YouTube is the latest Silicon Valley company to update its moderation policies around the fringe theory QAnon; announcing that content that targets or harasses people based on conspiracy theories will be removed. QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory. It alleges that a cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles is running a global child sex-trafficking ring and plotting against President Donald Trump, who is battling against the cabal. However, YouTube will not issue a blanket ban on QAnon content, though. The company is trying to curb harassment and hate; by “removing more conspiracy theory content used to justify real-world violence,” according to its…
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A new ‘hum to search’ function has been introduced by Google search tool that allows you to hum; or sing or even whistle a song that sticks in your head and allows machine learning to find it for you to do the rest of the work. On both Android and iOS, and even on Google Assistant, the latest functionality is instantly available on the Google app. All you need to do is ask Google “What the song is”; and a newly added “look for a song” button is also available. You can hum or sing the song that you have…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has ordered Zone 2 Lagos Zonal headquarters of the Nigeria Police to commence the proper investigation into the alleged violent attacked of some people in Ihunbo, Ipokia Local government area of Ogun State, during the lockdown period by the thugs working for one Mr. Joseph Olamide Adesiyan. However, not less than nine (9) innocent ancient indigenous people, the city of Ihunbo and its estates were ravaged by hoodlums for asking a man to honour the lockout, Mr. Joseph Olamide Adesiyan. The federal and state governments were ordered to stop their alleged Youth Leader Installation…
The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, October 14, lamented the death of his driver, Yohanna Shankuk, during an attack by thugs on #EndSARS protesters in Abuja. Keyamo made this disclosure via his Twitter handle, @fkeyamo, on Thursday morning. He said the driver died at Berger roundabout, Abuja. On how he died, Keyamo wrote, “I regret to announce that my driver, Mr. Yohanna Shankuk, died yesterday in Abuja as a result of the protests. “A vehicle that saw advancing protesters at Berger roundabout, made a U-turn, took the one-way back and ran over him as he was making his way on foot to my…
A 13-year-old girl has recounted how her father has been molesting sexually for several years. The 13-year-old girl on Wednesday, October 14, alleged that his aunt’s husband, who she calls ‘Daddy’; would play pornographic videos for her to watch, then rape her afterwards. She alleged he had been abusing her sexually in his shop and at their apartment on Surulere Street; Ojo area of Lagos, with a threat to kill her if she told anyone. The revelation followed the arrest of the 48-year-old suspect, Mr. Charles Ekwe, whom the victim refers to as ‘Daddy’, by the gender-based unit of the…
A 43-year-old man, Francis Essien, on Friday appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly being in possession and circulation of fake currency to buy newspaper from a vendor. The police charged Essien, who resides in Ogunnike, St., Lekki Lagos State with one count of issuance of fake currency. The prosecution counsel, Insp. Ajaga Agboko, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Sept. 21 about 9.30 a.m. at Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi Lagos State. He alleged that the defendant issued a fake N1,000 note to a vendor, Mr Edward Odion and collected N750 change.Agboko also alleged…
Stripe is reported to have acquired Nigerian payments start-up Paystack for an undisclosed sum in its biggest acquisition to date. The company, founded by Limerick-born brothers Patrick and John Collison a decade ago, previously led an $8 million Series A funding round for Paystack two years ago. No financial details relating to the deal have been disclosed although TechCrunch valued the acquisition at over $200 million (€ 171 million). Paystack is a Lagos-based digital payment platform founded by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi in January 2016. The IT firm has developed technology that lets businesses accept payments via credit card,…
Microsoft today announced the availability of its artificial intelligence-based technology for image captioning via the Azure Cognitive Services. The company also claims the system can now describe images as well as humans do. The new milestone should help developers improve accessibility in their own applications. With AI-powered image captioning; users can view important content in images like those in search results and photos in a presentation, for example. The software giant cautioned, however, that results may not be perfect all the time. More importantly, Saqib Shaikh, a software engineering manager with Microsoft’s AI platform group, said image captioning can help…
Facebook originator Mark Zuckerberg and his better half, Priscilla Chan, on Tuesday gave an extra $100 million; to helping neighborhood political race workplaces get ready for November even as certain preservationists are increasing their determination to prevent the assets from being utilized. The commitment brings the absolute subsidizing for the political decision from Zuckerberg and Chan to $400 million; — a similar sum that Congress distributed in March to help finance political decision workplaces as they managed the challenges of adjusting to new democratic conduct during the Covid pandemic. Political decision specialists had assessed it could cost $4 billion to…
Bandits killed eight persons and injured three others in Faskari Council of Katsina State at the weekend. Six were killed in Shau Village and two in Ruwan Godiya community. During the attack, the bandits, who reportedly rode on motorcycles, also set fire on the home and car of Shau village head. They were also said to have carted away valuables and harassed residents for hours without hindrance. Spokesperson for the state’s police command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident yesterday. “Bandits armed with dangerous weapons went to a village in Ruwan Godiya and committed heinous crimes. They killed eight persons…
