Calendly, a cloud $3B+ scheduling startup, has announced its first acquisition: Prelude, a startup that specialises in scheduling job interviews or other types of recruitment-related meetings. The acquisition of Prelude is in line with Calendly’s mission to provide easy-to-use scheduling solutions for all market segments, especially for the recruitment industry,…
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U.S. retail giant Walmart announced on Monday the launch of “Walmart Land” and “Walmart’s Universe of Play” on its metaverse gaming platform Roblox. The company says it’s targeting the next generation of customers — Covid-19 has changed consumer spending habits and led to a surge in e-commerce sales. The ‘Walmart…
WhatsApp, yesterday disclosed a critical bug that it claims may have affected older installations on various devices that have not been updated to the latest software version. The Meta-owned app published details of the “critical” vulnerability in the September update of the WhatsApp security advisory page, which was released on…
Fidelity Bank Plc., yesterday announced a new partnership with Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) The company, in a blog post, said that the initiative is “a major move to bridge the gap in helping small businesses access much needed funding and capacity development initiative.” It then went…
Today, Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, announced that WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows a user to join WhatsApp calls through a link with a single tap. In the Facebook post, Zuckerberg said, “We’ve also started testing secured and encrypted group video calls for up to 32 people…
Twitter, yesterday, reported an “incident” that affected the accounts of an unspecified number of users who chose to reset their password. On its privacy centre page, the social media giant disclosed that a “bug” that appeared last year prevented Twitter users from logging out of their accounts on any device…
Instagram is reportedly working on a new feature to protect users from receiving explicit content or nudity from unknown senders in direct messages (DMs) on the platform. App developer Alessandro Paluzzi was the first to tweet about this upcoming feature with screenshots to prove. Describing its functionality, Paluzzi said, “Technology…
The fifth generation technology, popular known as 5G, is now available in Nigeria. This was made possible by Nigeria’s telecom giant MTN at an event yesterday. Some guests at the event had the opportunity to test the use of the technology – exploring several use cases for 5G. This follows…
WhatsApp is said to have entered the world of OTT (over-the-top) movies and entertainment with the first original short film “Naija Odyssey”. This week, the Meta-owned instant messaging platform unveiled “Naija Odyssey,” its first original short film. It depicts the tale of NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo, whose parents are from…
The Governor of Lagos State, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the French government to enable Lagos professional esports players to participate in real-time online communities and create billions of dollars with gamers around the world. The MoU was signed between Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the French ambassador…
A fresh report by cybersecurity firm Vectra, claims Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens in unencrypted plain text, allowing attackers to potentially take control of user’s communications. According to the report, the bug affects Windows, Mac, and Linux desktop applications built using the Microsoft Electron platform. Microsoft is aware of this…
What a shame! First it was Instagram with the “Candid Challenge” feature to allow users to share their unfiltered photos with their friends, and now TikTok, launching “TikTok Now”, a feature that’s a blatant clone of the viral BeReal photo-sharing app. Branded as “TikTok Now,” the company says that this…
Whilst 5G remains a pipe dream for many users, some organisations have started working on the next-generation 6G network wireless connection. LG, on the other hand, appears to be ahead in the battle, as it announced the successful testing of the wireless transmission and reception of 6G terahertz (THz) data…
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced that it has added Nigeria’s eNaira as a payment option for merchants, a move that could help boost adoption of the digital currency. eNaira is a digital currency issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a medium of exchange…
PowerDFI, a recently founded Wyoming-based Blockchain financial startup, says it has acquired Nigeria’s leading crypto exchange platform, NaijaCrypto. In a press statement, Tim Webb, the CEO of PowerDFI, said, “The acquisition allows us to bring the future of financing vast amounts of critical assets to the blockchain.” No other DeFi…
Walt Disney Animation Studios and the Pan-African British-based entertainment company, Kugali Media, are getting set to release the first ever Nigerian animation series Iwájú. Iwájú, a new animated series coming to Disney+ in 2023, will be the first co-production between Disney Animation and an outside studio. The founders of that…
Zoom Inc. today announced that it has renamed its chat product and added some features, including third party integration, as it looks to compete with rivals including Microsoft’s Teams and Slack. Zoom’s app, now known as Zoom Team Chat, will also include features such as the ability to share in-meeting…
Google LLC today announced that its proposed $5.4 billion bid to buy Mandiant, Inc. a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services is now complete. The Tech Giant had earlier announced its plans in March noting the cybersecurity firm Mandiant will help to provide a…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says together with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) it wants to tackle some criminal activities affecting the telecom industry, like people vandalising telecom equipment, fake registration of SIM cards, amongst others. The Commission, through the represenatative of the Executive Vice Chairman, Prof.…
HotelOnline, the #1 Revenue Partner for Hotels in Africa that currently serves more than 6,000 hotels in 30 markets, has announced the acquisition of HotelPlus, a software provider with clients in 22 countries. The Kenyan-based travel-tech start-up helps hotels to establish and increase their visibility online to tap a wider…