General Motors laid out its electric vehicle strategy on Wednesday, showcasing roughly a dozen products as part of a broader attempt to convey to investors how serious it is about embracing its electric future. In addition to showing off some of its upcoming vehicles, GM revealed an all-new modular electric vehicle platform with an improved […]

Twitter said Wednesday it is testing a way for users to “think aloud” with tweets that vanish after a day instead of having posts linger. The ability to send ephemeral tweets called “Fleets” is being tried out in Brazil, according to the San Francisco-based social media platform. If more widely implemented, Twitter would match the […]

Airtel Nigeria has also cried out that road constructions in Lagos and other parts of the country are negatively impacting on its network performance due to the high level of cuts they give to its fibre cables. The telco said that between July last year and this February, it has experienced 1022 fibre cuts, accounting […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The Nigerian Communications Commission,  at the  just concluded Social Media Week, Lagos, SMWL, cried out that if the power situation in the country does not improve from the level it is now, commercialisation of the fifth generation, 5G networks in Nigeria will be impacted negatively. The commission said the power […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor The National Broadband Plan Committee recently constituted to draw a robust plan for broadband Nigeria, has just submitted its report to the Minister  of Communications and Digital Economy. Part of the brief of the Committee, headed by Nigeria’s tech Amazon and Chief Executive of MainOne, Funke Opeke, is to set […]

Amazon is starting to offer even faster same-day shipping in select cities. The company has built out new warehouses in Dallas, Orlando, Philadelphia, and Phoenix that allow it to deliver orders in a matter of hours, whereas it previously couldn’t guarantee delivery until the end of the day. Normally, Amazon’s same-day shipping requires customers to […]

Facebook has pulled out of the upcoming SXSW conference in Austin, TX, according to a company statement given to Business Insider. “Due to concerns related to coronavirus, our company and employees will not be participating in SXSW this year,” said the statement, which Facebook also shared with The Verge. Twitter announced earlier today that it […]

Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has urged the President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr Mansur Ahmed, to leverage on smart technology. Inuwa gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering his address as Special Guest at a conference organised by the Association with the theme: “Digital Economy […]

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has a prominent ally as he faces a possible fight to keep his job: Elon Musk. The Tesla chief tweeted his support for the social network’s co-founder amid reports that activist investor Paul Singer wants to oust Dorsey from the helm. “Just want say that I support @Jack as Twitter CEO. […]

..Set to Develop 2 Million ICT Professionals over the Next Five Years At the Industrial Digital Transformation Conference-Live, Huawei officially released the Huawei ICT Academy Program 2.0. Through this program, Huawei aims to develop 2 million ICT professionals and popularize digital skills over the next five years by collaborating with universities. This is part of […]