The Nigerian Communication Commission, through its Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT), have raised an alarm on the threat posed by a TikTok viral challenge called “Invisible Challenge”. The Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Reuben Muoka, said that hackers are using the challenge to spread an information-stealing malware known…
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Smart Megwai
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Airtel Africa Plc has secured a credit facility of $194 million from the International Finance Corporation, (IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank. This follows a recent $125 million investment from CitiBank signed by Simon O’Hara, Group Company Secretary titled, ‘Airtel Africa’s First Sustainability-Linked Loan Facility. The new investment amongst…
After its debut on mobile devices in October 2021, Google announces it is bringing the continuous scroll feature to desktop Search results, as it hopes that users will be able to see more helpful search results with fewer clicks. The company tweeted this, via its @Google handle on Twitter yesterday,…
Spanish LaLiga, one of Europe’s most popular football leagues, has announced plans to implement Web3 technology into its competition. Starting 2023, the football institution says the new system, provided by Gol-Ball™, a third-party company, will use blockchain for tracking soccer balls that were used to score a goal. It will…
Facebook has begun testing new ways for users on its dating app, Facebook Dating, to verify their age is 18 or above. The company today made the announcement in a blog post, noting that the goal is to ensure that only adults are using the service, and to continue its…
Google has opened a new research and development centre solely for the purpose of making tech for people with disabilities. Named the Accessibility Discovery Centre, it is “a space where our engineers, researchers, product teams and partners can build new kinds of accessible technologies to remove more of the barriers that people with…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is notifying Nigerians, most especially startups in Nigeria, about a fraudulent website that is soliciting applications under the guise of the National Startup Investment Fund Programme. The website, which, as of this writing, is currently down, was disguised to collect sensitive information of…
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Angola, has launched its collaborative ICT initiative RASME in Angola, after a three-day training session in Luanda, the country’s capital. RASME, which stands for Remote, Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation, is a set of real-time digital data-gathering…
LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, has started to roll out a new feature for users’ DMs, called Focused Inbox. Focused Inbox employs an AI relevance algorithm to separate incoming messages into two tabs, “Focused” and “Other”, so it’s easy for members of the professional network to sort and respond to the…
Mozilla Inc., owner of web browser Firefox, says it has completed the acquisition of Active Replica, to help bring their experience in creating compelling virtual events to the entire Hubs community. Launched in 2018, Hubs is a VR chatroom that explores how communication in mixed reality can come to life. You…
The Kano Zonal Office of the Nigerian Communications Commission has apprehended three representatives of companies suspected to be dealers of counterfeited and non-approved type devices at the GSM market on Beirut Street, Kano state. The arrest was possible after several raids by the enforcement team of the commission; to which…
Sony Inc., has announced the release of a wearable motion-tracking device, called “Mocopi” that can record the wearer’s motions and then apply those movements to a virtual avatar. It consists of six disk-shaped gadgets that can be worn around the user’s wrists, ankles, head and hips, used to animate avatars…
YouTube Music has started to rolling out 2022 Recap on its app to help music lovers reminisce those favourite musical moments from January till date. The music platform launched this feature last year to take users on a journey through their “year in sound” that will bring fun, shareable stats,…
Lazerpay, Nigerian crypto payment startup, today announced plans to layoff some of its staff as it hopes to make the needed adjustments in the operations of the business. The exact number of employees was not disclosed in the statement the CEO, Emmanuel Njoku shared in a tweet. However, Lazerpay’s LinkedIn…
A Meta Inc. situated in Ireland has just been dealt a penalty of €265 million (equivalent to ₦122,339,760,000.00) for exposing the information of more than 533 million of its users. The fine, which was issued yesterday by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, Meta’s main privacy regulator in the European Union, is punishment…
Whatsapp has introduced a new feature, “Message Yourself”, that allows users open a chat with their own phone number right within their contacts list. The new update, which is now gradually being released was previously tested with some beta testers. WABetaInfo has now confirmed it is on the App Store for…
CEO Elon Musk declared publicly, yesterday, that he has the ability to create a new mobile platform if necessary. His statement was provoked by a comment made by Liz Wheeler, a Twitter user, who said; “If Apple & Google boot Twitter from their app stores, @elonmusk should produce his own…
MTN has officially launched its 5G network in Zambia after testing the “transformative technology” for almost a year and recording great success. Very early in 2022, the telecommunications company declared its intention to launch 5G pilot demonstration sites in Lusaka and the Copperbelt Provinces. This is November; which means the…
It seems that yet another Nigerian tech startup has fallen victim to the ongoing wave of layoffs. Quidax, a cryptocurrency startup, in a statement to its community, just laid off 20% of its staff. Following this, is the recent 30% reduction in employee salaries, with team leaders seeing a 50%…
Nigerian fintech company, Kora has been declared free of the alleged money laundering and card fraud crimes charged it by Kenya’s Asset Recovery Agency (ARA). This, we reported when the matter came up in July 2022. The company, alongside Kandon Technologies Ltd, had had their accounts frozen over claims that…