Facebook’s Connectivity Investments to Grow Africa’s Economy by $57 billion in 5 Years

AfricaNewsTechnologyFacebook’s Connectivity Investments to Grow Africa’s Economy by $57 billion in 5 Years

PilotnewsJuly 25, 2020

American social media conglomerate, Facebook, on Wednesday said that its connectivity investment would grow Africa’s economy by 57 billion dollars in the next five years. Facebook released the findings in its Impact Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a study conducted by Analysys Mason. The findings highlighted how Facebook investments in infrastructure and connectivity across the region will deliver over 57 billion dollars in economic benefits over the next five years (2020–2024). Facebook said that according to...

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The Result of Persistent Conflicts in Ikeja Computer Village

BusinessTechnologyThe Result of Persistent Conflicts in Ikeja Computer Village

PilotnewsJune 19, 2020

The rejection of traditional market leaders — Iyaloja and Babaloja — at Computer Village, Ikeja took another turn when businesses resumed after the unavoidable closure of the larger part of the economy following lockdown directives in Lagos state. It appears the bad relationship between seller associations and the new leadership in the phone and computer hub has become more noticeable due to a request for the payment of monthly dues. Techpoint Africa confirmed from the Iyaloja, Abisola Azeez, and some traders...

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Germany Says its Coronavirus Tracking App is Best in World

CoronavirusNewsTechnologyGermany Says its Coronavirus Tracking App is Best in World

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

German top government official, Helge Braun, on Tuesday, said the country’s coronavirus contact tracing app that had been made available for download in Germany was a cut above the rest. Braun, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Chief of Staff, said that the German track-and-trace app, the use of which was voluntary, was not the first of its kind, but the best in terms of privacy and data protection. He called on members of the public to download...

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Huawei: NATO Chief Says UK Review of 5G Security Important

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsHuawei: NATO Chief Says UK Review of 5G Security Important

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

The head of the NATO military alliance said that the West could not ignore the rise of China so it was important that Britain review the role of Huawei in its 5G network to ensure its security. NATO Secretary Genera, Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said China was coming closer to the West in various ways in the Arctic, in cyberspace and in critical infrastructure, including telecommunications. “I trust that the UK government will design their...

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Google Removes App from India Play Store that Deletes Chinese Apps

NewsTechnologyWorld NewsGoogle Removes App from India Play Store that Deletes Chinese Apps

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

Google has removed a popular app from its Play store in India that scans users’ smartphones, identifies apps made in China and removes them. The app was removed because it violates Google’s policies which do not allow apps to delete or deactivate other apps unless they are related to security, the U.S. tech company said. The app lets users decide whether to delete apps developed by Chinese companies. If the application did not find any...

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50 Journalists Lose Job to Robots at Microsoft

JobsTechnologyUnited States50 Journalists Lose Job to Robots at Microsoft

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

About 50 journalists working with Microsoft are set to lose their jobs, as the American multinational tech giant reportedly moves to replace them with robots. According to local media reports, those affected are contract employees working as curators for the company’s news website, MSN. They perform functions such as selection of stories, headlines, pictures and other contents from news organisations for the MSN site. The Seattle Times quoted unidentified insiders as saying the company has...

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Trump Eyes Mars as U.S. Launches First Human Space flight in 9 years

NewsTechnologyUnited StatesWorldTrump Eyes Mars as U.S. Launches First Human Space flight in 9 years

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

The U.S. President, Donald Trump, says American astronauts would return to the moon by 2024. Speaking after the successful launched of the country’s first human spaceflight in nine years, Trump said the aim was to “establish a permanent presence in space and a launching pad to Mars’’. “The first woman on the Moon will be an American woman and the first nation to land on Mars will be the United States of America. “Space travel...

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Familheey App Improves User Experience in Latest Upgrade

NewsTechnologyFamilheey App Improves User Experience in Latest Upgrade

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 31, 2020

Familheey, a thriving social networking app that many people from all walks of life have found useful in helping to keep in touch with families in this uncertain time, has got updates aimed at boosting user experience. My Family Group, developers of the social networking app, affirms that with the updates, users of Familheey app will have satisfying experience and be pleased with the features added to the app. In the latest updates, a user...

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Carbon Launches New Social Banking Service in Nigeria

AfricaBusinessTechnologyCarbon Launches New Social Banking Service in Nigeria

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

Carbon Express enables users to initiate and complete transactions such as P2P transfers and bill payments from the keyboard without launching the Carbon App or leaving the current app that they are using. Instead, they will be able to access services from the touch of their keyboard enabling quicker Instagram or Whatsapp commerce. Carbon Express maintains the same PCI DSS compliant model of encryption, authentication, and security as Carbon’s other services, thereby guaranteeing the security...

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Samsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsSamsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Friday that it had sent 300 more South Korean engineers and workers to China to complete the expansion of its second chip manufacturing facility there amid the coronavirus pandemic. Samsung said engineers and workers, including some from its subcontractors, left for the Chinese city of Xian on a chartered flight earlier in the day. The move came a month after Samsung dispatched 200 engineers to...

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