Category: Science/Technology

Microsoft AI bots won’t talk dirty with users, exe...

Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, said Thursday the company will not build erotica AI services.

Tesla’s ‘Mad Max’ driver assistance mode sparks pr...

Some drivers on social media report that Tesla vehicles using the more aggressive version of its Full Self-Driving system could op...

Nike claims their futuristic new footwear can boos...

“It’s OK to push some edges and try some crazy things.”

I was squeezed like a sausage inside a ‘human upgr...

Inside Dave Asprey's weird and wonderful biohacking lab.

Scientists Discover Remnants of Cataclysmically De...

"This is maybe the first direct evidence that we've preserved the proto Earth materials." The post Scientists Discover Remnants of...

Guillermo del Toro on Using AI: “I’d Rather Die”...

"I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested." The post Guillermo del Toro on Using AI: “I’d Rather Die” appeared first on ...

AI Is Even Putting Animal Actors Out of Work

"I don’t think I’ve had a call for a woodpecker in probably three or four years, maybe five years." The post AI Is Even Putting An...

Startup Says It’s Launching a Test Weapon Into Orb...

"We are developing this Orbital Magazine technology on our own dime and moving incredibly fast." The post Startup Says It’s Launch...

Nike’s New Sneaker Contains an Exoskeleton to Boos...

It's like an e-bike for your feet. The post Nike’s New Sneaker Contains an Exoskeleton to Boost Your Leg Performance appeared firs...

Canal+ eyes full takeover of Showmax after MultiCh...

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Canal+'s potential acquisition of the rest of Showmax, the salesman assisting banks in going digit...

A failed property sale pushed this real estate age...

In this edition of After Hours, Noah Honawon shares his journey into enterprise technology after a failed million-dollar real esta...

5 facts to know about Google Gemini AI Pro offer f...

Techpoint Africa reached out to Mr. Olumide Balogun, Director, West Africa at Google and asked some follow-up questions regarding ...

6 best Stream Deck alternatives for content creato...

6 best Stream Deck alternatives for live streaming: Touch Portal (versatile software), Loupedeck Live (pro hardware), and Bitfocus...

 MBR vs GPT: Key differences & which partition sty...

MBR vs. GPT partition tables: MBR is old (2TB limit, 4 partitions, BIOS). GPT is modern (vast storage, 128 partitions, UEFI, bette...

OpenAI to Start Charging 7.5% VAT in Nigeria from ...

OpenAI to Start Charging 7.5% VAT in Nigeria from November 2025 OpenAI has announced that it will begin charging 7.5% Value Added ...

Microsoft Introduces Mico: The New AI Assistant Re...

Microsoft Introduces Mico: The New AI Assistant Replacing Clippy and Cortana Microsoft is bringing a new generation of AI interact...

Nike Unveils Project Amplify: First Powered Footwe...

Nike Unveils Project Amplify: First Powered Footwear to Boost Running and Walking Nike has announced a groundbreaking innovation i...

How Crypto Virtual Cards Are Encouraging Smarter K...

How Crypto Virtual Cards Are Encouraging Smarter KYC for Everyday Users The rise of the crypto virtual card is reshaping how peopl...

How to Track Your Lost Phone With IMEI Number

How to Track Your Lost Phone With IMEI Number Losing your phone can be stressful, especially when it holds important personal data...

Beware of these fake credit card account restricti...

Learn how to spot fake credit card emails, avoid phishing scams, and protect your personal and financial information online.

Hackers leak medical reports after breach hits 1.2...

Hackers targeted SimonMed Imaging, exposing 1.2 million patient records including medical reports, IDs, and payment details.

This wild new phone has its own subwoofer, and it'...

The new Redmi K90 Pro Max has a denim rear panel, a flagship chipset, and a built-in subwoofer – it’s undeniably weird, but raises...

Apple Maps is about to copy Google Maps, a new rep...

Apple Maps might soon introduce ads to the user experience, and many people are unhappy.

