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TikTok fined over failure to delete content

Ihesiulo Grace 6 April 2021 0

A Moscow court has fined social media app TikTok 2.6 million roubles ($34,000) over failure to delete content that the court said was related unsanctioned rallies, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. The case follows series of other steps taken by Moscow recently to pressure western

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Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2021 0

Russia announced on Monday that a punitive Twitter slowdown would be extended until May 15, despite the fact that the US social media platform had accelerated the deletion of banned content. Moscow has traditionally taken a more hands-off role in policing the internet than neighbouring China. But as friction has grown this year over the […]

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Oracle offers to move clients to cloud for free as it plays catch-up with competitors

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

Oracle Corp revealed on Wednesday that it would move businesses’ most complex computer systems to its cloud for free, in an effort to attract a new generation of cloud computing customers by promising to save them time and money. The pandemic prompted many businesses and governments to shift from in-house digital storage and computing to […]

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U.S. software developer GlobalLogic to be bought for $9.6 billion by Hitachi

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

As the Japanese industrial conglomerate pivots from electronics hardware to digital services, Hitachi Ltd reported on Wednesday that it would acquire GlobalLogic Inc for $9.6 billion, including debt repayment. The deal is the biggest Japanese outbound acquisition of a U.S. hi-tech company on record, according to Refinitiv data. The acquisition is part of Hitachi’s ongoing

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LinkedIn ‘re-skilling’ :Microsoft targets 50,000 jobs

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2021 0

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that it aims to place 50,000 people in jobs that require technical skills as part of a broader push being undertaken with its professional networking website LinkedIn to help workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic move into new fields. The jobs will be in what Microsoft calls its “ecosystem” of […]

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Broadband infrastructure key to solid digital economy- Nnamani

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2021 0

Sharon Isaalah Engineer Ikechukwu Nnamani, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) says the development of a solid digital economy rests on the foundation of well-distributed broadband infrastructure and involves the convergence of all technology types and classes of service. Nnamani made this known in his welcome address at a virtual

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Telegram messaging app to get $150 million from Abu Dhabi funds invest

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2021 0

Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Co and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, part-owned by Mubadala, said on Tuesday they had invested a combined $150 million in messaging app Telegram. Mubadala invested $75 million in five-year, pre-initial public offering (IPO) bonds of Telegram, while Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners invested a further $75 million. “Telegram’s user base […]

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Jack Dorsey’s first ever tweet sells for $2.9m

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2021 0

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet has been sold for the equivalent of $2.9m (£2.1m) to a Malaysia-based businessman. The tweet, which said “just setting up my twttr,” was first published on March 21, 2006, and was auctioned off by Mr. Dorsey for charity. The Malaysia-based buyer Sina Estavi compared the purchase to buying a […]

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Chile fast-tracking 5G roll-out, but with tight rules on security – officials

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2021 0

Chile is fast-tracking an ambitious plan to roll out a 5G mobile technology network across most of the country within two years, a senior official told media men but will assure strong oversight at a time of simmering global tensions over cybersecurity. With the United States and China at odds over cybersecurity and data protection, […]

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World going through unprecedented chip shortage, China trade body says

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2021 0

The world is going through an unprecedented chip shortage, Zhou Zixue, a senior official with the China Semiconductor Industry Association, said on Wednesday, after semiconductor sales grew 18% last year. “If you are an experienced player, you will remember that in 1999 there was a similar crisis in this industry, but it was way smaller,” […]

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Apple gets boost in French privacy fight

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2021 0

Apple was given a boost on Wednesday as France’s antitrust watchdog rejected advertisers’ requests to suspend the iPhone maker’s upcoming privacy feature, but it still faces a probe into whether it unfairly favours its own products and services. Apple’s new ‘App Tracking Transparency’ feature allows users to block advertisers from tracking them across different

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China Appears to Block Encrypted Messaging App Signal

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2021 0

Signal, one of the least commonly used messaging apps in mainland China that could send and receive encrypted messages without using a virtual private network, became unusable for many people this week. The government’s apparent decision to block Signal strengthens the government’s grip on public and private discourse in China, where many social media and […]

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Telecom operators to withdraw USSD services to banks over alleged indebtedness

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2021 0

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Friday says it members will withdraw USSD services to financial service provider due to huge indebtedness. ALTON said this in a statement on Friday signed by its Chairman, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, and Head of Operations, Mr. Gbolahan Awonuga made available to the News Agency of […]

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UK, Nigeria in partnership to bridge technological gap

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2021 0

The United Kingdom has reiterated its commitment towards supporting the Federal Government to promote the growth of Nigeria’s tech ecosystem and close the digital divide in the country. Ben Llewellyn-Jones, OBE, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, stated this on Thursday, March 11, in Lagos. This was during a virtual technical conference facilitated by […]

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Pakistani court orders TikTok banned over ‘obscene content’

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2021 0

A Pakistani court has ordered a ban on the TikTok social media platform over alleged “obscene content”, the second time the app has been banned in the South Asian country in less than six months. The Peshawar High Court’s Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan made the ruling during a hearing into a petition against the […]

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Content Creators to earn money from short-form videos – Facebook

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2021 0

Facebook Inc will allow content creators on its platform to earn revenue from short-form videos via advertisements, the social network said on Thursday. The announcement came in a blog where the company detailed its plans to help creators make more money, as smaller tech rivals have been racing to attract famous social media personalities. Snapchat […]

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YouTube to tax content creators from Nigeria, others

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2021 0

American online video-sharing platform, YouTube on Wednesday, announced that content creators in Nigeria and other parts of the world on its platform will begin to pay U.S. taxes on the earnings they generate from viewers in the U.S. The Google-owned company sent an email to creators that the new tax deduction will take effect from […]

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European Banking Authority hit by Microsoft Exchange hack

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2021 0

In a global Microsoft Exchange cyber-attack, the European Banking Authority’s email servers were hacked. Personal data may have been accessed from the EU body’s servers, according to the EU body. It had also taken down its entire email system while it assessed the damage. “The EBA is working to identify what, if any, data was […]

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Panasonic to buy Blue Yonder for $6.5 billion in biggest deal since 2011

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2021 0

Panasonic Corp will buy U.S. software firm Blue Yonder for 700 billion yen ($6.45 billion), the Nikkei reported on Monday, saying it was the Japanese electronics firm’s biggest acquisition since 2011. While Panasonic last year bought a 20% stake in Blue Yonder for 86 billion yen, it is now in the final stages of acquiring […]

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‘I will shoot whoever I see’: Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2021 0

According to researchers, armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to threaten protesters against last month’s coup, prompting the Chinese video-sharing app to announce it would remove content that incites violence. Myanmar ICT for Development (MIDO), a digital rights organization, said it had discovered over 800 pro-military videos that threatened