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TECHNOLOGY IS THE WAY TO GO; ICT IS THE OIL OF THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY-CHIEF BARR. DUMO LULU BRIGGS-
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AT THE PORT HARCOURT DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM ORGANIZED BY DUMO LULU BRIGGS YOUTH FOUNDATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH GOOGLE Read More…
Manhunt for hackers behind global cyberattack
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International investigators hunted Saturday for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. Read More…
Apple’s Watch can detect an abnormal heart rhythm with 97% accuracy, UCSF study says
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According to a study conducted through heartbeat measurement app Cardiogram and the University of California, San Francisco, the Apple Watch is 97 percent accurate in detecting the most common abnormal heart rhythm when paired with an AI-based algorithm. Read More…
Snap lost $2.2 billion last quarter
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Snap (SNAP), the parent company of Snapchat, whiffed on sales numbers and posted a staggering loss in its first earnings report since going public in March. Read More…
Snapchat users stay loyal, but Instagram could block its growth
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Millennials and Gen Zs aren’t entirely replacing their Snapchat addiction with Instagram Stories, according to a dozen studies and surveys commissioned. Read More…
Engineers invent ‘smart jacket’ to diagnose pneumonia
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A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a “smart jacket” that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other. Read More…
Internet users in Nigeria stand at 90m in March ―NCC
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said internet users in the country stood at 90,003,101 in March. Read More…
Teenager invents a bra that detects signs of breast cancer after watching his mum battle the disease
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A Mexican teenager has invented a bra that could provide an early warning for women developing breast cancer. Read More…
‘Smart’ denim promises touchscreen tech clothes
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A young man in a white t-shirt pulls on a dark blue denim trucker jacket, tucks his smartphone in an inside pocket and puts in-ear headphones in his right ear. Read More…
Tech billionaire buys Sydney mansion for record price
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Nigeria’s Cars45 closes $5M round to digitize Africa’s used autos markets
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Africa’s startup boom is moving into the used-vehicle space. Nigeria based Cars45.com raised a $5 million Series A round from the Frontier Cars Group, a holding company whose backers include Balderton Capital, EchoVC, TPG Growth, and NEA. Read More…
Facebook plans to be more like YouTube than Netflix as it pays for video
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“We’re focusing more on shorter form content to start” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on today’s Q4 earnings call, where he was repeatedly questioned about Facebook’s video strategy. One thing’s clear, Facebook will invest heavily. “I see video as a mega trend,” said Zuckerberg. Read More…
Twitter gets lift from uptick in user numbers
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Twitter shares surged Wednesday after its quarterly update showed improving growth in user numbers, offsetting concerns over a decline in revenue and another net loss for the social network. Read More…
German parents sue Facebook because it won’t grant them access to their dead daughter’s account
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A Berlin mother has sued Facebook in the hope of getting access to her dead daughter’s social media account to search for answers on whether or not her child’s death was an accident. Read More…
First made-in-Nigeria phone debuts
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More than 15 years after Nigeria joined the global system for mobile (GSM), the first made-in-Nigeria phone has finally debut, thus throwing the country into the growing league of communication gadgets manufacturers. Read More…
Now you can buy TV ads through Google’s DoubleClick
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Google is announcing that advertisers can now buy traditional TV advertising through the DoubleClick Bid Manager. Read More…
New bricklaying robot could put Nigerian construction jobs at risk
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Robot bricklayers are putting thousands of construction jobs at risk, it has emerged. Read More…
People Turning Yaba Into Nigeria’s Silicon Valley
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On the 6th Floor of a discreet building on 294 Herbert Macaulay Rd, Lagos, Nigeria, lies Co-Creation Hub, CcHUB. It was Mark Zuckerberg’s first port of call during his visit to Nigeria in August 2016. Read More…
Google, Amazon eye Toshiba’s chip unit: report
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Google and Amazon joined a list of potential buyers eyeing Toshiba’s lucrative memory chip business as the Japanese conglomerate seeks bidders to cover huge losses, a newspaper said Saturday. Read More…
Scheduled is a new app that lets you schedule your text messages
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Want to remember to tell a friend happy birthday, good luck or congratulations? Had a follow-up question for a client that just occurred to you at 1 AM? Want to write a heartfelt thank you to be texted at a later date? Read More…
Samsung opens door to re-selling Note 7s as refurbished phones
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Samsung Electronics Co. has detailed its plans for the millions of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones it pulled off shelves when some caught fire last year, including recycling materials and potentially letting customers use them as refurbished devices. Read More…
ISIS use the Westminster terror attack to recruit extremists with new wave of YouTube videos
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Islamic State is using the Westminster terror attack to help recruit terrorists in a wave of YouTube videos glorifying the massacre. Read More…
Twitter suspends 636,000 accounts
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Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said on Tuesday it had suspended 636,000 accounts since the middle of 2015 as the company steps up efforts to tackle “violent extremism” on its microblogging platform. Read More…
WhatsApp brings back text Status it replaced with Stories
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The Snapchatification of everything has resulted in backlash for WhatsApp, prompting it to revive its text Status option while keeping its image-based replacement. Read More…