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Twitter drops labels on major news accounts TECHDIGEST - Several news organisations have left the platform in response to the funding tags Many high-profile Twitter media accounts have lost their labels describing their...

China mobility firm to unveil robotaxis by 2025 TECHDIGEST - China’s ride-hailing giant Didi is back in public view after two years of staying low amid a regulatory crackdown. According to TechCrunch, the...

Africa, Middle East to spend $3bn on AI – Report TECHDIGEST - The Middle East and African region will spend $3bn in 2023 to boost Artificial Intelligence capacity. This will only account for...

South Korea fines Google $32m for blocking sales on rival’s platform TECHDIGEST - South Korea’s competition watchdog on Tuesday imposed a fine of 42.1 billion won ($32 million) on Google. The company was...

Selling App Won't Address Security Concerns, TikTok CEO replies US TECHDIGEST - TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew has said the selling the parent company, ByteDance wouldn't be enough to prevent it from...

Elon Musk regains ‘World’s Richest Person’ title TECHDIGEST - Elon Musk has regained his spot as the world’s richest person after briefly losing it to the French tycoon behind luxury-goods powerhouse LVMH,...

Meta reinstates Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts TECHDIGEST - Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms has reinstated the former U.S. President Donald Trump’s access to Facebook and Instagram after a two-year suspension. Ripples Nigeria earlier reported...

Disney lays off 7,000 as streaming subscribers decline TECHDIGEST - Entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday it was laying off 7,000 employees, as CEO Bob Iger announced a reorganisation of the company he...

Zoom to lay off 1,300 employees TECHDIGEST - Video conferencing service company, Zoom, has announced plans to lay off about 1,300 employees as it reacts to the global market contraction. Zoom’s CEO, Eric...

Pantami Calls For Global Cooperation In Digital Economy At LEAP Tech Conference  TECHDIGEST- The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who is leading the country's delegation to...