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Lunar Eclipse Set To Occur On January 10, 2020
On the 10th of January 2020, the earth’s inhabitants will bear witness to the first major celestial event which comes in the form of a lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is an event in…
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Google News Refunds Subscribers As It Discontinues Digital Magazine Publication
Google News, upon realizing that magazine readers have significantly declined has decided to discontinue the magazine publication version on its platform. According to a report by…
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Former Google Executive Exposes Search Giant After Being “Sidelined’
Ross LaJeunesse, a former Head of International Relations at Google has come out to expose the internet search giant in fresh allegations that he claimed led to him being ousted from…
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Google Honours Nigerian Filmmaker On 57th Posthumous Birthday
Deceased veteran Nollywood filmmaker, Amaka Igwe, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on her 57th posthumous birthday. A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of…
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Huawei Gets US Govt’s Approval To Test 5G Network
Huawei will now have the opportunity to carry out 5G Network trials courtesy the United States government following the approval granted to the telecom company. The US has…
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Microsoft, Apple, Tesla, Google, Accused Of Promoting Child Labor In Congo
Five of the world's largest tech companies have been accused of being involved in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The children were forced to…
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Instagram To Issue Warning To Users With Offensive Posts Before The Act
With effect from today, Instagram will begin warning users when they’re about to post potentially offensive captions for photos or videos. If the user posts what the social media’s…
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Youtube Officially Bans Hate Speech, Sexist And Racist Videos
Youtube announced that it has officially ban any content that is racist, sexist and promotes any form of hate speech. The platform states that it will now remove any videos that…
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Naira Marley, What Is Xenophobia, ASUU Strike Are Top Searches On Google In 2019
Today, December 11, 2019, Google announced the results of its 2019 Year in Search, offering a unique perspective on the year's major moments and top trends based on searches conducted…
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Goggle Co-founders Larry Page And Sergey Brin Step Down
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are both stepping down their executive roles at Alphabet (Google’s parent company) Getting from a source, Page and Brin will continue to serve on…
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Google Brings Shopping Ads To Nigeria
In line with Google’s commitment to supporting the growth of businesses in Nigeria, the tech giant has launched Shopping ads on Google Search to enhance consumers’ experience of…
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First Google Startup Week Lagos Sees Startups Pitching To Top UK/African VCs
Google, on Thursday, November 28, 2019 hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos, which saw Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa graduates, from across Africa, pitch for funding…
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Twitter To Dispose Inactive Accounts In December
Twitter is alerting owners of inactive accounts via email about removing their accounts if they don’t log in. Inactive users are being warned to sign in by December 11, 2019, or face…
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BREAKING: Bet9ja Loses Domain Name
Bet9ja, an online bookmaker company that offers betting on major sporting events operating in Nigeria has lost its domain name. OduNews.com confirms that the address bet9ja.com is…
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Apple Pays $467,000 As Settlement For US Sanctions Violation Charges
Apple will have to pay a sum of $467,000 as a settlement to the US Treasury for violating sanctions. The tech giant inadvertently paid a blacklisted software company - Slovenian…
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Google Sacks Four Employees For Breaching Data Security Policies
Search giant, Google in a bid to continually maintain strict data security policies in the company fires four of its employees for breaking rules. The sack of these employees is…
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Facebook & Instagram To Prevent Minors From Viewing Explicit Content
Facebook and Instagram are set to implement a change from next year that will prevent users from below the age of 18 from seeing suggestive ads and images. Consequent to the new…
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WhatsApp Now Open To Hackers Who Take Advantage Of Security Flaw Via MP4 File
WhatsApp is now prey to hackers courtesy of a security vulnerability that targets victims using a specially-crafted MP4 file. The security flaw only affects older versions of the…
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OPay Pumps In Another $120m To Expand Across Africa
Lagos-headquartered Fintech OPay has sealed $120 million in a Series B financing round from a host of high-profile Chinese investors. Founded in 2018 by web browser developer Opera,…
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Facebook, Instagram Update Content Policies To Meet Community Standards
Following criticisms and summons faced in recent time, Facebook has made some cogent adjustment in their content policies to meet community standards. According to an official…
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