Renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, over what he describes as a serious invasion of his privacy. The legal luminary is seeking $5 million in damages after discovering a video falsely claiming he has been battling prostatitis for over 16…
U.S. federal judge has issued an emergency order preventing Elon Musk’s government reform team from accessing personal and financial data stored at the Treasury Department. The ruling, which came early Saturday, places immediate restrictions on Musk’s team amid growing concerns over data security and potential legal violations. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer’s order specifically…
As the battle over TikTok’s future in the U.S. intensifies, the company has found a way to keep its app accessible despite restrictions. On Friday, TikTok announced that Android users in the U.S. could now download and connect to the app through package kits (APKs) available on its website, bypassing the removal of TikTok from…
Global asset management giant BlackRock is set to launch its first Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) in Europe, following the massive success of its $58 billion U.S. Bitcoin ETF. According to sources cited by Bloomberg, the fund is expected to be domiciled in Switzerland, with marketing efforts potentially beginning as early as this month. BlackRock’s entry…
In a move toward greater transparency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has released more than 100 documents related to the controversial “debanking” of cryptocurrency companies and individuals. The disclosure, announced in a press release on February 5, follows increasing scrutiny over how U.S. financial regulators have handled crypto-related banking relationships. The 175 documents provide…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his strong advocacy for free speech. The nomination was officially submitted to the Norwegian Nobel Committee by Branko Grims, a member of the European Parliament from Slovenia. Grims, who has been vocal about Musk’s contributions to free speech, shared…
The competition in the AI industry is heating up, and Alibaba has just made a bold move with the launch of its latest AI model, Qwen 2.5 Max. The Chinese tech giant claims its new model outperforms some of the most advanced AI systems on the market, including OpenAI’s GPT-4o, DeepSeek-V3, and Meta’s Llama-3.1-405B. This…
Nigerian music superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has unveiled an exciting new venture: his own line of electric bikes in partnership with Africa’s leading electric vehicle company, Spiro. The initiative, announced via Davido’s Instagram on Tuesday, aims to empower motorcycle riders and provide a Made-in-Africa solution for the continent’s transportation challenges. Davido shared…
The tech world was rocked on Monday as Nvidia, a leader in semiconductor technology, suffered a dramatic sell-off after news broke of a low-cost Chinese generative AI model that could challenge American dominance in the AI industry. DeepSeek, a startup based in Hangzhou, China, claims to have developed a chatbot that rivals the capabilities of…
The United States President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that Microsoft is in talks to acquire the popular video-sharing platform, TikTok. The app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, faces mounting pressure to divest its U.S. operations to comply with a law targeting national security concerns. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said, “I would say…
