Welcome to the AllNews roundup of the top Five Technology News of this week.
Apple has announced its decision to stop selling its products through the Apple store in Russia as other Western businesses are increasingly cutting ties with the county after it invaded Ukraine last week.
A look at Apple's online Russian storefront revealed all Apple products listed as "Unavailable" for purchase or delivery in the country. Read more here.
The streaming platform, Spotify has shut down its Moscow operations indefinitely in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week.
Spotify opened a representative office in Moscow last month after a new Russian law required foreign tech companies with an audience of over 500,000 users to establish an office in the nation by 2022. Read more here.
Airtel Nigeria has announced that it will support its customers to make free calls to war-ravaged Ukraine to reach their friends and families there.
Airtel Chief Executive Officer, Surendran Chemmenkotil, stated on Friday in Lagos that the free call service to Ukraine was subject to the company’s fair usage policy. Read more here.
Streaming company Netflix announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Next Games, the Finnish mobile game developer that has already made an RPG based on 'Stranger Things'.
The acquisition will see Netflix hand over around €65 million (around $72 million), with all of the paperwork expected to be finalised by the summer. Read more here.
The Google News Initiative (GNI) on Wednesday announced the opening of the third Innovation Challenge for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, with each selected innovation project eligible for $150,000 in funding.
Head of Google News Initiative Innovation, Ludovic Blecher said in a statement that Google was looking forward to seeing fresh ideas and innovative approaches to big challenges the news ecosystem was facing. Read more here.
These are the latest Technology news that made trends during the week. Visit our website https://allnews.ng for more Technology news around the world.
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