Technology News in Nigeria

Google

• Bid to check air pollution: SC pushes for remote-sensing technology – Hindustan Times
  July 27, 2024
• Lagos public school students rewarded for using technology to solve Mathematics – P.M. News
  July 26, 2024
• NYC implements gun-detecting technology in subway – PIX11 New York News
  July 26, 2024
• Modine Builds Supply Chain Resiliency Through Technology – Assembly Magazine
  July 26, 2024
• Why Zuckerberg’s multibillion-dollar gamble doesn’t just matter to Meta – The Guardian
  July 26, 2024

• Lagos public school students rewarded for using technology to solve Mathematics – P.M. News
• Tinubu appoints Sadiq as national coordinator of SCO-PMU – Guardian Nigeria
• Court stops PDP congress in Rivers – Guardian Nigeria
• Late Iwuanyanwu, a dependable partner — Afenifere – Guardian Nigeria
• Shelve planned protest, Tinubu working hard to revamp economy – Tompolo – Guardian Nigeria

Techpoint

• Nigeria's Hope PSB targets ₦6.5B fraud recovery
  July 26, 2024
• Intron Health secures $1.6M in pre-seed funding to advance its AI tech
  July 25, 2024
• $220m fine: Why FCCPC's fight with WhatsApp is valid
  July 25, 2024
• Nigerian startup Awarri leverages 500 3MTT fellows for AI development
  July 25, 2024
• Nigeria wants to take global lead in tech with new initiative
  July 25, 2024

Itnewsnigeria

• VDL International Conference Highlights Fostering Ethical Values in the Society
  July 26, 2024
• How Meta’s In-Stream Ads & Ads on Facebook will work in Nigeria & Ghana
  July 26, 2024
• How Platforms and Payments are Driving Commerce in Africa 
  July 23, 2024
• Teresa Anania Joins Sophos as Chief Customer Officer
  July 23, 2024
• TECNO and Lagos State Sports Commission Kick Off Game-Changing Football Pitch Initiative
  July 23, 2024

Guardian

• Meta pauses AI plans in Europe after privacy complaints
  June 14, 2024
• X makes 'likes' private
  June 13, 2024
• Everything you need to know about crypto: the process, trading and more
  June 12, 2024
• 76% of African banks prioritise digital infrastructure
  June 12, 2024
• Airtel reaches 4.14% 5G coverage, invests $1.2m in devt projects
  June 12, 2024

Vanguardngr

Techcrunch

• Nigeria’s YC-backed Chowdeck hopes to scale food delivery, a notoriously tough market, with $2.5M funding
  April 30, 2024
• Uber leads $100M investment in African mobility fintech Moove as valuation hits $750M
  March 19, 2024
• African neobank Kuda tried to raise $20M at flat valuation in 2023, missed user milestone projection by 3M
  January 16, 2024
• Akowe wants to fix Africa’s broken certificate system with blockchain
  September 22, 2023
• Nigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises $2.4M to expand product offerings
  September 4, 2023

Google

• Real-life RoboCop? Baltimore tech company demonstrates AI-powered crime-fighting robot – Yahoo! Voices
  July 26, 2024
• Real-life RoboCop? Baltimore tech company demonstrates AI-powered crime-fighting robot – wmar2news.com
  July 26, 2024
• The best back to school tech deals at Best Buy cover just about everything – CBS News
  July 26, 2024
• Tech Bytes: Compliance drives VestaPlus, ListAssist deals – Real Estate News
  July 26, 2024
• City Council approves contractor for GMA tech upgrades – Herald-Banner
  July 26, 2024

Techcity

• Elon Musk slammed by EU for DSA violations | News Update
  July 23, 2024
• Donald Trump and tech bro VP J.D Vance manifesto on tech plans
  July 22, 2024
• Samsung Fold6 price, Z Flip6, Buds3 and Smart Ring | News Update
  July 15, 2024
• Keir Starmer’s plans for tech in the UK | News update
  July 9, 2024
• Software engineers sue Meta | News update
  July 3, 2024

Techcabal

• Nigerian schools conducting only online screening in 2024
  July 26, 2024
• New steps to apply for the 2024 UI Post UTME
  July 26, 2024
• No, the CBN isn’t after the money in your dormant account
  July 26, 2024
• Exclusive: Wasoko ex-employees discontinue wrongful termination suit
  July 26, 2024
• 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Hitting Hope Hard
  July 26, 2024

WSJ

• CrowdStrike's CEO Has Known Failure—But Never Like This
  July 27, 2024
• CrowdStrike Says 97% of Systems Hit by Outage Are Back Online
  July 26, 2024
• The New Threat to the Chip Industry: Worker Unrest
  July 26, 2024
• OpenAI Tests SearchGPT, Taking Aim at Google
  July 25, 2024
• SK Hynix Second-Quarter Profit Surges on AI Chip Sales
  July 24, 2024

Technext24

• X quietly removes Bitcoin and other crypto emojis from automatically generated hashtags
  July 26, 2024
• DStv owner, Multichoice arrests suspected piracy kingpin in South Africa
  July 26, 2024
• Gemini’s big upgrade: Faster responses with 1.5 Flash, expanded access and more
  July 25, 2024
• Monetization: Meta shares best practices, future plans with creators in Lagos
  July 25, 2024
• AI in Action: Google demonstrates new Gemini capacity to help businesses at Cape Town event
  July 25, 2024

Techcityng

• Facebook Hosts Creator Workshop In Lagos
  July 26, 2024
• Intron Health Raises $1.6 M
  July 25, 2024
• Raenest Secures IMTO Licence
  July 25, 2024
• JAMB Introduces Significant Updates for 2024/2025 Admissions Process
  July 23, 2024
• OpenAI Launches Cost-Efficient GPT-4o Mini AI Model
  July 23, 2024