The Google Cloud Platform infrastructure service will initially accept cryptocurrency payments from a handful of customers in the Web3 space... The weekend is here and we believe that it is a good time to reflect on the major news reports that have made the waves in the tech space this week, even as you rest from all that you have done. This week, Google joins the league of countries and entities that have adopted crypto as a payment means. The tech giant made the announcement in partnership with Coinbase. Similarly, Microsoft unveiled the latest surface computers. We will tell you what this entails in the later part of the report. In case you missed other major tech news from across the world, this week, don’t worry. We have got you covered in this roundup. Let’s get to it. Here is the summary of this bulletin: Google adopts crypto as a payment token, in partnership with Coinbase YouTube to introduce @usernames to help creators Microsoft unveils 3 new surface computers iPhone 14’s Crash Detector feature experiences flaws 6 African companies among 250 promising fintech globally Crypto gains more with Google’s latest adoption This week, Google became the latest to adopt crypto as part of its payment structure through a partnership with Coinbase. This, it says, would enable its customers to pay for its services using crypto. In a statement released on Tuesday, Google said it will rely on Coinbase to allow customers to pay for cloud services with cryptocurrencies beginning in early 2023 while Coinbase said it would draw on Google’s cloud infrastructure. The deal announced at Google’s Cloud Next conference might succeed in luring cutting-edge companies to Google in a fierce, fast-growing market, where Google’s top competitors do not currently permit clients to pay with digital currencies. The cloud business helps diversify Google’s parent company, Alphabet, away from advertising. It now accounts for 9% of revenue, up from less than 6% three years ago. Coinbase, which generates a majority of its revenue from retail transactions, will move data-related applications to Google from the market-leading Amazon Web Services cloud, which Coinbase has relied on for years, said Jim Migdal, Coinbase’s vice president of business development. After the announcement, Coinbase’s shares rose by as much as 8.4% in Tuesday’s trading session, although the stock is still down over 70% from last year’s price. There has been a number of wins for cryptocurrencies of late with so many entities and countries adopting them. Recently, Russia and Iran adopted cryptos as a payment option in order to facilitate international trade amidst economic sanctions. Related story: Russia to legalize crypto, Apple launches iPhone 14 + other major tech stories last week Gear up for @usernames on YouTube YouTube is set to join its counterparts in adopting the @username thingy for creators using its platform for easier direction and accessibility to their channels by their subscribers. The company introduced “handles” this week, a new way for creators to identify their channel with an @username format in order to interact with their viewers across YouTube Shorts, channel pages, video descriptions, comments and more. These handles will be made available to everyone on YouTube — you don’t need to be a creator of a certain size or subscriber count to claim your own unique @handle, YouTube says. Over time, handles and usernames have become popular on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and even TikTok. But YouTube had only offered limited support for the format, allowing creators to mention channels in video titles and descriptions with the @ symbol, or mention other users in YouTube Live chats, for example. But the @username option was not available in other areas and discussions. Instead, you’d have to reply to another YouTube user’s comment in order to tag them. Read also: YouTube announces new ways for creators to make money with content The latest i...