UK government takes $500 million stake in space exploration firm OneWeb
As part of a consortium that includes Indian telecom Bharti Global, the UK government will invest $500 million and take a “significant equity share” in...
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Reddit and Twitter join the fight against US demands for visa applicants’ online handles
Reddit and Twitter have filed supporting evidence in a lawsuit against the US government, which challenges the requirement that nearly all visa applicants submit their...
50 journalists lose job to robots at Microsoft
About 50 journalists working with Microsoft are set to lose their jobs, as the American multinational tech giant reportedly moves to replace them with robots....
South African tobacco firms, associations seek court action over cigarette sales ban
A raft of South African tobacco companies, activists and associations are seeking legal action over the ban on cigarette sales during the country’s coronavirus lockdown....
Twitter-Trump clash intensifies political misinformation battle
President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down social media companies after Twitter labeled two of his tweets misleading sets up a fresh challenge for platforms...
Zinox boss hails Imo governor for crashing right of way charges
Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, has hailed Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, for crashing the Right of Way (RoW) charges...
Ecobank: We are building entrepreneurs, supporting financial inclusion
File Photo Ecobank Nigeria has reiterated that its agency banking scheme, also known as Xpress Points, is building entrepreneurs and pushing financial inclusion to the...
US judge blocks Twitter’s bid to reveal government surveillance requests
Twitter will not be able to reveal surveillance requests it received from the U.S. government after a federal judge accepted government arguments that this was...
Guinea to mandate mask-wearing against virus
CNN Guinean President Alpha Conde has decided to make the wearing of masks compulsory in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus. Speaking in...
Lockdown: Farmer blames current problem of snail business on logistics
A local snail farmer, Mr Sunday Ido, has blamed the current challenges faced in the snail business on logistics following the COVID-19 lockdown. Ido, the...