Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, has announced new ways for businesses, content creators and organizations to make money and grow their reach on WhatsApp. The company made this announcement …
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KLCI Gets N75m AWS Support to Launch Rafiki AI Career Buddy for African Youth
The Kayode Alabi Leadership and Career Initiative (KLCI), a Nigerian nonprofit focused on youth empowerment, has been selected for the first-ever Amazon Web Services (AWS) Education Equity Initiative. As part …
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Facebook CEO makes plans to layoff thousands of employees
by Omolaraby OmolaraFacebook-parent Meta will become the latest tech firm to scale back its workforce, with plans to layoff thousands of employees this week, US media reported Sunday. The Wall Street Journal, …
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WhatsApp and Instagram witnesses an all time new user increase
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Instagram now has 2 billion monthly active users worldwide, closing in on the 2.96 billion who use Facebook, in a sign of the social media giant’s shifting …
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WhatsApp, the popular instant communication app owned by Meta that is used by many for quick texting earlier on 25th of october 2022 reportedly faced an issue making it difficult …
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WhatsApp Web faces downtime, affects thousands of users globally
WhatsApp, the popular instant communication app owned by Meta that is used by many for quick texting is reportedly facing an issue. WhatsApp users in Nigeria are currently unable to …
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South Africans build Uber-like service for minibus taxi industry
South Africans are launching a new digital platform launched in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town aims to connect commuters with registered taxi drivers at the click of a button. Loop is a …
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Major Meta platform executive quits job at social media giant
A Meta Platforms Inc. executive who was instrumental in the acquisitions of Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus said he is leaving the social media giant. Amin Zoufonoun, the company’s vice president …
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Unofficial WhatsApp “YowhatsApp” steals user account keys
An unofficial WhatsApp application for Android devices YoWhatsApp has been stealing user account keys, Kaspersky reports. The app lets users communicate with two WhatsApp numbers on a single device and offers …
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Meta and e-commerce venture, Jio launches grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India
Meta, has announced a partnership with India’s e-commerce venture, Jio, to launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India. With this launch, Customers in India will be able to browse JioMart’s …