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Nigeria’s Flutterwave Named One of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies
Nigerian fintech firm, Flutterwave has been named a “Pioneer” on TIME’s 2021 list of the 100 Most Influential Companies in the World. The firm is the only African company in
Alphabet’s Profit More Than Doubles Last Quarter as Google’s Advertising Business Rebounds
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said on Tuesday that revenue in its most recent quarter increased sharply from the same period a year ago, boosted by strong demand for online advertising
Internet Cut in Chad as Protesters Burn French Flags
Protesters in N’Djamena, the Chadian capital have burnt tyres and French flags, with smoke filling the sky in the country’s capital. Their rallying cry is the dissolution of the transitional military council. They
NASA Extracts Breathable Oxygen from Thin Martian Air
NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the US space agency said on Wednesday.
US Senators Question Apple and Google on App Store Dominance
A panel of US senators questioned officials from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday about the dominance of their mobile app stores and whether the companies abuse their
Study Shows Nigeria Android Phones ‘Hit Hard by Infected Apps’
A study by a technology company has shown that one in nine Android mobile phones in Nigeria has malware-infected apps. The company mobile technology company Upstream carried out the study
NASA’s Helicopter Makes History With Successful Flight On Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has made a historic flight on Mars, marking the first powered aircraft on another planet. “Altimeter data confirms that Ingenuity has performed its first flight, the first
Clubhouse Loses New Round of Funding That Would Value App at $4bn
Audio-chat app Clubhouse closed a new Series C round of financing, the company said during its weekly town hall on Sunday, without disclosing the amount raised. A source familiar with
Clubhouse Loses New Round of Funding That Would Value App at $4bn
Audio-chat app Clubhouse closed a new Series C round of financing, the company said during its weekly town hall on Sunday, without disclosing the amount raised. A source familiar with
US Defense Department Confirms Leaked Video of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Is Real
The US Defense Department has confirmed that leaked photos and video of “unidentified aerial phenomena” taken in 2019 are indeed legitimate images of unexplained objects. Photos and videos of triangle-shaped
