Category: Science/Technology

6 Best VPN Services (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.

I reviewed the Xerox C320 - and I finally found a ...

Touchscreen control and enhanced print quality give Xerox an edge.

Spotify’s upgraded live events feed lets you follo...

Spotify now lets you keep tabs on your favorite local venues, so now you can never miss a gig.

Napster returns as an AI companion for your MacBoo...

Napster returns as an AI company with a new agentic gadget that attaches to your MacBook and companions that can help with almost ...

Worrying WatchGuard VPN bug could let hackers hija...

A WatchGuard VPN patch is already available - so make sure you apply it as soon as possible.

It's only been a few days since Windows 10's demis...

Here we go again...

Neil deGrasse Tyson answers life's biggest space q...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his updated book "Just Visiting This Planet," which tackles mor...

Neil deGrasse Tyson on why he's still waiting for ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why, despite believing life likely exists elsewhere, he's still waiting for real proof.

Georgia Tech uses drones to enhance campus securit...

Georgia Institute of Technology recently became one of the first colleges in the U.S. to roll out a drone program that enhances ca...

OpenAI blocks Sora 2 users from using MLK Jr.'s li...

OpenAI is pausing Sora 2 users' ability to make AI videos that depict the civil rights leader as the company works to create rules...

Amazon Web Services recovering from outage hitting...

An Amazon Web Services outage is causing major disruptions around the world. The service provides remote computing services to man...

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As Canva crashes worldwide, here are 5 design alte...

Canva has been down since early Monday morning, preventing millions of users worldwide from logging in, editing, saving,…

Mayokun Owolabi: The force driving Flutterwave’s c...

Meet Mayokun Owolabi, Vice President, Global Expansion & Payment Partnerships, Anglophone Africa at Flutterwave, Nigeria, one of A...

AUATON accuses Moove of arresting and torturing dr...

The Lagos State council of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), has accused the e-mobility…

Enko Capital raises $100m to finance renewable ene...

Africa-focused hedge fund Enko Capital had raised $100 million to finance mid-sized lenders. The fund aims to address…

Roos Carr figures: Creepy 2,600-year-old carvings ...

Spooky-looking wooden figurines with quartzite eyes are 2,600 years old and may be linked to a Norse god.

Bored of waiting for Black Friday fitness deals? U...

Save up to 40% on smartwatches, running headphones and cardio machines ahead of Black Friday, for those fitness and health geeks w...

What are the mysterious lights sometimes seen on t...

Earth's moon is occasionally illuminated by flickers, glows or beams of light. What are these mysterious lights?

'People made it out of the cities alive': Tracing ...

Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the eruption of...

'It's really an extraordinary story,' historian St...

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who made it ...

Tesla's self-driving cars under fire again

Tesla's Full Self-Driving system faces federal investigation following 58 reports of crashes, with six vehicles running red lights...

Fox News AI Newsletter: ChatGPT to allow erotica

The Fox News AI Newsletter brings you the latest developments on artificial intelligence, with news on OpenAI moving to soon allow...

Discord confirms vendor breach exposed user IDs in...

Third-party security breach at Discord exposes sensitive user information including government IDs, highlighting cybersecurity ris...

Teens turning to AI for love and comfort

Survey of 1,000 students shows teens using AI for personal relationships while two-thirds of parents remain unaware of their child...

See it: a new autonomous Black Hawk helicopter cal...

Sikorsky unveiled its autonomous U-Hawk helicopter, which offers military and civilian applications including cargo and logistics ...

Meta to allow teens' parents to disable private ch...

Meta announced on Friday parents would be allowed to disable their teenagers' private chats with AI characters, the latest safety ...

Digital Nomads: The global tech recruiter who can ...

From her base in the UK, Rhoda Adeola manages recruitment for companies across Europe, the US, and Asia-Pacific, matching talent t...

In today's edition: Standard Bank plots a takeover || Yango invests in Kenya’s Zanifu to target SMEs || BYD to build charging stat...

Next Wave: The telecom that built a “bank” by acci...

Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published on 19 Oct, 2025 The telecom that built a “bank” by accident Safaricom...

Nigeria’s rural internet speeds double with MTN ta...

MTN Nigeria has emerged as the fastest mobile network provider in rural communities, clocking an average download speed of 15 mega...

What you need to know about the AWS outage and how...

Table of contents What happened during the AWS outage  How services were affected The economic and operational costs of the AWS ou...

OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math

No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.

Scale AI alum raises $9M for AI serving critical i...

Bilal Abu-Ghazaleh had just moved to London few days before our call, splitting his time between there and Dubai. After nearly a d...

The man betting everything on AI and Bill Belichic...

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts is making big bets on AI and Bill Belichick, and he sounds like a Silicon Valley CEO while doing it.

Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet

Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bow...

Amazon DNS outage breaks much of the internet

The outage affected websites like Coinbase and Fortnite, and disrupted services like Signal, Zoom and Amazon's own products, inclu...

The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Publis...

The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from t...

Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor

Mere months ago, New York’s mayoral front-runner was polling right next to “Someone Else.” He spoke to WIRED about building a soci...

