Amazon just became the second member of the trillion-dollar club.

The e-commerce giant hit the 13-digit milestone Tuesday morning when its stock briefly surged to $2050.50, passing the $2,050.27 mark to win a $1 trillion market capitalization.

The web-retailing giant — founded in 1994 when Jeff Bezos started selling books out of his garage in Seattle — crossed the stratospheric threshold just over a month after Apple became the first company to do so on Aug. 2.



The Seattle company couldn’t maintain the momentum until the closing bell, though — its shares finishing the day up 1.3 percent, to $2,039.51. That closing price left Amazon with a market cap of just under $995 billion.

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It took Apple 35 years as a public company to reach a trillion, and Amazon just 21 years. Both are now trailed by Microsoft and Alphabet, parent of Google, which are both roughly $150 billion shy of the $1 trillion mark.

Facebook, meanwhile, currently sits just under $500 billion, as Wall Street continues to fret that privacy concerns will dog its growth and profitability.

Amazon’s stock has more than doubled over the past year, having hit $1,000 only last October. Over the past decade, it has surged more than 3,000 percent as it has expanded from selling books to becoming a major player in tech and entertainment with its Echo devices and Oscar-nominated films.

Bezos is now worth over $165 billion, well ahead of runner-up Bill Gates, whose wealth clocks in at just over $98 billion, according to Bloomberg.

Source: Amazon value hits $1 trillion

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have given Super Eagles coach Salisu Yusuf a one year ban from all football-related activities for allegedly taking a bribe to select players.

Yusuf was caught on camera collecting N357,000 ($1,000) from journalists posing as football agents who wanted him to select two players for the 2018 African Nations Championship(CHAN).

The coach who was invited to face the NFF Ethics Committee Yusuf has been given a one year ban from all football-related activities and fined $5000.

In a report submitted to the NFF Secretariat on Tuesday, September 4, the Committee says they found the coach guilty of accepting cash gift offered by the fake football agents on behalf of Osas Okoro and Rabiu Ali.

The Committee also believes that Yusuf made a deliberate decision to accept the cash gift and ruled that it was not an error of judgment on the part of the coach.

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The Committee also found the video which was made public by BBC African Eye has a damaging effect on the reputation and integrity of Nigerian football.

The decision of the Committee to ban and fine Yusuf is in accordance with Art 22, FIFA Disciplinary Code.

The $5000 fine is to be paid within three months of the date of the decision.

Source: NFF Bans Salisu Yusuf for 1 year and asks him to pay $5,000 for Accepting Bribe

Aretha Franklin who is in hospice care at her home is surrounded by her loved ones and resting at home, a member of the iconic singer’s family tells PEOPLE.

“She’s alert, laughing, teasing, able to recognize people,” Franklin’s nephew, Tim Franklin tells PEOPLE following the news of the 76-year-old star’s illness Monday.

“Family is there with her,” he said. “She’s home.”

Source: Amala NG

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I know this DIY phone case showing you how to make your own phone case might initially come across as a well thought out and subtle Pepsi ad. If that’s the case, its one heck of a brilliant ad!

I mean, why take all that trouble to head over to Computer Village, or order a potentially fake smartphone case from Jumia (oops! ���) when you can simply buy a can of soda?

Also read: Here’s How To Make A DIY Laptop Stand From PVC In Just 3 Steps.

Well the guys at Creative Etc, a Channel on Youtube i discovered during one of my many “free WI-FI crusades” taught us exactly how to make your own phone case using just a can of Pepsi.

Watch this DIY phone case video and be wowed.

When I told Ezekiel, my team Lead that prior to now, I’d never ever used a Taxify or Uber to shuttle around Lagos, he probably thought I was faffing. “Shame on you, Richard, shame on you”, I hear them say in my head �. A Tech startup founder that has never ventured the preferred tech solution to comfortable mobility for Nigerian millennials.

Well all that changed yesterday and I owe it in part to the heavy rain that fell.

The rain was a bastard that Friday (as usual) and it halted my almost regular late night waka home to Ipaja from office at around 8pm.

Oh yes! Let’s not also forget the generous donation of Ezekiel who was kind enough to dash me his promo bonus (but if memory serves me right, it was my own first time rider bonus of N2,500 that deserved the accolades).

Either way, Mr.Eziekiel put me up to it, so he gets some too.

Back to the story, so instead of flying a Danfo as usual, I ordered a ride to Maryland Mall (apparently, anywhere nearer my route was going to cost me at least 1k extra, and being my first time using Taxify, I was determined to spend not a dime of mine �.)

It was a white Toyota Corolla driven by one Mr. Ogunleye. For a second there I almost contemplated whether it would seem rude to sit at the “Oga’s” seat but WTF was I thinking? I owned this sh*t right now!

