Category: Science/Technology

Netflix added 61 new movies in September, but I’m ...

Netflix added so many new movies in September but these three shouldn't be missed.

I've been using macOS Tahoe 26 for a month – here ...

There's plenty to like in the latest major desktop software upgrade from Apple, and here's my experience with it.

Are Chromebooks good for students?

If you’re gearing up before the new term starts, a Chromebook might well be on your wishlist – but is it the right device for you?...

I wore the Apple Watch Ultra 3 for 5 days – and it...

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 adds new screen and communication technology to a winning formula.

Xiaomi's next flagship has a second display on the...

Xiaomi's upcoming phones aren't hiding their Apple inspirations, but they're also doing something very different.

Smoke-dried remains found in Asia may be world's o...

Some ancient societies in Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than ...

Oracle could play key role in TikTok deal between ...

Technology company Oracle is among a consortium of firms that would enable TikTok to continue operations in the U.S. if a framewor...

Tesla's stock surges after CEO Elon Musk buys $1 b...

Tesla's stock is climbing after Musk on Monday disclosed the purchase of more than 2.5 million shares worth approximately $1 billi...

Moove drivers hit the brakes

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From ledger to launching Africa’s first go-to-mark...

Africa is one of the most exciting digital markets in the world. From the rise of blockchain adoption…

MultiChoice begins restructuring for Canal+ $3.17 ...

The pay-TV sector in Africa is on the verge of a historic shift as MultiChoice begins reorganising its…

See full list of legal and illegal gambling platfo...

The Lagos State Government has published a list of licensed and unlicensed gambling platforms operating within the state.…

Anime shakes up Nigerian box office as Demon Slaye...

Anime is gaining popularity in Nigeria as Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle swept cinemas over the weekend, collecting ₦82.4…

World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 yea...

The world's oldest evidence for purposeful human mummification comes from Southeast Asia, where people smoke-dried their ancestors...

1,900-year-old oil lamp that provided 'light in th...

Archaeologists excavating in a Roman cemetery in the Netherlands have uncovered a unique oil lamp dating to the second century A.D...

'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cr...

Less than 400 angle-stemmed myrtle specimens remain in the wild in Australia. Scientists are working on ways to preserve the speci...

'A genuine surprise': Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu on...

A new analysis of asteroid Ryugu hints that the "potentially hazardous" space rock once had flowing water in its core, possibly le...

Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull...

A 2014 astronaut photo shows a pair of volcanic lakes appearing to stare up into space from the Chiltepe Peninsula of Nicaragua's ...

Fox News AI Newsletter: Backlash over mystery comp...

The Fox News AI newsletter gives you information on the latest AI technology advancements, and about the challenges and opportunit...

New Evite phishing scam uses emotional event invit...

Scammers create fake Evite invitations that mimic legitimate event emails, requiring users to verify senders and use antivirus sof...

Apple Watch Series 11 gets FDA-cleared alert for '...

The new Apple Watch hypertension feature passively monitors blood pressure patterns over 30 days using sensors to detect chronic h...

This Chrome VPN extension secretly spies on you

Chrome extension spyware disguised as a free VPN service highlights security risks after it captured private browsing data from tr...

Scientists extract silver from e-waste using cooki...

New research shows how fatty acids in cooking oil can safely dissolve and recover silver from circuit boards without harmful chemi...

In today's edition: Like KCB, Equity Bank eyes Ethiopia || Gabon’s telecom rivals join forces || Infrastructure still limits Niger...

Starlink pauses new orders in parts of Lagos and A...

Starlink has paused new orders for its residential internet kits in some of Nigeria’s busiest cities after reaching network capaci...

Can BasiGo put 1,000 electric buses on Kenya’s roa...

BasiGo is developing a leasing model to overcome cost barriers in which operators pay to use the vehicles while the company provid...

Here is how Nigeria made ₦597 billion off your dat...

