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Edtech and Fintech Startup – Decagon – raises US$1.5m seed equity funding
Technology-focused training and job placement startup, Decagon, has closed a US$1.5m seed equity round from early-stage venture capital firms. The startup also...
Telegram has been downloaded over 1 billion times
Instant messaging app, Telegram, has successfully crossed into the league of apps with over one billion downloads.
Telegram, which...
Ghanaian startup – Plendify – launches B2B e-commerce marketplace
Ghanaian-based startup Plendify, has announced the launch of its B2B e-commerce marketplace.
According to the startup, the e-commerce...
YouTube launches US$100m Shorts Fund; sets to pay Shorts creators US$10,000 per month
YouTube has said that it will pay creators up to $10,000 per month for making popular videos on YouTube Shorts. YouTube Shorts...
Kenyan Startup – CashBackApp – Raises US$475k in Pre-seed Round
CashBackApp, a Kenyan-based e-commerce startup, has raised $475,000 in its pre-seed funding round.
The funds, according to the startup,...
Signal’s new feature allow users pre-configure the duration for custom timer
Secure messaging app, Signal, is adding a feature that lets its users set a pre-configured custom timer duration for all its disappearing...
TikTok introduce features to protect its teenage users
Short video sharing platform, TikTok, is introducing new features for teenagers. The new feature aims to put a cap on video downloads,...
Events
NaijaHacks 2020 – NaijaHacks from home
NaijaHacks Hackathon is returning with the 2020 NaijaHacks from home (#NaijaHacksFromHome) edition on October 30 to 31, 2020. This year, the Technology...
Applications
WhatsApp Delays Implementation Of Updated Privacy Policy; Amidst Public Outburst
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WhatsApp, on Friday, announced that it has pushed back the date its new privacy policy will take off.
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Venture Capital Company – MAGIC Fund – Raises US$30m to Support Early-Stage Startups
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Early-stage venture firm, MAGIC Fund, has announced a $30 million Fund II raise.
The Venture Capital (VC) company would...
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Twitter Spaces Expands Testing Program; Rolls Out App For Android
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In a move aimed at taking the testing of its Clubhouse-style audio chat rooms feature to a wider audience, Twitter Spaces has...
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Tecno Accused Of Selling Smartphones With Malicious Software
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Anti-fraud firm Upstream, has reported that it found software that registers people for unwanted subscription on smartphones released into African market.
Applications
North Korean Hackers Now Steal Cryptocurrency Via Telegram – Kaspersky Warns
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Kaspersky, a Moscow-based cyber security firm, has warned cryptocurrency users to expect more attacks from North Korean hackers.
Kaspersky...
Startups
What you should know when pursuing a great developer career
The surge of individuals wanting to become developers has been encouraging, but must be looked into, to avoid sudden exit when it...
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Kevin Mayer, the TikTok CEO reportedly resigns.
Kevin Mayer, who was the chief executive of TikTok,announced on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, his resignation from the company, less than 48 hours after TikTok...
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Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon CEO; Andy Jazzy Set To Take Over
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Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon inc., will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the e-commerce giant. He...
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Nigerian Fintech Start-up – Mono – Raises US$2 million in Seed Funding Round
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Mono, a Nigerian fintech start-up, has announced that it has closed a US$2 million seed funding round.
The...
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GIG Logistics Partners Jet Motors to Provide Eco-friendly Delivery Vehicles
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GIG Logistics (GIGL) has taken the lead to become the first Nigerian logistics company to perform a switch to electric vehicles (EVs)...
Android
Google Begins Rolling Out Dark Theme For Google Maps
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Google has been rolling out night modes to all of its apps, since 2019. The last major hold-up is Google Maps, but...
Mobile
Edtech and Fintech Startup – Decagon – raises US$1.5m seed equity funding
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Technology-focused training and job placement startup, Decagon, has closed a US$1.5m seed equity round from early-stage venture capital firms. The startup also...
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Brace Conference 2020
Registration is still ongoing for the 2020 Brace Conference is ongoing.
The Brace Conference is a platform of Rubies...
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AI-Powered Insurtech Start-up – Curacel – Raises US$450K Pre-seed Funding
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Nigerian artificial intelligence insurtech start-up, Curacel, has raised $450,000 pre-seed funding.
