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    Metro How Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 stacks up against the iPhone X – The Verge

    Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 9 is official, and the company has once again outdone itself when it comes to putting a truly staggering amount of..... Read more via The Verge – https://ift.tt/2vYrnjQ Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    World Four things to expect from the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 event – The Verge

    It’s August, which means two things: lots of tweets bemoaning the impending end of summer (there’s still plenty of time to enjoy the sun, folks!), and a new Samsung Galaxy Note device... Read more via The Verge – https://ift.tt/2ORQdef Get more World News
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    World Google Maps now depicts the Earth as a globe – The Verge

    Google introduced a new update to Google Maps: when you zoom all the way out, the Earth will no longer be displayed as a flat surface, but as a globe. It’s a change that allows the map to more accurately display the Earth. The search company highlighted the … Read more via The Verge –...
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    Business Shareholders have approved Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox – The Verge

    Shareholders have approved Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century’s film and television studios this morning, paving the way for Disney to add Fox’s catalog of networks and.... Read more via The Verge – https://ift.tt/2uS2Ehy Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    World Another solid quarter for Amazon pushes it toward a $1 trillion valuation – The Verge

    Amazon reported earnings for the second quarter of 2018 today, posting an even higher profit than Wall Street analysts estimated thanks in large part to boosts in North American operating income and its highly profitable cloud computing business. Amazon reported earnings per share of $5.07...
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    Business Facebook’s stock market decline is the largest one-day drop in US history – The Verge

    After a surprisingly weak growth forecast in this week’s earnings report, Facebook’s stock price dropped 19 percent today. The decline, which erased about $120 billion in market value, is the largest one-day drop in the history of the American stock market. Facebook shares fell as much as 23 …...
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    World Twitter will lock your account if you change your display name to Elon Musk – The Verge

    Twitter has implemented a new method for combating cryptocurrency scammers: it now automatically locks unverified accounts that change their display name to Elon Musk. If you have a non-verified account that is not associated with a phone number, changing your display name to that of the...
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    Business Facebook is developing an internet satellite after shutting down drone project – The Verge News

    Facebook is continuing its initiative to develop hardware that beams down high-speed internet, though its moving the effort to space. According to documents obtained by Wired through Freedom of Information Act requests, the social network is working on an internet satellite that would...
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    Entertainment Watch the first trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters – The Verge News

    At San Diego Comic-Con today, Warner Bros. used its Hall H panel to show off its work on not just three films, but the latest installments in three different major franchises: Fantastic Beasts, DC, and its monster films. Among them: the first trailer for its upcoming film Godzilla: King of …...
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    Entertainment 9 new trailers you should watch this week – The Verge News

    When my colleague Jacob Kastrenakes recently asked if somebody could cover this week’s “new trailers” post, I immediately stuck my hand in the air to volunteer. Well, okay, technically, I just typed “I can take … via The Verge – https://ift.tt/2uUbjiy Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    Business Fiat Chrysler’s CEO steps down after health complications – The Verge

    Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat Chrysler, has stepped down after unexpected complications during his recovery from surgery, the company announced. Mike Manley, the CEO of Jeep, will replace Marchionne as CEO, effective immediately. Louis C. Camilleri, the former chairman of Philip Morris...
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    World Facebook poaches top Google engineer to help it design its own chips – The Verge

    Facebook has hired one of Google’s lead chip developers, Shahriar Rabii, to help the social network in its ongoing effort to design its own silicon, according to a report from Bloomberg. Facebook hopped on the chip-developing Read more via The Verge – https://ift.tt/2ujhldq Get more World...
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    Business PC sales are growing for the first time in six years – The Verge

    Shipments of PCs are definitely growing, for the first time in six years. Market research firms Gartner and IDC both.... Read more via The Verge – https://ift.tt/2LdUrKJ Get more: Nigeria Business News
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    Business Wi-Fi security is starting to get its biggest upgrade in over a decade – The Verge

    Wi-Fi devices have been using the same security protocol for over a decade. But today, that’ll begin to change: the Wi-Fi Alliance, which oversees adoption of the Wi-Fi standard, is beginning to certify products that support WPA3, the successor to the WPA2 security protocol that’s been in use …...
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    Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a stunning disappointment – The Verge

    Three years ago, director Colin Trevorrow brought Steven Spielberg’s long-dormant Jurassic Park franchise back to life, with a storyline about a futuristic wildlife park that was so desperate to keep selling tickets, it was willing to genetically modify its creatures in the … via The Verge –...
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    Business Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo wants to keep you safe around the web –

    DuckDuckGo is launching updated versions of its browser extension and mobile app, with the promise of keeping internet users safe from snooping “beyond the search box.” The company’s flagship product, its privacy-focused search engine, will remain the same, but the revamped extension and app...
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    World Apple partners with Malala Yousafzai’s Malala Fund to help advance girls’ education – The Verge

    Apple announced it has partnered with Malala Yousafzai and her nonprofit organization the Malala Fund to help extend education funding programs to India and Latin America. With Apple’s support as the fund’s first Laureate Partner, the Malala Fund has an initial goal to extend secondary education...
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    World Apple supplier workers have been exposed to toxic chemicals, report finds – The Verge

    An Apple supplier in China has once again been flagged for having poor factory working conditions by a report today from non-profit China Labor Watch, which Bloomberg added original reporting to. The report details working conditions at a Catcher Technology factory, which manufactures products...
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    Metro Monkeys in Florida have deadly herpes, so please don’t touch them – The Verge

    If you see a monkey in Florida, don’t touch it. It seems like pretty basic advice, especially now that scientists have found that more than a quarter of these adorable, feral invaders carry the deadly herpes B virus. Though at least 25 percent of the population carries the virus — … via The...
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