As far as I was concerned, I owned this dude’s car as far as I had money running for my ride...READ MORE

A video just surfaced online of President Muhammadu Buhari being arrested by UK Police and escorted into a Black Maria Police armored van. Watch now.

Forbes reported that Facebook’s stock plummeted after the social media giant reported disappointing Q2 earnings and user acquisition growth (all these Publicly traded companies sef �).

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As a result, Mark Zuckerberg net worth 2018 fell by a humongous $15 billion to $77 billion net worth ��, knocking Zuckerberg down 3 places to the 6th richest man on earth (Believe me, many people would hang themselves if they ever lost such staggering amounts of money).

Facebook on the other hand got $119 billion dollars wiped out of their market valuation…in one day.

Sounds like someone is in need of some firing �

As E be so, the issue don serious well well to the point wey some Board members don de hustle make Mark kuku free the Chairmanship role.

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Mark Zuckerberg Net Worth 2018 – Hmmm, new tori just land oh! A few weeks ago, some of us probably knew that Zuck’s net worth skyrocketed to an all time high that shot him up to the third richest man on earth.

I had it in mind to write a post about it but alas! An update to that story just came in (the tech space is a rapidly dynamic one).

Forbes reported that Facebook’s stock plummeted after the social media giant reported disappointing Q2 earnings and user acquisition growth (all these Publicly traded companies sef �).

Mark Zuckerberg net worth 2018

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As a result, Mark Zuckerberg net worth 2018 fell by a humongous $15 billion to $77 billion net worth ��, knocking Zuckerberg down 3 places to the 6th richest man on earth (Believe me, many people would hang themselves if they ever lost such staggering amounts of money).

Facebook on the other hand got $119 billion dollars wiped out of their market valuation…in one day.

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Hmmm, new tori just land oh! A few weeks ago, some of us probably knew that Zuck’s net worth skyrocketed to an all time high that shot him up to the third richest man on earth.

I had it in mind to write a post about it but alas! An update to that story just came in (the tech space is a rapidly dynamic one).
Forbes reported that Facebook’s stock plummeted after the social media giant reported disappointing Q2 earnings and user acquisition growth (all these Publicly traded companies sef �).

Related:
These Are The 10 Richest Tech Billionaires In The World (2018)

As a result, Mark Zuckerberg net worth 2018 fell by a humongous $15 billion to $77 billion net worth ��, knocking Zuckerberg down 3 places to the 6th richest man on earth (Believe me, many people would hang themselves if they ever lost such staggering amounts of money).
Facebook on the other hand got $119 billion dollars wiped out of their market valuation…in one day.

Sounds like someone is in need of some firing �

As E be so, the issue don serious well well to the point wey some Board members don de hustle make Mark kuku free the Chairmanship role.

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It’s a smart system that monitors your sleeping patterns and based on the data collected, regulates the temperature of the cooling pillow to help you sleep like a little baby �.

But why is it necessary to have some piece of tech regulate your sleep in the first place? Let me break it down for you from a relatable standpoint.

As it turns out, Doctors have proven that there’s a strong relationship between temperature and our sleep patterns and this dictates events like when we fall asleep and when we wake.

For instance, that’s why it’s so hard to fall asleep when there’s heat in the room. You toss and turn and fan yourself or try to let in sufficient breeze through the window. If you’re lucky, there’s up NEPA in your area and you switch on your A/C or Standing Fan.

And following this, that’s exactly the reason why you fall asleep soon after you bring an A/C or Electric Fan into the equation, thus the symbiosis between sleep and body temperature.

So because the body needs to cool down to fall asleep, the Moona smart cooling pillow can make you go to sleep twice as fast, sleep deeper wake up gently.

Want to find out more? Read on.

Online loans in Nigeria are now the new black, considering the hassle it typically takes to secure a loan from a Nigerian financial institution (which in this case is of course, Nigerian banks �).

But thanks to the dawning of a new age of technology where brick and mortar financial establishments have slowly begun to lose their iron clad grip, for the fast-footed, tech conscious Nigerian, the path to securing online loans in Nigeria has never been easier.

So what’s this big secret to securing loans online?

Even the “5 minutes” fish bait is enough to make the faint hearted conclude it a scam.

But it’s not even close.

New startup on the block, Paylater says otherwise.

Founded in 2012 by Parent company, OneFi, Paylater via its mobile app aids Nigerians apply for short-term loans to help cover unexpected expenses or urgent need for cash and here’s the best part…there’s no collateral or guarantor needed! If you’re good to go, you get a credit alert in just 5 quick minutes! Find out more

When I told Ezekiel, my team Lead that prior to now, I’d never ever used a Taxify or Uber to shuttle around Lagos, he probably thought I was faffing.

“Shame on you, Richard, shame on you”, I hear them say in my head �.

A Tech startup founder that has never ventured the preferred tech solution to comfortable mobility for Nigerian millennials.