Verizon is making a big expansion of its 5G network: the carrier is now rolling out nationwide support for the new networking standard, which will reach more than 200 million people. Until now, Verizon’s 5G has been almost exclusively focused on the mmWave band, which offers the fastest speeds but suffers from extremely poor range. That fact has meant that while AT&T and T-Mobile have been able to boast about broad 5G coverage for the entire country, Verizon has been limited to a few street corners of a small number of cities. The reliance on mmWave has also meant that…
Moments after he was allegedly shot at by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a Nigerian man showed his bullet-ridden vehicle. Amid the ongoing protest to eradicate SARS from the nation, the Nigerian man shared the now-viral video. Aggrieved young people have taken to the streets of Nigeria in the last couple of days to campaign against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) excesses that led to the ongoing #EndSARS protest. The man who hails from Abeokuta reveals that the SARS operatives are not yet off the streets amid the nationwide agitation. He claims to have been nefariously hunted, and…
The Wife of Correspondent’s Chapel Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Cross River State, Mazi Judex Okoro has been kidnapped. She was abducted at about 8pm Tuesday, around Big Qua near Apostolic Church in Calabar Municipality LGA. Although details of her kidnap were still sketchy as at the time of filing this report security agencies have been alerted about the ugly incident. The Infostride also learned that this is the second time she has been kidnapped within the last few years. Judex Okoro who is also The Sun Correspondent in Cross River State confirmed the kidnap of…
Facebook today announced that it’s updating its hate speech policy; which now prohibits posts and content that deny or distort the events of the Holocaust. This is part of the company’s effort to remove anti-Semitic content from its platform. The social network had recently banned posts that depict Jews as running the world or major organizations. According to Facebook, a recent survey showed that almost 25% of adults between the ages of 18 and 39; believe that the Holocaust was a myth or exaggerated; or that they simply weren’t sure it’s true. Later this year, the platform will also…
A student of the higher institution, Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED is on the run after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death. Specifically, the suspect, Daniel Johnson is a 400-level student of the Tai-Solarin University of Education, TASUED, Ogun State. He is currently on the run after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, Bukky, to death. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday, October 11, 2020, in their apartment in Abapawa, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. Meanwhile, multiple sources disclosed the deceased who was a 200-level student of the same institution had been in a toxic on-and-off relationship with the…
With its latest experiment that aims to make YouTube a shopping destination online, Google is attempting to take on e-commerce giants Amazon and Alibaba. The latest test was reported to Bloomberg by a YouTube representative. The news website today confirmed that some content creators on the platform have recently been asked to tag things that appeared on their videos, citing sources privy to Google’s plans. In order to create an e-commerce catalog where users can select and directly purchase items, Google will then connect these pieces of information to its analytics and shopping tools. Creators have full control about what…
Apple Inc on Tuesday is needed to disclose an iPhone 12 fit for taking advantage of quicker 5 G organizations; another aspect intended to prod deals during the organization ‘s busiest deals quarter. The occasion is almost one month later than usual and comes as the Covid pandemic has disrupted Apple’s all around oiled machine for planning; and delivering its greatest selling item. In general, Money Street investigators expect Apple to dispatch four new iPhones from its central California command at 1 p.m. on the occasion broadcast from its Cupertino; ET (GMT 1700). Two “Ace” versions are supposed to have…
On Monday, October 12, President Muhammad Buhari directed Police Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu to prosecute errant SARS officers responsible for corruption and human rights abuses. He also said that the elimination of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was the first step in his administration’s comprehensive police reforms. This disclosure was made by Buhari at the Presidential Villa , Abuja. This took place during the launch of the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES) to create 774,000 jobs across the country’s Local Government Areas (LGAs). He said: ”I will like to use this opportunity to say a word on the recent genuine concerns;…
On Monday, October 12, the # EndSARS protest against police brutality, extortion, and extra-judicial killings in the Surulere region of Lagos State turned violent. The Infostride heard that police officers fired the # EndSARS demonstrators indiscriminately to disperse them. In the meantime, bullets reportedly hit two of the demonstrators. After efforts by young medics failed, the young man dressed in a red T-shirt and black trousers surrendered. Since then, the demonstrators also posted photographs and videos on social media of the victims. Medics were shown in a film struggling with drip and other equipment to keep him alive. There was…
Police have confirmed the murder of two other people by unidentified assailants in Gudum Siyawa, a suburb of Bauchi. In two separate incidents, they were attacked on Saturday while returning from their farm. One was confirmed to have been murdered by five masked men by name Aminu Ibrahim (41 years old), while Alti Danyoro, a 55-year-old woman, was attacked along with three other women who escaped, but she was unlucky and killed. Investigations are still ongoing at these various locations and the officers in charge have not responded as calls were placed to find out about the incidence. More details…