Category: Science/Technology

Britain's AI push is exposing a memory crisis insi...

AI is exposing a hidden organizational memory crisis that undermines productivity and customer experience.

'AI writing is now a problem everywhere on social ...

Online networks are drowning in AI-written slop, report finds - with LinkedIn the worst hit.

Apple sues OpenAI, accusing ChatGPT maker of steal...

Apple alleges that OpenAI and two of its employees stole trade secrets and engaged in a "pattern of misconduct."

Family says they're forced to sell home to help po...

Georgia Power says building a new transmission line will require acquiring more than 300 parcels of land, including residential pr...

AI companies are creating "generative ghosts" of d...

Startups are using emails, photos and voice recordings to create AI simulations that family and friends can interact with after a ...

Why Nigeria’s ₦2 trillion NIN-SIM project falls sh...

When the federal government mandated the National Identification Number and SIM linkage project (NIN-SIM) in late 2020, it…

Tech Trivia with Peace Udoh, Software and Quality ...

This is Technext’s weekly Women-in-tech trivia, a close-up series that spotlights the lives and personalities of female tech enthu...

Boko Haram’s two-year leap into frontier AI: What ...

It was never really in doubt that insurgent groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province…

Confusion as inDrive representatives disagree on c...

E-hailing drivers operating on the inDrive platform were thrown into confusion after the different accounts of the company’s…

One App for Crypto, Gift Cards and Bills: PU Excha...

PU Exchange has launched its mobile app, the PUEX app, pulling crypto trading, gift card exchange and everyday…

Elamite helmet with divine figures: A warrior king...

This bronze helmet has been decorated with ancient deities from a civilization that flourished before the Persian Empire took over...

Sweet! Sugar found in raspberries was discovered n...

Erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries, was spotted in a gas and dust cloud near the center of the Milky Way.

Space shuttle photobombs Earth for the final time,...

This 2011 astronaut photo captured one of NASA's iconic space shuttles passing between Earth and the International Space Station f...

5 'extremely rare' iron shackles discovered in Fra...

Archaeologists were surprised to find evidence of shackles in a pre-Roman settlement in France.

'It affects your daily life suddenly': Sea level r...

Live Science spoke with sea level expert Sönke Dangendorf about how human-caused sea-level rise is increasing extreme water levels...

Rescue robot of tomorrow may be a cockroach in scu...

The flexible diving suit lets cyborg cockroaches survive underwater for up to three hours, opening new possibilities for flood and...

Google may use your photos and voice to train AI

The new Save Media setting allows Google to use your Google Lens images, voice searches and uploaded files to train AI models for ...

Tesla Robotaxi Miami launch comes with limits

Tesla Robotaxi launches in Miami with a limited geofence covering only West Miami, Doral and Sweetwater, leaving out most major de...

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Work to automate workplace ...

ChatGPT Work connects with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive and Sharepoint to automate tasks using GPT-5.6 and scheduled backg...

Apple accuses OpenAI of telling recruits to bring ...

Apple accuses OpenAI of telling recruits to bring confidential prototypes and hardware to job interviews in a new trade secrets la...

Meta shuts down AI tool after backlash over public...

Meta has pulled an Instagram AI feature that let users generate images using public Instagram accounts after acknowledging it "mis...

In today's edition: Gigbanc winds down operations || SA wants devices that check a foreigner’s status || KRA posts record tax coll...

Africa’s crypto payment experiment is finding its ...

Bitcoin communities and fintech startups are testing two competing models for making crypto payments work in everyday commerce acr...

Why LAVA believes the best of Africa’s Web3 ecosys...

LAVA founder Yoseph Ayele explains how the $11 million fund picks African Web3 startups and why founders matter more than markets.

Kenyan court holds banks, telcos liable over $34,0...

Mercy Wairimu Kariuki woke up on the morning of February 8, 2022, to a stream of alerts showing that KES 4.4 million ($34,000) had...

In today's edition: eMedia launches Openview Stream || OPPO opens its fifth store in Egypt || Yas secures $307 million investment ...

Dr. Isaac Addae Is Redefining What It Means To Tra...

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DeAndre Hopkins Takes Finance Classes During The O...

NFL player DeAndre Hopkins went back to school to maintain his wealth.

Tiger Woods-Backed Sports Tech Platform, Full Swin...

A Tiger Woods-backed sports tech platform has been acquired.

UNCW Scholarship Honoring Late Physician Dr. Leroy...

A scholarship fund honoring the late physician Dr.

Janice Bryant Howroyd’s Legacy Is A Lesson In Blac...

Janice Bryant Howroyd stands as a defining force in American business history.

