EV charging sessions to exceed 1.5 billion by 2026 globally
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the global volume of EV charging sessions, where an EV's battery is charged using a charging point,...
Canadian teen arrested for US$36 million Bitcoin theft
An unnamed Canadian teenager has been arrested in a US$36 million crypto heist that authorities said is the largest-ever bitcoin theft from a single...
Meta to shut down Threads messaging app
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta (Facebook) has announced plans to pull the plug on Threads, a standalone direct messaging app for Instagram users launched in 2019,...
Apple to roll out iPhone self repair scheme
Apple has unveiled a feature dubbed Self Service Repair, which enables customers to access the company’s parts and tools to fix their own damaged...
Shoprite quietly launches mobile banking to 20 million customers
Shoprite Group, South Africa’s largest retailer, which also operates in Ghana, has quietly launched a basic transactional bank account linked to its Xtra Savings...
MTN to sell South Africa towers to IHS for US$413.6 million
MTN Group is reportedly set to sell sell a big chunk of its South African tower portfolio to IHS Towers in a US$413.6 million...
Nigerian tech start-up TeamApt targets Unicorn status
Nigerian tech start-up TeamApt is in the market raising its third round of funding at a value of more than US$1 billion, which will...
Intel’s planned chip production in China stopped by White House
The Biden administration has stopped a plan by Intel to increase chip production in China over security concerns, Bloomberg reports.
The White House move has...
Netflix readies to challenge TikTok with short videos feature
Video streaming platform, Netflix is gearing up to introduce a feature designed to offer short video snippets of children programmes, to boost its appeal...
Facebook to abolish facial recognition system
Facebook has announced this week that it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing...