Category: Business

Microsoft Introduces Sign Language On videoconferencing App

ADEOLA YUSUF

Tech giant, Microsoft, has introduced a sign language on its videoconferencing app, Teams. The announcement was made in a statement by Teams’ Accessibility Architect, Chris Sano, on Thursday. According to him, the Sign Language View feature was part of the efforts to make the space “more community-driven,” and inclusive especially for users who are deaf/hard of hearing. Explaining how the feature works, Sano said the Sign Language View will enable users prioritise up to two other participants’ videos so they stayed visible and in a consistent location throughout the meeting.…

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Platforms Africa Unveils Speakers For Continental Forum

ADEOLA YUSUF

Why lack of adequate focus on qualities of who occupies Legislative seat is a minus for businesses in Nigeria – Adeola Yusuf speaks at unveiling of official flier for Platforms Africa Forum 2022 + roll call of speakers   Solution to business, enterprise and governance hurdles in Africa will top the agenda at Platforms Africa’s forthcoming continental forum in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, who said this at the unveiling of the official flier for the event in Lagos, maintained that the forum coming…

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UK Economy Shrinks, Worse Recession Looms

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Eye-watering decisions needed, we should be under no illusion that there is a tough road ahead”   The UK economy shrank between July and September as the country heads into what is expected to be the longest recession on record. The economy contracted by 0.2% during the three months as soaring prices hit businesses and households. A country is in recession when its economy shrinks for two three-month periods in a row. The UK is expected to be in one by the end of the year. READ ALSO: UK Issues…

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Twitter Chaos Deepens As Key Executives Quit

ADEOLA YUSUF

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter descended deeper into chaos as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators. The walkouts came after a turbulent launch of new Twitter features following the Tesla and SpaceX owner’s $44 billion buyout of the influential messaging app. Musk warned employees Thursday that the site was burning through cash dangerously fast, raising the specter of bankruptcy if the situation was not turned around. “I’ve made the hard decision to leave Twitter,” tweeted chief security officer Lea Kissner, who reportedly…

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Twitter Chaos Deepens As Key Executives Quit

ADEOLA YUSUF

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter descended deeper into chaos as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from US regulators. The walkouts came after a turbulent launch of new Twitter features following the Tesla and SpaceX owner’s $44 billion buyout of the influential messaging app. Musk warned employees Thursday that the site was burning through cash dangerously fast, raising the specter of bankruptcy if the situation was not turned around. READ ALSO: Sadio Mane Makes Senegal W’Cup Squad Despite Injury Dollar Hoarders, Speculators Lose As Naira…

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I mixed HIV Blood With Zobo Drinks I Sell, Lady Confesses, Expert Reacts

ADEOLA YUSUF

A yet-to-be-identified HIV-positive woman has said that she mixed her blood in the zobo drink she sells in order to get other people infected. The show anchor had asked listeners to call in and confess what they do in the marketplace that people are unaware of and what they aren’t proud of. The zobo seller said, “I went to the hospital six months ago and I was told I had HIV. READ ALSO: Dollar Hoarders, Speculators Lose As Naira Rebounds to 720/Dollar Nigeria’s Debt Skyrockets To N42.84trn Nigeria’s 2023 Census…

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Elon Musk Sells $4bn In Tesla Stock

ADEOLA YUSUF

Tesla chief Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of shares in the electric car company, Securities and Exchange Commission filings showed Tuesday. This is coming more than a week after he closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. Musk has been pushing for ways to pay for the massive deal, for which he took on billions of dollars in debt and earlier sold $15.5 billion worth of shares in Tesla. On Tuesday, documents filed with the United States SEC indicated that he had disposed of more than 19 million…

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Mass Sack At Facebook As Zuckerberg Confirms Layoff Begins Wednesday

ADEOLA YUSUF

Sacked members of staff receive letter Wednesday morning     Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed to executives that the company will begin laying off employees on Wednesday morning, the Wall Street Journal reported. Meta is a new name for Facebook after official announcement by Zuckerberg months ago. Zuckerberg addressed hundreds of executives at the company on Tuesday morning, foreshadowing large cuts. He mentioned recruiting and business teams as groups that would see layoffs, according to the WSJ, adding an internal announcement of the company’s layoff plans is expected around 6am…

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NLNG Anticipates Improved Gas Supply As Crude Transport Stabilises

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas, Limited, NLNG, is hoping to receive more gas supply from its suppliers following successes recorded in renewed effort by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to combat crude oil theft. The NLNG, said the effort is yielding results with improvement in key crude oil transportation pipelines. The NLNG spokesperson, Andy Odeh confirmed that the success was recorded after NNPC increased surveillance and the fight against oil thieves and vandals. Mourners Weep Over 19 Coffins After Tanzania Plane Crash READ ALSO: 2023: We’ve 600 Pending…

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Naira Sinks To N860/Dollar, Alters Petrol Depot Dynamics

ADEOLA YUSUF

DAPPMAN seeks official forex access, assures Nigerians of Fuel crisis-free Yuletide   The acute shortage of foreign exchange (forex) in the official market has pushed naira to N860 against a Dollar at the parallel market, altering dynamics for the importation, distribution and marketing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. Platforms Africa reports that the Chairman, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), Dame Winifred Akpani, who disclosed this during a press briefing by its Governing Council in Lagos, called on the government to give petroleum…

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