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ELECTRONIC ARTS SPORTS TO STOP MAKING FIFA VIDEO GAME

Popular video games publisher Electronic Arts says it is going to stop making Fifa branded football titles. It is one of the most profitable brands in gaming history, but the cost of the licence was one reason why the decision was made to ditch the partnership. EA will continue to make football video games, but from 2023 they will come under a new banner, EA Sports FC. Reacting, Fifa says it plans…
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ARAMCO OVERTAKES APPLE AS WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE COMPANY

Apple has lost its position as the world’s most valuable company amid a broad sell-off of technology stocks. Saudi Arabian oil and gas producer Aramco has reclaimed the top spot from the iPhone maker for the first time in almost two years. Investors have been selling…
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ZINOX TECHNOLOGIES SET TO ACQUIRE JUMIA

Zinox Technologies is reportedly set to acquire foremost e-commerce company,Jumia. The billionaire Leo Stan Ekeh led company is set to make the move as Junmia’s shares price continues to dip. According to ENigeria Newspaper, the shares price of Jumia, Africa’s e-commerce…
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Google unveils first smartwatch, new phones, virtual cards and more

Google on Wednesday and Thursday held its annual developer conference where it revealed an expanded line of new products and services. At its first in-person developer conference in 3 years, the tech giant announced 3 new smartphones and its first in-house smartwatch as well as plans to release a new tablet next year. Google also announced updates to several of its most popular tools including…
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Nigeria Fintech Interswitch raises $110m

Interswitch, a Nigerian digital payments company that is Africa’s second unicorn, has raised $110 million to help it expand, according to multiple news reports. The strategic investment came from LeapFrog Investment and Tana Africa Capital, which will work with Interswitch…
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MTN Nigeria’s 10.7 million Active subscribers boost fintech ambition

Ahead of the launch of its payment service bank (PSB), MTN Nigeria says it has seen the number of active subscribers on its fintech platform rise by 6.2 million to 10.7 million people year-on-year. The telecommunication company (telco) said it added 1.3 million fintech subscribers and 166,000 active mobile money (MoMo) agents in the first three months of 2022. “Our existing MoMo business…
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iPod has come to the finish line as Apple stops production

Apple announced on Tuesday that it is discontinuing the entire iPod line, a product the company launched nearly 22 years ago. The iconic music player didn’t only revolutionise the way the world experienced music, it also saved the tech giant, now worth more than $3 trillion, from bankruptcy. “Today, the spirit of iPod lives on,” said Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Greg…
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