles, it now operates a fleet. Many people underestimate fleet management. However, it is a complex role. You need a fleet manager to oversee operations to ensure your business can continue to run smoothly. Some of your…

Today, Meta announced the launch of the AMBER Alert Programme on Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria. Working in partnership with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), this programme is aimed at helping to find abducted children by sending AMBER Alerts to the local Facebook and…

Bamboo, a Nigerian online brokerage startup, announced that it has launched operations in Ghana. Launched in January 2020 by CEO Richmond Bassey and COO Yanmo Omorogbe, Bamboo is a Fintech startup that offers a digital platform that gives customers unrestricted access to trade in over 3,000 stocks listed on the…

Vendease, a food procurement platform for African restaurants announced that it has raised $30 million ($20 million equity and $10 million debt) in a Series A funding round led by Partech Africa and TLcom. Other investors that participated in this round include existing investors such as VentureSouq, Hustle fund, Hack…

It has been confirmed that Xbox version of the Disney+ will be arriving in South Africa on the 29th of September 2022. Since the arrival of Disney+ in South Africa in May 2022, people have been eagerly awaiting its availability on the Xbox and PlayStation lineup of consoles locally. In…

TikTok says it is rolling out its comment dislike button on its platform globally after selectively testing the feature since April 2022. According to the short-form video app company on Twitter, “Earlier this year, we started to test a new way people could identify comments they believe to be irrelevant…

Ukraine was always known to be the place of solutions, and hiring dedicated developers from Ukraine can result in possibilities that were never witnessed before. With the latest technological developments, the Ukrainian IT industry is booming all over the world and is conquering the hearts of Fortune 500 companies. Apart…

According to a report by Research and Market, the global gene therapy market is expected to reach a whopping 6.42 billion dollars in 2024 with a CAGR of 19.29%. The market is expected to approve 20-25 new products by 2025. The US is the major contributor to the gene therapy…

Two Africans, Ibukun Awosika, Leslie Maasdorp, have been appointed to join Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, in a newly constituted 12-person Binance Global Advisory Board. Ibukun Awosika from Nigeria is the First Female Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria; Founder, The Chair Centre group; Chairman, Nigerian Advisory Board, for Impact Investing and Convention…

Social media giant, Meta, has announced a partnership with the world’s largest CRM platform, Salesforce to enable many more businesses use WhatsApp to connect with their customers seamlessly.  According to Mark Zuckerberg in a recent Facebook post, “We’re partnering with Salesforce so all businesses that use their platform can use…

There are a lot of things to think about when you are first getting into forex trading. One of the most important things that you will decide on, however, is which broker you will use. After all, they will give you the ability to trade currency pairs, and you want…

YouTube has announced new initiatives for YouTube Shorts to compete with TikTok in the short-form video arena. Hitherto TikTok has been dominant in this area as it has appealed to the young creator generation with its simplicity and money making opportunities. TikTok has been so successful that other platforms have…

A couple of days ago, an 18-year old, sent to a message to to Uber employees via its Slack platform saying ““I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.” According to a New York Times report, the hacker said he compromised Uber because the company…

Africa’s leading shared-mobility startup, Treepz, is set to launch Business Treepz, a new service aimed at providing staff bus solutions and bus rental service in a structured, accessible, and predictable manner for corporate organisations including companies, schools, tour operators and individuals. Treepz announced the launch of this new service on…

Diagon Studios, a Nigerian gaming technology company has received an undisclosed investment from Adaverse, a Cardano-focused joint accelerator venture. Founded by Jeremiah Onojah, Diagon Studios is a Nigerian blockchain GameFi platform focused on deploying P2E hyper-casual games on the blockchain to help break barriers in the Web3 gaming industry. It…

d.light, a global leader in social transformation by making transformative products available and affordable to low-income families, has launched in Nigeria. The launch ceremony which took place some days ago, had distinguished dignitaries in attendance, including the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo; CEO, who gave his virtual goodwill message…

vivo has unveiled the latest additions to its stylish V series range of devices: V25 5G and V25e, both phones follow-up on the V23 5G and V23e. With superior photography features, the two smartphones have been designed for users who express themselves through video and photography. The new V25 5G and V25e will…

Starlink, a satellite internet constellation operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, confirmed that it is now present on all seven continents, including Antarctica, thanks to Starlink’s space laser network. Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe leveraging advanced satellites and user hardware coupled with its deep experience with both…

Adobe announced that it is acquiring Figma for $20 billion, comprised of approximately half cash and half stock. It is interesting to note that Figma was valued at $10 billion by the end of May 2021 when it raised $200 million. Adobe says it will grant Figma’s CEO and employees approximately…