Category: Science/Technology

Bolt appeals court ruling authorising FIRS to tax ...

E-mobility company Bolt has filed an appeal at the Lagos Court of Appeal to challenge a High Court…

Beyond caller ID Truecaller now lets you know why ...

Caller ID company Truecaller has expanded its service beyond just caller identification as it is now helping users…

Iconic winged lion statue in Venice may actually b...

A new study of the trace amounts of lead in Venice's famous winged lion statue suggests that its metal originated in China — and M...

James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare...

Near-infrared images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed five early universe galaxies merging within a large halo.

Who will see the 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse ...

The full moon on Sept. 7, 2025 will be a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse. Here's who will see the longest total lunar eclipse sin...

In today's edition: OurPass: pivots, frozen deposits, and a second act || Sterling Bank: 2 billion transactions done on SEABaaS ||...

In today's edition: Nigeria’s AI research scheme || Kenya exempts fintechs from VAT || FCCPC fines for rogue digital lenders || Sh...

Tanzania’s NALA enters Kenya with Equity Bank, Pes...

The deal allows NALA, which provides cross-border payment services for consumers and businesses, to route diaspora transfers throu...

Apple’s Siri upgrade could reportedly be powered b...

An AI Siri is in the works and it could be running Gemini under the hood.

xAI’s CFO is the latest executive to leave Elon Mu...

While at xAI, Mike Liberatore helped orchestrate the company's $5 billion debt raise, alongside another $5 billion in equity — alm...

FirstClub bucks India’s speed obsession, quickly t...

FirstClub has raised $23 million in a Series A round co-led by Accel and RTP Global to expand its premium quick commerce platform.

Mistral, the French AI giant, is reportedly on the...

The two-year-old OpenAI rival, founded by former DeepMind and Meta researchers, develops open source language models and Le Chat, ...

Scale AI is suing a former employee and rival Merc...

Scale is clearly concerned enough about the threat of Mercor, and the poaching of one of its employees, to pursue legal action.

How 'Hollow Knight: Silksong' Fans Turned Waiting ...

Since 2019, fans have eagerly awaited Team Cherry’s next game, which is out this week. In the meantime, they got creative.

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Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of ...

A new specimen of “infostealer” malware offers a disturbing feature: It monitors a target's browser for NSFW content, then takes s...

This Blood Thinner Is More Effective Than Aspirin ...

Aspirin is commonly prescribed to patients with coronary artery disease to prevent heart attacks and strokes, but a new analysis h...

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Save on top services at LegalZoom, like LLC registration, incorporation, estate plans, and more with coupons and deals from WIRED.

CFO of Elon Musk’s xAI leaves company after a few ...

The chief financial officer of Elon Musk’s xAI reportedly left the company after just a few months in the role – the latest in a s...

Google must pay $425 million in class action lawsu...

A federal jury ruled Google must pay $425 million for invading users' privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users ...

Doing this on the toilet raises your risk of hemor...

Total bum-mer!

Alleged video of Apple iPhone 17 is leaked online ...

Leaked video shows what looks like an iPhone 17 Pro Max with a hulking camera bar stretching across the entire top of the phone.

Tesla Just Published a New "Master Plan" and Um, H...

Elon Musk's Tesla has revealed its new "master plan" — and it's so chockfull of meaningless corporate buzzwords, we can't help but...

Mysterious Object Headed Toward Mars

Blind Date Earlier this year, astronomers spotted a mysterious interstellar visitor, widely believed to be a comet, screaming thro...

The Tech Industry Has a Dirty Secret: The More Peo...

Researchers have found that trust in artificial intelligence falls among those who are more AI literate — a damning revelation tha...

White House Orders Government Workers to Deploy El...

When Elon Musk's Grok AI had a Nazi meltdown the other month and started calling itself "MechaHitler," the General Services Admini...

A Strange Conspiracy Theory Is Reportedly Spreadin...

Paranoia is as natural to Silicon Valley as lip fillers are to Los Angeles. In the Bay Area, you can't throw a rock without hittin...

Mediatek's crucial role in building the Nvidia GB1...

GB10 presentation highlights how industry-standard interfaces enable Nvidia GPUs and Mediatek CPUs to work seamlessly together.

Why the US government is taking a stake in Intel

The U.S. government's recent stake in Intel comes after a long period of floundering at the company's foundry business.

Roblox expands use of age-estimation tech and intr...

Roblox says it's expanding its use of age-estimation technology and entering a partnership with the IARC to standardize its game r...

Orchard Robotics, founded by a Thiel fellow Cornel...

The startup uses truck-mounted cameras to collect and analyze data about crop health.

Google’s NotebookLM now lets you customize the ton...

When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted like a "Deep Dive," "B...

Don’t use your home Wi-Fi before fixing these secu...

From changing your router to updating default settings, protecting your Wi-Fi doesn’t take much effort. Here’s how you can lock it...

