Facebook on Monday announced it is buying a startup specializing in helping businesses interact with customers online. The acquisition of five-year-old Kustomer comes as the leading social network continues to weave e-commerce into offerings, particularly its WhatsApp and Messenger messaging services. More than 175 million people contact businesses via WhatsApp daily, and the number is […]

Top virtual currency bitcoin briefly soared to a new high Monday, heading towards $20,000 per unit. The currency soared past its previous high of $19,783 to hit 19,800 with some sector analysts forecasting it will soon breach the 20,000 resistance point. Debate has raged over the status of the digital asset, launched in late 2008, […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has dismissed the claim that the Senate summoned him concerning the role of communication devices in national security. The Minister in a statement made available to media said the claim was baseless, noting that there was […]

The United States (US) Treasury on Wednesday said it had extended by seven days the November 27 deadline given to the Chinese owner of TikTok to sell the popular social media platform’s American business. “The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has granted ByteDance a one-week extension, from November 27, 2020 to […]

Beijing lashed out at India on Wednesday after it banned another tranche of Chinese apps for national security reasons, the latest sore point between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Tensions remain high between Beijing and New Delhi after a deadly June clash in a disputed border area that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified […]

Apple’s global security director has been charged with bribery for allegedly offering hundreds of iPads to Californian law enforcement officers in exchange for weapons permits for company employees. Chief Security Officer Thomas Moyer promised to give the Santa Clara County sheriff’s office 200 iPads, worth about $70,000, in exchange for concealed weapons permits (CCW), the […]

By Juliet Umeh Next-generation Cyber Security Company, Sophos, has revealed the pattern cyber attackers will adopt to ravage and corporate IN 2021. According to the company, the report provides a three-dimensional perspective which includes the gap between ransomware operators at different ends of the skills and resource spectrum will increase. It said: “At the high […]

By Juliet Umeh Cloud and Digital Service Provider, inq.Digital Nigeria Limited, has received Telecom Business of the Year and best Unified Communications Provider of the Year for its consistent contributions in the telecommunication sector. The award which was organised by the Nigeria Information Technology & Telecom Awards powered by Instinct Wave UK, in partnership with […]

By Juliet Umeh Despite the disruptions to the world economy, ocassioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been confirmed that different sectors of the economy that quickly readjusted their operations, integrating technology solutions fared well. At a recent Nigeria e-Government Summit  in Lagos, different sectors of the economy gave account of how technology helped […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Telecom operator, 9mobile  has linked up with the Cherie Blair Foundation to provide easy platform for Nigerian women entrepreneurs to thrive in business. The partnership saw to the development of an application HerVenture app, which gives women entrepreneurs the commonest rudiments and strategies to grow in whatever line of entrepreneurship […]