Category: Science/Technology

AI will affect more than half of all U.S. jobs, an...

Artificial intelligence is more likely to change the nature of work than to supplant masses of workers, according to researchers.

Zenith Bank earns N291.8bn from fees as it finalis...

Zenith Bank earned N291.8 billion from commissions and fees in 2025, while completing its acquisition of Paramount Bank…

NCC limits airtime compensation to poor network qu...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has noted that compensation for poor network services will cover only issues experien...

Bitcoin price rises to $72,000 as US-Iran ceasefir...

Bitcoin price has climbed back above $72,000 for the first time in 20 days, giving investors a much-needed…

FBI flags Nigeria

South Africa resumes ICT law review that could ena...

South Africa has resumed the review of its 2016 ICT sector code, especially the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment…

DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age mo...

In the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots, but his...

'So much magic': Artemis II shares first images fr...

NASA's first set of images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby are here, and they're stunning.

'They are literally everywhere': The shocking stor...

Live Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book "They Poisoned The World," about one of t...

Diagnostic dilemma: Woman's 'biologically implausi...

Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece.

'In every continent where humans are present, wate...

Live Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health and recipient of t...

Nutella capitalizes on greatest free advertising m...

A floating Nutella jar aboard NASA's Artemis II went viral, with internet users calling the zero-gravity moment the greatest free ...

Artemis astronauts enter eerie 40-minute communica...

The Artemis II crew offically entered a historic communications blackout Monday as their spacecraft slipped behind the Moon's far ...

Home robot cooks, cleans and organizes your life

UniX AI is testing its Panther robot in residential settings, where it cooks, organizes and cleans while navigating the clutter an...

Amazon job text scam warning signs

Fraudsters are using texts offering jobs to target phones, often posing as Amazon with suspicious contact details and no hiring pr...

Healthcare data breach hits system storing patient...

CareCloud says hackers accessed one electronic health record environment for about eight hours on March 16 as investigators review...

In today's edition: MTN rewards top executives || Tayo Oviosu becomes Paga Group CEO || VATs now appear on your Temu bills

GITEX Africa is no longer about who shows up, but ...

GITEX Africa started yesterday, and it did not feel like another “Africa Rising” conference.

African startups raised over $700M in Q1 2026

Explore the African tech funding in Q1 2026. With $711M raised, see how Fintech and Energy led the market while M&A activity reach...

Madica grows portfolio with $600,000 investment in...

Madica's approach pairs funding with an 18-month structured program including mentorship, executive coaching, and two fully funded...

MTN awards Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola $335,000 in pe...

MTN Group has awarded its Nigeria CEO, Karl Toriola, performance shares worth approximately ₦463.7 million ($336,000)

Chipper Cash Dollar Virtual Card App : How My $5 Q...

If you use virtual dollar cards in Nigeria for online payments, this is something you need to pay attention to. Recently, I checke...

Howard University To Launch Cardi B Course

Howard University is launching a course on Cardi B’s influence.

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Efforts Req...

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that will impact the Trump administration’s efforts targeting race in college ...

Dr. LeRoi Hicks To Become First Black Physician To...

Howard University alumnus LeRoi Hicks is breaking barriers.

Here’s How Chris Tucker’s Net Worth Has Changed Si...

Famed actor, comedian and stand-up legend Chris Tucker has lived through a tumultuous journey.

The Adeleke Family Legacy: Inside One Of Nigeria’s...

In the high-stakes world of Nigerian industry and global exports, few names carry the resonance of Adeleke.

TechCrunch Mobility: ‘A stunning lack of transpare...

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. T

As people look for ways to make new friends, here ...

We've compiled a list of friendship apps, from friend discovery platforms like BFF to event-focused ones like Timeleft.

Polymarket took down wagers tied to rescue of down...

A Democratic congressman had harsh criticism for Polymarket for allowing users to bet on the date the U.S. would confirm the rescu...

Copilot is ‘for entertainment purposes only,’ acco...

AI skeptics aren’t the only ones warning users not to unthinkingly trust models’ outputs — that’s what the AI companies say themse...

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra has some impressive add-ons th...

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra gives you a ton of options to play around with images, including preset filters and hardware add-ons.

5 Mysteries That the Artemis Missions to the Moon ...

The moon is not just a barren rock orbiting the Earth. The Artemis missions could answer the great unknowns that the satellite hol...

Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pet...

Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your best ...

Robot Mowers Are Actually Good Now

With the rise of affordable and effective robot mowers, maintaining a pristine lawn has never been easier.

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter ...

The acting head of the DOJ’s voting section told a judge last week that the agency had not touched the nonpublic voter roll data i...

8 Best Apple Watch Accessories (2026): Bands, Char...

You finally caved and bought an Apple Watch. These are our favorite bands, screen protectors, and chargers to go with your new sma...

Apple’s fitness chief who joked to employees about...