Every gigabyte of data you buy doesn’t just fatten telcos’ accounts; it also fattens the government’s purse. Nigeria’s surge in da...

For immigrants, this fintech makes credit history ...

Credit histories rarely travel across borders. Once in a new country, migrants are presented with a clean financial slate as it we...

Shucking the past: Can oysters thrive again?

Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back.

Harvard Law to AI: MarqVision lands $48M to combat...

This LA-based startup raised $48M to tackle brand abuse

OpenAI board chair Bret Taylor says we’re in an AI...

Like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Bret Taylor thinks we're in an AI bubble — but he doesn't sound too worried about it.

Zoom’s Eric Yuan and Emergence’s Santi Subotovsky ...

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan and Emergence Capital General Partner Santi Subotovsky will join the Going Public Stage at Disrupt 2025 in a se...

US, China reach ‘framework’ deal for TikTok

The "framework" deal with China is "between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon," CNBC quoted Bess...

Spotify will now let free users pick and play trac...

Spotify is adding new features for free customers that let them pick and play tracks.

Whole-Genome Sequencing Will Change Pregnancy

At WIRED Health 2025, Orchid CEO Noor Siddiqui and the genomics pioneer George Church laid out their view of the future of genetic...

OpenAI Ramps Up Robotics Work in Race Toward AGI

The company behind ChatGPT is putting together a team capable of developing algorithms to control robots and appears to be hiring ...

11 Best Computer Monitors (2025): Budget, OLED, 4K

From OLEDs to LCDs, we’ve tried tons of displays to find the best computer monitors. After months of testing, the Dell 27 Plus 4K ...

7 Best Automatic Litter Boxes (2025), Tested and R...

With these high-tech automatic litter boxes, gone are the days of scooping and smells. Welcome to the future.

DEXA Scan Deep Dive, With Insights From the Expert...

DEXA scans measure your bone density, lean muscle, and adipose visceral tissue. But unless you’re an athlete or approaching menopa...

Prevent painful ‘tech neck’ and ‘scrolliosis’ with...

iPhone, therefore iHunch.

Google scraps Gmail ‘blacklist’ that labeled GOP f...

After The Post reached out for its previous report on Aug. 13, Google stopped using SURBL's data in Gmail's filtering, the search ...

New MRI brain scan can help predict Alzheimer’s be...

Compared to traditional imaging options for Alzheimer’s diagnosis, including PET scans, QSM MRI is "non-invasive and much more aff...

Opendoor’s new chairman wants to slash 85% of ‘blo...

“There’s 1,400 employees at Opendoor. I don’t know what most of them do. We don’t need more than 200 of them,” Keith Rabois told C...

FTC probes Google, Amazon for allegedly misleading...

Google and Amazon reportedly face a Federal Trade Commission probe over whether they are misleading advertisers who buy ads on the...

Nudists Declare War on SpaceX

SpaceX may soon launch Starships from Florida — but not if the nudists have anything to say about it. As Space.com reported, membe...

OpenAI Realizes It Made a Terrible Mistake

OpenAI claims to have figured out what's driving "hallucinations," or AI models' strong tendency to make up answers that are factu...

People Who Loved Watching SpaceX Launches Can’t St...

For many rocketry enthusiasts, watching SpaceX launches was an incredibly exciting endeavor — one that some have even traveled dow...

When You Read the Fine Print, Humanoid Robots Are ...

We tend to get fixated on realizing certain contraptions from science fiction, no matter how impractical. Flying cars. Jet packs. ...

Scientists Working on "Smart Dust" That Can Spy on...

In his 1963 scifi story "The Invincible," the Polish writer Stanisław Lem imagined an artificial species of free-floating nanobots...

5 best HelloFresh alternatives (2025) for vegan, k...

I tested 5 HelloFresh alternatives for vegan, keto, and gluten-free diets to find which meal kit services truly deliver on their p...

5 best Pastebin alternatives (2025) for sharing co...

