Two girls, Lalani Erika Walton (8-year-old) and Arriani Jaileen Arroyo (9-year-old), are reportedly dead while attempting one of the viscious challenges on TikTok. A report by the Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) said the minors died of self-strangulation while attempting a blackout challenge, which encourages users to choke themselves…
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Twitter has been very busy lately due to Elon Musk’s plans of acquiring the company for $44 billion. Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped it from adding new and improved features for both paying and non-paying users. The most recent was to introduce “Branded Likes” to all users after successfully testing with…
Apple says it is adding a new feature to the so-to-be released iOS 16 called Lockdown Mode. In the press release, the Tech Giant mentioned that Lockdown Mode is specifically for a small subset of its users who are at high risk of government targeting. That is, if after you’ve…
TikTok has added a new feature to its app that will let users restrict live stream viewers to just adults. As TechCrunch reported, “the new setting is currently in limited testing with select users.” Some users have reported seeing the new option to toggle on live streams with the so-called…
Meta is taking separate legal actions against two prolific data scrapers, accusing them of offering data scraping services for Facebook and Instagram. The first action is against a company called Octopus, a US subsidiary of a Chinese national high-tech enterprise that claims to have over one million customers. Octopus provides…
MTN Uganda has appointed Sylvia Mulinge, who served Safaricom as Chief Consumer Business Officer. Mulinge, who will play the role of Chief Executive of operations, will help the operator grow its regional business and help sustain its position. In a statement from MTN group, “Sylvia Mulinge … a seasoned executive,…
Africa’s Leading E-commerce platform, Jumia has entered into a partnership deal with realme, which is currently the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand. Both companies today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide millions of consumers in Africa access to innovative and trendsetting devices with the latest technology. The agreement allows for…
Xend Finance, has announced it now has over 100,000 customers on its crypto bank’s savings platform. The BlockchainCrypto Bank, which recently expanded its service to Ghana and Kenya, says it is looking to increase to 500,000. This comes almost 75 days to when the company annouinced that 50,000 people now use…
Kenyan digital payments start-up, Pesapal announced that it has been granted a Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda. This opens up the company to the Uganda market for business as it continues to expand services within the East African bloc. The license empowers Pesapal to drive cashless…
Dojah, the African KYC and user onboarding platform, has hired former Mono Head of Business Development, Elder Osifo as VP, Sales, and Partnerships. The former Mono and Interswitch employee has over 10 years of experience across sales, business development, and partnership roles. While at Interswitch, he created and managed strategic…
EcoCash has announced that it has partnered with PayPal for users in Zimbabwe to receive international remittances through its existing partnership with global cross-border remittance giant Thunes. People in Zimbabwe can now use PayPal’s Xoom to facilitate payments utilising the global remittance platform. “Leveraging our Hub partnership with Thunes, we…
Klasha Inc. has appointed former Mastercard executive Nile Younis as its Chief Commercial Officer. In a statement by the Lagos-based technology company, it stated that Younis will be based in Dubai. The former Mastercard executive joined the company after a successful ten-year career at Mastercard. Before he left Mastercard, Younis…
Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency, Anatel, has reportedly launched a public consultation on a proposal to make USB-C chargers mandatory for all mobile phones. In a press release on Tuesday, Anatel stated, “The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) made available for contributions from the company the Public Consultation 45/2022, which presents the proposal…
Google is adding support for the Switch to Android app on iOS to all Android 12 phones. The company made the announcement in a blog post, noting that its now easy to switch from iPhone to Android. According to the Tech Giant, “Once you’ve got your new Android phone, follow…
A new phishing attack has been discovered to be using Facebook Messenger chatbots to impersonate the company’s support team and steal credentials used to manage Facebook pages. In a new campaign discovered by Trustwave, threat actors use chatbots to steal credentials for managers of Facebook pages, commonly used by companies…
TikTok is being hunted again! From been accused as responsible for the widespread misinformation causing political tensions to encouraging dangerous acts its users call “Challenge,” the short-video sharing platform is now being accused of harvesting swaths of sensitive data that are being accessed in Beijing. The United States Federal Communications…
Endeavor Nigeria, at the 28th Virtual International Selection Panel (vISP) held on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2022, selected PiggyVest co-founders; Joshua Chibueze, Somto Ifezue and Odunayo Eweniyi to join its global network of high-impact entrepreneurs. The PiggyVest trio will be joining the league of over 30 African entrepreneurs that are currently…
MTN Nigeria’s Mobile Money Payment Service Bank has sued 18 commercial banks to seek a refund for ₦22.3 billion ($53.7 million) “erroneously transferred to 8,000 bank customers”. In a suit marked FHC/L/CS/960/2022 and filed on May 30, 2022, the PSB (Payment Service Bank) asked the court to declare that the…
Meta has announced, today, the introduction of two new features to make its Facebook group more prominent. Firstly, the company says it is introducing Channels, which, as explained in the announcement, are focused spaces for people to connect in smaller, more casual settings within their communities. Channels will let users…
HTC used to be a popular brand for Android smartphones, but the company seems to have fallen by the wayside as it hasn’t released a competitive flagship device in years. However, with the just released HTC Desire 22 Pro, a follow-up to last year’s HTC Desire 21 Pro, the company…