Jay Blahnik, 57, who served as Apple’s vice president of fitness technologies, allegedly joked about sleeping with Olympic skier T...

Online attacks and Luigi Mangione-inspired death t...

The defamation lawsuit, filed by Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing and its attorney, Sebastian Rucci, claims nonprofit Comite...

Elon Musk asks SpaceX IPO banks to buy Grok AI sub...

SpaceX boosted its target initial public offering valuation above $2 trillion, according to Bloomberg.

Anthropic backers fret over AI giant’s volatile CE...

Amodei, whose firm built the “Claude” chatbot, turned heads last month when he blasted President Trump and OpenAI’s Sam Altman in ...

FBI warns iPhone, Android users against installing...

Apps like CapCut, Temu and SHEIN are among widely used Chinese-developed platforms that could be affected

Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That ...

"I don't want OpenAI to write their own rules for how they interact with children." The post Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed t...

Scientists Gene Hacked a Plant So It Grows Five Ty...

Could this be the world's most illegal plant? The post Scientists Gene Hacked a Plant So It Grows Five Types of Psychoactive Drugs...

Groups Set Up to Shill AI and Data Centers Are Pou...

"The cavalry is coming to back up the policymakers who stand with the president and will hold accountable the ones who don't." The...

Polymarket Has Turned Our Climate Apocalypse Into ...

"The gamblification of everything is Evil in [the] fullest sense of the word." The post Polymarket Has Turned Our Climate Apocalyp...

ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In...

Go get 'em, tiger. The post ICE Foiled At Every Turn By One Vibe Coding Man In His Pickup Truck appeared first on Futurism.

Yango expands beyond ride-hailing in Cameroon

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Yango's expansion beyond ride-hailing in Cameroon, the telecom story that Nigerians forgot, and Fl...

Over 3,000 Nigerian Innovators Compete for a Spot ...

Five finalists will pitch their ideas to leading voices in Nigeria’s AI, innovation and tech ecosystem on Saturday, April 4, 2026....

MTN completes MoMo separation in Ghana

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN's major MoMo separation in Ghana, from the admin desk to the executive suite, and Kenya's What...

How this Nigerian lady went from studying communic...

In this edition of After Hours, we follow Theresa Nwaubani and her gradual rise from an administrative role to an executive at Env...

Smart Home Gadgets For Beginners: A Simple Starter...

Smart Home Gadgets For Beginners: A Simple Starter Guide Smart home gadgets can be simple, affordable, and genuinely useful when y...

Future of Digital Payments in Africa: Trends, Risk...

Future of Digital Payments in Africa: Trends, Risks, and Growth Africa’s digital payments future is being shaped by mobile money, ...

How to protect your credit and bank cards from get...

Protect credit & bank cards, with comprehensive easy-to-follow guidance that includes physical, online instructions & monitoring s...

8849 Tank X rugged phone review: A feature-rich de...

The 8849 TANK X is a substantial design with plenty of power, memory and storage that’s ideal for an adventurer.

NHS staff push back against using 'ethically bankr...

Some NHS workers are refusing to use Palantir software over the company's ties to controversial activity.

Iran is threatening to bomb the $30 billion Starga...

The Stargate UAE AI data center, proudly announced by OpenAI and the US government, could be hit by missile strikes.

'Silicon photonics is central to next-generation A...

A silicon photonics pioneer explains how light-based technology could reshape AI, computing, and data infrastructure.

I took Panasonic’s new 15x zoom travel compact cam...

The Lumix ZS300 / TZ300 travel compact is a refresh of the 8-year-old Lumix ZS200 / TZ200 — but is the versatile snapper still rel...

Huge crowds gather to watch Artemis II launch

CBS News' Rob Marciano reports from Space View Park, where a huge crowd gathered to watch the Artemis II launch.

Artemis II crew begins "crazy first day" in space ...

NASA's Artemis II astronauts will spend about 24 hours orbiting the Earth and running checks on their spacecraft and life support ...

Return to the moon driven by courage and curiosity

"CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil reflects on what got us here as the Artemis II mission kicks off.

Artemis II launches into orbit as NASA begins hist...

NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back.

The $100,000 H-1B visa fee is impacting the U.S.'s...

According to numbers from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, more than 70% of H-1B visa holders in 2024 were Indian.

Here are the top 10 tech tools powering women at w...

As a woman in tech, navigating complex systems and fast-moving workflows requires knowing the right tools to use.… The post Here a...

Nigerian telcos recorded 577 network outages, 361 ...

Nigerian telcos experienced 577 network outages in the first three months of 2026, resulting in drops and disruptions… The post Ni...

Kenya hit 62 million internet subscribers, powered...

Internet subscribers in Kenya have increased by 2.9% to reach 61.994 million during the fourth quarter of 2025,… The post Kenya hi...

AUATON is weak and divided that’s why Uber, Bolt, ...

The founding secretary of Nigeria’s e-hailing drivers and app workers union, Comrade Ayoade Ibrahim, has described the union’s… Th...