Tired of Pastebin? I tested 5 top alternatives built for modern developers, from GitHub Gist to PrivateBin, for speed, security, a...

South Africa regulates Uber, Bolt under new transp...

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss how Uber and Bolt cars in South Africa must now be branded, the importance of inclusive design in ...

7 best uTorrent alternatives (2025) without ads or...

I tested 7 lightweight, ad-free uTorrent alternatives to find the perfect replacement. Here’s a detailed review of which client is...

I tested the 5 free Photoshop alternatives for RAW...

I tested 5 free Photoshop alternatives, including GIMP and Photopea, to see which can handle RAW and batch work without a subscrip...

Apple Launches iPhone 17 Lineup

Apple Launches iPhone 17 Lineup Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone 17 lineup at its event on Tuesday, September 8, introduci...

Apple Unveils iPhone Air: The Thinnest iPhone Yet

Apple Unveils iPhone Air: The Thinnest iPhone Yet Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone Air, its thinnest iPhone yet, measuring...

Apple iPhone 17 Accessories: TechWoven Case, Cross...

Apple iPhone 17 Accessories: TechWoven Case, Crossbody Strap, and More Apple’s iPhone 17 launch isn’t just about the new smartphon...

TECNO Spark 40 Pro+ vs Samsung Galaxy A16 vs Redmi...

TECNO Spark 40 Pro+ vs Samsung Galaxy A16 vs Redmi 15C: Which of These Mid Range Phone Deserves Your Money? When it comes to mid-r...

Affordable Meets Unstoppable: Why the Smart 10 Plu...

Affordable Meets Unstoppable: Why the Smart 10 Plus Is Every Nigerian’s Go-To Phone Have you been searching for a powerful and rel...

Stop ads from cluttering your inbox with these sim...

Gmail ads can feel overwhelming, but a few smart settings and tools can help you keep your inbox cleaner and more manageable.

Watch out, Meta – Snap just gave its AR glasses a ...

Snap's publicly available Spectacles can't come soon enough

It’s about time – Spotify is finally upgrading its...

Spotify is upgrading the free experience for the first time in seven years, and now users have more control over what they play.

What is the release date for Gen V season 2 episod...

Gen V season 2 will launch exclusively on Prime Video later this week – here's when you can watch it.

Double check your Microsoft 365 and Google account...

Researchers found a new phishing kit capable of working around MFA and stealing session cookies.

Spending too much on app subscriptions? I’m keepin...

I’m planning a well-needed subscription audit to try and save a bit of money – but there are three I could simply never get rid of...

Iguana shocks zookeepers with "virgin birth" of 8 ...

"When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor," a U.K. zoo director said after ...

The significance of Mars rover's latest discovery

This week, NASA said scientists took the biggest step yet toward discovering whether there was ever life on Mars when a rock sampl...

Here's what products Apple unveiled at its annual ...

Apple rolled out a new line of products Tuesday, including the thinnest iPhone ever made, a new version of the AirPods Pro and a w...

Why AI is making it harder for young people to to ...

The unemployment rate for 20 to 24 year olds is more than 9% — double the national average. New research shows artificial intellig...

FTC starts inquiry into AI chatbot companions and ...

The Federal Trade Commission wants to know more about potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as compa...

Uber plans to let customers book helicopter rides ...

Uber is teaming with electric air taxi maker Joby to bring helicopter service to its ride-sharing platform as soon as 2026.

Moove drivers protest 100% increase in weekly remi...

e-Hailing drivers operating under the vehicle financing company, Moove and the Uber platform, have shut down operations in…

State owned Algérie Telecom now has 2.5 million fi...

Algérie Telecom has passed the 2.5 million mark on its Fibre-to-Home service, setting a North African broadband deployment…

Ghanaian startup, mPharma gets new CEO as Gregory ...

