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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has advised Apple users in the country to upgrade their devices’ operating system (iOS) with the latest patches iOS 14.8 to guard against dangerous spyware known as Pegasus.

Spyware: Nigerian government urges residents using Apple to upgrade operating system

4 days ago

Google sets new water goals as droughts worsen

1 week ago

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly threatened to sue Coinbase over a crypto yield program it deems as a security.

US: SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over crypto yield program

2 weeks ago

YouTube has suspended Donald Trump’s channel for seven days, saying content had violated its policies on inciting violence. Lucy Nicholson-Reuters

YouTube says its partner program now has two million members

4 weeks ago

Facebook is adding end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls in Messenger. The company announced in a blog post that it’s rolling out the change today alongside new controls for its disappearing messages.

Facebook Messenger is adding end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls

August 13, 2021

FTC: Facebook’s justification for banning third-party researchers ‘inaccurate’

August 6, 2021

IMF warns countries against adoption of crypto as legal tender

July 29, 2021

A sign is seen at the entrance to the Google retail store in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, U.S., June 17, 2021. REUTERS-Shannon Stapleton

Google drags Germany to court over hate-speech law

July 27, 2021

A new report by the World Bank has indicated that the execution of major infrastructural projects in Nigeria was being driven by foreign sponsors.

World Bank: 4,000 children orphaned in Nigeria by coronavirus

July 22, 2021

Clubhouse no longer invite-only

July 21, 2021

Google today unveiled a slew of new security solutions for protecting its cloud. The announcements — made during the company’s Security Summit — include a new intrusion detection system, multiple integrations.

Google unveils ‘self-driving’ cloud security feature

July 20, 2021

ByteDance begins selling TikTok’s AI to other clients

July 4, 2021

Pinterest has announced a complete ban on weight-loss ads, which goes into effect today. The policy builds on previous rules that prohibited ads for weight-loss or appetite-suppressant pills and supplements, liposuction and fat-burning procedures and body shaming.

Pinterest bans weight loss ads due to eating disorder concerns

July 1, 2021

Google will now tell users when search results are rapidly changing around a breaking story. Some searches will now bring up a warning that “it looks like these results are changing quickly,” and a subheading will explain that “if this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources.”

Google now warning users when search results might be unreliable

June 25, 2021

Google is announcing today that it is delaying its plans to phase out third-party cookies in the Chrome browser until 2023, a year or so later than originally planned.

Google delays blocking third party cookies in Chrome until 2023

June 24, 2021