Google wins UK legal case over iPhone tracking
Britain’s highest court on Wednesday blocked a $4-billion class action against Google that had accused the company of illegally tracking millions of iPhone users. The […]
Google’s $1 Billion Africa Internet Pledge – What Does It Involve?
One in six people in the world live in Africa – but its digital infrastructure is much lower than the global average. This is why […]
The corporate immigrant – The case for a black Google, black Yahoo, black Amazon and everything big like that; By Ngozi Bell
Please note that Google, Amazon, Yahoo and the likes are used as metaphors for big corporations that contribute significantly to the life blood of many […]
WhatsApp to be used on ‘non-phone’ devices
Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook […]
Internet giants threaten to pull out of Hong Kong over privacy plans
An association of companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook is warning that the internet giants and their services will pull out of Hong Kong. […]
Fact-Check: Google didn’t delete Crowwe App due to bad reviews or complaints
Mohammed Dahiru Lawal Claim: The Chief Executive Officer, IPI Group, Adamu Garba, says he asked Google to take down his social media platform, Crowwe App, […]
First Jollof, Now Twitter. What Next? By Azu Ishiekwene
Something Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said reminded me of British political journalist, Andrew Marr. Journalism, Marr wrote in his book, My […]
Twitter: The dirty business of running Nigeria down, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Yesterday, my attention was drawn to the report by CNN on location of Twitter Office in Ghana. I would not have bothered to go beyond […]
Google Celebrates Nigerian Legendary Musician, Oliver De Coque On His 74th Posthumous Birthday
Google has honoured legendary Nigerian guitarist and highlife musician, Oliver De Coque with a doodle to celebrate his 74th posthumous birthday. The illustration for the […]
Mothers, women’s rights, music, movies and celebs: What Nigerians searched most on Google in March
LAGOS – The serious business of motherhood and women’s rights, then some light entertainment in the form of movies, music and celebs, reflected the mood […]
Man Becomes a Billionaire in 24 Hours – Photo
Forbes has announced ex-google employee, Dave Girouard as the latest tech expert to become a billionaire. He is now worth of $1.3billion. This comes after […]
Google.org makes $25m pledge to women, girls in Africa
LAGOS – Google.org’s open call on International Women’s Day today (March 8), for applications for grant funding from its new global Impact Challenge (GIC) for Women […]
Google launches 2nd Google News Initiative in Africa, Middle East, Turkey •Entry closes April 12
LAGOS – Google today (Tuesday) announced the second Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey with an open call for […]
Google and Facebook reportedly “very close” to first deals ever to pay for news content
Google and Facebook are “very close” to deals with major Australian media to pay for news, a top government official said Monday, as the tech […]
Man drives into dam after following Google Maps directions
An Indian man has drowned after driving his car into a dam while allegedly following Google Maps Navigation directions. According to the report by Indian […]
Google, YouTube, Gmail crash
The Google-owned family of apps have crashed for thousands of users worldwide. This includes Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets and YouTube as well as the […]
Google launches People Cards to help Africans who want to be found on Google Search
LAGOS – Google today introduced a new mobile-only feature that makes people more discoverable on Google Search. People Cards allow people to create their presence […]
Google-IFC report estimates Africa’s Internet economy can hit $180bn by 2025
LAGOS (Sundiata Post) — e-Conomy Africa 2020, a new report released on Wednesday by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), estimates that Africa’s Internet […]
Google Drums Support for Ongoing #ENDSARS Protests
Nigerians protesting against police brutality and SARS have gotten the support of google. The company took to its Twitter page to extend its support to […]
Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will testify before U.S. Senate committee
Washington DC – The chief executives of Facebook <FB.O, Twitter and Alphabet-owned Google have agreed to voluntarily testify at a hearing before the Senate Commerce […]