Category: Science/Technology

Hydrogen discovered in Apollo-era moon rocks could...

Hydrogen detected in Apollo-era moon rocks suggests that future astronauts could harvest water available right on the moon to use ...

How big can snowflakes get?

What is the largest snowflake ever recorded?

AI can predict when massive rogue waves will strik...

Scientists train an AI on 700 years' worth of ocean data to build an equation that can predict when these "maritime monsters" will...

'This must be what God sees': The inside story of ...

Was Apollo 8's iconic view of the Earth rising above the moon more impactful than the Apollo 11 moon landing? A historian digs int...

A DIY version of Tesla’s Cybertruck made out of wo...

A man in Vietnam with stunning woodworking skills wasn't about to wait for the official release of the Tesla CyberTruck. So, he ma...

Beware of fake browser updates on your Mac

Pop-ups for web browser updates on your Mac could be a malicious malware campaign known as ClearFake, whose intention is to steal ...

Five dumb tech security mistakes you’re making

Despite what you may think about your own cybersecurity measures, it may not be enough to shield against cybercriminals. Learn to ...

10 ways to keep packages safe from being stolen th...

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about how to stop a porch pirate from stealing your packages. These 10 ways to keep deliveries from...

Four days after its repayment plan was due to start, fintech Patricia identified a Nigerian politician, William Bonse, as a culpri...

USSD codes for GTB, FCMB, UBA, and Fidelity Bank

Here, we explore the USSD codes for four leading Nigerian banks: GTB, FCMB, UBA, and Fidelity Bank. Read now.

Next Wave: Venture capital is undergoing a reset b...

If anything happens to the macro-economics of the foreign investors investing in African startups, it will have an effect in Afric...

Zenith Bank eyes France expansion, joining other N...

Zenith Bank wants to play on the global stage with expansion to France. Its expansion into Europe would foster it's broader agenda...

This Black Friday laptop deal is perfect for both ...

This lightweight laptop is reduced by $450 at Best Buy for Black Friday.

This Nikon Z8 is one of our favorite cameras, and ...

We loved this Nikon Z8 when we reviewed it, and we love it even more with $500 off.

Coders, grab $500 off this powerful laptop before ...

Get a huge discount on the Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 at Best Buy right now.

This Surface Pro 9 Cyber Monday deal can save you ...

Amazon cut the Surface Pro 9 price by over 25% for Black Friday, which makes it perfect for students.

One of our favorite student tablets is $300 off at...

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ is under $600 at Amazon and is one of our picks for students.

World's biggest iceberg starts moving for first ti...

The world’s largest iceberg, which has moved for the first time in 30 years, could drift toward South Georgia Island and end up ca...

Step into this pod that uses AI to diagnose and tr...

Forward has lunched CarePod, which the company claims is the world's first artificial intelligence doctor's office. Kurt "CyberGuy...

A potential end to embarrassing pocket dialing

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals the secret to preventing the dreaded cellphone pocket dial. It's all about adjusting touch sensit...

A secret phone surveillance program is spying on m...

An obscure surveillance program has been secretly collecting and analyzing domestic phone records. The program is called Domestic ...

Woman on meth tries to open emergency exit door af...

A woman who was on meth attempted to open an emergency exit door aboard a Korean Air flight Thursday traveling from New York to In...

Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly used pouches of fish ...

Jailed FTX founder and convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly paid another inmate to cut his hair ahead of his trial usi...

Bill Gates says using AI could lead to 3-day work ...

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said during an interview on Monday that a three-day work week is possible in the futur...

Vula wants to simplify fundraising for African sta...

Vula wants to simplify fundraising for African startups. Here’s how. By: Ephraim Modise Link: techcabal.com/2023/11/24/vula-nic-...

Nigeria’s Central Bank unveils inflation template ...

Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Yemi Cardoso, has unveiled a plan to hedge against soaring inflation that has jumped for the tent...

Predicting potential winners of Nigeria’s emerging...

The ride-hailing space in Nigeria has taken a big hit in the wake of the subsidy removal policy, which has led to high pump prices...

USSD remains Africa’s most popular payment channel...

Africans prefer making payments via USSD because of its efficiency and straightforwardness. Other channels such as apps and QR cod...

Former Google project CSquared seeks to connect Af...

Former Google project CSquared seeks to connect Africa with $25 million raise By Ephraim Modise Link: techcabal.com/2023/11/25/l...

Best Black Friday telescope and binoculars deals 2...

Today is the best time to pick up a new telescope or pair of binoculars, in the Black Friday sales. Here are our top picks

Earth slammed by ultra-powerful 'goddess particle'...

Researchers recently detected an "ultra-high-energy" cosmic ray, which is the most powerful since the famous "Oh My God" particle ...

James Webb telescope reveals gargantuan 'Mothra' s...

The James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have combined forces to image a cluster of galaxies 4.3 billion light-years away in one...

Best Black Friday fitness tracker deals 2023

Black Friday is a perfect time to snap up huge discounts on fitness trackers. Here are the best deals we've found so far.

