Category: Science/Technology

How Jhené Aiko Turned Ethereal R&B Into A Multi-Mi...

Jhené Aiko has spent her career mastering a smooth R&B sound, which has long been compared to the likes of Sade and Erykah Badu.

Kwanza Jones Built A $4.5B Net Worth And Made Hist...

Kwanza Jones’ name has been buzzing in sports headlines after she made history as the first African-American woman to become a maj...

Cheryl Finley Is Turning A $50K Prize Into More Pi...

Cheryl Finley’s mission to diversify the arts continues as the winner of the High Museum of Art’s 2026 David C.

Beyoncé’s Award-Winning Haircare Brand Cécred Is E...

Cécred is expanding.

Barack Obama Says Democratic Party Needs To Establ...

Barack Obama says the Democratic Party needs a “clear” plan for AI.

Listening for schizophrenia: How AI could help wit...

The speech of people with schizophrenia sounds subtly different from their healthy counterparts. Can AI hear those differences bet...

Rope, twine and thread: Invisible technologies of ...

Missing from the archaeological record, fiber innovations like string played a huge role in the daily lives of our ancestors. Rese...

Hello, bristle worm

They’re segmented. They’ve got bristles. And sometimes, metallic jaws and detachable rear ends with eyes and a brain.

US data centers could consume more natural gas tha...

The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world.

Meta now lets AI agents handle the boring parts of...

A new WhatsApp Business MCP server lets developers use AI coding agents like Claude, Cursor, Codex, and ChatGPT to handle setup, m...

The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and s...

From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or m...

The AI data center boom is colliding with cities s...

National outcry against data center construction has spread to Philadelphia, where officials suggested possible construction in a ...

We don’t need AI regulation — leave safety to us, ...

AI isn't some new form of "alien mind," according to Jensen Huang. It's just hardware and software, so safety can be engineered by...

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Iran-backed rebels in Yemen tried using Anthropic’...

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen tried to use Anthropic’s powerful Claude AI model to craft software for use in ballistic missil...

TikTok rejects Meta ads urging firm to join landma...

The rejected video ad featured a voiceover pressuring TikTok and YouTube to take action, Axios reported, citing sources familiar w...

Hunter Biden crashes out over collapse of his $LAP...

Hunter Biden publicly crashed out over the spectacular collapse of his meme coin, ranting online about the "f--k up" that crushed ...

Mom horrified after Meta AI starts asking about he...

Kalie Robins said the episode began when she shared what she called an “innocent” clip of herself singing in the car with one of h...

Silicon Valley parents think NYC is crazy to ban A...

If public schools were to opt out of AI, a technology gap is sure to open up. Affluent, tech-savvy families will teach their kids ...

Federal Agents Are Secretly Monitoring Americans’ ...

"If we can't meaningfully review and evaluate these systems, we can't trust them." The post Federal Agents Are Secretly Monitoring...

College Students Using AI to Cheat Are Going to Ab...

Have they considered simply using their time to do the work instead? The post College Students Using AI to Cheat Are Going to Absu...

GLP-1 Users Are Being Cruelly Shamed by Their Own ...

"This has been a life-changing drug so far, and I can't share it with the person I'm closest with." The post GLP-1 Users Are Being...

Earth May Have Had a Larger Cousin that the Sun De...

The Sun may have a few skeletons in the closet. The post Earth May Have Had a Larger Cousin that the Sun Devoured appeared first o...

Aging Congress Is Completely Ill-Equipped to Regul...

"There is a percentage of my colleagues who are still trying to spell AI." The post Aging Congress Is Completely Ill-Equipped to R...

BluDive Calls for Greater Technology Ownership as ...

Foremost Nigerian enterprise tech firm, BluDive Technologies Limited, has called...

The Dangote Refinery IPO opens on 14 September. He...

When the Dangote Refinery IPO launches, Nigerian investors will get an opportunity to own a part of the largest single listed comp...

Zambian fintech Zoyk gets BCC approval to take Zoy...

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Zambia's Zoyk receiving DRC payments approval, Lesaka profits increasing ahead of the Bank Zero de...

Building a thriving career as a program manager

Many people see program management as just ‘project management with a softer title’ but in reality, the role is much deeper. Esohe...

Is the Foldable iPhone Worth It? Breaking Down App...

Is the Foldable iPhone Worth It? Breaking Down Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo $1,999 buys the cheapest iPhone Duo. $3,199 buys the most...

How Big Tech is shaping Nigeria’s digital governme...

