July 2025 – Idea TV

Meta shares jump as AI fuels ad sales, outweighing big capital costs

Meta Platforms forecast third-quarter revenue well above analysts’ estimates on Wednesday, as artificial intelligence once more powered its core advertising business, sending its shares soaring 11% in extended trading. The…

Ideatv News July 31, 2025

EDUCATION TECH WORLD NEWS

US Fermilab hit in cyberattack targeting Microsoft’s SharePoint, Bloomberg News reports

Hackers recently attempted to breach the U.S. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), one of the Department of Energy’s 17 national labs, by exploiting a known vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint software.…

Ideatv News July 30, 2025

FINTECH WORLD NEWS

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption

Australia has reversed its previous exemption of YouTube from its teen social media ban, officially adding the video-sharing platform to the list of restricted sites for users under 16. The…

Ideatv News July 30, 2025

TECH WORLD NEWS

Citi announces research expansion into private industry, mostly tech firms

Citigroup (C.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday it is expanding its research coverage to include private companies, with a focus on rapidly growing tech firms, mirroring a similar strategy by JPMorgan…

Ideatv News July 29, 2025

TECH WORLD NEWS

Microsoft launches AI-based Copilot Mode in Edge browser

Microsoft has launched an experimental mode that adds new artificial intelligence (AI) features to its Edge browser. When users opt-in, the new Copilot Mode provides a page with a single input box that combines chat, search and web navigation, the company said in a…

Ideatv News July 29, 2025

BUSINESS FINTECH TECH

Tesla Signs $16.5 Billion Chip Deal With Samsung Electronics

Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. automaker had signed a $16.5 billion deal to source chips from Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab, a move expected to bolster…

Ideatv News July 28, 2025

SPORT

Women’s AFCON: Nigeria bid to claim 10th continental crown

Nigeria's bid to win their 10th African Women's Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title comes to the last hurdle when they meet hosts Morocco in the final in Rabat on Saturday. The North Africans, meanwhile,…

Ideatv News July 26, 2025

WORLD NEWS

French media giant acquires MultiChoice in $3bn deal, gains full control of DStv, GOtv

French media conglomerate Canal+ has officially acquired full ownership of MultiChoice Group, the parent company of DStv and GOtv, in a landmark $3 billion (approx. 55 billion rand) deal. The…

Ideatv News July 24, 2025

BUSINESS WORLD NEWS

Naira stability: 1,350 vehicles arrive at PTML in two days

The Nigerian Ports Authority has reported that a total of 1,350 vehicles are expected to arrive at the Ports & Terminal Multipurpose Limited at the Tincan Island Port between July…

Ideatv News July 24, 2025

TECH

Amazon acquires Bee, the AI wearable that records everything you say

Amazon has acquired the AI wearables startup Bee, according to a LinkedIn post by Bee co-founder Maria de Lourdes Zollo. Amazon confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch but noted that the…

Ideatv News July 23, 2025