By Juliet Umeh Nigeria’s ride-hailing company, Pickmeup Technologies Inc, was recently, named among the top start-ups to watch globally in 2021. The company was nominated by a global start-up community, Startup Grind, for meeting transportation challenges through technology. Startup Grind is a start-up community designed to educate, inspire and connect entrepreneurs, features startups from several […]

By Juliet Umeh Indigenous Audio-Visual Systems Integrator and Authorised Samsung Electronics Solutions Partner, Hikari AV Limited is set to deploy 80 Samsung Smart TVs and Samsung Flip 2.0 at Art Hotel. The digital solutions are aimed at improving customers’ experiences either as lodgers or conference participants at the hotel. Hikari says that upon full deployment, […]

China-owned Volvo Cars said on Tuesday it plans to only sell fully electric cars as of 2030, seeking to cash in on the premium electric market, the fastest-growing segment in the global market. All models with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids, would be phased out, the Swedish carmaker said. “There is no long-term future […]

Twitter said Monday it will start labeling misleading tweets about Covid-19 vaccines and boot users who persist in spreading such misinformation. The one-to-many messaging service introduced a “strike system” that will gradually escalate to a permanent ban after the fifth offending tweet. “We believe the strike system will help to educate the public on our policies and […]

Facebook will start showing news content from numerous German publishers and media outlets on a dedicated part of its site from May, the social media giant announced on Monday. “We’re going to invest about a billion dollars in Facebook News worldwide over the next three years,” Jesper Doub, the Director for News Partnerships in Europe, […]