The lucrative bird-singing contests that are pushi...

Millions of songbirds in Southeast Asia are trapped and smuggled each year for keeping as pets or entering in competitions. Scient...

Plants and their ants: When flora and fauna team u...

Mutualistic partnerships between species abound across nature — but it’s a tricky dance to make sure both parties keep pulling the...

OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-...

OpenAI's latest family of models promises improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.

Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI’s no. 2 role

OpenAI's No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after her medical leave proved longer than expected...

Don’t want to invest in Elon Musk? Two new ETFs ex...

The new exchanged-traded funds exclude companies that are founded, controlled, or led by Elon Musk. That means no SpaceX or Tesla.

OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for M...

OpenAI's new family of models will continue to power Microsoft's suite of workplace and productivity apps.

After Apple, India’s smartphone manufacturing boom...

Vivo's joint venture could become a template for Chinese smartphone makers in India.

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Robot Dogs, Teslas, and Rescue Helicopters: The UN...

Amid live coding sessions and Silicon Valley optimism, the UN’s AI for Good summit wrestled with an increasingly urgent question: ...

Sun Valley’s ‘summer camp for billionaires’ is off...

It was as if the bankers at Allen & Co. had set out to prove that big media as we know it is on its last legs.

Biden-appointed judge reluctantly approves Elon Mu...

US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan questioned whether the Trump administration let the world's richest person off too easily.

Meta patents ‘creepy’ AI device that tracks wearer...

The patent filing, which was filed on July 2, describes an “apparatus” for “emotional state analysis and real-time fitness coachin...

Do you need ‘personalized sunlight’? New device bo...

A new product is on the market eliminating the 95% of UVA present in sunlight, claiming to deliver just enough UVB to stimulate vi...

I spent 3 days with America’s biohackers — the sec...

The Post asked over 30 biohackers about their favorite longevity tricks. Their answers were surprising.

Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses ...

"It gives you acceleration without fuel." The post Scientists Test New Spacecraft Thruster That Uses No Fuel, Just Earth’s Magneti...

The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers...

Sickening. The post The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It’s Almost Incomprehensible appeared fir...

Learning What Substance Is Suspected of Causing Al...

Infuriating. The post Learning What Substance Is Suspected of Causing Alzheimer’s May Throw You Into an Existential Crisis appeare...

Flock Cameras Screw Up, Swarm Innocent Man With Ar...

"Once these systems have you in their crosshairs, there's pretty much only one way it can go." The post Flock Cameras Screw Up, Sw...

Someone Reportedly Mailed a Live Squirrel to Meta,...

Meta is a chaotic place to work. The post Someone Reportedly Mailed a Live Squirrel to Meta, Where It Sent an Employee to the Hosp...

From AbokiFX to HyperFX: Instant FX Settlement, Bu...

Polytope Labs today launched HyperFX, a fully onchain FX engine...

Layoffs abroad, opportunities back at home? What A...

In light of recent, incessant layoffs, it's important to ask what these new trends mean for African talent in the diaspora and for...

PwC begins sale of Kenya’s KOKO Network’s assets...

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss PwC's sale of KOKO Network assets, Canal+ facing new allegations regarding MultiChoice restructuri...

Ghana opens 5G rollout to MTN and Telecel, ends ex...

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN and Telecel taking a shot at Ghana's 5G rollout, Uber and Bolt fares may rise under new Kenyan...

The African EdTech Quietly Teaching the Diaspora —...

BRINT Online School Built a Cross-Border Virtual School. Its Brint...

How to Set Screen Time Limits for Your Family in 2...

How to Set Screen Time Limits for Your Family in 2026 Screens are part of everyday life. Children use them for school, adults rely...

The Best Smart Home Devices for Elderly Parents Li...

The Best Smart Home Devices for Elderly Parents Living Alone More older adults are choosing to age in place, enjoying the comfort ...

Data Privacy in 2026: What Companies Know About Yo...

Data Privacy in 2026: What Companies Know About You and What You Can Do Every click, search, purchase, and app download leaves beh...

Beyond Phones: Why the Next Smartphone Revolution ...

Beyond Phones: Why the Next Smartphone Revolution Is All About AI Agents For nearly two decades, smartphone innovation has been de...

Why careful people still end up on data broker sit...

Data brokers can expose your address, relatives and records. See where your data broker profile comes from and how to remove it.

Medical identity theft follows you into the doctor...

Medical identity theft can poison your records and drain benefits. Learn how to spot fake claims, protect your insurance card and ...

Meta Verified scam threatens Facebook deletion

A fake Meta Verified warning threatens Facebook deletion in 24 hours. Here's how this scary Messenger scam tries to steal your log...