Well all that changed yesterday and I owe it in part to the heavy rain that fell.

The rain was a bastard that Friday (as usual) and it halted my almost regular late night waka home to Ipaja from office at around 8pm.

Oh yes! Let’s not also forget the generous donation of Ezekiel who was kind enough to dash me his promo bonus (but if memory serves me right, it was my own first time rider bonus of N2,500 that deserved the accolades).

Either way, Mr.Eziekiel put me up to it, so he gets some too.

Back to the story, so instead of flying a Danfo as usual, I ordered a ride to Maryland Mall (apparently, anywhere nearer my route was going to cost me at least 1k extra, and being my first time using Taxify, I was determined to spend not a dime of mine �.)

It was a white Toyota Corolla driven by one Mr. Ogunleye. For a second there I almost contemplated whether it would seem rude to sit at the “Oga’s” seat but WTF was I thinking? I owned this sh*t right now!

As far as I was concerned, I owned this dude’s car as far as I had money running for my ride.

Also read another of my escapades:
See What My Infinix Hot 4 Lite Looks Like After Falling Out Of A Speeding Bus (photos).

Just sitting there in the back and being driven, a/c refreshing me as I listened to the driver rant away about his sexcapades with a female rider he once picked up (and also wondering why he was divulging such details to me) made me resound to myself:

“My gosh, Richard! Money must find me! I must find money! This is the life! Today Na me be Oga!” ���
Continue reading the adventure.

if you’re one of the lucky few who own an iPhone product or two, here are some really awesome iPhone hacks to extend the functionality of your smartphone.

#1. How to adjust the brightness of your iPhone torch.

By default, the torch is usually bright as it is in all phones. Lucky for iPhone users, you can adjust the brightness level between low light, medium light and bright light by holding down the torch light icon until a small menu surfaces.

#2. How to undo typing mistakes by shaking your phone.

This particular iPhone hack reminds me of the “shake to send” feature of Xender. Here, if you’re typing and you make a mistake, instead of hitting delete key, just shake your phone and the last word or letter will erase.

#3. How to Play, pause, rewind, fast-forward, and skip songs using just your iPhone earphones.

To pause or play: tap the centre button once.
>To fast-forward: tap the centre button twice and long-press on the second tap.
>To rewind: tap center button three times and long-press on the third tap.
>To skip a song: double tap.
>To go to the previous song: triple tap.
(Seems a little bit tricky but I’m sure you’ll get it eventually.)

#4. How to unlock your iPhone with your finger print without a finger print sensor...Continue reading

If you’ve watched the Iron Man trilogy, then you’re familiar with the Jarvis Software, an Artificial Intelligence program that runs Tony Stark’s home.

Well it’s now real and “in the flesh” so to speak and guess what? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg built his own version to power his home 2 years ago.This is how he did it

If you’ve watched the Iron Man trilogy, then you’re familiar with Jarvis, an Artificial Intelligence program that runs Tony Stark’s home.

Well it’s now real and “in the flesh” so to speak and guess what? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg built his own version to power his home 2 years ago.

Last time, I posted about Bill Gates house and got a whole lot of people on Nairaland astonished at what it could do. This time we’re going into Mark Zuckerberg’s to uncover the state of the art technology that Power’s his home.

He’d set off 2016 with that one New Year’s resolution (as well as running 365 miles) and according to a really long journal he wrote on Facebook about his escapades, creating the Jarvis Software took him 100 hours to complete.

Don’t freak out just yet. 100 hours is just a little over 3 days work. In fact, Zuk wrote that building the Jarvis software turned out even much easier than he’d earlier anticipated (much easier than the 365 mile run, he’d claimed).

And truly who’d expect anything less from the world’s youngest and richest billionaire anyway?

So below are a few of the tasks the Jarvis Artificial intelligence software can do: Read more now

The guys at Creative Etc, a Channel on Youtube i discovered during one of my many “free WI-FI crusades” taught us exactly how to make your own phone case using just a can of Pepsi.

Watch this video and be amazed.

I know this DIY phone case showing you how to make your own phone case might initially come across as a well thought out and subtle Pepsi ad. If that’s the case, its one heck of a brilliant ad!

Well the guys at Creative Etc, a Channel on Youtube i discovered during one of my many “free WI-FI crusades” taught us exactly how to make your own phone case using just a can of Pepsi.

Watch this video and be wowed.

Things you should know about the new Japa slang. (read below)

Recently Was Sho Mo Age Mi From A Comedian -Actor Jigan Baba Oja Which Later Turned Into A Viral Track Released By The Actor And Had Inspired Covers From Various Acts And Talents And Now Is Another Trending Slang On The Intenet and Streets “JAPA”

Since Japa slang has taken over as the new Trending Slang ,We Decided To Bring to You Few Things You Need To Know About The Slang Since So Many peole Are Yet To Know Exactly What It Meant Or Refers To.

