Walmart taps Google to challenge Amazon’s hold on voice-assisted shopping
Walmart is teaming up with Google to enter the nascent voice-shopping market, currently dominated by Amazon, adding another front to the giant retailer’s battle with the online megastore.
UK to treat online hate crimes as seriously as offline offences
Online abuse will be treated as seriously as offline offences, Britain’s prosecution service said on Monday in new guidance on handling hate crimes.
Media practitioners want penalty against hate speech
Some media practitioners in Port Harcourt, Rivers, have advocated for penalty against citizens who propagate speech that threatens Nigeria’s unity.
Egypt blocks Reporters Without Borders website
Egypt has blocked the website of international media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), as the country continues censorship measures in place since May.
Google removes Gab app for violating hate speech policy
Gab, the social network that has become popular among members of the alt-right, was removed from the Google Play Store this week for violating Google’s hate speech policy.
GoFundMe raises nearly $1M for the victims of Charlottesville
Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe says it has raised more than $800,000 for the victims of violence stemming from the Charlottesville, Virginia rally this past weekend, according to The Washington Post.
Egypt’s first bitcoin exchange to begin trading this month
Egypt’s first bitcoin exchange will go live later this month, the founders of Bitcoin Egypt said.
ASUU strike, Charlie Boy episodes dominate Google searches
The latest nationwide strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Charlie Boy episodes in Abuja dominated searches on the internet search engine Google, this week.
Trump criticises Amazon over taxes, jobs in tweets
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Amazon.com on Twitter over taxes and jobs and accused the global retailer, without offering evidence, of hurting U.S. localities and causing job losses.
Tech companies caught in the crosshairs on white supremacy
The neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer had its internet domain registration revoked twice in less than 24 hours in the wake of the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, part of a broad move by the tech industry in recent months to take a stronger hand in policing online hate-speech and incitements to violence.
GoDaddy gives neo-Nazi website 24 hours to find a new host
The web hosting company GoDaddy said on Sunday it had given The Daily Stormer 24 hours to move its domain to another provider after the extremist web site posted an article denigrating the woman who was killed at a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
Investors urge SMEs to embrace digital solutions
Investors who participated in the Afro-Austria Business Summit, which recently held in Vienna, Austria, has charged small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria to embrace digital solutions and opportunities to propel their growth.
Cryptocurrency surge stirs Bitcoin bubble fears
Bitcoin and other “cryptocurrencies” are big money, virtually as big as Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Scotland combined.
IS use eBay, PayPal to channel money to US – FBI
Islamic State allegedly used PayPal and fake eBay transactions to channel money to an operative in the US, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Cultural diplomacy will solve Nigeria’s challenges – Runsewe
The Director General, Nation Council for Arts and Culture, Olusegun Runsewe, said on Wednesday that Nigeria must use cultural diplomacy to address social and economic challenges facing the country.
APC squandering goodwill that brought them to power – Bishop
The All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kogi State has been accused of squandering the goodwill that brought them to power.
Reps have no right to order unfreezing of Patience Jonathan’s account – Sagay
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has asked banks to ignore the demand by the House of Representatives’ panel to unfreeze accounts of former First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, in six banks.
Soyinka warns against the resurgence of militarism in Nigeria
According to Clark, Nigerians are seeking restructuring because there is a need for a genuine system that would make everyone to have a true sense of belonging.
Google to buy part of Taiwan smartphone maker HTC for $1.1bn
Taiwan’s struggling smartphone maker HTC said on Thursday it would sell part of its smartphone business to Google for $1.1 billion as the US giant looks to take greater control of its hardware business.
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Nine stray elephants electrocuted in Botswana
Nine elephants were electrocuted in a freak accident in Botswana after one of them knocked into an electricity pole and the high-voltage power line fell on them, a local official said Tuesday.
Man allegedly rapes 7-year-old daughter 9 times for ritual purposes
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 55-year-old man, Adeyanju Basiri, in prison custody for allegedly raping his daughter.
Ibadan Mogajis urge Olubadan to install new chiefs
The Council of Authentic Ibadan Mogajis on Sunday visited the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, in his palace, where they implored him to put the crisis surrounding the installation of 21 new Ibadan kings by the state government behind him and perform his traditional duty of installation of new Mogajis (family heads).
Lukaku claims gestures towards Everton fans were ‘just banter’
Romelu Lukaku says his strike for Manchester United against former club Everton was just "another goal", and says his gestures towards Toffees fans was "banter".
Lionel Messi playing under new Barcelona contract – Bartomeu
Lionel Messi is already playing under a five-year contract signed on behalf of the player by his dad, according to Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
