Technology

TikTok redefined the idea of a social media feed — can Facebook play catch-up before it’s too late? Facebook employees were recently given a new directive with sweeping implications: make the app’s feed more like TikTok. Simply bringing Reels, the company’s short-form video feature, from Instagram into Facebook wasn’t going…

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A $43 billion in cash offer by world’s richest man, Elon Musk to buy Twitter is being considered by the company’s board. Musk is the chief executive of Tesla Inc. According to Reuters, Twitter may announce the $54.20-per-share deal later on Monday April 25, once its board has met to…

In a new update, Telegram announced it’s letting users set any sound as their notification tone. You can use short audio files uploaded from your phone and save voice messages as notification tones from a chat.   Telegram says it currently supports audio files and voice messages under 300KB and…

Reports that world’s richest man, Elon Musk is offering to buy Twitter for a staggering $43.4 billion has been confirmed. Twitter gave the confirmation on Thursday in a statement where it promised that its management will carefully review the proposal. “The Twitter Board of Directors will carefully review the proposal…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the Federal Government. SERAP vowed to institute legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal government for blocking 72 million telecommunication subscribers in the country. The non-partisan organization faulted the blocking of lines without due process. In…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has reacted to the decision of MultiChoice Nigeria to hike its subscription rates. Reacting through its Executive Vice Chairman, Mr Babatunde Irukera on Wednesday, he said the engagement was to check whether the company implemented a change in terms and conditions in…

An app that steals bank details on Android devices has been exposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). NCC in its statement alerted Nigerians about the malicious app called ”Fast Cleaner” that steals the banking app login details on Android phone users. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC director of public affairs, issued…

The Russian government has partially blocked access to Facebook in the country after it claims the social network “restricted” the accounts of four Russian media outlets.   In a statement on Friday, Russia’s tech and communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, said Facebook was violating “the rights and freedoms of Russian citizens,” and…

In the wake of an application by the Nigerian government, the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has adjourned judgment for a suit instituted by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on the Twitter ban to February 16, 2022. The suit was earlier fixed for Monday, January 31, 2022…

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For the first time since 1931, General Motors Co. isn’t the top-selling automaker in the U.S.   The Detroit-based company lost its crown to Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp., which boosted sales 10% last year despite a 28% decline in the fourth quarter. With 2.3 million units sold in the…

Britain on Tuesday rolled out new rules to make it harder for foreign firms to buy UK assets amid national security concerns surrounding proposed takeovers by Chinese and US groups. The legislation will give ministers closer scrutiny of foreign approaches, allowing them to impose conditions on proposed deals or even…

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc is calling out half a dozen private surveillance companies for hacking or other abuses and accusing them in a report published on Thursday of collectively targeting about 50,000 people across its platforms.   The company’s fight with the spy firms comes amid a wider move…

A Kaduna State-based lawyer has filed a N1 billion suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the legality of the shutdown of telecommunication networks and internet services in some parts of the state.   Gloria Ballason, a human rights lawyer, said in the suit filed on December 8,…

Nigerians who place adverts on Zoom will start from January 1 2022, pay 7.5% VAT charge on each advert placement. Zoom Video Communications made the announcement on Monday, December 13, days after Facebook made the same announcement. Zoom said it will begin to charge 7.5 percent value-added tax (VAT) on…

Giant social media platform, Facebook has changed its name to “Meta”. Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Facebook, announced the name change in a statement issued on Thursday, October 28.   According to him, the change of name will reflect the company’s efforts on rebranding its future…

The Nigerian Communications Commission on Friday alerted Nigerians of the existence of a new, high-risk and extremely damaging, Malware called Flubot.   Here are some things to know about Flubot: 1 – Flubot targets Android devices. Flubot “impersonates Android mobile banking applications to draw fake web view on targeted applications”…

Chinese companies like Huawei and the Transsion group are responsible for much of the digital infrastructure and smartphones used in Africa. Chinese phones built-in Africa comes with already installed apps for mobile money transfer services that increase the reach of Chinese tech companies. But while many Africans may find the…

Three popular social media apps, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are currently down. The apps/websites have been down for some minutes now with users unable to use it. The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – all completely stopped working shortly before 5pm.…