Category: Science/Technology

Cloudflare suffers second blackout in a month amid...

Cloudflare, an American company that provides web security and a Content Delivery Network (CDN), reportedly experienced a brief…

Volcanic eruption triggered 'butterfly effect' tha...

A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe.

18,000 dinosaur tracks discovered along ancient Bo...

Researchers have counted 16,600 fossilized dinosaur footprints and 1,378 swim tracks at a site in Bolivia that showcase a variety ...

Geminids 2025: The year's best meteor shower is co...

The Geminid meteor shower has begun. The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 "shooting stars" per hour will ...

Injecting anesthetic into a 'lazy eye' may correct...

Temporarily shutting down a "lazy eye" triggers a burst of neuronal activity that reverses the condition in animal experiments, a ...

Male human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an anci...

A genetic study of 80 skulls found at a Stone Age city in China has revealed that the sacrificed people were mostly men, in contra...

Grain-sized robot could change how doctors deliver...

Swiss scientists create grain-sized robot that surgeons control with magnets to deliver medicine precisely through blood vessels i...

How 3.5B WhatsApp numbers were scraped and exposed

Researchers exploited WhatsApp's API vulnerability to scrape 3.5 billion phone numbers. Learn how this massive data breach happene...

Hawaii sues TikTok parent company ByteDance, claim...

The state of Hawaii has sued ByteDance, claiming TikTok was designed to be dangerously addictive for young users through manipulat...

AT&T eliminates DEI programs, says hiring and adva...

AT&T joins Amazon, Meta, and other major companies in ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs as corporate America shifts ...

Palantir CEO says 'poor people' are 'the only peop...

Alex Karp said Americans have lost trust in major institutions because business leaders get bailed out after making "stupid decisi...

Simple tricks to make your MTN, Airtel, Glo and 9m...

Table of contents How to save mobile data on MTN Nigeria How to save mobile data on Airtel How to save mobile data on Glo Nigeria ...

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Lotachi Anidi is a Nigerian design entrepreneur who has spent more than six years building fintech products. From an early designe...

Built for us, by us: 6 African universities that a...

Across the continent, universities are moving from being consumers of technology to becoming powerful creators and authors of AI.

TechCabal’s Frank Eleanya named Tech Journalist of...

Eleanya, who joined TechCabal in early 2024 from BusinessDay, is recognised as a leading journalist covering Nigeria’s telco and d...

The Prada Group Buys Versace In $1.4B Deal Aimed A...

The Prada Group finalized its $1.

Amazon Employees Pen Letter Calling Out Company’s ...

Amazon employees are pushing back against the company’s AI-heavy pivot, accusing leadership of prioritizing AI investments over cl...

Kayla Rowe’s Her Fantasy Box — A Plant-Based Femin...

Kayla Rowe turned pain into a business empire that is helping countless women and raking in major revenue.

Udonis Haslem Reportedly Reaches ‘Proposed Resolut...

Former Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem is looking to put an FTX-related lawsuit behind him.

Louis Carr Appointed President Of BET With Promise...

Louis Carr is the new president of BET.

Apple’s executive shake-up continues with departur...

Apple loses two more top senior executives with exits of longtime general counsel Kate Adams and environmental VP Lisa Jackson. Me...

Feds ask Waymo about robotaxis repeatedly passing ...

The agency already opened an investigation in October over Waymo's performance around school buses. Waymo said it issued a softwar...

Micro1, a Scale AI competitor, touts crossing $100...

Micro1 started the year with roughly $7 million ARR. Now, it claims to have surpassed $100 million in ARR, double what it reported...

Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity

The newspaper is alleging copyright infringement and calling out Perplexity's retrieval augmented generation (RAG) as a culprit.

All the biggest news from AWS’ big tech show re:In...

Amazon Web Services' giant tech conference re:Invent 2025 is happening this week with news ranging from chips to AI services.

The 19 Best Golf Gifts for Every Kind of Golfer (2...

Make your favorite golfer’s day with the best golf gifts to enhance every part of their game.

Antigravity A1 Review: A 360-Degree Drone

The Antigravity A1 is fun all around, if you don’t mind the steep price or wearing goggles to control it.

InnAIO AI Translator T10 Review: Feature-Loaded bu...

The InnAIO T10 clips magnetically to the back of your phone, but it needs further development to be worth the money.

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up Wit...

Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—withou...

ByteDance and DeepSeek Are Placing Very Different ...

The diverging path of China’s two leading AI players shows where the country’s artificial intelligence industry is headed.

Meta shares climb on report Mark Zuckerberg plans ...

Cuts that high would most likely include layoffs as early as January, according to the report.

Microsoft’s Attempts to Sell AI Agents Are Turning...