Hurry! Fitbit Charge 6 is less than $100 with this...

Save $60 on Fitbit's latest fitness tracker with built-in GPS, Google Pay, and an ECG monitor to keep tabs on your heart.

NASA receives laser beam from 10 million miles awa...

NASA has beamed a near-infrared laser nearly 10 million miles into space breaking new ground for the agency.

6 ways to search beyond the couch cushions for hid...

Have you ever wondered if there might be money out there with your name on it waiting to be reclaimed?

New CISA warning: Thanksgiving clickjacking threat...

On this Thanksgiving, many people are looking forward to spending time with their loved ones and enjoying a festive meal

How to take great family photos and include yourse...

Today is Thanksgiving, a special day to celebrate and express gratitude for our family and friends

How to remove unwanted photos invading your Facebo...

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals how to remove unwanted photos invading your Facebook page.

Beware of these 5 holiday scams

Holiday season is also scamming season. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains five common money scams to beware of during the holiday ...

Elon Musk says X will send money to hospitals in I...

X Corp will give hospitals in Israel and the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Gaza funds, social media platform owner Elon Musk said ...

OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO, establishes ...

OpenAI is bringing co-founder Sam Altman back as CEO just days after the now former board decided to remove him from his position....

Meet OpenAI's new board members following shakeup,...

ChatGPT creator OpenAI has added new faces to its board of directors and removed others in a shakeup that includes the return of S...

Microsoft celebrates OpenAI's return to stability

Microsoft is cheering internally and publicly after OpenAI — the artificial intelligence startup it has invested heavily in — has ...

Telkom share price jumped by 8% as it announced in...

Telkom share price surges after infrastructure-provider model pivot announcement By Ephraim Modise Link: techcabal.com/2023/11/2...

Nigeria’s largest lender wants to expand to Asia

Access Bank chief, Herbert Wigwe says his bank plans to be in major global financial centres.

Brazil-based cyberterrorist group N4ughtySecTU is now threatening to leak the data of two South African consumer credit reporting...

Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor is ready to talk a...

The Central Bank of Nigeria is mandated by law to hold monetary policy committee (MPC) meetings every two months to set the lendin...

WiCrypt partners with Onega Ventures to bring Wi-F...

Nigerian startup, WiCrypt partners with Onega Ventures to bring its blockchain-powered Wi-Fi network to China. The deal will see O...

Google's DeepMind AI can make better weather forec...

DeepMind's new machine learning algorithm takes less than a minute to make its forecasts and can run on a desktop. But it won't re...

Enormous 'sunspot archipelago' 15 times wider than...

A massive sunspot region made up of at least six different sunspot groups has emerged on the sun's nearside. The "archipelago" of ...

City-size 'devil comet' headed for Earth loses its...

The latest and most violent eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its long-awaited closest approach ...

Watch rare footage of 2 mini mola swimming togethe...

Researchers have filmed a pair of young ocean sunfish off Canada's coast and estimated them to measure 24 inches across — five tim...

'Missing' blob of water predicted to be in the Atl...

The newly discovered water mass, called the Atlantic Equatorial Water, stretches from Brazil to West Africa.

5 ways to charge your phone faster than ever befor...

Is your phone's battery running low and you need a quick charge? The CyberGuy provides a few tips on ways to speed up the charging...

To do: Change your smart speaker settings before t...

Voice assistants are both entertaining and helpful for the whole family, however children can rack up purchases or venture into in...

How Google’s data can make you a suspect in a crim...

Google is a powerful search engine that also tracks our online activities, locations and interests. It stores a lot of data about ...

Chinese robot combines wheels and legs to conquer ...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined a dog and a car? Well, you might get something like W1, a wheeled quadrup...

5 tools to save your trip after a canceled or dela...

Travelers are advised to book early flights and save this list of essentials to have on hand the moment you sniff out a travel sna...

What to know about OpenAI's new interim CEO Emmett...

OpenAI tapped former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear to step in and serve as interim CEO for the artificial intelligence leader following ...

OpenAI's employees revolt, threaten to quit unless...

A majority of OpenAI's employees have signed a letter threatening to leave the company unless the board reinstates Sam Altman as C...

Amazon looking to help 2M people grow their AI ski...

Amazon is looking to help grow the artificial intelligence-related skills of 2 million people by halfway through the decade amid t...

Elon Musk’s X files lawsuit against Media Matters,...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against Media Matters alleging that the nonprofit defamed the social media platform...

Salesforce moves to recruit unsettled OpenAI worke...

Salesforce is looking to hire OpenAI employees who resign over the ouster of co-founder Sam Altman, with CEO Marc Benioff offering...

Telegram is offline in Kenya as internet authoriti...

It should be noted that Telegram is only offline during the day. At night, when KCSE exams are not being done, it runs just fine.

Jetstream, Ghana’s leading e-logistics startup is ...

By helping more small customers and enterprises meet international orders, Jetstream Africa hopes to grow faster and become more a...