With both Xbox and Nintendo having launched dedica...

The PlayStation Portal has allowed me to chip away at my overgrown gaming backlog in 2025, and I'm really hoping for a discount on...

The PlayStation Portal is my favorite PS5 accessor...

The PlayStation Portal still delivers two years on, and now at a better price with this neat discount.

The Nothing Phone 3a Lite is officially landing th...

Nothing has announced that it's launching a fourth handset for 2025, and it's likely to be the cheapest yet.

Fossils show dinosaurs thriving in North America b...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing ...

Tarantulas: Why you shouldn't be afraid

We know very little about the brown tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi), whose habitat stretches from Louisiana to Texas and Colorado. ...

Crypto regulation is needed to keep out bad player...

Cryptocurrency adoption has continued to skyrocket in Nigeria, a testament to how Nigerians are increasingly seeing digital curren...

Inside Peter Maina’s plan to turn coffee trees int...

Kenya’s lush coffee heartland of Embu was once a symbol of national pride; its beans were among the…

UTME: 85 of 599 underage candidates who scored ove...

JAMB has released the UTME and final results of 85 underage candidates who successfully passed the screening process…

Bolt, Uber, inDrive lack authority to set ride far...

As the debate about whether e-hailing drivers have the power to set their own prices continues to rage,…

Access Holdings acquires National Bank of Kenya fo...

Access Holdings Plc, parent company of Access Bank, has finalised its N179.1 billion ($109.6 million) acquisition of the…

'Extremely rare' and 'highly unusual' Roman-era to...

An unusual stone circle that's likely a tomb is providing archaeologists with more information about life in Roman Bavaria.

Indigenous Americans dragged, carried or floated 5...

Researchers have determined the age and origin of a massive tree that was found at the pre-Columbian city of Cahokia in what is no...

Decapitator nose ornament: 1,500-year-old gold jew...

The Moche made human sacrifices to their gods, including Ai Apaec, the Decapitator.

Why can pumpkins grow so large, but blueberries ca...

Most fruit is pretty small, so why do pumpkins grow to such enormous sizes?

New blood test can predict risk of postpartum depr...

Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biol...

Hackers steal medical records and financial data f...

A cyberattack on SimonMed Imaging exposed personal information of 1.2 million patients, including medical records, financial detai...

Payroll scam hits US universities as phishing wave...

Microsoft reports Storm-2657 cybercriminals sent phishing emails to 6,000 addresses at 25 universities to steal payroll credential...

Scientists spot skyscraper-sized asteroid racing t...

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2025 SC79, a skyscraper-sized space rock orbiting the sun in just 128 days. the second-fastes...

Fox News AI Newsletter: Conservative activist reac...

The Fox News AI Newsletter delivers the latest developments form the world of artificial intelligence, including the technology's ...

Teen sues AI tool maker over fake nude images

A New Jersey teenager filed a major lawsuit against AI/Robotics Venture Strategy 3 Ltd. over ClothOff, an AI tool that created fak...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's annual pay climbs to...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and other top executives saw dramatic pay increases in fiscal year 2025, with Nadella's compensation r...

Amazon unveils high-tech eyeglasses, AI to boost e...

Amazon's Delivering the Future Summit in California showcased AI-powered robotics and the future of the e-commerce giant's deliver...

Meta cuts 600 jobs amid AI expansion push — as aut...

Meta announced job cuts affecting 600 employees across AI research divisions, although the company expects most workers to find ne...

Palantir CEO says company is in an AI 'arms race' ...

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said his company is in an artificial intelligence arms race with its competitors, after reaching a deal wit...

In today's edition: Nigeria, South Africa exit dirty money list || Lesotho reels from US tariff hit || Canal+ eyes Showmax control...

Access to pay $109.6 million for Kenya’s NBK in Ea...

Access Holdings, the parent company of Nigeria’s biggest bank by assets, will pay $109.6 million (₦179.1billion) to acquire Nation...

