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Google to acquire cloud security platform Wiz in  billion deal
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Google to acquire cloud security platform Wiz in $32 billion deal

Google will acquire Wiz in a $32 billion deal The pair say move will boost cloud offerings and lower customer costs Google will...

Nigeria’s four richest men now worth a combined .1 billion – See their Forbes rankings
Nigerian Celebrity

Nigeria’s four richest men now worth a combined $37.1 billion – See their Forbes rankings

Nigeria’s wealthiest moguls are climbing higher on the global billionaire rankings, their fortunes defying economic turbulence. At the helm stands Aliko Dangote, commanding...

Nigerian Artists Achieve Unprecedented ₦58 Billion in Spotify Royalties for 2024
Music

Nigerian Artists Achieve Unprecedented ₦58 Billion in Spotify Royalties for 2024

In a landmark achievement for Nigeria’s music industry, artists have collectively earned over ₦58 billion in royalties from Spotify in 2024. This remarkable...

Top Bluetooth chip security flaw could put a billion devices at risk worldwide
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Top Bluetooth chip security flaw could put a billion devices at risk worldwide

Security researchers Tarlogic found a hidden feature in the ESPC32 Bluetooth chip The affordable chip is found in millions of domestic IoT devices...

Global eSIM shipment volume surpasses half a billion units as demand keeps on growing
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Global eSIM shipment volume surpasses half a billion units as demand keeps on growing

TCA report claims eSIM shipments show a 35% year-on-year increase eSIM profile downloads surged by 56% Despite eSIM growth, traditional SIM cards remain...

Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa smashes records with ₦1.88 Billion gross
Movies / TV Series

Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa smashes records with ₦1.88 Billion gross

Funke Akindele has done it again! Her latest blockbuster, Everybody Loves Jenifa, has cemented its place in Nollywood history, breaking records with an...

Around  billion worth of illicit crypto transactions took place in 2024
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Around $40 billion worth of illicit crypto transactions took place in 2024

Illegal crrypto transactions could have hit as much as $51 billion in 2024, according to Chainalysis With the introduction of ETFs, the ratio...

FBI says North Korean Lazarus hackers were behind .5 billion Bybit crypto hack
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FBI says North Korean Lazarus hackers were behind $1.5 billion Bybit crypto hack

Bybit recently saw $1.5 billion stolen during a routine transfer The FBI has now linked the Lazarus Group to the theft The funds...

FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing .5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm
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FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm

A price chart on the Bybit website for the cryptocurrency Ethereum is seen on a computer screen in New York on Friday evening,...