Bolt Nigeria will announce the 10 finalists for its accelerator programme today. The Den accelerator will give the drivers €2,000 ...

Lagos startup filed Police complaint against GetEq...

Peppa, a startup that offers escrow services to people shopping online, has filed a police complaint against Jude Dike and Temitop...

Exclusive: Retail startup Alerzo fires 100 employe...

Alerzo, the e-commerce startup that raised $10.5 million in a Series A round in 2021, has laid off at least 100 people eight month...

How to tell if someone has read your text message

It can be frustrating not knowing if someone has seen your text message. "Read receipts" allows smartphone users to adjust setting...

11 things to add to your privacy checklist online ...

There are a number of steps you can take to protect your privacy and security while searching the internet. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutss...

Flying car takes first successful flight

Samson Sky CEO and Switchblade designer Sam Bousfield joined "Varney & Co." to discuss the flying car's first flight from an airpo...

Nigeria’s Central Bank postpones rate-setting meet...

Nigeria’s Central Bank has postponed a crucial meeting to decide interest rates even as headline inflation worsened in the West Af...

Zazuu, a marketplace for African remittance companies, last week shut down its services after failing to raise more funds. This ye...

Science news this week: Supervolcanoes and a woode...

Nov. 19, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained...

Space photo of the week: Battling black holes pull...

The Gemini South telescope captured the chaotic aftermath of a billion-year-old collision between two spiral galaxies — and their ...

Why do dogs chase their tails?

Why are dogs, especially puppies, in endless pursuit of their tails?

Measles deaths jumped over 40% from 2021 to 2022, ...

Declines in measles vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic have been tied to an uptick in measles cases, deaths and major outbre...

Arabian sand boa: The derpy snake that looks like ...

Arabian sand boas live in deserts on the Arabian Peninsula, where they lie buried in the sand with only their derpy eyes peeking o...

What your car knows about you and could be telling...

Vehicles collect and share personal information through sensors, microphones, cameras and other phones and devices you plug into y...

6 ways AI-powered dashcams can save your life and ...

A dashcam with artificial intelligence can record accidents and road rage incidents, prevent break-ins and call for help during an...

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman 'shocked and sadde...

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman said he is "shocked and saddened" by CEO Sam Altman's departure from the company, which led to Bro...

OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman quits after findin...

The president and co-founder of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, said he is quitting his role at the company after learning of CEO Sam Altma...

Musk threatens 'thermonuclear lawsuit' against Med...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk says social media platform X is launching a "thermonuclear lawsuit" against Media Matters for America f...

Tanzania’s NALA wants to make Rwanda a settlement ...

Tanzania's NALA wants to make Rwanda its settlement hub after receiving a payments service provider licence.

Ghana’s Central Bank may fine Lemfi, Wise, others ...

Ghana’s Central Bank has barred eight money transfer organisations (MTOs) from offering remittance services without regulatory app...

Zazuu, a payment marketplace for remittance servic...

Zazuu, a London-based fintech that built a marketplace for African remittance companies and raised more than $2 million, has shut ...

James Webb telescope detects 'fluffy' alien planet...

Clouds of silicate sand exist high in exoplanet WASP-107b's atmosphere, new James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal.

1st black hole to be imaged is spewing 'lightsaber...

Researchers may have finally figured out how fast-spinning black holes lose energy in the form of enormous energy jets after takin...

Iceland volcano could burst like a 'fizzy drink,' ...

Magma building beneath Iceland may break through the surface in a volcanic eruption, sending lava flows toward the Blue Lagoon, th...

These noise-canceling headphones can filter specif...

Scientists have created headphones that let users pick the sounds they want to listen to or block out, thanks to a new AI algorith...

The Peloton Guide is less than $100 right now with...

The AI-powered personal trainer uses a camera to track your form and suggests adjustments and technique guidance to get the most f...

4 ways to print out, save and send your iPhone's t...

Printing text messages is a good way to produce a hard copy of conversations. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shows how it's done using a...

5 things to do first if you got a new Mac

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson walks through a variety of first steps to properly set up a new Mac laptop. Treat your Mac as your person...

Cybercrime victims lose more money in Alabama than...

Alabama was listed as the worst state for online shoppers after a study revealed each resident who fell for an online scam in the ...

IBM suspends advertising on Elon Musk's X due to a...

IBM has suspended the entirety of its ad placement on X, the social media platform belonging to billionaire Elon Musk that was pre...

Safaricom Ethiopia makes $43,368 in M-PESA revenue...

M-PESA Ethiopia has a customer base of 1.2 million users, with 67% actively using the product.

Navigating the transition: African banks take over...

Local financial companies are capitalising on the opportunities left by international lenders exiting Africa, yet continue to stru...

inDrive has launched a new venture and merger and acquisition arm, New Ventures Investments, with a dedicated fund of up to $100 m...

Exclusive: Leatherback CEO Ibrahim Ibitade Denies ...

Ibrahim Ibitade, the CEO of Leatherback, a fintech startup that enables cross-border payments, has said he is not hiding after the...