Price, not demand, keeps Nigeria’s 5G adoption at ...

New data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) reveals that just 57,200 devices nationwide are 5G-enabled, 0.05% of th...

Can technology make African mining transparent? Sa...

Every month, Nigerian B2B digital commerce company Sabi facilitates the movement of more than 100,000 tons of lithium—a mineral in...

Sun King sets up first African factory in Kenya in...

Sun King’s new Nairobi plant signals growing interest in clean energy firms and a push to build closer to their customers in Afric...

Redwood Materials raises another $350M to power up...

The round was led by Eclipse and saw participation from Nvidia's venture capital arm, NVentures.

GoPro Max 2 360 Camera Review: It’s Finally Here

The Max 2 is the long-awaited update to GoPro’s 360 camera line that delivers “true” 8K video.

It’s official – the M5 MacBook Pro is class-leadin...

We've tested the M5 MacBook Pro, and it just posted some incredible benchmark results.

Has Spotify been crashing on your Android device? ...

Spotify is still working on a solution

OpenAI's new Atlas browser may have some extremely...

Atlas, Comet, Fellou are all susceptible to indirect prompt injection, so be careful.

Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean's most flood...

It's still uncertain which way Melissa will track, and how quickly, but the storm is likely to bring colossal rains and life-threa...

YouTube is Nigeria’s new TV, and creators are cash...

Internal data from Yoola, a global digital media company and multi-channel network, shows that views from Nigeria have increased b...

Keeper Review (2025): Enterprise-Level Password Ma...

Keeper Unlimited brings enterprise-level security to all your devices if you’re willing to pay for the privilege.

How to Manage Cat Allergies—Experts Weigh In (2025...

From dietary supplements to cleaning advice, we'll teach you how to live in harmony with cats (and dogs!), even if you're allergic...

ChatGPT’s Horny Era Could Be Its Stickiest Yet

OpenAI will soon let adults create erotic content in ChatGPT. Experts say that could lead to “emotional commodification,” or horni...

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Gen 2 Review: M...

Bose’s best headphones add some convenient new tricks for a modest price hike.

How Long Do Vacuums Last? (2025)

Vacuums don't last forever. Here are the signs to look for, and how to help your vacuum live longer.

OpenAI relaxed ChatGPT rules on self harm before 1...

Adam Raine's parents alleged that he spent more than three hours daily conversing with ChatGPT about suicide before the teen hange...

Chinese-owned TikTok allegedly meddling in NYC may...

A Tel Aviv-based tech insider claims that TikTok's algorithm is "distorting the playing field in New York City's mayoral race."

Elon Musk’s Tesla disappoints investors despite re...

Demand for Tesla's vehicles and those of its rivals is also expected to drop through the rest of the year without the tax credits ...

GM embraces AI with plans to use ‘eyes-off’ drivin...

General Motors will enhance its upcoming vehicles in 2026 with conversational AI.

Anthropic CEO insists he’s no wokester in wake of ...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is pushing back on claims that his artificial intelligence company is too “woke” following a wave of cr...

AWS Outage That Took Down Internet Came After Amaz...

"As we roll out more Generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done." The post AWS Outage That Took Down Inte...

Zuckerberg Firing Hundreds of AI Developers After ...

What is going on at Meta? The post Zuckerberg Firing Hundreds of AI Developers After Hiring Spree appeared first on Futurism.

China Found Something Fascinating on the Far Side ...

The discovery could have major implications. The post China Found Something Fascinating on the Far Side of the Moon appeared first...

OpenAI Faces New Allegations in Teen’s Death

"We expect to prove to a jury that OpenAI's decisions to degrade the safety of its products were made with full knowledge that the...

Alan Hamel Says He’s Created an AI Clone of His De...

"I really can't tell which one is the real and which one is the AI." The post Alan Hamel Says He’s Created an AI Clone of His Dece...

10 best FirstRowSports alternatives for live sport...

