Category: Science/Technology

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest pass of ...

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Facebook settlement scam emails to avoid now

Scammers are sending fake Facebook settlement payout emails that mimic legitimate notices from the privacy settlement administrato...

AI photo match reunites Texas woman with lost cat ...

Texas family reunites with missing 11-year-old cat Grayson after 103 days using Petco Love Lost's AI photo matching technology and...

Secret phrases to get you past AI bot customer ser...

Tired of AI customer service loops? These insider tricks help you escape "frustration AI" and get real human help when you need it...

Fox News AI Newsletter: Blue-collar productivity b...

The Fox News AI Newsletter brings you the latest news on AI technology advancements and the challenges and opportunities AI presen...

AI fuels blue-collar productivity boom across manu...

Palantir's CTO reveals how AI technology is driving a blue-collar productivity boom, creating jobs for factory workers and nurses ...

TikTok reaches agreements on new US joint venture ...

TikTok has signed agreements with investors to establish a new U.S. joint venture, a move CEO Shou Chew said advances the company ...

Why Airtel is looking to space to close Nigeria’s ...

The partnership closes coverage gaps neither company can solve alone. Airtel has spectrum, towers, distribution, and tens of milli...

In Egypt’s startup ecosystem, 2025 belonged to the...

Venture capital (VC) funding in Egypt grew by 31% year-over-year (YoY) in the second half of 2025 (excluding December), hitting $5...

How rising fuel costs launched Nigeria’s first EV-...

Nigeria’s fuel subsidy removal sent petrol prices soaring and forced a rethink of how people move goods and people. In that shock,...

5 African startups transforming payments, programm...

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. This week, we explore five African s...

In 2025, Nigerian creators use AI to scale. Yet th...

This year, artificial intelligence (AI) moved from a playground for the curious to the engine room for the productive. 

NBA Hall Of Famer David Robinson Sues Business Par...

David Robinson is suing his business partner for millions.

Lawsuit Filed Against Tyra Banks For $2.8M Over Le...

Tyra Banks is reportedly being sued for her ice cream venture.

Founder Who Raised Over $13M In VC Is Now Under Fe...

Shiloh Luckey is under federal investigation for allegedly mismanaging millions of dollars in venture capital funds.

Darrell Spencer Helped Big Tech Make Millions, Now...

Darrell Spencer is shattering various glass ceilings.

Kimora Lee Simmons Has Built A Business Empire Tha...

Kimora Lee Simmons’ business empire is not to be played with.

Oracle reportedly signs major huge cloud data cent...

SEC filing reveals $248 billion in data center commitments which weren't covered by Oracle's recent results.

Memories in pixel: How Victoria Fard uses a PC pow...

Memories in pixel: How Victoria Fard uses a PC powered by Snapdragon to build worlds that are deeply human

ChatGPT 5.2 vs Gemini 3 - I tried the world's most...

Testing ChatGPT-5.2 and Gemini 3 in a round of creative prompts

How to spot AI Christmas cards this year — and whi...

With millions using AI to write Christmas cards this year, I put my scepticism aside to see whether chatbots can handle something ...

Interstellar Arc Serves Up Alien Foxes, Exoplanets...

Interstellar Arc is an immersive sci-fi experience that uses recent advances in headset tech to break new ground in virtual realit...

Now Is Yours: Huawei Rolls Out Mate X7 Alongside a...

Now Is Yours: Huawei Rolls Out Mate X7 Alongside a New Lineup of Innovative Products Guided by the design philosophy of pushing bo...

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This might be your last chance to save 10% off the PS Portal and have it arrive safely before Christmas.

The RAM crisis will see smartphone specs go backwa...

Thanks to rising RAM prices, phone makers might choose to equip their upcoming handsets with less of it.

It’s a great time to buy an eGPU – and UGreen’s ne...

UGreen is taking the fight to Razer and other eGPU dock manufacturers, with the new Linkstation eGPU dock launching in China.

Idea Spectrum Realtime Landscaping Pro 2025 review

Idea Spectrum Realtime Landscaping Pro is a feature rich PC-only software package designed to help you create detailed landscaping...

Apple needs to make a smart ring to save me from t...

I think we need an Apple Ring because I hate the watch.

Magdala stone: 2,000-year-old carving from Jerusal...

A pilgrim who visited the Second Temple in Jerusalem may have carved their memories into a limestone block for another synagogue.

