As of Tuesday midafternoon (Nigerian time) Meta-owned social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger were down. More than 500,000 users reported Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger outages starting around 10:08 a.m. EST to Down Detector. Reports spiked at 10:30 a.m. EST. (Down Detector is owned by ZiffDavis, Mashable’s parent company.) There were over 72,000 posts on Twitter / X […]
Meta Platforms Inc. experienced an outage this afternoon that made Facebook, Instagram and Threads inaccessible worldwide for about two hours. The first user reports of downtime started emerging around 10 a.m. EST. Meta confirmed the outage shortly thereafter, stating in a note on its status page that “we are aware of an issue impacting Facebook Login. Our […]
When you’re shopping for a printer, you want good value, reliability, and great quality at an acceptable price. If you can’t find a good match on those lists or if you want to do your own shopping, read on to learn more about the types of printers available, common strengths and weaknesses, and the most […]
A Nigerian financial crimes committee has summoned Binance CEO Richard Teng on suspicions of money laundering and terrorism financing, local newspaper Punch reported. Ginger Onwusibe, chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes, issued an ultimatum for Teng to appear before the committee on or before March 5, Punch said. A failure to honor the ultimatum […]
HP’s Spectre x360 14 isn’t the most exciting premium Windows laptop on the market, but the latest version is powerful, quiet, easily lasts a full day of work, and is supremely comfortable to use. It’s a near-perfect laptop for anyone who wants a straightforward, premium 2-in-1 Ultrabook. Pros Cons The world of premium Windows ultrabooks […]
Nigerian authorities have reportedly detained two senior executives at Binance in a bid to clamp down on naira speculation. As reported by the Financial Times (FT), Binance’s two senior executives have been arrested upon arrival to Nigeria by the Office of the National Security Adviser after the country imposed a ban on multiple crypto exchanges. While the […]
The last time Bitcoin traded at similar levels was in November 2021, before correcting from its all-time high of $68,789. Bitcoin, the world’s first cryptocurrency, rose 3.79% in the 24 hours leading up to 8:20 am UTC, to trade at $58,504, for the first time in two years and three months. $59,343 is up over 13.5% […]
There’s a little of Google’s AI sprinkled in here and there, too. What you need to know Google is detailing several new updates starting to arrive today (Feb. 26) for apps across Android as MWC 2024 gets underway. As detailed by Google, a few of these new Android features are arriving for our phones, beginning with […]
Google announced its plans to integrate its advanced large language models (LLMs), known as Gemini, into Android smartphones starting in 2025. This follows the earlier introduction of Gemini Nano, a smaller version of the LLM, on Pixel and other compatible Android devices. Unlike Nano, which requires an internet connection, these advanced models reside in data centers. […]
Google Assistant and Voice Search make it easy to name that tune. Google Assistant can answer questions, help find directions, and set reminders, but do you know how to use Google Assistant to identify songs? That’s right, forget apps like Shazam or SoundHound; your Android phone has built-in music recognition, thanks to some AI and […]
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