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Fake WhatsApp App Users Beat Facebook, Messenger, Instagram In Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa

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WhatsApp has reportedly acquired 31.48% share of app sessions among users in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa followed by Facebook (2.05), Facebook lite (1.85), etc, according to 2019 report by Quartz Africa.But, what if I told you that fake...

Twitter Testing Own Version Of Stories, Calls Them Fleets

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Twitter has introduced ephemeral tweets to its platform, and calls them fleets. The social network says, it wants to make it possible for users to have conversations with less pressure and more control, having received complaints about being uncomfortable...

Legendary Jack Welch, Former Chairman And CEO Of General Electric, Dies at 84

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Jack Welch, the influential business leader and champion of corporate efficiency who built General Electric Co. into one of the world’s largest companies has died at age 84.He died on Sunday evening of renal failure in his New York...

Andela To layoff Redundant Junior To Middle-level developers, Adds To Unemployment Rate In Nigeria

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More skilful unemployed youths are soon to hit the streets of Nigeria as Andela laysoff its junior to middle-level developers.Andela, a talent development and job connections company has recently released a memo of its plan to further downsize the...

Computer Scientist Who Invented “cut-copy-paste”, “find & replace”, And More, Has Passed On

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Larry Tesler, an American Computer scientist who invented "cut-copy-paste" feature has passed away at age 74.His departure from mother earth was revealed in a tweet by Xerox, a U.S. tech company where he worked with before his death.“The inventor...

A South African Top-Profile Leader Calls Twitter An ‘evil platform’, Closes Her Account

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Twitter suffers heavy chide from one of South Africa's top-profile politicians as she drastically condemns the platform, describing it as an "evil platform" and apparently closes her twitter account @HelenZille on the social media platform, as reported by Techcentral.The...

Google Plan To Buy Into Largest African Wind Farm Cancelled By Delay

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Google's plan to buy a 12.5% stake in Africa's largest wind farm has been cancelled after delays to the project, Danish wind turbine maker, Vestas, said on Monday.The 310 megawatt (MW) Lake Turkana wind farm in Kenya was initially...

Facebook’s Monthly Active Users Reach 2.5 Billion In Latest Report

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Facebook just published its Q4 2019 performance update with increases in both monthly active users and revenue.Q4-2019-Earnings-Presentation-_finalThe Zuckerberg-led firm added 34 million DAU (daily active users), and 1.66 billion DAU for Q4: 1 million users in North America, while adding...

Google Launches Its First African Developers’ Space In Lagos For Free!!

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Google on Tuesday, January 28th, 2020, launched its first African developers space in Lagos, Nigeria. And for the most part, it's FREE!The developers space is aimed to create a physical place where African entrepreneurs, developers, mentors, VCs, and...

Mixed Reaction Trails Lagos State Ban On Tricycles And Motorcycles

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Lagos state has issued a statement to ban the use of motorcycles, popularly known as okada, and tricycles, popularly known as keke on all highways and bridges across the state with effect from February 1, 2020.The action was taken...

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4 Ways Your phone Can Remove Boredom In A Public Setting

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Read the latest news, articles to stay current and entertained.To avoid feeling bored in a public place, reading is a way to go, especially...

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