In today's edition: Sun King raises $40 million || PayPal teases launch of PayPal World || Solly Malatsi pushes for EEIP policy ||...

One-click debt-trap: How product design fuels pred...

While loan apps have thrived in Nigeria’s credit-starved market, some deepen their exploitation of already vulnerable borrowers th...

Making sense of the risky Netflix-Warner Bros. dea...

Netflix's $82.6 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. encapsulates a fraught moment for Hollywood, as the entertainment business is ...

Grok got crucial facts wrong about Bondi Beach sho...

Grok, the chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI and popularized on his social media platform X, appears to have repeatedly spread misin...

Mesa shuts down credit card that rewarded cardhold...

Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card, which awarded points to cardholders for paying their mortgages.

How iRobot lost its way home

iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn't survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it's being t...

WhatsApp’s biggest market is becoming its toughest...

Meta has three months to comply with Indian government directions that could affect how WhatsApp operates in the country.

The Best Bike Gear for Your Brisk, Wintry Commute ...

Stay strong, fair-weather friends—you can keep biking to work even through the darkest, coldest days.

10 Best Portable Power Stations (2025): Power Capa...

Whether you’re going off-grid or safeguarding against blackouts, these beefy, WIRED-tested batteries can keep the lights on.

Nanit Home Display Review: A Transformative Tablet

The innovative smart baby monitor ecosystem adds a tablet to its lineup. Is it worth overlooking some quirks?

Best Tested Walking Pads (2025): Urevo, WalkingPad...

These compact walking pads fit under your desk and make staying active so much easier.

Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in...

If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chernobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array ...

‘Silent’ iPhone alarm causes traveler to miss flig...

"My phone does this, it’s so crazy."

Jimmy Kimmel lambasts Time’s ‘Architects of AI’ co...

The cover features Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, xAI's Elon Musk, OpenAI's Sam Altman, AMD's Lisa Su, Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Demis Hassa...

OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000

It's smuttin' time. The post OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000 appeared first on Futurism.

An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chines...

"Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact." The post An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chines...

Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot

"You think I'm playing, bro?" The post Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot appeared first on Futurism.

Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public B...

You hate to see it. The post Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Cras...

Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for K...

Heinous. The post Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App appeared first on Futurism.

How this Nigerian innovator scaled two digital ban...

In this edition of After Hours, we follow Segun Adeyemo, Founder of Sava Global and his journey from digital communications to sca...

MTN and Airtel face service outages in Abuja due t...

Lack of diesel in MTN and Airtel base stations has caused network outages in Abuja. The NCC blames activities of National Oil and ...

Schneider Electric Announcement: 2026 Marks a Majo...

Schneider Electric announces major shifts expected in the data center...

Low diesel supply causes telecom outage in Abuja

Today on Techpoint Digest, we discuss how one man scaled two digital banks, teleocm outages in Abuja, and why government can't tra...

Mollie to Acquire GoCardless in Deal Aimed at Fixi...

Mollie to Acquire GoCardless in Deal Aimed at Fixing Recurring Payment Challenges Dutch financial services provider Mollie has agr...

Google Introduces Disco, an AI Tool That Turns Bro...

Google Introduces Disco, an AI Tool That Turns Browser Tabs Into Custom Apps Google has introduced a new AI-powered browser experi...

How to Block Pop-Up Ads and Notifications in Your ...

How to Block Pop-Up Ads and Notifications in Your Web Browser Pop-up ads and constant browser notifications can quickly ruin your ...

Arc Raiders is getting a guitar this week and I ca...

Arc Raiders devs have teased a guitar item for the Cold Snap update later this week. Here's what we know so far.

Dreame's new Matrix10 Ultra takes robovac smarts t...

The Dreame Matrix10 Ultra takes robovac smarts to the next level, plus it has unique features you won't find anywhere else.

Amadeus review: classical music is Bach and better...

Forget everything you know about the history, the play and the movie – Sky's interpretation of Amadeus will make you see the story...

How to watch Anupama online from anywhere – includ...

Want to watch Anupama from anywhere? Stream every new twist as Anupama faces betrayal, hidden agendas, and the fight to prove Prem...

How to watch Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai online fro...

Follow the latest twists as Abhira and Armaan navigate growing family tensions. Here's how to watch Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai fro...

Couple starts movement asking parents to give kids...

A U.K. couple started with a simple message, asking on Instagram if other parents could ban together to start a smartphone-free ch...

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VOLZ closes $5m Series A round, the largest fundin...