Co-founder of Ghana-based healthtech startup mPharma, Gregory Rockson, has stepped down from his role as the Chief Executive…

Pisi Showcases Revenue-Focused Marketing Solutions...

Pisi underscored its leadership in performance-driven marketing as sponsor of RevUp Africa 2025, held on September 6 at…

Thailand freezes 3 million bank accounts in online...

Thailand has frozen over three million bank accounts as part of a sweeping crackdown on online fraud. This…

New reconstructions show piercing eyes of men who ...

The vivid reconstructions are based on two skulls found in urns excavated in 2021 at a burial ground in southern India

Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends lif...

One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards went to three scientists who helped invent a life-saving treatment for cystic fibrosis, a...

Scientists develop 'full-spectrum' 6G chip that co...

Researchers have developed a 6G chip that uses a dual electro-photonic approach to send signals across nine radio-frequency bands.

Never-before-seen adorable pink bumpy snailfish wi...

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used remotely operated vehicles to find three new species of snailfish...

New 'quasi-moon' discovered in Earth orbit may hav...

A near-Earth asteroid lurked undetected for decades until a telescope in Hawaii spotted it earlier this year. It may be Earth's ne...

How to safeguard your credit score in retirement a...

Credit scores remain important during retirement for insurance rates and housing applications, while seniors become prime targets ...

AI meeting notes are recording your private conver...

Meeting AI tools record private conversations alongside work discussions, creating privacy risks that can be managed with proper s...

Even with Trump's tariff blessing, Apple hikes iPh...

Apple raised iPhone prices for some models despite receiving tariff relief from President Donald Trump, with the new lineup starti...

Australia debuts first multi-story 3D printed home...

A two-story 3D concrete printed home in Western Australia demonstrates faster construction methods that could reshape American hou...

Alami Capital’s LaunchPad targets funding gap for ...

The LaunchPad aims to generate a vetted pipeline of investment-ready businesses that can absorb and deploy capital at scale across...

5 startups rethinking money, mobility, music, and ...

This week, we look at five Nigerian startups in the fintech and logistics/mobility sectors, and explore why they should be on your...

Acumen’s new $90 million Kawisafi fund to back Afr...

The new fund signals rising investor interest in Africa’s climate-tech sector, which drew 21% of total funding in H1 2025.

Only four Nigerian states deliver on zero Right-of...

Operators say hidden charges and inconsistent state policies still inflate deployment costs, slowing down the fibre builds needed ...

Is Apple’s slimmest iPhone a big deal in Africa? W...

On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the iPhone 17 series, headlined by the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air, the company’s slimmest iPhone yet. Glo...

The other end of the weight spectrum: Very thin pe...

Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such consti...

Can a shift in strategy reduce intimate partner vi...

New research, innovative programs and emboldened advocates are challenging decades-old conventions about how to respond to domesti...

Help, I have been charmed by the iPhone Air

Apple's sleek iPhone Air has a powerful processor and large display, but its battery life and camera might be a problem.

Why SpaceX made a $17B bet on the direct-to-cell m...

The deal is the most aggressive signal yet that SpaceX wants to rule the satellite-to-phone market.

Robinhood embraces copy trading after warning comp...

Roughly nine months after suggesting that a young copy trading platform could only operate because it flew "under the radar" of re...

Sources: AI training startup Mercor eyes $10B+ val...

The two-year-old startup has been in discussions with investors for a Series C round.

From mixers to pitch-offs — your brand event belon...

Each Side Event can unlock new opportunities for the hosts: investor deal flow, talent connections, and brand exposure with the st...

Cindy Cohn Is Leaving the EFF, but Not the Fight f...

After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she...

Watch WIRED’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ Live

Missed Uncanny Valley’s first live show? We spoke with special guest Jack Conte, CEO of Patreon, in San Francisco.

Apple’s Best New iOS 26 Feature Has Been on Pixel ...

The iPhone’s new software screens your calls using machine intelligence. Neat, but Google had the feature first—just like so many ...