Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation
Dutch public broadcaster NOS on Tuesday said it had stopped posting on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, as it said it did not want to facilitate the spreading of disinformation. “The p...
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Meta launches ‘Vibes’, new AI video creation, discovery feed
Meta is introducing Vibes, a new way for users to discover, create, and share AI-generated videos. The feature, now available as part of the next iteration of the Meta AI app and on meta.ai, marks the...
Americans will get six of seven board seats for TikTok’s US operations, says White House
An agreement between Washington and Beijing on the future of TikTok will include Americans holding six of seven board seats for the short video app’s US operations and China’s ByteDance na...
$300,000 each flying cars crash into another at Chinese air show
Two $300,000 each flying cars crash into another at Chinese air show flying cars crashed into each other at a rehearsal for an air show in China, which was meant to be a showcase for the technology. T...
Nigeria shut down 13.6 Million Social Media accounts over offensive content violations
The Federal Government of Nigeria confirmed the shutdown of about 13,597,057 social media accounts over the past year, citing violations of offensive content rules and codes of practice. The figures w...
Lessons from DigiMediaSummit2025
The DigiMediaSummit2025, held in Abuja, Nigeria, from July 24-26, 2025, brought together global thought leaders, digital marketers, policymakers, and industry pioneers to discuss the evolving landscap...
Spy cockroaches and AI robots: Germany plots the future of warfare
For Gundbert Scherf – the co-founder of Germany’s Helsing, Europe’s most valuable defence start-up – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed everything. Scherf had to fight ...
Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of X
Linda Yaccarino, X CEO has announced that she is stepping down after two bumpy years running X. X is Elon Musk’s social media platform. Yaccarino posted a positive message Wednesday about her tenure...
Instagram wrongly accuses users of breaching child sex abuse rules – BBC Report
Instagram users have told the BBC of the “extreme stress” of having their accounts banned after being wrongly accused by the platform of breaching its rules on child sexual exploitation. T...
WhatsApp to start showing ads to users in parts of the messaging app
WhatsApp said Monday that users will start seeing ads in parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping the billions of people that use the messaging serv...
FG unveils Digital Innovation Park in Ogun to power $1 Trillion economy vision
The Federal Government has launched a state-of-the-art Digital Innovation Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as part of efforts to build Nigeria’s digital economy and achieve President Bola Ahmed Tinubu�...
Quitting Nigeria does not absolve Meta of liability says FG
The Federal government has responded to Meta’s proposed exit from Nigeria. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission says: ‘WhatsApp’s claim that it may be forced to...
