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- 20 Jan 2023
Google Parent Firm Alphabet to cut 12,000 Jobs Worldwide
Google’s parent company is to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide as it becomes the latest large US tech firm to reduce its workforce after a pandemic-related hiring boom. Sundar Pichai, chief executive of…
- 23 Nov 2025
Google CEO Warns No Firm Safe if AI Bubble Bursts
Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai has cautioned that no company, including Google itself, would be immune if the current surge in artificial intelligence investment collapses. Speaking in…
- 9 Jan 2018
Apple Says iPhones Addiction Profitable
Apple Inc investors on Tuesday shrugged off concerns raised by two shareholders about kids getting hooked on iPhones, saying that for now a little addiction might not be a bad thing for profits.…
- 6 Jul 2026
FG orders FCCPC probe of Big Tech over alleged exploitation of Nigerian media
Federal Government has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
- 23 Jul 2026
Google Profit Soars to $112bn as AI, Gemini and YouTube Drive Record Growth
Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, has reported a sharp increase in profits, with net income rising to 112 billion dollars as the technology giant continues to reap returns from its aggressive…
- 4 Oct 2015
Bye Bye Google, Hello Alphabet
Alphabet has replaced Google as the publicly traded company that will house Google's search and Web advertising businesses, maps, YouTube and its "moonshot" ventures such as driverless cars. Google's…
- 8 Feb 2016
Twitter Suspends over 125,000 Accounts for 'Promoting Terrorist Acts'
Twitter Inc has shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, the company said in a blog post over the weekend.…
- 27 Mar 2016
Microsoft Meets Private Equity over Yahoo Deal
Microsoft Corp executives are in early talks with potential Yahoo Inc investors about contributing to financing to buy the troubled Internet company, a person familiar with the situation said. …
- 3 Nov 2016
Facebook Warns of Slow Growth in 3Q this Year
Facebook, the world's largest online social media network warned that revenue growth would slow this quarter, offsetting strong earnings that handily beat Wall Street estimates. The slip reflected…
- 3 Jan 2022
Apple Becomes First Company to Hit $3trn Market Value
Apple Inc on Monday became the first company with a $3 trillion stock market value, lifted by investors’ confidence that the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new…
- 23 Dec 2013
Etisalat Announces Longlist for Prize for Literature
Nigeria’s most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications services company, Etisalat, has announced the long list for the inaugural edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature. The Prize…
- 21 Oct 2015
Yahoo Snaps Up ad Pact with Google
Yahoo said it had signed a search advertising deal with Google, providing a potential boost to Marissa Mayer's efforts to turn around the company, which also reported revenue and profit that…
- 28 Jan 2017
Microsoft Profit Rises as Cloud Service Demand Soars
Microsoft has reported a 3.6% rise in fiscal second-quarter profit, helped by growth in its fast-growing cloud computing business, but it saw a slight decline in margins in the unit that includes its…
- 8 Oct 2024
Vodafone, Google Deepen AI Ties to Bring New Services Across Africa & Europe
Vodafone and Google on Tuesday announced a ten-year strategic expansion of their existing partnership to bring new services, devices, and TV experiences to millions of Vodafone's customers across…
- 27 Jul 2020
Ojobo, Former NCC Spokesman, Others Make 2020 List of 100 Most Reputable Africans
Reputation Poll International, a leading global reputation-management firm, has released the 2020 list of 100 Most Reputable Africans. The list features 47 women and 53 men from diverse sectors…
- 1 Aug 2019
Remmy Nweke Urges Media Patriotism on dotNG, Says Pros are Original Social Influencers
Mr. Remmy Nweke, Lead Strategist and Group Executive Editor at DigitalSENSE Africa Media has urged Nigerian media practitioners to be patriotic about the country’s code Top Level Domain (ccTLD),.…
- 30 Jun 2021
Clickatell Launches Combined Chat Desk, Chat Flow Solution in Contact Centres
Clickatell, the leader in mobile communications and chat commerce, today announced the launch of its Chat Desk and Chat Flow solutions delivering a superior customer experience through chat.…