Twitter restores Kanye West’s account after eight months of suspension
After being banned from Twitter eight months ago for abusive posts, Kanye West is back on Twitter, the microblogging platform now known as X. West, who legally changed his name…
Netflix ups pay rate to $900,000 for AI-focused roles
As a significant streaming platform, Netflix is putting a lot of attention on AI and machine learning for a critical role as the writers' and actors' strikes continue to wrack…
159 million Nigerians subscribe to mobile internet in May
The number of mobile internet subscriptions in Nigeria has increased to 159 million in May. This is according to data obtained from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The number also…
Musk/Zuckerberg cage fight: ‘We are ready for battle’ say billionaires
Technology billionaire, Elon Musk is having a field day with a proposed bout he had called against fellow Tech billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg. As the tension heightens, fans seem to be…
Russia fines Telegram, Viper over war content
A Russian court on Tuesday fined popular messaging apps, Telegram and Viber for refusing to delete what it has come to refer to as "illegal content about the on going…
Elon Musk steps down as Twitter CEO
Linda Yaccarino is now the substantive Twitter CEO as Elon Musk steps down from the position. This was announced in a tweet by the former NBCU ad sales chief at…
Former VP Osinbajo loses Twitter verification tag
In what could be described as a twist of fate, barely an hour after the new administration of the Bola Tinubu-led government was sworn in, Twitter, removed the verification tag…
JEAY Healthcare: An incredible solution that’s transforming healthcare accessibility in Nigeria
Despite being undergraduates, they have developed a groundbreaking telemedicine platform that is making healthcare services accessible to all, regardless of their location or social status. In this week's feature, Newspread's…
Youths must focus on specific IT fields | have an entrepreneurial mindset to succeed – award-winning scientist, Dodo
He's had a stint as a banker, a computer scientist extraordinaire, an inventor, a teacher, and a former visiting scholar to at least one international University and another one in…
I’m a subject matter expert, which is why I explain tech in Yoruba – Imperial College’s Wuraola Oyewusi
We are very proud to announce that the incredible Wuraola Oyewusi is our inaugural Newspread Nigerian of the week. Her deliberate interest in defining IT-related tools in our native Yoruba…