Yikes. The post Microsoft’s Attempts to Sell AI Agents Are Turning Into a Disaster appeared first on Futurism.

Cops Stunned as Waymo Cruises Through Active Polic...

Talk about rubber-necking. The post Cops Stunned as Waymo Cruises Through Active Police Standoff appeared first on Futurism.

ChatGPT Encouraged a Violent Stalker, Court Docume...

The man "stalked and harassed more than 10 women by weaponizing modern technology," prosecutors said. The post ChatGPT Encouraged ...

Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of E...

Grok is a stalker's best friend. The post Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People appeared first on Futur...

New Photos Show That Epstein’s Island Contained th...

What the. The post New Photos Show That Epstein’s Island Contained the Creepiest Dentist’s Facility We’ve Ever Seen appeared first...

Credit Direct launches high-return digital investm...

Credit Direct has announced the expansion of its digital investment...

Can venture studios crack Africa’s startup puzzle?...

FirstFounders is betting on the venture-studio model to build sustainable startups in Africa, backing founders early, supplying pl...

Afrobeat listeners grew by 22% globally – Spotify ...

Spotify's 2025 Wrapped report shows a surge in Nigerian music consumption, with listeners spending over 1.3 billion hours on the p...

How Jesutomiwa Salam built a career around solving...

Jesutomiwa Salam went from teaching himself to code to building AI systems used by insurers across Africa and the Middle East.

Moniepoint introduces Moniebook to provide busines...

Moniepoint has launched Moniebook, a unified inventory and POS system that gives businesses visibility into sales, customers, and ...

Scammers target wireless customers in new phone sc...

Scammers pose as carriers to trick new phone buyers into mailing back devices. See how the scheme works and learn steps to protect...

How to help older parents with tech over the holid...

Give parents a safer tech setup this holiday. Update devices, stop scams, and set up remote help so you can support them from anyw...

The CZUR ET24 Pro isn’t a perfect book scanner, bu...

The CZUR ET24 Pro is a scanner designed to efficiently capture books up to A3 in size.

Hallmark choosing to cancel The Way Home after sea...

The Way Home season 4 drops in 2026, and it will be the final ever season. Instead of asking Netflix to make more, we should enjoy...

Marvel Rivals now has a gacha mini-game featuring ...

The first anniversary of Marvel Rivals is right around the corner, and to continue the celebrations, a new gacha system has been a...

Black Friday may be over but our exclusive Norton ...

This great price on a new VPN courtesy of cybersecurity giant Norton will help lift your post-Black Friday blues.

Customer data stolen in Freedom Mobile account man...

A third-party attack hits the Canadian telco, users lose names, phone numbers, and user accounts.

CEO of genetics firm says parents have a right to ...

Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select th...

How to use Overdrafts

We’ve all been there, you need cash urgently, but your account is low. It’s frustrating when life won’t…

Microsoft declares 2026 the year for agents

Spotify Wrapped 2025: Tems is most-exported Nigeri...

Grammy Awards winner and global Afrobeats sensation, Tems has claimed a dual spotlight in Spotify’s 2025 Wrapped, emerging…

Natasha Akpoti, iPhone 17, Straw movie top Nigeria...

In its 2025 Year in Search, Google has disclosed that keywords such as ‘iPhone 17’, ‘Straw Movie’ and…

Ponzi Scheme: SEC flags Glorious Wealth Fund as an...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has flagged Glorious Wealth Fund (GWF) as a Ponzi Scheme. This follows…

HP Announces Plans To Lay Off 4,000 To 6,000 Emplo...

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The AI frenzy is causing a worldwide supply chain ...

Japanese electronics stores are now limiting how many hard-disk drives shoppers can buy.

Stop travel sites from tracking you with a VPN

Stop travel sites from tracking you. Learn how a VPN, ad blocker, and alternative ID keep your searches private and your trip plan...

Holiday travel privacy risks and how to stay safe

Holiday travel exposes your personal data to airlines, hotels and apps. Learn how to protect your privacy before you take off.

Beyond Connected [Ep. 8] 5 holiday scams to look o...

Stay safe this holiday season with simple tips to avoid gift card scams, fake shopping sites, package ploys, and charity fraud.

Iranian hacker group deploys malicious Snake game ...

MuddyWater has deployed more sophisticated techniques and malware in a string of attacks targeting Israel and Egypt.

Grab a free Fortnite skin with your Backbone Pro

Backbone Pro owners can claim a free Fortnite skin right now.

Netflix celebrates Kpop Demon Hunters' Spotify Wra...

Spotify Wrapped 2025 reveals how popular Kpop Demon Hunters' soundtrack really was, and HUNTR/X want to thank you for your support...

Wake Up Dead Man still isn’t on Netflix yet – but ...

