FirstBank Adds Facial ID, No Card Needed to Register
FirstBank of Nigeria has introduced facial biometric technology to its mobile app, FirstMobile, eliminating the need for debit cards during...
Bolt May Require NIN for Riders by Late 2025
Ride-hailing passengers in Nigeria may soon need to verify their identity with a National Identification Number (NIN). Bolt says the...
OpenAI’s $3bn Deal with Windsurf Collapses As Google Interferes
Google has struck a licensing deal with AI coding startup Windsurf, blocking OpenAI’s $3 billion acquisition attempt. The exclusivity period...
UN Urges Action Against Deepfakes and AI Misinformation
The United Nations is calling on companies to act fast against deepfakes and AI-generated misinformation. A new report from its...
Recruit to Cut 1,300 Jobs as AI Reshapes Indeed, Glassdoor
Recruit Holdings, the Japanese parent of job sites Indeed and Glassdoor, will cut around 1,300 jobs globally. The layoffs affect...
Bolt Cuts Offline Trips by 42% with Real-time Monitoring
Bolt has slashed offline trips in Nigeria by 42% since November 2024 after enforcing stricter real-time monitoring rules. The company...
Japan New Internet Speed Can Download all Netflix Contents in 1 Second
Japan has just achieved the fastest internet speed ever—1.02 petabits per second. That’s 1,020,000 gigabits every second. At that pace,...
Nvidia Tops $4 Trillion, Becomes World’s Most Valuable Company
Nvidia has officially become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, and first ever company to reach the $4 trillion...
Kuda Relaunches Remittance Wallet After $9.3B Q1 Surge
Kuda, the Nigerian neobank, is back in the remittance game. Three years after scrapping its first attempt, it’s relaunching a...
YouTube to Demonetize Low-Value Content Starting July 15
YouTube is tightening its monetization rules, and many creators could soon feel the impact. Starting July 15, 2025, new policies...
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