Sick of Spam? Join CyberGuy Live (7/22)

Join CyberGuy’s free Sick of Spam class and learn simple steps to reduce robocalls, spam texts, junk email and unwanted messages....

The Philips Baristina is a perfect espresso machin...

It's our favourite budget coffee machine for a reason, and now that it's discounted in the Prime Day sales, it makes the Baristina...

Asus ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 review: a slimmer SFF...

The Asus ProArt RTX 5090 offers flagship performance, 32GB of GDDR7 and a slimmer 2.5-slot design for creator-focused builds.

Worried about Flock cameras? All new cars in the E...

Every new car sold in the EU must now include a driver-monitoring camera, sparking latest data privacy row

The Westies arrives on MGM+ this weekend — you won...

Ever heard of this Irish-American crime gang who ran the streets of New York? Me neither. The Westies does a faithful, if forgetta...

My favorite game of 2026 so far just got a major f...

Zero Parades for Dead spies has a TTRPG and one shot — and it’s all free-to-play.

2,000-year-old gold rings and human bones found by...

Archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletons, bronze and gold jewelry and other artifacts indicating a ceremonial burial o...

First major 2026 Atlantic hurricane forecast predi...

Colorado State University has updated its annual Atlantic hurricane forecast, predicting nine named storms and four hurricanes may...

Microsoft to cut more than 3,000 jobs from ailing ...

Microsoft moves to slash costs as the video game industry faces what the tech giant calls the "most severe hardware crisis in its ...

China warns of "security backdoor" in Anthropic AI...

A Chinese industry regulator warned users of a "security backdoor" embedded in versions of U.S. artificial intelligence company An...

E-hailing drivers urge FG to implement ILO Convent...

A Nigerian e-hailing drivers’ union, AUATON, has urged the Federal Government to promptly ratify and implement the provisions…

US travellers will now submit Nigeria visa applica...

Nigerians in the U.S. seeking visas to travel to Nigeria must now apply directly at Nigerian diplomatic missions.…

PAPSS adds 6 Central African countries, now connec...

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) has added its most significant member yet. The Bank of Central…

Kenya Copyright Tribunal rules AI-generated works ...

Kenya’s Copyright Tribunal has ruled that works generated by artificial intelligence cannot attract copyright protection or be reg...

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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman heard voices for years...

After multiple hospital visits and unsuccessful antipsychotic treatments, a woman's doctors uncovered an overlooked explanation fo...

Secretive Chinese probe snaps first photo of Earth...

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up photo of one of Earth's "quasi-moons," Kamo'oalewa. However, the imag...

We remember little to nothing of early childhood —...

Early in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise sys...

100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapien...

A microscopic analysis of the skull of Qafzeh 25 revealed a cut mark likely made by a stone tool 100,000 years ago.

Extreme heat waves are making our cities buckle. I...

Green spaces in cities are functioning components of urban infrastructure that deserve the same level of planning, investment and ...

Trump puts brakes on OpenAI’s newest AI model

OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol model requires Trump administration approval for early access, raising questions about government control ove...

Selling your home this summer? Your data is alread...

Scammers target home sellers through property records and data brokers. Real estate wire fraud and people search sites put your ne...

Starship delivery robots leave campuses for cities

Starship Technologies is redeploying 1,200 delivery robots from U.S. college campuses to grocery delivery, but crowded city sidewa...

Fake Booking.com travel credit scam targets travel...

A fake Booking.com phishing email offers a $500 travel credit using your real name, a tight deadline and a dangerous "Redeem Now" ...

Are airline miles still worth it?

Dynamic pricing turned a 67,500-point business class seat into a 700,000-point nightmare. A travel rewards expert explains how to ...

Apple AI security update proves hackers move fast

Apple accelerated iOS 26.5.2 and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 security fixes because AI tools can help attackers reverse-engineer patches fa...

Google turns old phones into cloud servers

Google says UC San Diego plans to launch a 2,000 Pixel phone data center in fall 2026, turning retired smartphone motherboards int...

Four states seeking $1.4 trillion in penalties in ...

Four states are seeking $1.4 trillion from Meta over claims Facebook and Instagram were designed to be addictive to children witho...

Google’s Intelligent Eyewear vs Ray-Ban Meta glass...

Meta has already put its Ray-Ban Display glasses in customers' hands. Google is now moving to challenge that dominance with Google...

Nothing Ear 3a: Price, release date and full specs

Nothing has launched the Ear 3a, the newest earbuds in its affordable lineup. The earbuds went official on July 7, 2026, alongside...

