Newscenter Media News Nigerian healthcare startup MDaaS has marked its entry into Francophone Africa in a bid to scale up after opening its first clinic in Cameroon. MDaaS, a startup with 16 clinics …
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Kenyan govt bans use of Telegram to curb exam cheating
Concerned authorities in the East African country of Kenya have ordered a ban on the use of cloud-based, cross-platform, social media and instant messaging (IM) service, Telegram, to curb exam …
Read More »Zimbabwe introduces licensing fee for WhatsApp group admins
The Zimbabwean government has enacted new laws requiring WhatsApp group administrators to acquire a license. The license payments are required of all data controllers, including WhatsApp administrators who manage data …
Read More »Russian court slaps $36,800 fine on Apple over failure to take down banned content
Moscow’s Tagansky Court fined Apple Distribution International LTD 3.6 million rubles ($36,800) on Wednesday for failing to delete illegal information, according to RIA Novosti. Russia has reprimanded several foreign corporations …
Read More »Canada prohibits local usage of Tiktok app over security reasons
ByteDance’s operations in Canada, notably the offices of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc., have been ordered to cease by Canada because of national security concerns. However, customers can still download, utilize, …
Read More »Japan send world’s first wooden satellite code-named LignoSat to space
A group of Japanese researchers at Kyoto University and a company called Sumitomo Forestry have launched the world’s first wooden satellite code-named LignoSat to space. The new spaceflight technology which has a very …
Read More »EU to hit Apple with huge fine for breaching its Digital Market Act
The European Union (EU) is set to hit American multinational corporation and technology company, Apple with a huge fine for breaching its Digital Market Act (DMA) according to a report by Bloomberg. …
Read More »TECNO launches #ToneProud campaign to end skin tone bias in imaging technology
In a world where technology and AI shapes perceptions, are smartphones truly capturing the full spectrum and beauty of human diversity, especially in often-overlooked emerging markets? Today, TECNO gave its …
Read More »Meta reveals new ‘classifier tool’ which detects teens who lie about their age on Instagram
Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has unveiled a new ‘classifier tool’ that detects teens who lie about their age on picture and video-sharing platform Instagram. As Bloomberg originally reported, the business plans to …
Read More »Instagram announces new filtering update that reorganizes message requests for creators
Popular picture and video-sharing platform, Instagram has announced a new filtering update from different sources that reorganizes message requests for creators. Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, who announced the …
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