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30/06/2023

Britain plans strict tech law to stop children viewing p**n

“This government will not allow the lives of our children to be put at stake whenever they go online; whether that is through facing abuse or viewing harmful content that could go on to have a devastating impact on their lives,” Minister for tech and the digital economy, Paul Scully, said.

Britain on Friday said that it has strengthened the safeguards in its Online Safety Bill to stop kids from watching p**n.

26/06/2023

Man who hacked Elon Musk, Obama, Biden’s Twitter accounts jailed

The hacker, Mr. O’Connor was sentenced to a prison term, of three years of supervised release, and was also told to pay a forfeiture of nearly $794,000.

A British hacker who hacked into the Twitter handles of Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and other public figures in 2020 been jailed

24/06/2023

Amazon to invest $26b in India

With Walmart’s Flipkart and Mukesh Ambani’s billionaire-owned Reliance Retail as competitors in the e-commerce space, Amazon had earlier announced a $6.5 billion investment plan.

Amazon said on Friday that it would increase its investments in India to $26 billion by 2030, as Amazon CEO meets Indian Prime Minister

23/06/2023

Crypto platform Pillow exits Nigeria, shuts global services

It issued a warning to customers on Friday requested that users withdraw all of their monies from the Pillow app on Friday in a Telegram post, noting that all of its present services would end on July 31, 2023.

Crypto platform, Pillow that allows consumers to invest in Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies has disclosed its exiting Nigeria.

23/06/2023

TikTok COO Pappas steps down after five years

“Given all the successes reached at TikTok, I finally feel the time is right to move on and refocus on my entrepreneurial passions,” Pappas said.

TikTok Chief Operating Officer V. Pappas is leaving after five years with the short-video business owned by China's ByteDance.

23/06/2023

Malaysia sues Meta over failure to take down ‘undesirable’ post

“Facebook has recently been plagued by a sizable amount of objectionable content relating to race, royalty, religion, defamation, impersonation, online gambling, and scam marketing,” the statement read.

Malaysia announced on Friday that it would sue Meta, Facebook’s parent, for failing to remove "undesirable" posts.

22/06/2023

Amazon ‘duped consumers with Prime subscription,’US agency claims

Amazon was sued by the FTC in federal court in Seattle on the grounds that it knowingly duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime.

U.S. FTC charged Amazon for signing up customers for its premium subscription Amazon Prime service without getting their permission.

21/06/2023

YouTube to introduce first shopping channel June 30

The new channel will launch as a 90-day project and operate in Korean. According to sources who are aware with the situation, it would initially give businesses a live-commerce platform and intends to livestream shopping material from roughly 30 brands, according to Yonhap and other Korean media.

YouTube will introduce its first official retail channel for in-person in South Korea on June 30, the Yonhap news agency reported.

20/06/2023

Alibaba appoints new CEO, chairman amid slow growth

Zhang will continue as chairman and CEO of Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group until... as the company aims to revitalize its operations in e-commerce, cloud computing, media, and artificial intelligence through a fundamental reorganization.

Chinese tech giant, Alibaba, is undergoing a leadership shake-up to overcome slow growth and regulatory hurdles.

20/06/2023

EU regulators to investigate Figma sale

Despite the deal falling short of the EU’s turnover requirement for a review, EU officials have previously stated that Adobe would still need to obtain antitrust permission for the Figma deal.

The $20 billion acquisition of igma by Adobe is expected to be the subject of a formal probe by EU antitrust regulators later this year.

20/06/2023

500 creators receive Youtube’s $100m grant

“When we announced the $100m fund to amplify Black and African voices and perspectives on our platform, we wanted to create a space where Black people can share their own stories, in their own voices, with the world,” YouTube’s Managing Director of Emerging Markets, EMEA, Alex Okosi, said.

YouTube has revealed that since its creation, the $100 million YouTube Black Voices Fund has supported over 500 producers and artists.

19/06/2023

Bitcoin, ethereum record losses, stablecoin, others reap minor gains

Bitcoin, the most valuable digital asset, recorded a 0.46 percent loss, trading at $26,395. Despite this setback, industry insiders noted a slight resilience building among investors following last week’s turbulence.

The two leading cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, and ether, experienced mixed fortunes as the third week of June unfolded.

19/06/2023

Indonesia, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch largest satellite

The 4.5-ton Republic of Indonesia satellite was created by Thales Alenia Space and sent into orbit from Florida by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket then made a precise landing at an offshore location.

Indonesia on Monday launched the largest communications satellite from the United States in partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX.

17/06/2023

Musk’ brain-chip startup to begin first human trial 2023

Musk revealed that Neuralink plans to implant its innovative technology in a tetraplegic or paraplegic patient, marking a significant milestone in the company’s journey.

Elon Musk shares his optimism for Neuralink, his brain-chip startup, as it prepares to embark on its first human trial later this year.

17/06/2023

Facebook, IG services restored after hours long outage

During the outage, thousands of users encountered difficulties accessing Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, with nearly 20,000 individuals reporting issues, according to the outage-tracking website Downdetector.com.

