Mexico will take Google to court if it insists on changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Maps users in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday. She said her government had written again to the US company arguing that President Donald Trump’s executive order on the subject only applies to the part of the …

Google, Netflix, Facebook, and other foreign companies operating in Nigeria paid N3.85 trillion in taxes to the Federal Government in the first nine months of 2024, according to The PUNCH. The amount represents an increase of 68.12 per cent from N2.29 trillion collected in the preceding period of 2023. The figure includes the amount paid as Company Income Tax and …

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has indicated that TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) are yet to comply with tax filing requirements in accordance with Nigeria’s regulatory framework. The social media platforms were identified in a report obtained by PRNigeria, titled “Analysis of Compliance with Laws and Misinformation Management by Social Media Platforms in Nigeria”. Google, LinkedIn, and Meta …

As an AI expert with a background in public relations, media intelligence and AI automation, I’m thrilled to share my insights on the latest innovation that’s set to disrupt the search engine landscape: SearchGPT. Introduced by OpenAI, this AI-driven search engine is poised to transform the way we find information online, and I believe it has the potential to give …

Popular search engine platform, Google has listed the Naira/US dollar rate as ₦1,247 to $1. This is the first time the platform has listed the Naira/Dollar rate below 1,250 in 2024. One of the reactions to this has come from social commentator, Reno Omokri, who took to his X account to announce the development. He wrote: “Happening Right Now: Google lists Dollar …

Technology giant, Google has introduced two new features, Circle to Search and an AI-powered multisearch experience to enhance searching on its platform. Vice President of Search, Elizabeth Reid, who revealed this said Circle to Search is a new way to search anything on your Android phone screen without switching apps. She said: “With a simple gesture, you can select images, …

Rashidi Yekini may have died since May 4, 2012, but that did not stop Google Doodle along with other Nigerians celebrating the 60th posthumous birthday of Nigerian football legend, Rashidi Yekini, on Monday. Yekini is Nigeria’s all-time top scorer with 37 goals and represented the country in seven major tournaments, including two World Cups, where he scored the country’s first-ever …

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it is engaging with major social media platforms to curb the excesses of their users. Director of Broadcast Monitoring of the NBC, Francisca Aiyetan, stated this on Friday while speaking with Daily Trust on the plan of the commission to regulate social media. She said if social media is not regulated, young …

Google has announced the opening of applications for its Hustle Academy SMB Fund. It stated that the N75 million equity-free fund, which was dedicated to Nigerian Small and Medium-sized Businesses, would offer N5 million to 15 Nigerian small business owners. In a statement, the firm noted that small businesses form the backbone of the country’s economy but had issues securing …

Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima has lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant for President Bola Tinubu administration’s 1 million jobs initiative. Receiving some executives of Google at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, the Vice President said the announcement of a grant of N1.2 billion to support the Tinubu administration’s digital jobs initiative was commendable and worthy of emulation by other companies. …