A High-Tech Ankle Guard Is Helping NBA Players Sta...

BetterGuards has teamed up with the NBA Training Association to outfit players with its adaptive ankle brace. The pro ballers are ...

Apple Pioneer Bill Atkinson Was a Secret Evangelis...

The HyperCard inventor was a huge proponent of taking lower doses of 5-MeO-DMT, which is widely considered the strongest psychedel...

SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite Review: Gaming Overk...

These $600 headphones are loaded with features for gaming, but they also offer a high-end music listening experience.

Scientists point to radio bright galaxies — and ch...

ET is yet to phone home.

Here’s how Tesla responded after shareholders were...

This is the second consecutive year that Institutional Shareholder Services has urged investors to reject a compensation plan for ...

Micron to leave server chips business in China aft...

Micron was the first U.S. chipmaker to be targeted by Beijing - a move that was seen as retaliatory for a series of curbs by Washi...

$200B AppLovin faces data privacy probe after shor...

Fast-growing tech giant AppLovin is facing fresh regulatory heat over its handling of consumer data – including potential investig...

DMV’s AI System Says Woman Doesn’t Have a Human Fa...

The post DMV’s AI System Says Woman Doesn’t Have a Human Face appeared first on Futurism.

Reddit’s AI Suggests That People Suffering Chronic...

A chatbot doesn't care if you live, die or become an addict. The post Reddit’s AI Suggests That People Suffering Chronic Pain Try...

Doctors Just Found Something Fascinating About Wha...

A new study exposes how GLP-1s impact alcohol intake. The post Doctors Just Found Something Fascinating About What Happens When Y...

Startup Reveals “Space Armor” to Protect Astronaut...

It also works against the "growing threat" of "adversarial spacecraft." The post Startup Reveals “Space Armor” to Protect Astronau...

The AI Industry Is Traumatizing Desperate Contract...

Penny for your thoughts? The post The AI Industry Is Traumatizing Desperate Contractors in the Developing World for Pennies appear...

From Ilorin to AI Innovation: Meet award-winning N...

Dr Stephen Odaibo, a Nigerian American is leveraging artificial intelligence to birth innovations in healthcare.

ChatGPT to cost more in Nigeria as OpenAI adds 7.5...

ChatGPT subscription price for Nigerians will now increase as OpenAI complies with VAT Act. Users will now include tax identificat...

AWS outage causes crash of major apps including Sn...

An AWS outage disrupted Snapchat, Canva, and others. The issue hit US data centres; no African business has reported downtime or s...

Inside LegalBasis.ng, the Platform Changing How Ni...

If you have ever clicked “I agree” just to move on, you are not alone. In our rush to access digital services, it is a common refl...

IHS Towers exits Rwanda in $274.5 million deal

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss IHS Towers exiting Rwanda for $274.5 million, a doctor who uses AI to save your eyes, and how Nige...

Apple’s New M5 iPad Pro Adds Thread Support : What...

Apple’s New M5 iPad Pro Adds Thread Support : What It Means for Smart Home Users Apple has introduced Thread smart home support fo...

Amazon’s Ring Partners with Flock to Share User Fo...

Amazon’s Ring Partners with Flock to Share User Footage with Police Amazon-owned smart doorbell company Ring is facing fresh priva...

Anthropic Integrates Claude AI with Microsoft 365 ...

Anthropic Integrates Claude AI with Microsoft 365 to Improve Workplace Productivity Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has ...

Meta Now Wants Access to Your Camera Roll for AI

Meta Now Wants Access to Your Camera Roll for AI Meta has introduced a new opt-in AI feature for Facebook users in the US and Cana...

How to Take a Screenshot on Windows and Mac (Quick...

How to Take a Screenshot on Windows and Mac (Quick Guide for Beginners) Taking a screenshot is one of the easiest ways to capture ...

10 Best Amazon sales this week: HP, Keurig, Shark ...

Shop the 10 best Amazon deals this week with huge savings on top-rated tech, home, and lifestyle products before prices go back up...

5 Best Smart Home Upgrades for 2025: Top tech pick...

Discover the 5 best smart home upgrades of 2025 from lighting and WiFi to showers cleaning robots and robot lawn mowers.

Teens face new PG-13 limits on Instagram

Instagram now limits teen accounts to PG-13 content by default, blocking mature posts and giving parents new control settings.

M6 MacBook Pro tipped to get touchscreen OLED rede...

A touchscreen MacBook Pro with an OLED screen could arrive next year, a new report says.

Robbery allegation: inDrive restores account of dr...

Ride-hailing company, inDrive, has restored the account of its driver, Mr James Oluwatosin, who is at the centre…

VLGE is making it easier to world build and shop o...

50 fashion brands are launching their shoppable worlds for VLGE's World Fashion Week, founder Evelyn Mora says.

6 Best Tote Bags of 2025, Tested and Reviewed by W...

From beach days to board meetings, these top totes are designed to protect your valuables, and then some.

If You Were Bankrolling OpenAI, the Percent of Cha...