How Arden Elegbe’s Zenfinder is replacing Africa’s...

We’ve all been there. It’s a Saturday morning, and your kitchen pipe suddenly bursts, sending water pooling on… The post How Arden...

'This generation's moment': How the Artemis missio...

Live Science spoke with Rebecca Boyle, author of "Our Moon" about how the moon has been viewed both culturally and scientifically ...

Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environm...

A new study finds that in low-oxygen environments, red blood cells absorb more glucose and convert it into a molecule that helps r...

The hungriest black holes in the universe are runn...

Astronomers studied 1.3 million galaxies and 8,000 X-ray-spewing supermassive black holes to find out why these gravitational mons...

Beadnet dress: A 4,500-year-old ancient Egyptian f...

This rare example of an ancient Egyptian beaded dress was likely crafted specifically for a woman's funeral.

We went to Finland to hear about the new 'sand bat...

Engineers are testing a new "sand battery" that could power industries and communities using stored renewable energy.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would no...

NASA administrator Jared Isaacman says Artemis II would not be at this moment without President Trump as Orion prepares to pass th...

Industrial exoskeletons help workers do more with ...

Industrial exoskeletons strap onto workers' bodies to share the physical load, reducing muscle strain and fatigue during overhead ...

How to opt out of AI data collection in popular ap...

Most AI platforms use your conversations to train their systems by default. Learn how to turn off data collection on ChatGPT, Goog...

Android flaw lets hackers unlock phones in under a...

Researchers say a serious Android vulnerability affecting certain MediaTek processors could let attackers bypass your lock screen ...

Humanoid robot shows speed and real skill

KAIST's humanoid robot sprints, moonwalks and kicks a ball on a soccer field, showing smooth repeatable movement powered by custom...

AI needs more power: Offices could be the answer

Seattle startup Edo is helping utilities turn office buildings into virtual power plants as AI demand and extreme weather add pres...

With no missile alerts and a regime's internet bla...

Holistic Resilience, a group of engineers, uses the Mahsa Alert app to provide Iranian civilians with critical safety information ...

In today's edition: MTN separates Ghana MoMo business || 3 in 4 Kenyans now use mobile money || Kenswitch and Visa partner || Char...

MTN’s most valuable customers are in Ghana, and th...

At $6.76, MTN Ghana now delivers the highest average revenue per user (ARPU) across the group, almost double Nigeria’s $3.60, even...

More deals, less cash: Africa’s exit problem

Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published 05 April, 2026 More deals, less cash: Africa’s exit problem Image: Ge...

Kenya pours fresh $26.1 million into long-delayed ...

The project has received an additional KES 3.4 billion ($26.1 million), pushing its total cost to KES 8.56 billion ($65.9 million)...

SMC DAO acquires Nigerian crypto startup Bread Afr...

The deal adds to a growing list of acquisitions among local crypto startups and reflects the steady consolidation underway in Nige...

AI Vibe Coding: Meaning, Tools, How to Get Started...

The world of software development is evolving rapidly and one of the biggest trends shaping the future is AI vibe coding. Gone are...

Vibe Coding in Nigeria : The Future of Software De...

Vibe coding in Nigeria is rapidly gaining traction , and if you haven’t heard about it yet, you’re in for a treat!. As more young ...

Flutterwave Nigerian Banking License Approved by C...

Flutterwave Nigerian banking license has been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), according to a tweet on X. This comes...

Wednesday Motivational Quotes To Level Up Your Car...

Wednesday is often called “hump day,” marking the midpoint of the workweek.

NASA’s Victor Glover Set To Become The First Black...

NASA’s multi-billion-dollar Artemis II mission is in full swing.

LeBron James Opens All-New ‘Buckets’ Restaurant In...

LeBron James’ restaurant, Buckets, had its grand opening.

Zelle’s MDI Program Expansion Brings Faster Paymen...

The Zelle Network is expanding its Minority Depository Institution (MDI) access program into its second year, adding a new partner...

Fenty Beauty Partners With WhatsApp To Launch Conv...

Fenty Beauty is leveraging AI to improve their customer experience.

Stashing CO₂ in the sea

Keeping global warming to manageable levels will require removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it somewhere else...

Gateway Capital announces first close of $25M Fund...

Gateway Capital, the Milwaukee-based venture firm founded by Dana Guthrie, can now begin investment operations for its $25M Fund I...

OpenAI acquires TBPN, the buzzy founder-led busine...

TBPN, Silicon Valley's cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it's overseen by chief political operative ...

Artemis II is NASA’s last moon mission without Sil...

Next time around, the pressure will be on SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Amazon hits sellers with ‘fuel surcharge’ as Iran ...

The e-commerce giant called the surcharge "temporary" but couldn't give a date for when the policy would be retired.

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer sup...

The U.S. telehealth giant says hackers stole customer support ticket data over the course of several days in February.