Top 10 FirstRowSports alternatives for live sports in 2025: ESPN+, DAZN, fuboTV (paid) or SportSurge, VIPBox, Cricfree (free/cauti...

7 best Steamunlocked alternatives for Free PC game...

7 best Steamunlocked alternatives for safe, legal PC games in 2025: Epic Games Store (AAA), Steam Free-to-Play, GOG (DRM-free), an...

 9 best Pinterest alternatives for visual discover...

Top 9 Pinterest alternatives for creatives: Dribbble (pro portfolios), Designspiration (color search), Raindrop.io (bookmarking), ...

6 best SEMrush alternatives to boost your SEO game...

6 best SEMrush alternatives for SEO in 2025: Ahrefs (backlinks), Similarweb (traffic), Ubersuggest (budget), plus free tools like ...

 5 best Kindle alternatives to buy in 2025

Top 5 Kindle alternatives for 2025: Kobo (EPUB/Library), BOOX (Android/PDF), reMarkable (notes), NOOK (B&N store), and PocketBook ...

AI guardrails can be hacked, warns ex-Google CEO

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns that hacked AI could be trained to harm humans. Experts call for global safeguards before it’...

How hackers exploit Microsoft Teams and how to sto...

Hackers now weaponize Teams for spying, scams, credential theft, and ransomware. Learn how to defend yourself against scammers.

It now looks very likely that the Samsung Galaxy S...

Several sources now claim the Samsung Galaxy S26 series will launch later than originally planned.

YouTube declares war on deepfakes with new tool th...

YouTube's new deepfake detection tool offers creators a powerful way to spot and remove unauthorized AI-generated content featurin...

PS5 sales are looking good despite recent price hi...

The PlayStation 5 has officially outsold the PlayStation 3 in lifetime sales as of September 2025.

Snap up this great value Philips electric toothbru...

The Philips Sonicare ProtectiveClean 5300 Electric Toothbrush is a great mid-range toothbrush at an even better price right now at...

How to watch The Traitors Canada season 3 — it's *...

The Traitors Canada is free-to-view and we'll show you how to watch from anywhere in the world.

Global climate change limit efforts off-track for ...

Global climate change limit efforts are off-track from the 2030 goals set out by the Paris Agreement in 2016, according to the Sta...

TETFund to roll out electric campus shuttles acros...

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has revealed plans to roll out electric vehicles across 12 selected Nigerian…

How Daniel Adeboye is redefining developer experie...

Daniel Adeboye was 17, sitting in the corner of a dim Lagos cybercafé with an old monitor flickering…

How Zoho is democratising agentic AI for businesse...

Zoho Corporation is doubling down on its artificial intelligence ambitions. The global software company has announced the rollout…...

Romance scam: Tinder launches mandatory face check...

Tinder, a popular dating app, has introduced a mandatory facial verification for new users on the platform. The…

492 loan apps now registered under FCCPC’s ₦100m r...

Following the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC) new regulations on loan app registration and enforc...

World's biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before...

Researchers have unveiled ice XXI, a new form of ice that's solid at room temperatures when subjected to immense pressure.

Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic '...

Inspired by animal vision, the eye could become part of soft robots without any electronic components.

Mysterious glow at the Milky Way's center could re...

A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way has puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. New research offers an explanatio...

1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued preh...

Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases.

Science history: Scientists use 'click chemistry' ...

Carolyn Bertozzi and colleagues laid out a way to make paradigm-shifting "click-chemistry" compatible with living cells, opening u...

Scammers target retirees with election tricks and ...

Public voter records expose retirees' personal details to election scammers who create targeted cons using names, addresses, and v...

Police agencies turn to virtual reality to improve...

Police departments across the U.S. and Canada are adopting virtual reality training to better prepare officers for high-pressure, ...

Ohio lawmaker proposes comprehensive ban on marryi...

House Bill 469 would prevent AI systems from owning property, serving as executives, or gaining legal personhood in Ohio under Rep...