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Meta Platforms experienced an outage on Friday, affecting the services of its popular apps Facebook and Instagram.

16/06/2023

UNILAG alumni demand artificial intelligence in varsity’s curriculum

“We must work hard at ensuring our curriculum reflects characteristics of a future-ready university. We must collaborate with the industry. The government must embrace technology towards digital pe*******on for access, affordability, infrastructural access, and the government must work hard at addressing poverty,” the Deputy said.

The University of Lagos Alumni Association has called for the inclusion of artificial intelligence in the tertiary institutions’ curriculum.

16/06/2023

LinkedIn to launch video streaming services for advertisers

In an effort to grow its advertising business during a period of economic uncertainty, LinkedIn has released AI technologies to aid marketers in creating ad content.

LinkedIn, announced on Thursday that it was developing a video advertising solution that would let advertisers target LinkedIn users.

15/06/2023

Twitter faces eviction from US office over rent

The landlord filed a lawsuit in May, and on May 31 the Court ordered the sheriff to help evict Twitter within the following 49 days, or by the end of July. The case is 2023CV30342 and is being heard in Boulder District Court.

A judge has authorised the eviction of Twitter from its Boulder office in Chicago after court records showed the landlord is owed rent.

14/06/2023

Microsoft’s $69bn Activision buyout paused by US court

While the European Union has greenlit the deal, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority blocked it in April, arguing it would harm competition in cloud gaming.

A United States federal judge has temporarily blocked Microsoft from completing its $69 billion buyout of gaming giant, Activision Blizzard.

13/06/2023

Blackout as Reddits protest API pricing

During the blackout, participating subreddits will be private, preventing both non-subscribers and subscribers from viewing or posting on new or updated content. Many subreddits that are protesting will be read-only.

Forums on Reddit have undergone a temporary closure to protest against the imposed charges on third-party applications.

13/06/2023

How India threatened Twitter shutdown – Ex-CEO Jack Dorsey

“We will shut down Twitter in India, which is a very large market for us. We will raid the homes of your employees, which they did; And this is India, a democratic country,” former Twitter co-founder, Jack Dorsey, said.

India threatened to shut down Twitter if it didn't comply with requests to censor accounts that were critical of the government

12/06/2023

ChatGTP maker OpenAI CEO optimistic about AI future

The usage of generative AI, which can generate text and images and is inspiring both excitement and worry about its potential to transform a wide range of businesses, is being regulated by regulators who are frantically trying to adjust current standards and set new norms.

The CEO of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT remarked that after visiting several capitals, he was "quite optimistic" about the prospects of AI.

10/06/2023

Twitter to pay verified creators for ads in comments – Musk

“Note, the creator must be verified and only ads served to verified users count,” Elon Musk said.

Elon Musk, announced on Friday that Twitter will soon start paying verified content creators for the adverts they place in their responses

08/06/2023

Bard AI improving in maths, programming – Google

Google states that the new Bard’s responses to “computation-based” word and math problems has improved by 30% compared to the previous Bard versions.

Google has disclosed that the Artificial Intelligence powered chatbot, Bard is slowly improving at maths and programming.

08/06/2023

WhatsApp unveils Channels feature for broadcast messages

While users can join channels through an invite link, WhatsApp is also building a directory to find different channels for hobbies, sports teams, and local officials. The company said it will introduce tools for admins to turn off discoverability for their channels, according to TechCrunch.

Meta is rolling out a broadcast-based messaging feature, called Channels, on WhatsApp, similar to a recent update it launched on Instagram.

07/06/2023

Subsidy: Bolts, Uber, others begin nationwide strike

“The strike may not have to last that long if they (Uber and Bolt) do what we ask in time,” the strike may not last as long as expected,” Somoye Olalekan, the union’s public relations officer, said.

The union of Uber, Bolt, and Indriver drivers, has issued a sit-at-home directive until the ride-hailing companies raise their base fees.

06/06/2023

Nigerian Abel Aboh joins UK AI centre board

Aboh is a skilled data and technology influencer with experience in the global financial services, defence, aviation, and sports industries.

Nigerian-British, Abel Aboh, has been appointed to the board of the Data Lab Scotland, Scotland's premier hub for data and AI innovation.

03/06/2023

Canada warns of increase in cyber attacks

“We have seen attacks on critical infrastructure in our country and we are very conscious to advise Canadian organisations and Canadian companies to take mitigation measures,” Canadian Defence Minister, Anita Anand, said.

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand warned on Saturday that cyberattacks are increasingly targeting the country's key infrastructure.

02/06/2023

Japan privacy regulator warns ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on data collection

The watchdog emphasised the importance of balancing privacy concerns with the potential benefits of generative AI, such as boosting innovation and dealing with issues like as climate change.

The Japanese privacy agency on Friday cautioned OpenAI, the startup behind the ChatGPT chatbot, not to collect data without permission.

02/06/2023

Twitter’s top executive Ella Irwin resigns

Irwin’s departure comes as the platform has struggled to retain advertisers, with brands wary of appearing next to unsuitable content.

Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin announced her resignation from the social media company on Thursday.

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