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Oct- 2021 -5 OctoberBusiness
Facebook Reveals Cause of Monday’s Lengthy Global Outage
Facebook INC has revealed the cause of one of the worst service outages ever to hit the social networking site. The downtime occurred on Monday, October 4, and affected billions…
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Feb- 2021 -9 FebruaryTechnology
Google introduces online safety programme for Nigeria, other African countries
Google on Tuesday announced a number of initiatives across Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, to bolster its efforts to ensure safety of internet users, particularly children and young people. Google…
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9 FebruaryTechnology
MTN to Sell R1,8 Billion Stake in Belgian Telco, BICS – Gist Vile
Sourced from Business Tech MTN Group has announced its plans to sell its 20% stake in Belgacom International Carrier Services SA (BICS) to Proximus NV/SA for approximately R1,8 billion. The…
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9 FebruaryTechnology
Reddit to double employees after raising $250 million
Reddit will double the number of employees it has over the course of this year to around 1,400 after raising $250 million in a new funding round, the company has…
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9 FebruaryTechnology
Bitcoin Surges to Record Price Post $1.5 Billion Telsa Investment – Gist Vile
Bitcoin reached a new high of $47,000 after Tesla invested $1.5 billion into the cryptocurrency. The electric car manufacturer says that it will “begin accepting bitcoin as a form of…
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9 FebruaryTechnology
6 Ways to Stay Safe Online this Safer Internet Day – Gist Vile
Working remotely has been the new norm since its introduction last year. As such, employees must be stricter about keeping themselves safe when online. In light of Safer Internet Day…
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9 FebruaryTechnology
Hacker breaches US city’s drinking water system, increases chemical levels
A hacker has unlawfully accessed a small city’s water treatment system in Florida, briefly raising the amount of sodium hydroxide in the supply. The Pinellas County sheriff’s office said on…
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9 FebruaryTechnology
Telkom Introduces Unlimited Voice Plans for South African Businesses – Gist Vile
Telkom has introduced an unlimited voice plan offer for small businesses in South Africa. This product is expected to allow subscribers to save up to 30% on calls for just…
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9 FebruaryTechnology
Apple’s App Store hosting multi-million dollar scams – developer
Mobile app developer Kosta Eleftheriou has a new calling that goes beyond software development: taking on what he sees as a rampant scam problem ruining the integrity of Apple’s App…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
Kingsley Moghalu urges CBN to reconsider ban on cryptocurrency transactions
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has advised the CBN to reconsider its recent decision to ban cryptocurrency transactions in the country…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
TikTok secures music from Universal’s ‘full catalog’ of artists
Today, TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced the formation of what they’re calling an “expanded global alliance.” It’s a continuation and deepening of the agreement that allows TikTok’s…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
US House committee chair wants to know who’s financing Parler
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), chair of the House Oversight Committee, is demanding documents from the free speech social network Parler related to its financing after last month’s deadly attack on…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
Twitter mulls ‘charging’ for TweetDeck, new advanced features
Teams inside Twitter are researching ways for the company to offer paid subscriptions, which could include charging money for access to TweetDeck, Bloomberg reports. TweetDeck is a popular alternative to…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
Bitcoin hits record high above $43,000
Bitcoin hit a record-high above $43,000 on Monday after electric carmaker Tesla invested $1.5 billion in the digital currency. Bitcoin hit $43,725.51 around 1300 GMT, before cooling slightly to $42,352.…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
AstraZeneca Vaccine Only ‘Minimally Effective’ Against South African COVID-19 Variant, says Researchers – Gist Vile
Image sourced from TimesLIVE The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has proven ‘minimally effective’ against the South African variant, according to the Wits Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics (VIDA) research unit. So…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
MultiChoice Launches New Local Offering in Uganda – Gist Vile
Image sourced from The Vanguard Nigeria MultiChoice has announced the launch of Pearl Magic Prime, a new channel that tells stories by Ugandans for Ugandans. The launch of Pearl Magic…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
CBN: No going back on cryptocurrencies
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will continue to do all within its regulatory powers to educate Nigerians to desist from use of cryptocurrencies — despite growing criticism.…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
CBN: Crypto ban’s to protect Nigerians, financial system
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said its decision to ban the use of cryptocurrencies in the country is to protect Nigerians and the nation’s financial system from the…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
Elon Musk Tweet causes Dogecoin Price to Soar – Gist Vile
Image sourced from Hypebeast Elon Musk is making headlines after causing the price of Dogecoin to surge to an all-time high. On Sunday, the tech entrepreneur tweeted “Who let the…
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8 FebruaryTechnology
Nigeria’s central bank investigates crypto companies’ accounts for fraud
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opened investigations into bank accounts of companies involved in the trading of cryptocurrencies with the intention of blocking those with suspicious transactions and…
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