Category: <span>Tech</span>

Clubhouse has hired journalism veteran Nina Gregory to lead the news department of the app. Nina will serves as the head of news and media publishers. The role entails working as liaison between news publishers and the Clubhouse.  Before joining Clubhouse, Nina spend the last seven years leading NPR’s Arts and Entertainment Desk Speaking to...

Korean authorities for Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) cautioned and fined Google for $177 Million for abusing its market dominance in the Android operating system market.  According to the regulator, the  tech giant has restricted market competition for not allowing local companies like LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics from customising their Android OS, through Google’s anti-fragmentation...

Twitter is taking another step to deal with bullies on its platform.  The social media giant announced is currently testing a new feature on the web that makes it possible to remove followers without blocking them.  Twitter says sometimes, users want to stop a follower from seeing their tweets without outright blocking them — if...

Yahoo has appointed Jim Lanzone as the new CEO of the company. Jim is currently the CEO of dating app Tinder and he has accepted the offer to move across and join the newly re-branded Yahoo company.  The investment firm Apollo Global bought multimedia company Verizon Media and renamed it Yahoo two weeks back.  According...

A fertility tracking app Flo managed to raise $50 million series B funding to accelerate its growth. According to the App, investors are serious and understand the value of women’s health tech.  The platform user based has increased to around 200 million worldwide.  How the Flo App Work?  The app uses modern technology and machine...

Google is serious about meeting its users halfway through. This comes after the search engine giant decided to offer its platform by going live with spaces in Google Chat for all users. The move is part of the company embracing hybrid working conditions model since most of its users are working remotely or from home. ...

Streaming service Hulu will increase price for both its on-demand plans, Hulu and Hulu with no ads. The price hike will take place from 8 October 2021.  This follows the streaming service’s last year price hike on its Live TV service. The new price increase will be $1.00 unlike the previous increase has gone up...

Software merchant Microsoft has launched its own personalised news service called Microsoft Start. The news service is available on both website and mobile app.   According to Microsoft the news feed will combine content from news publishers but in a way that’s tailored to users’ individual interests. The company hopes to compete with the news...

British electric motor startup YASA (formerly Yokeless And Segmented Armature) has been acquired by Mercedes-Benz. The Oxford University founded startup YASA will now develop ultra-high-performance electric motors for Mercedes-Benz’s AMG.  According to the German automaker, despite the acquisition of YASA, the company will remain in United Kingdom as the subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz. The company will...

The pandemic is forcing every business to invest in digital footprint as they switch off from offline. Creative platforms are finding creative ways to monetise their offerings. So is Japan based CLASS101.   The online learning channel has managed to close $26 million Series B funding to accelerate its growth in South Korea, the U.S....