Algeria-based travel technology company VOLZ has successfully raised 600 million dinars, approximately $5 million, in a Series A…...

Zindi pioneers community-driven AI innovation in C...

Zindi, the world’s leading data science and AI competition platform focused on emerging markets, partnered with the Artificial…...

Artificial Intelligence to add $1 trillion to Afri...

Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow by an additional $1 trillion by 2035, driven by…

Juventus rejects Tether’s $1 billion+ takeover bid...

Juventus owners, Exor, have firmly rejected a takeover bid from stablecoin issuer Tether, signalling that the club will…

Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's hu...

The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome.

Strange, 7-hour explosion from deep space is unlik...

Astronomers used major telescopes across the world to probe a cosmic explosion 8 billion light-years from the solar system.

Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

The UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is...

Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.

'This has re-written our understanding of Roman co...

The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete.

Fox News AI Newsletter: Hegseth moves to revolutio...

The Fox News AI Newsletter gives readers the latest AI technology advancements, covering the challenges and opportunities AI prese...

Needle-free glucose checks move closer to reality

MIT develops needle-free glucose monitor using light technology. Revolutionary device could replace painful finger pricks for diab...

Fake Windows update pushes malware in new ClickFix...

The ClickFix campaign disguises malware as legitimate Windows updates, using steganography to hide shellcode in PNG files and bypa...

Data centers rapidly transforming small-town Ameri...

Meta's massive data center campus in Newton County, Georgia, has created jobs and is driving economic growth as AI demand fuels a ...

Elon Musk, Trump administration go scorched Earth ...

Elon Musk and the Trump administration slammed the European Union after X was hit with a $140 million fine for Digital Services Ac...

Pentagon launches military AI platform powered by ...

The Pentagon is launching a platform powered by Google Gemini called GenAI.mil, giving 3 million military personnel access to adva...

Pilotless fighter jets could transform aerial warf...

Multiple U.S. companies including Northrop Grumman, Anduril Industries and Lockheed Martin are developing autonomous fighter jets ...

12 tech gadgets to gift your loved ones this Chris...

Here are 12 tech gadgets gifts you can buy for your loved ones that can make the Christmas season one to remember.

Digital Nomads: Aderohunmu on what African talent ...

Adebayo Aderohunmu has hired for some of Africa’s most ambitious startups from Reliance Health, Moniepoint, Stitch, to LemFi. 

Day 1-1000: ‘Nigerian hospitals wouldn’t buy our s...

One in three Nigerians abandon healthcare because of cost. MyItura tried solving this with software, then realised the real proble...

We asked 22 Nigerian tech workers what they want f...

We spoke to 22 Nigerian tech workers, including product designers, software engineers, data professionals, and founders.

Africa wants to make its own games. Building them ...

Poor internet connection, power outages, a small pool of talent; all these and more are challenges Nigeria's gaming industry face....

Disney Invests $1B In Major Deal With OpenAI And L...

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Fintech Platform Esusu Raises $50 Million Series C...

Fintech platform Esusu has raised new funding to help improve financial outcomes for Americans.

YouTube’s 2025 Top 10 List Features 2 Black Creato...

Every year, YouTube releases its list of top creators and offers a cultural snapshot of what captured our attention.

A New Executive Order By President Trump Establish...

President Donald Trump is placing guardrails around AI’s influence across states.

Michael Jordan And Other Team Owners Reach Settlem...

Michael Jordan and other team owners have officially reached a settlement with NASCAR in a federal antitrust case.

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

Women ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But there's more complexity inv...

With iOS 26.2, Apple lets you roll back Liquid Gla...

Your iPhone clock doesn't have to be so "glassy" anymore, thanks to a new Apple software update.

Google and Apple roll out emergency security updat...

Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate...

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2025.

Inside Rivian’s big bet on AI-powered self-driving...

Rivian demonstrated the progress it's made, and in the process showed just how far it still has to go to make its cars autonomous.

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to...

A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data...

The 24 Best Shows on Amazon Prime, WIRED’s Picks (...

Bat-Fam, The Girlfriend, and The Mighty Nein are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

18 Gifts for People Who Are Perpetually Cold (2025...

From a backyard hot tub to the warmest slippers, these picks will make your loved ones feel warm and fuzzy—inside and out.

Dow tumbles after hitting record high, while Broad...

Friday's losses erased weekly gains for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

Trump admin’s top ‘scientific priority is AI,’ ene...

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that the United States has AI as its top scientific priority.