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Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter, says the social media giant has met conditions
The Nigerian government has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations more than six months after it first declared a crackdown on the social media giant in the country. Kashifu Inuwa…
Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the current ban on Twitter would be lifted, but only if the social media giant met certain conditions. The president disclosed this…
Report says Quibi lost 92% of its earliest users after free trials expired
The Independence Day weekend was a big one for Quibi — it was time to see how many of their earliest subscribers would convert from free users to paid subscribers.…
NASA and FEMA are contingency planning for a potential asteroid Armageddon
When it comes to planning for a potential asteroid strike on planet Earth, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency don’t want to miss a…
Don’t Turn Internet Independence Into Government Dependence
April marks the 20th anniversary of the commercialization of the Internet, ironically, the very same month that the Federal Communications Commission’s new Open Internet regulations were officially published, tossing the…
Yes~! There will be Independence Day sequels, Will Smith will be all over them
Nice, another sci-fi movie story. ’tis a grand day, indeed. The story is a two-parter: one, there will be an Independence Day 2 and Independence Day 3. That’s insane enough.…
Watch out, there's a computer virus (well, worm) aboard the International Space Station
Remember that scene in Independence Day when Jeff Goldblum’s character suggests the U.S. upload a computer virus to the alien mothership in order to take it out? It’s one of…
Happy Independence Day, folks. The CrunchGear team wishes everyone a happy and safe 4th. Enjoy the fireworks, BBQ and your day off. Posting will be light today, so we’ll see…