How Big Tech is shaping Nigeria’s digital government This story was made possible with support from the Pulitzer Center and forms ...

Foldable iPhone Worth It? What the $1,999 iPhone D...

Foldable iPhone Worth It? What the $1,999 iPhone Duo Actually Gets You Apple has finally entered the foldable phone market. After ...

iPhone 18 Storage: Which Size Should You Actually ...

iPhone 18 Storage: Which Size Should You Actually Buy in 2026? Buying a new iPhone is expensive enough without paying for storage ...

Thousands of hacked sites trick you into installin...

Thousands of hacked sites use fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick visitors into running malware. Learn the warning signs before hackers ...

Flock cameras put Lindsey Isaacs in jail for 13 days over a crash she never caused. A true crime story about privacy, plate reader...

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Scammers know the best time to text you

Scam texts spike at noon and peak on Fridays. Learn how scammers time attacks, spoof trusted brands and catch you at your busiest ...

153 million driver’s license scans may be on the d...

Your driver’s license could be among 153 million scans exposed in a dark web breach as the FBI investigates the massive identity d...

Verizon launches iPhone 18 Pro preorders with two ...

The iPhone 18 Pro is now up for preorder at Verizon with some tempting deals — here's how to get the biggest saving possible.

South Africans join Thais and Americans in rejecti...

South Africa faces opposition to new data centers as communities question electricity, water, and transparency issues surrounding ...

I’ve never wanted a phone as much as the iPhone Du...

The iPhone Duo is Apple’s most exciting phone in years, but I’m wondering who is actually going to buy it.

Finally, some good usage — this Danish data center...

A Danish Meta data center captures server heat and supplies thousands of homes through an existing district heating network.

The leading streaming platforms now cost you $702 ...

Streaming prices are constantly going up, but this report shows which platforms are the biggest culprits.

First-ever adult T. rex trackway found in North Da...

Paleontologists have identified the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex, and the discovery was made in the...

Anthropic CEO calls for slowdown of AI development...

In a blog post, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei cautioned that swarms of rogue AI agents could take over the internet in as little as s...

Anthropic says scientists used AI for possible bio...

Anthropic said it blocked scientists who used its Claude AI models "in ways that could support biological weapons development."

Ex-Anthropic researcher warns AI could grow "smart...

The development of AI "doesn't look that different from say, 'Terminator,' or from science fiction films," Jacob Coxon said.

Former Anthropic researcher who said AI could "kil...

Anthropic said on Thursday that it disrupted several potential efforts this year to make biological weapons using its models. It's...

AI could "kill us all," researcher says

Two tech insiders are sounding the alarm on artificial intelligence. Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warns that AI could "...

Are bioweapons a looming AI threat?

Some tech insiders are sounding the alarm on the dangers of artificial intelligence, which could be used to disable critical infra...

How Miva Open University is raising global talents...

What does it take to prepare Africa’s next generation of innovators? For decades, the answer has largely been…

Nigerian students criticise FG’s 100MB daily data ...

Nigerian students have reacted angrily to the Federal Government’s plan to provide them with 100 megabytes (MB) of…

Infinix GT 50 Pro Set to Make Nigerian Debut at PM...

For competitive gamers, the wait is almost over. Infinix has confirmed September 12 as the Nigerian debut of…

What FG’s plan to regulate under-16 internet acces...

The Federal Government has announced plans to regulate internet access for children below 16, but has yet to…

Infinix Launches GT 50 Pro: The Ultimate Hardcore ...

Driven by a breakthrough thermal engine, the Infinix GT 50 Pro harmonizes physical precision, flagship hardware, and software inte...

Mercury may have shrunk much more than we thought,...

Mercury may be shrinking much faster than we thought — and that could reveal new clues about its violent origins.

1 million people's genes reveal the heritability o...

A huge analysis probes the genetics of personality, finding that the trait is much less straightforward than physical attributes l...

Infectious diseases will seed new ground as the pl...

Climate change will increase our exposure to myriad infections, from tick-borne diseases to drug-resistant bacterial infections.

'Every time it gets excited — boom — it collapses'...

Live Science spoke with Dr. Emmanuel Mignot, director of the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy and co-winner of a coveted Lasker Awar...

Finland's largest Viking Age silver hoard discover...

The largest Viking Age silver hoard ever found in Finland was unearthed by a metal detectorist north of Helsinki.

Innocent woman says police use of Flock camera led...

Lindsey Brooke Isaacs spent 13 days in jail after a Flock camera flagged her Dodge Durango near a fatal Florida crash that killed ...