It's looking grim. The post If You Were Bankrolling OpenAI, the Percent of ChatGPT Users Willing to Pay for It Might Make You Brea...

Popular Meal Replacement Drink Contains So Much Le...

You may want to reconsider that protein shake. The post Popular Meal Replacement Drink Contains So Much Lead That Doctors Are Agha...

NASA Guts Workforce at Lab Responsible for Mars Ro...

"The morale has been as low as anyone has seen in decades, maybe ever." The post NASA Guts Workforce at Lab Responsible for Mars R...

Doctors Intrigued by Shot That Prevents Multiple T...

The results speak for themselves. The post Doctors Intrigued by Shot That Prevents Multiple Types of Cancer in Mice appeared first...

The Latest Climate News Is So Bad That You Should ...

You definitely don't want to hear anything about this new report. The post The Latest Climate News Is So Bad That You Should Proba...

How to boost Instagram followers: 12 proven strate...

Grow your Instagram followers organically in 2025. Master Reels, optimize your profile, use strategic hashtags, and engage authent...

12 best Mailchimp alternatives for 2025 (compared)

Looking beyond Mailchimp? We compare 12 top alternatives: Brevo (budget), Klaviyo (e-commerce), ActiveCampaign (automation), and C...

9 best Fiverr alternatives for hiring freelancers ...

Tired of inconsistent quality on Fiverr? Explore 9 top alternatives like Toptal (elite talent), Upwork (versatile), 99designs (cre...

7 best BrandVerity alternatives for brand protecti...

Looking beyond BrandVerity? We compare 7 top alternatives: The Search Monitor (PPC/affiliate), Red Points (counterfeits), and Adth...

How to import contacts from Gmail to iPhone (3 eas...

Easily import Gmail contacts to iPhone! Use Settings for automatic sync, Export/Import via iCloud for one-time transfers, or a Thi...

OnePipe Responds to Consumer Payment Stress; Intro...

OnePipe Responds to Consumer Payment Stress; Introduces Utility Scheduling on PaywithAccount A recent consumer survey from financi...

Tesla’s self-driving cars under fire again

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving faces new federal probe after crashes, red-light runs, and safety law violations.

New Apple TV and Peacock bundle is the perfect cho...

Subscribers can save over 30% with the new Apple TV and Peacock bundle – here's how.

Tech industry stalling as AI takes over, with juni...

Entry level tech jobs are being eradicated.

Amazon has a ton of cheap tech on sale – here are ...

Amazon has a ton of cheap (and useful) tech gadgets on sale, and I'm rounding up my 17 favorite deals with prices starting at just...

The Samsung tri-fold phone is tipped to finally ap...

It seems as though the much-anticipated foldable is going to get a launch of sorts at APEC 2025.

Team Ninja founder Tomonobu Itagaki has passed awa...

Ninja Gaiden reboot and Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away, leaving a legacy of visually pioneering titles.

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Elon Musk affirms X has been underpaying creators

Social Media platform X (formerly Twitter) owner, Elon Musk, has admitted that the platform is underpaying its creators.…

Will the iPhone XR to 17 conversion saga threaten ...

The multi-billion-dollar reputation of Apple Inc., an American multinational technology company, is currently facing an unpreceden...

Taxi unions triumph as Morocco shuts down ride-hai...

Morocco has formally banned ride-hailing apps, a move that appears to be a significant win for taxi unions…

Finally, Ghana is set to legalise and regulate cry...

Ghana is now moving decisively toward legalising and regulating cryptocurrencies by the end of the year. This decision,…

CO2 levels reach record new high, locking in more ...

Greenhouse gas concentrations increased by a record amount in 2024 as more carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide became locked...

Astronomers close in on ancient signal from 'one o...

A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.

An Iranian volcano appears to have woken up — 700,...

Taftan volcano near the border of Pakistan has shown signs of unrest in recent years.

'This moves the timeline forward significantly': Q...

Researchers used a new technique called algorithmic fault tolerance (AFT) to cut the time and computational cost of quantum error ...

Orionids 2025: Meteor shower caused by Halley's Co...

Comets Lemmon and SWAN will be at their brightest just as the annual Orionid meteor shower produced by Halley's Comet reaches its ...

Major companies, including Google and Dior, hit by...

Google, Dior, Allianz and dozens of other companies lost sensitive customer data in Salesforce-related breaches affecting millions...

Apple adds game-changing iPhone document feature t...

Apple launches iOS 26 with new Preview app that combines document editing, PDF annotation and scanning features into one streamlin...

Microsoft sounds alarm as hackers turn Teams platf...

Cybercriminals exploit Microsoft Teams through impersonation, malicious links, and fake profiles to gather intel and deliver ranso...

Africa’s creators need homegrown platforms, not ju...

For creatives, digital platforms have become the global stage, offering visibility, investor confidence, and access to markets onc...

Experts push for new funds, hubs to unlock Africa’...

Talent isn’t the problem of Africa’s creative industry; its growth is still being held back by weak infrastructure, funding, and s...