The funding round was led by Atlantic Ventures...
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Facebook Data Breach: How To Check If Your Data Was Leaked
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Facebook has confirmed that a load of personal information was harvested from its servers, and uploaded freely to the internet, due to...
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Getting started with Ngrok
ngrok provides a real-time web UI where you can introspect all HTTP traffic running over your tunnels. Replay any request against your...
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Edtech Platform, uLesson, Raises $7.5 Million in Series A Funding
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Nigerian Edtech platform, uLesson, has successfully raised $7.5 million in Series A round.
This comes a year after...
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UPKEY Calls for Interns
Upkey provides high school seniors and college students with fun, interesting, and engaging learning tracks to help them cultivate a marketable professional...
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Bus-booking Platform – Plentywaka – Announces Acceptance into Techstars Toronto Acceleration Program; Plans Expansion to Canada
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Nigerian bus-booking platform, Plentywaka, has announced that it has been accepted into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program.
Plentywaka...
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TikTok sues Trump and his administration.
TikTok has sued President Donald Trump and his administration for banning transactions with parent company ByteDance. In a revealed report, TikTok said:
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Microsoft updates it’s App Launcher.
Microsoft has just released its latest launcher App for android to version 6.The latest Version 6 of launcher now has a new...
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Amsterdam-based Start-up – Lalaland.ai – Wins Google Black Founders Fund
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Google has selected the Amsterdam-based Lalaland.ai for the European version of its "Google for Startups Black Founders Fund."
With...
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Google launches ONLINE SAFETY ROADSHOW 2020 FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS
Google has put up Google Online Safety ROADSHOW 2020 to train and empower teachers/parents on how to protect themselves and their families...
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Edtech and Fintech Startup – Decagon – raises US$1.5m seed equity funding
Jide Taiwo - 0
Technology-focused training and job placement startup, Decagon, has closed a US$1.5m seed equity round from early-stage venture capital firms. The startup also...
Applications
Telegram has been downloaded over 1 billion times
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Instant messaging app, Telegram, has successfully crossed into the league of apps with over one billion downloads.
Telegram, which...
Applications
Ghanaian startup – Plendify – launches B2B e-commerce marketplace
Jide Taiwo - 0
Ghanaian-based startup Plendify, has announced the launch of its B2B e-commerce marketplace.
According to the startup, the e-commerce...
Applications
YouTube launches US$100m Shorts Fund; sets to pay Shorts creators US$10,000 per month
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YouTube has said that it will pay creators up to $10,000 per month for making popular videos on YouTube Shorts. YouTube Shorts...
Applications
Kenyan Startup – CashBackApp – Raises US$475k in Pre-seed Round
Jide Taiwo - 0
CashBackApp, a Kenyan-based e-commerce startup, has raised $475,000 in its pre-seed funding round.
The funds, according to the startup,...
Applications
Signal’s new feature allow users pre-configure the duration for custom timer
Jide Taiwo - 0
Secure messaging app, Signal, is adding a feature that lets its users set a pre-configured custom timer duration for all its disappearing...
Applications
TikTok introduce features to protect its teenage users
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Short video sharing platform, TikTok, is introducing new features for teenagers. The new feature aims to put a cap on video downloads,...
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Google’s AI-powered Smart Reply feature to suggest comments in Google Docs
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Alphabet-owned company, Google, has announced that it is expanding the scope of its AI-powered Smart Reply feature.
The Smart...
Android
Netflix to add features that give its users access to mobile games
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Netflix has announced that it is taking its next step into gaming. The company announced that the gaming part of its business...
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YouTube activates picture-in-picture for premium subscribers on iOS platform
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Online video sharing and social media platform, YouTube, has finally launched picture-in-picture feature for iOS.
The Google owned company...
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Samsung can now remotely disable stolen TVs
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South Korean electronics company, Samsung, has confirmed that it has the technology to remotely disable its TVs if the company finds out...
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Space Exploration Company – Blue Origin – Sues NASA over Moon Landing Contract
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Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, has accused NASA of wrongly evaluating its lunar lander proposal. The complaint was followed with a...