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It is more than enough
I see blood on the streets .
I smell blood in the air,
Death is now a neighbour.
No one to explain, are we at war? #Nigeriansmourn

Mothers running,
Babies falling,
Men are burning,
How did we get here?
#Nigeriansmourn

The word is MOM,
The silence is harsh
Too loud for comfort is the sound of death
As it steals a love one.
#Nigeriansmourn

Source: Richeetech.com.ng

From the Plateau killings to the countless herdsmen insurgencies, Vanguard reports that no fewer than 1,315 people have been killed in just 10 weeks of year 2018.

Like this post on Nairaland to show your support for the movement to end innocent killings in Nigeria.

This happened at a mall in Dubai (or in Morocco as other reports claim. In fact we’re at loss of which to believe. Everyone apparently craves the fame?)

When you watch the video and count how many seconds it took to quench Mr. Human Torch here, it’s safe to say the Nigga obviously sustained up to 3rd Degree burns.

Watch the youtube video here

So here are 10 things you didn’t know about the owner of Nairabet.

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#1. Back in secondary school when boys were asked what they wanted to d to become in future and everyone was saying stuff like “I want to be a Doctor”, “I want to be a Lawyer.”, this nigga said he wanted to be a billionaire! �

#2. The owner of Nairabet failed 5 times to get into University which made him settle for a HND (I mean, was he dull or something? �)

#3. He eventually got a Masters in Marketing from the University of Liverpool, England.

#4. Akin Alabi reads like…a lot! From audio tapes to seminars to books, he would consume like the way you’d consume your best food. A testament to this is when you see his library collection.

#5. Long before Nairabet in 2002 just after his NYSC, Akin Alabi delved into entrepreneurship by writing and selling e-books. His first e-book was about Canadian immigration which he spent N3,500 to advertise.

Click here to read read 5 more things you didnt know about Akin Alabi.

Many of you know the owner of Nairabet, Akin Alabi (and I don’t mean the video director). But how many of you knew something other than his name and his multi-million dollar betting website?

#1. Back in secondary school when boys were asked what they wanted to become in future and everyone was saying stuff like “I want to be a Doctor”, “I want to be a Lawyer.”, this nigga said he wanted to be a billionaire! �

#2. The owner of Nairabet failed 5 times to get into University which made him settle for a HND (I mean, was he dull or something? �)

#3. He eventually got a Masters in Marketing from the University of Liverpool, England.

#4. Akin Alabi reads like…a lot! From audio tapes to seminars to books, he would consume like the way you’d consume your best food. A testament to this is when you see his library collection.

#5. Long before Nairabet in 2002 just after his NYSC, Akin Alabi delved into entrepreneurship by writing and selling e-books. His first e-book was about Canadian immigration which he spent N3,500 to advertise.

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Okay, if i ask you to tell me the top 10 Social media sites in the world this year 2018, i bet you couldn’t predict what i have drawn up below. As hard as it sounds to take, the truth is that a few of your top social networking sites may not be on this list. And mind you, i didn’t pull this list out of my ass. This are stats from Statista, the freakin’ holy grail of statistics.

According to Statista, the top 10 social media sites worldwide are:

#1. Facebook (2.2 billion users)

#2. Youtube (1.5 billion users)

#3. Whatsapp (1.5 billion users)

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#4. Facebook Messenger (1.3 billion users)

#5. WeChat (980 million users)

Know the remaining 5 here

i turned to the guys at Statista, an online statistics, market research and business intelligence website to help me with this. Thus, here are the biggest tech companies in the world by Market Value:

#1. Apple ($924 billion dollars)

Late Steve Job’s baby, Apple is the first ever company in history set to set a world record of being valued at #1 trillion dollars in a while. Their shares had surged after Wrren Buffet announced that his company, Berkshire Hathaway had purchased a further 75 million shares.

#2. Amazon ($783 billion dollars)

Apparently Amazon’s stock skyrocketed sometime in 2017, as a result catapulting founder, Jeff Bezos’ networth a staggering $40 billion more than now second place and long time front runner, Bill Gates.

#3. Microsoft ($753 billion dollars)

I bet you thought Microsoft would have clinched top spot of the largest tech companies in the world but alas! Not quite. As it turns out, the fact that Bill Gates was the richest man in the world for years back to back to back to infinity, Forbes reports that as at 2104, he had just 4% of Microsoft, a stake worth $13.3 billion in 2014. Majority of his billions came from his numerous other investments so now you understand why Microsoft is 3rd by market value.

#4. Alphabet/Google ($739 billion dollars)

Everybody knows Google but how many of you know that Alphabet Inc is the parent company of Google and other Google owned companies? Yeah. I thought so. Anyway, whatever name, Google is 4th on our list.

#5. Facebook ($538 billion dollars)

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