Amazon's Alexa for Shopping can now verify suspici...

Amazon's Alexa for Shopping now lets customers verify suspicious emails, texts and phone calls against the company's own communica...

Floating solar panels could save cities millions. ...

Lima, Ohio, has installed 3,120 floating solar panels on its Twin Lakes Reservoir, projecting nearly $10 million in electricity co...

What your HOA may be putting online about you

Homeowners association meeting minutes and membership lists can expose names, addresses and emails that scammers use to craft conv...

Anthropic researcher says AI has over 10% chance t...

An Anthropic researcher warned that AI could wipe out humanity within the next decade, responding to a former employee who resigne...

Apple unveils first foldable iPhone, iPhone 18 Pro...

Apple officially entered the foldable smartphone space with the debut of the iPhone Ultra alongside the flagship iPhone 18 and 18 ...

Inside John Ternus' first Apple launch event as CE...

CEO John Ternus debuted the $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo in his first major product event, marking Apple's long-awaited entry into t...

Trump admin partners with OpenAI to equip federal ...

President Donald Trump's GSA secured a 50% discount on OpenAI's cutting-edge AI models for federal employees with no minimum spend...

Nigeria’s UduTech taps South Korean GPU supplier t...

The deal gives UduTech access to Baro AI’s multi-GPU Poseidon servers and broadens the range of hardware available through its AGH...

In today's edition: Kenya's new rules for cross-border data protection || Yusuf Omari: Absa Kenya's new CEO || SA police and body-...

Kenyan political operator used Claude to mass-prod...

Its discovery offers an early glimpse of how generative AI could shape Kenya’s political ecosystem ahead of the next election.

South Africa hands Nigerian romance scam suspects ...

The case highlights a broader shift in the cybercrime economy, where criminals can exploit human trust without ever breaching a de...

“Take the worker out of the pit”: How ABB’s Charl ...

AI could make African mining safer and more efficient by connecting machines, systems, and workers and moving people away from dan...

Unexpected hints of dark matter should breathe lif...

With little in the way of significant discoveries since 2012, there have been mutterings that particle physics is at a dead end. H...

Twisteddoodles on spies through the ages

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles

Tom Gauld on an introduction to basic philosophica...

Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon

Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane pas...

Readers continue to share stories of how their own dogs respond to aircrafts

Bursts of ‘pink noise’ during sleep seem to help c...

The human brain flushes out waste products while we sleep and now it seems that certain sounds might enhance the process

Heat spikes over Tibet may help explain severe Cal...

Unusually high temperatures over the mountainous region can kick-start a chain of events that ultimately leads to a severe deluge ...

Earliest evidence of habitual drug use found in te...

Strange, rounded grooves in prehistoric teeth are thought to have been made by regularly sucking whole betel nuts to extract a pai...

Why our common ancestor with chimpanzees keeps get...

The more we learn about chimpanzees, the more they resemble us – but the further back in time our shared ancestor seems to be. Col...

August was the joint hottest month on record

Global warming and a record El Niño have pushed Earth’s temperature more than 1.5°C above the preindustrial average, and further h...

The Hidden Power Struggle Between Lions and Hyenas

There’s a lot of role reversal happening here The post The Hidden Power Struggle Between Lions and Hyenas appeared first on Nautil...

Why Snake Embryos Form in Spirals

The most carefully packed embryo of all the vertebrates The post Why Snake Embryos Form in Spirals appeared first on Nautilus.

An Astrophysicist’s Favorite Books on Cosmology

This reading list takes you to the stars The post An Astrophysicist’s Favorite Books on Cosmology appeared first on Nautilus.

Does Consciousness Require a Body?

A conversation with neuroscientist and author Antonio Damasio about intelligence, feelings, and robots The post Does Consciousness...

Elephants Think Before They Act

It’s a remarkable act of impulse control The post Elephants Think Before They Act appeared first on Nautilus.

Could You Survive the Oregon Trail?

You might not die of dysentery on the trail these days, but there is still plenty of danger outdoors The post Could You Survive th...

Ib Kamara Steps Down As Off-White’s Creative Direc...

Ib Kamara is stepping down from his role at Italian luxury fashion brand Off-White.

Tiger Woods’ Son, Charlie, Lands His Very First NI...

Charlie Woods has landed his first NIL deal.

Father-Son Duo Launch A Talent Discovery And Enter...

A scavenger hunt for music on YouTube has launched a solution to serve independent artists.

Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors...

Cognition's valuation multiple is higher than Cursor's was before selling to SpaceX.

Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscriber...

Last month, a Claude user noticed his account was consuming tokens even though he wasn't working. Anthropic has since warned users...

White House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after...

The Trump administration's short-lived arcade game "Build the Wall" is now nowhere to be found after the Tetris Company posted tha...

CloudNC raises $20M to automate manufacturing’s mo...

UK-based manufacturing software startup CloudNC announced Wednesday a $20 million B extension round, bringing its lifetime total r...

Google DeepMind alumni are building tools to accel...

Fusionality is developing control systems and simulation environments to help fusion power startups move faster.

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The Fairphone (Gen 6+) Review: Finally in the US

With affordable replacement parts, a five-year warranty, and updates through 2033, the Fairphone proves sustainability doesn’t mea...

Apple’s Phil Schiller shunned plan to squeeze more...

Longtime Apple executive Phil Schiller reportedly wanted no involvement with a push by the tech giant’s new leadership to squeeze ...

Amazon fired pregnant employees who missed too muc...

The complaint, filed by four former warehouse employees, claims Amazon routinely violates federal and New York worker-protection l...

Best tech at IFA 2026, from a smart ‘skylight’ to ...

Is the home of the future old news at this point?

Billionaire has been offered ‘gold mines, houses, ...

"There is overwhelming interest," tech titan Tim Draper told The Post.

 Students are rising up against Flock cameras: ‘Wh...

"The government's trying to watch you more and more," Gabe Sayer, a 17-year-old high school senior from Loveland, Colorado, told T...

Scientists Say LLMs Appear to Be Acting as a Cogni...

They're infecting us — and actively making us dumber. The post Scientists Say LLMs Appear to Be Acting as a Cognitive Virus Among ...

Fashion Founder Emily Oberg Says She Tried Using A...

"The smartest AI in the world can learn everything there is to know about taste and style, but the feeling will never be there." T...

Elon Musk Seems Legitimately Shaken Over This New ...

"The bully is mad." The post Elon Musk Seems Legitimately Shaken Over This New Documentary appeared first on Futurism.

AI School Hooking Children Up to Heart Monitor in ...

"It's pretty clear that there's an absence of any moral compass at all." The post AI School Hooking Children Up to Heart Monitor i...

Bizarre Glitch Causes Delivery Robots to Swarm Bus...

"As a disabled person this is an actual nightmare." The post Bizarre Glitch Causes Delivery Robots to Swarm Busy City Sidewalk app...

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The Founders Lab Cohort 1 programme under the iDICE Startup...

5 Innovative Products TECNO Displayed at IFA 2026

IFA is one of the biggest stages for consumer technology,...

Airtel’s 25-year licence still awaits approval in ...

On Techpoint Digest, we talk about Airtel's 25-year licence that has yet to be approved in Kenya, why Nigeria is investigating Ube...

Nexus AI is bringing AI-powered X-ray screening to...

Nexus AI is using AI-powered X-ray screening to help healthcare facilities in Africa identify possible abnormalities faster, even ...

Kenya changes short code rules, making one code wo...

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya's desire for a single short code for everyone, AI's approach to Africa's radiology gap, ARC ...

The Best Budget Laptops for Students Right Now

The Best Budget Laptops for Students Right Now A good student laptop doesn’t need to cost a fortune. For most students, a laptop n...

iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro: What We Expect to ...

iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro: What We Expect to Change The iPhone 18 Pro is expected to be Apple’s next major Pro iPhone, but th...

Google and Apple Maps Privacy: The secret to hidin...

There is a little secret to removing your home from Google Maps and Apple Maps. Take back your privacy and follow these instructio...

How to stream safely while traveling outside the U...

Traveling abroad? Learn how a VPN secures public Wi-Fi and helps you stream your usual services more safely from almost anywhere y...

The 7 signs you’ve been hacked

Even if you’re running antivirus software and making safer choices online, it is possible that viruses, malware, or ransomware can...

How to watch today's ‘Surprise and Shine’ Apple ev...

Apple's big September event is happening today, and we're expecting several phones plus new wearables, home devices, and software.

Creative Assembly says it wanted to 'authentically...

Creative Assembly worked closely with Games Workshop to ensure the Total War: Warhammer 40,000 player experience was as "authentic...

CD Projekt Red says Songs of the Past will 'comple...

CD Projekt Red has said it wanted Songs of the Past to spotlight Dandelion because it felt like "a chapter was missing" from The W...

AI founders no longer need a Silicon Valley addres...

Europe has AI talent; the challenge is converting operators into founders.