Technology - HenrisCounty

Bet on SpaceX by Alphabet yields 100 times over a decade to $94 billion

An early bet on SpaceX by Alphabet has grown over 100 times with the Google Parent Company revealing a stake worth about $94 billion at the end of June, up...

HenrisCounty August 15, 2026Alphabet, Company, Google, InvestmentNo Comments

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Saudi-led group seal $55bn purchase of gaming company EA

A Group of buyers including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has completed the purchase of gaming company, Electronic Arts, for a whopping $55bn (£41bn). The American video game company,...

HenrisCounty August 5, 2026American, California, Company, EA, Game, SaudiNo Comments

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xAI owned by Elon Musk sues Minnesota over law to ban ‘nudify’ apps

Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, sued Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota State to challenge a law that would place a ban on so-called nudity apps. In their...

HenrisCounty July 29, 2026AI, Artificial Intelligence, Grok, Minnesota, Musk, SpaceX, xAINo Comments

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Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram lament over outages

Social Media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, owned by Meta, appeared to experience some outages on Sunday, with users complaining about issues with the app and website. According to Downdetector, an...

HenrisCounty July 20, 2026Facebook, Instagram, Meta, Platform, USNo Comments

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Samsung cuts US jobs as HQ moves to Texas, offers relocations

Ssmsung Electronics has cut jobs at its United States (US) display, phone, as well as, other consumer electronics operations. The move affects workers mainly in New Jersey and Texas, as...

HenrisCounty July 20, 2026Job, Samsung, South Korea, Tech, Texas, USNo Comments

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Apple surpasses Nvidia to emerge world’s most valuable company as AI stakes shift

American multinational company, Apple, has overtaken another American multinational company, Nvidia, to become the most valuable company in the world. This rearranges the top ranks of the heavyweights in tech...

HenrisCounty July 18, 2026American, Apple, Company, TechNo Comments

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Nigeria officially transitions from analogue to digital broadcasting with launch of DSO

Nigeria has officially changed over from analogue to digital broadcasting with the launch of Digital Switch Over (DSO) platform at the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) Headquarters in Abuja. This...

HenrisCounty June 18, 2026Broadcast, FMINO, Information, NIGCOMSAT, Nigeria, satelliteNo Comments

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Starmer to make social media announcement as Tech firms have had ‘enough time’

Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom (UK), said, Tech firms have had "more than enough time to get their house in order"...

HenrisCounty June 14, 2026Prime Minister, Secretary, Social Media, Starmer, Tech, UKNo Comments

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Starmer tells tech companies to introduce controls to prevent children from viewing n*de images

Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has requested Tech Companies like Apple and Google to hinder access to nude images on smartphones and other devices for children (Under 18s). Prime...

HenrisCounty June 8, 2026StarmerNo Comments

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Curricula of Polytechnics and Universities of Technology need to align with ’emerging global order driven by AI’ – Uzodimma

Hope Uzodimma, Executive Governor of Imo State, has called for a review of the curricular of Polytechnics and Universities of Technology to make sure they "align" with the "emerging" global...

HenrisCounty June 5, 2026AI, Artificial Intelligence, Imo, Nigeria, Polytechnic, University, UzodimmaNo Comments

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China Industrial Bank and NUCAP to bring connectivity to ’20 million’ Nigerians

The China Industrial Bank (CIB) has made known its "support and commitment" to the Nigeria Universal Communication Access Project (NUCAP), to bring connectivity to more than "20 million" Nigerians in...

HenrisCounty June 3, 2026Communication, TechNo Comments

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Pentagon awards Microsoft $9.7 billion deal in bid to reduce costs, end license sprawl

The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, has announced on Wednesday a 5-year agreement of "$9.69 billion" to compound Microsoft alongside other enterprise software licences across the...

HenrisCounty May 28, 2026Microsoft, Technology, USNo Comments

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Samsung shares soar as Union suspend strike

Shares of Samsung Electronics surged on Thursday after it reached an 11th-hour agreement with its South Korean Union to prevent a strike, although the terms which encompassed bonuses of around...

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Nigeria ‘moving from SD to HD broadcasting’ as DSO set for launch in June

Mohammed Idris, Nigeria's Minister of Information and National Orientation (FMINO), has announced, the country's Digital Switch Over (DSO) project is now set for commissioning nationwide. This was made known via...

HenrisCounty May 14, 2026DSO, Idris, Minister, Ministry, NigeriaNo Comments

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Nintendo shares fall following price hikes

Shares of Nintendo, Japanese multinational video game company, fell 7% in Tokyo on Monday after the Company hiked the prices of Switch 2 and as the market worries over a...

HenrisCounty May 11, 2026business, Game, Headquarters, Japan, Nintendo, Sony, TokyoNo Comments

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Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15 million for allegedly using her image to sell TVs

English singer, Dua Lipa, has filed a lawsuit against South Korean Multinational Conglomerate, Samsung, accusing the tech giant of using her image without authorisation to market its television sets. The...

HenrisCounty May 11, 2026Dual Lipa, English, London, Samsung, Singer, TechNo Comments

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Sony, Nintendo struggle with memory price surge as AI boom restricts supply

On Friday, Japanese multinational companies, Sony and Nintendo, both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) growth restricts supply of chips...

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Rave files antitrust lawsuit against Apple for removal of video sharing app

On Thursday, Rave, a software developer, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the iPhone manufacturer removed Rave's app for shared viewing of video content off the Apple App...

HenrisCounty May 9, 2026Apple, SoftwareNo Comments

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Meta shares fall on concerns over AI spending, legal scrutiny

On Wednesday, Meta Platforms raised its annual capital spending forecast, a move that indicate plans to invest billions more into Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure even as it faces potential losses...

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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch final GPS III satellite for ‘precise timing signals’

SpaceX is preparing for the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, which will carry the U.S. Space Force GPS III-8 satellite to medium-Earth orbit. The Falcon 9 has delivered nine...

HenrisCounty April 21, 2026Falcon, GPS, NASA, satellite, SpaceX, USNo Comments