Benoit Blanc and Knives Out take on the world of Sesame Street on Netflix this week, and we're inching ever closer to a full-on Mu...

These PS5 and Xbox controller accessories revoluti...

These simple and cheap PS5 controller accessories have changed the way I game - and can be yours for less right now.

PAPSS COWRY Lagos 2025: Africa stakes its claim on...

The inaugural PAPSS COWRY Lagos 2025 conference opened on Tuesday at the Lagos Continental Hotel with a clear…

Amazon Fire TV’s new AI feature lets you jump to s...

Amazon says you can describe the scene to Alexa by mentioning details like the actor or character's name, or a memorable quote.

What is Bending Spoons? Everything to know about E...

Bending Spoons remains largely unknown, even as its portfolio of products has served more than a billion people.

Another bid to block state AI regulation has faile...

Republicans’ attempt to ban state AI regulations was removed from the defense bill after bipartisan opposition, underscoring tensi...

Google Photos’ 2025 Recap turns to Gemini to find ...

The Google Photos Recap will use Gemini's AI to find your memorable moments throughout the year, and adds new metrics, like a 'sel...

AWS doubles down on custom LLMs with features mean...

AWS is launching more capabilities in both Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI to make building custom models easier.

The Trump Administration Wants Immigrants to Self-...

The Trump administration has been virtually begging immigrants in the US to self-deport, even offering money. But some immigrants ...

A Record Number of Spacecraft Have Swarmed the Int...

Mission Control has its work cut out. The post A Record Number of Spacecraft Have Swarmed the International Space Station appeared...

Nvidia admits the $100bn 'biggest AI infrastructur...

OpenAI’s $100 billion deal with Nvidia is a headline-grabber, but Nvidia says it’s still unconfirmed.

Character.ai launches Stories to keep teens engage...

Character.ai is phasing out open chat for teens, and Stories is its plan to keep them entertained.

3 of the best Disney+ movies to stream in December...

These are the best Disney+ movies to watch in December if you want a break from Christmas films.

Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got a rare parasitic l...

In an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the s...

Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' recor...

A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air temperature o...

When an AI algorithm is labeled 'female,' people a...

People who played the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” were less likely to cooperate when the other player was a male human or AI, and exploit...

'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancie...

Ancient genomes from southern Africa show that people evolved in isolation for upward of 100,000 years.

China has planted so many trees it's changed the e...

Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways that...

Robot stuns crowd after shocking onstage reveal

Xpeng's humanoid robot moves so realistically that crowds believed it was fake, marking a major advancement in robotics technology...

OpenAI’s Sam Altman issues ‘code red’ to bolster C...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman issued a "code red" effort in his company to improve the quality of ChatGPT, and as a result, delaying other...

Hannah Kates was at Stears; now, she’s mapping Lag...

As an environmental engineer, Hannah Kates just wanted to clean up pollution. Now, as an American building free civic tech tools i...

How Vove ID is tackling Africa’s KYC and KYB heada...

Morocco-based regtech startup, Vove ID, believes Africa and the Middle East are entering a new identity infrastructure moment.

No more deposit limits as CBN introduces ₦500,000 ...

Nigeria’s Central Bank has removed all limits and fees on cash deposits, in its most sweeping overhaul of cash-management rules si...

As infrastructure lags, new $75,000 fund targets t...

The fund comes at a time when African cities are growing faster than public infrastructure can keep pace.

Why Nigeria’s startup ecosystem needs more corpora...

With startup funding slowing globally and foreign investors becoming more cautious, industry leaders are calling for a fundamental...

These Black Artists And Curators Are Reshaping Mia...

Miami Art Week, the international art fair held annually, returns to Miami Beach, FL, from Dec.

Queens High School For The Sciences And HBCU Early...

Students at Queens High School for the Sciences — the New York borough’s only specialized high school — are pushing to move to a b...

How One Foundation Is Fueling Black Small Business...

With Giving Tuesday underway, a New York-based nonprofit is calling for support of Black-owned small businesses and highlighting t...

This 22-Year-Old College Student’s Platform Is Mak...

Quitting isn’t an option for college student and founder Elijah Khasabo.

AI Reportedly Helped Push Black Friday Online Sale...

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After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre...

On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain volunt...

Spotify Wrapped 2025 adds its first multiplayer fe...

Spotify Wrapped returns to its data-driven roots with new interactive features, deeper insights, and social experiences designed t...

Nothing looks to its community to raise $5M, wants...

The new round, which opens on December 10, will enable consumers to buy the company's shares at its Series C valuation of $1.3 bil...

Waymo starts autonomous testing in Philadelphia

Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis join a long list of cities where the company is gearing up to offer robotaxi ri...

Autolane is building ‘air traffic control’ for aut...

And the Palo Alto-based startup has raised $7.4 million to do that.

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