Kelvin Obasuyi learned entrepreneurship by failing...

In February 2023, the idea became 56 Capital, the finance firm he founded to provide debt and equity financing to both structured ...

In today's edition: Djamo eyes Series C raise || Koko Networks is looking for buyers || Betting in Kenya could soon be a family di...

Google Pixel 11 release date and everything you sh...

The Made by Google 2026 event will take place on August 12, 2026, and will bring the Pixel 11 series into the spotlight.

AI Takes The Field At The World Cup As Boston Dyna...

AI made its way onto the 2026 World Cup stage on Sunday, July 5, 2026, with a special appearance from Atlas, a humanoid robot deve...

Ice Cube’s BIG3 League Faces Proposed Class Action...

Ice Cube’s BIG3 league is planning to go public amid a lawsuit.

US Treasury Department Appears To Ditch Efforts To...

There are no current plans for Harriet Tubman to be featured on the $20 bill.

Myron L. Rolle, Former NFL Player And Now Pediatri...

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This AI Actress Is Set To Star In Its First Featur...

AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood will star in her first feature film.

5 desk gadgets that can make your workday better

The right desk gadgets can help you reduce clutter, stay focused, and add a little extra convenience to your day.

Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mecha...

These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.

Trump memecoin investors lost $3.8 billion, analys...

Nearly 1 million people have lost a total of $3.8 billion after buying President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin, while Trump made ...

This humanoid robotics company is going public, bu...

While other humanoid startups chase sky-high valuations, Agility Robotics is betting its future on execution — and a SPAC.

Uber’s European expansion plans may have hit a spe...

Back in February, Uber announced ambitious plans to launch in seven new European markets in 2026 — but now five of those launches ...

What Are Fish Oil Supplements Good For? Here’s You...

A large-scale clinical trial has shown that even long-term consumption of DHA—an omega-3 fatty acid found in abundance in oily fis...

Eight Sleep Pod 5 Review: The Smartest, Nosiest Be...

Eight Sleep’s Pod 5 is great at its job, but its job is also watching you sleep.

Review: TCL RM9L RGB-Mini LED (2026)

This massive 85-inch model is highly customizable but jaw-droppingly expensive.

Best Wi-Fi Routers (2026): My Honest Picks After T...

Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested home routers will deliver reliable internet across your home, whatever your needs or b...

Prediction Markets Let You Bet on Whether a Wildfi...

Wildfire survivors call fire-prediction markets “morally reprehensible” and worry they could increase the risk of arson.

I have no AC in the NYC heat wave — 3 tools that a...

The Post's wellness reporter McKenzie Beard is among the 850,000 New Yorkers without AC. But she's found a few solutions — besides...

Woman loses savings to AI-powered romance scam fea...

The woman said she met the scammer posing as the prince on a dating site before their conversations shifted to WhatsApp.

DEI finally getting ditched by corporate charities...

It's nice to see big corporations backing something that’s concrete and hard to argue with.

AI-crazed San Francisco homebuyers find insane new...

Silicon Valley’s AI boom makes Bay Area home-buying “miserable."

Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Tr...

We weren't seeing the planted forest for the billions of trees. The post Something Weird Is Going on With the 66 Billion Trees Chi...

You’ll Never Guess Why Government Officials Are Si...

"You'll start seeing fish on it within a few weeks." The post You’ll Never Guess Why Government Officials Are Sinking a Four-Story...

Huge Survey Finds the Truth About What mRNA Vaccin...

"After billions of doses, we now have an extraordinary amount of scientific evidence." The post Huge Survey Finds the Truth About ...

Swarm of Cyborg Remote Controlled Cockroaches Gain...

Cyborg roaches are a thing, and soon there'll be nowhere they can't reach. The post Swarm of Cyborg Remote Controlled Cockroaches ...

Elon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic ...

Good luck fighting those charges. The post Elon Musk Is Charging Starlink Customers Gigantic Bogus Fees Because Its Network Is Bei...

QORAY Mobility & Energies Formally Introduces Its ...

Qoray Mobility & Energies Ltd (QORAY), a clean energy and...

Nigerian startup FoodCourt suspends operations ami...

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss the suspension of operations by Nigerian startup FoodCourt, the SEC adding two new crypto companie...

Nigeria’s SEC just cleared 2 more crypto firms for...

The SEC has admitted two more crypto firms into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP), here's a simple breakdown ...

SnappyPay Founder Olaide Alim Completes Full-Stack...

Olaide Alim, founder of SnappyPay and SnappyExchange, has completed his...

Busha and Women in DeFi Partner to Empower the Nex...

Busha, a pan-African financial services company, and Women in DeFi...