YouTube has announced the release of the beta version of YouTube Shorts in Nigeria. YouTube Shorts is the company’s new short-form video experience that lets users create short, fun videos with their mobile phones. With TikTok and Instagram Reels already enjoying market equity, YouTube Shorts has pretty cool creation tools that could attract users to the platform.
The Rural Electrification Authority of Zambia and the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to monitor and support the country’s electrification efforts through data collection and analysis.
Nigeria’s most populous City, Lagos has introduced a technological-driven device called: the Traffic Management Solution Device (TMS), aimed at ensuring that the residents comply with traffic law. The TMS is a handheld device, would allow for real-time capture of picture and video evidence of road traffic and vehicle compliance violations as they occur.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.