The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, received some executives of Google at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shettima also lauded the N1.2bn grant provided by the technology giant for the support of the “Tinubu administration’s one million jobs initiative.” According to the Vice President, the announcement of the grant was commendable and worthy of emulation […]
A collaboration between Google and Verve now allows Nigerians to make purchases on the Play Store using their Verve cards. This move intends to bolster the country’s digital ecosystem and simplify the payment process for Google Play Store applications and services. According to a press release seen by Technext, Google will now facilitate local payments made with […]
Google customers who have not used their accounts for 2 years may have their accounts deleted automatically by the company from December 2023 onward. Google announced a change to the company’s inactive account policy today on the company’s The Keyword blog. Ruth Kricheli, VP, Product Management at Google announced the change on the site. Google accounts who […]
Google will soon offer ways to generate text and images using machine learning in its Workspace products as part of a scramble to catch up with rivals in the new AI race. Google has announced a suite of upcoming generative AI features for its various Workspace apps, including Google Docs, Gmail, Sheets, and Slides. The features include […]
Google has launched a website for its Read Along app for encouraging young children to practice reading. The website, which is introduced as a public beta, works with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge browsers on Desktop and Android, with support for iOS and more browsers such as Safari coming soon. The concept of the website is […]
Google is tracking you if you have Location History and Web and App Activity settings enabled. Here’s how to disable them. If you’re using any of Google’s apps on your iPhone or Android device, there’s a good chance you’re being tracked by the search giant. Although your Google account’s location history is disabled by default, […]
Google will move Hangouts, mobile users, to Chat today Google has announced it will shut down its Hangouts messaging service in November and will today start telling users of the mobile app to move to Google Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. It’s been almost two years since Google announced it would retire Hangouts in favor […]
International multinational technology company, Google, has announced that it will be setting up its first Africa product development centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The centre which is expected to help create transformative products and services for people in Africa and around the world is coming barely 4 weeks after Microsoft opened the new African Development Centre […]
As part of its commitment to African startups and underserved communities, Google today announced new initiatives targeted at startups and SMEs in Africa. This includes a $3 million Black Founders Fund for African startups and a $3 million Google.org grant to help low-income communities develop entrepreneurial skills and funding. Google for Startups Black Founders Fund The Google […]
Andriod maker, Google has deleted Adamu Garba’s social media app, Crowwe from its play store. The removal comes weeks after the founder touted the app as an alternative to the banned microblogging platform Twitter in Nigeria. The Crowwe app has been described as an instant messaging and financial transaction app that comes with a digital wallet that […]
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