Complaints mount as eNaira app tops 100,000 downloads
Less than 48 hours after its official launch by President Muhammadu Buhari, the individual wallet for eNaira has recorded more…
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How “Squid Game” is Being Used to Spread Malware & Steal User Info
During the month following its release, Squid Game, a South Korean survival drama TV series, became Netflix’s biggest show, with…
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Zoom Live Transcription Feature Now Available to All Free Users; New Accessibility Features Introduced
Zoom has now extended its live translation feature to all users — free and paid. The feature that auto-generates closed…
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Tesla Pulls Full Self-Driving Beta Due to Software ‘Issues’ Less Than a Day After Release
US electric car maker Tesla on Sunday rolled back the latest version of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta software, less than a…
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Facebook Messenger Introduces New AR Group Effects for Video Calls and Rooms
Facebook is rolling out a new Group Effects feature on Messenger video calls and Messenger Rooms. Group Effects bring new…
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Banning Controversial Influencers Reduces Toxicity on Social Media Platforms, Says Study
A common refrain about social media is that a major part of it toxic. It is often said to be…
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Google Meet rolls out new audio and video locks for hosts
Google Meet is getting new audio and video locks to let hosts turn off the microphones and cameras of other participants. The…
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SA fintechs Pay@, FinChatBot to launch “first of its kind” payments solution by end of year
South African payment solutions provider Pay@ and local startup FinChatBot, which specialises in conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, have partnered to launch…
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Vodacom SA Goes Green With New Eco-Friendly SIM Cards
Vodacom South Africa is launching Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to reduce its impact…
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Chrome 95 Released, Brings Secure Payments and Save Tab Groups Feature
Chrome 95 has rolled out to the stable channel for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux users. The exact desktop firmware…
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Microsoft Warns of New Security Flaw Affecting Surface Pro 3 Devices
Microsoft has published a new advisory warning of a security bypass vulnerability affecting Surface Pro 3 convertible laptops that could…
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Liquid Connects East & West Africa with Brand New Fibre Cable Route
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a leading pan-African telecommunications technology group has announced the launch of its shortest terrestrial fibre route between…
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Third-party incidents became most costly enterprise data breaches in 2021 – Report
The latest edition of Kaspersky’s annual IT Security Economics report reveals the growing severity of cybersecurity incidents affecting businesses through suppliers that…
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Cybersecurity : Is South Africa a Playground for Cybercriminals?
The Attacks From All Angles 2021 Mid-year Cybersecurity Report by Trend Micro highlighted a 47% year-on-year increase in email threats as well…
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Sendbox Raises $1.8 Million to Digitise Deliveries For African SMEs
Sendbox, the Nigeria-based e-commerce fulfillment platform for merchants in Africa, has today announced the completion of a $1.8 million seed…
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NITDA begins 5-day digital skills training for 50 journalists
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general of the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated a five-day capacity training programme for members of…
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SEACOM Boosts its IP Network with a Serious Bandwidth Upgrade
SEACOM, a fibre-led telecoms provider and owner of extensive ICT infrastructure across Africa, has announced a 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GE)…
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3 Things To Look for When Upgrading Your PC
Don’t you hate it when your keyboard skills are superior to the power of your computer monitor? Being a keyboard…
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This Week’s Top 4 Google Searches Across Africa
Google Trends publishes the top searches for every day of the week and covers 4 African countries in which it sees…
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Orange Cameroon and the German Development Cooperation inaugurate the 6th Orange Digital Center in Africa and the Middle East
The 6th Orange Digital Center in Africa and the Middle East, which is committed to digital development and innovation and…
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Nigerian retail-tech startup Alerzo acquires payments platform to boost growth
Nigerian retail-tech startup Alerzo has acquired fintech company Shago Payments as it looks to build on already impressive growth that…
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Meet the startups changing mobility for emerging middle classes
In emerging economies, where spending billions to build public transit infrastructure can be out of reach, startups are using technology…
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Google Search Results Will Now Be Displayed in a Continuous Scroll on Mobile
Google Search is undergoing a change that will allow users to continuously scroll results on mobile devices. With the latest…
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Instagram will roll out a ‘take a break’ and a ‘nudge’ feature to protect the mental health of teenagers
According to Facebook vice president of global affairs Nick Clegg, Instagram will adopt new methods to steer kids away from…
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MTN Nigeria says nationwide service outage is due to disruption in its core network
Mobile network provider, MTN Nigeria announced in a statement that the nationwide service outage that was experienced by its subscribers…
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To support African entrepreneurs, Impact Africa Network has launched “From Here,” a $25 million venture capital fund
Impact Africa Network is creating From Here Ventures, a $25 million venture capital fund that will invest in African firms….
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Rent Small Small becomes first African proptech company to join Techstars Toronto Accelerator
You have heard about Rent Small Small, right? Well, the Nigerian property technology startup that is reorganising the home rental market has…
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UNCTAD claims developing countries are lagging in digital data flow
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called on countries to make digital data flow for the…
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Microsoft Expands its Azure Availability Zones in South Africa
Tech giant Microsoft has announced that it has expanded its Azure Availability Zones, making them generally available in the Johannesburg data…
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Lagos plans advance tech for smart city project
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, professionals and experts in the technology sector have stressed the importance of technology in the…