This lesser-known retailer just quietly dropped th...

My favorite gaming laptop deal right now? It's this Asus with an RTX 4060 for just $649 at Staples.

Lenovo isn't done with Valve just yet – leaked Leg...

Lenovo is pushing its collaboration with Valve further, with SteamOS seemingly available on Legion Go 2 variants, based on leaked ...

Younger business owners are turning to AI for busi...

Younger business owners are more likely to get their business advice from ChatGPT or TikTok.

KrosAI is building for Africans without smartphone...

KrosAI is building AI voice tools for Africans without smartphones by bringing healthcare, banking, and real-time info through pho...

Roblox expands use of age estimation tech and intr...

Roblox says it's expanding its use of age estimation technology and entering a partnership with the International Age Rating Coali...

Instagram is finally launching an iPad app

Instagram is finally launching an iPad app after years of users asking the company to make one.

Best Action Cameras (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Gearing up to shred the slopes or dive into the seas? These photography tools are made for danger.

How to Switch From iPhone to Android (2025)

If you’re leaving Apple behind to try Google’s Pixel, a Samsung Galaxy, or another Android phone, this guide covers all your bases...

The Instagram iPad App Is Finally Here

Now you can doomscroll on a bigger screen.

How Disinformation About the Minnesota Shooting Sp...

Under Elon Musk’s leadership, X has become the perfect platform to supercharge the spread of dangerous disinformation during break...

Best Smokeless Firepits (2025), Tested for Fun and...

These burning rings of fire (but less smoke) will make your patio a party, and your jacket less smelly.

Alphabet shares soar 8% after Google gets favorabl...

The stock popped 6% in premarket trading, adding tens of billions in market value within hours.

Woman Gets Off Birth Control Because Influencers T...

On TikTok and Instagram, a chorus of young influencers are advising women in their age bracket to ditch their hormonal birth contr...

Shein Caught Using CEO Killer Luigi Mangione as a ...

In the roughly eight years since it burst onto the global e-commerce scene, the uber-cheap fast fashion marketplace Shein has been...

Hot Mic Catches Putin and Xi Discussing Plans to T...

Russian president Vladimir Putin was caught chatting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, discussing organ transplants, and h...

Activists Are Using AI to Identify Masked ICE Agen...

A Netherlands-based immigration activist named Dominick Skinner is using AI and facial recognition to reveal the identities of mas...

 Beautiful. AI vs. Gamma (2025): Which AI presenta...

I put Beautiful.ai and Gamma to the test to see which AI presentation tool performs better. My review covers everything from onboa...

Pesapal secures crucial VAT exemption in Kenya

Pesapal has won a VAT exemption case in Kenya, a move that sets a major legal precedent for fintechs and limits KRA’s scope in tax...

 6 best Pixverse AI alternatives tested (2025 resu...

Pixverse AI is a popular AI video generator, but is it the best? This comprehensive review compares it to top alternatives like Ru...

8 best Legal Kinox alternatives (2025) for free st...

Ditch illegal streaming sites like Kinox. I've tested 8 safe and legal alternatives for free movies and shows, from Tubi to The Ro...

I still use an iPhone 12, but if the iPhone 17 get...

I've not been tempted to upgrade in a long time, but maybe the iPhone 17 is the phone to force my hand.

Snap up the brilliant Sonos Ray for a record-low p...

The Sonos Ray plummets to $179 at Best Buy

Largest US credit union leaked potentially sensiti...

Navy Federal Credit Union kept an unprotected backup on the open internet, leaking all sorts of sensitive information.

NFL football is back – watch your favorite team on...

Thursday night football is back, and if you're looking for a brand-new TV, Best Buy is slashing prices on big-screen displays, fea...

At long last, Instagram finally gets around to lau...

Instagram for the iPad has been a long time coming, but the wait is over – and there's a new tab to explore.

Culture meets technology: E1 Series CEO Rodi Basso...

Lagos, renowned for its water bodies that have earned it the tag: city of aquatic splendour, will put…

Stablecoins transactions surge 92% to hit $3 trill...

The stablecoin market has set a new record. In August, stablecoin transaction volume soared by 92%, reaching an…

How payment switches power cashless transactions i...

When you pay for suya with your card at 11 p.m. in Lagos and the POS machine chirps…

Lagos Blue Line records 5 million riders in 2 year...

The Lagos Blue Line has transported more than five million passengers since it began commercial operations in September…

'We completely freaked out': Orcas are attacking b...

Iberian orcas have damaged several boats off the coast of Spain in recent weeks, leaving authorities scrambling to rescue stranded...

Diagnostic dilemma: Woman's severe knee pain revea...

A woman went to the hospital for severe joint pain in her knees, and an X-ray showed hundreds of strands of gold thread.

Beginner's guide to macro photography

Learn the basics of macro photography — from gear to settings, and lighting to finding subjects responsibly.

OurPass’s pivots, frozen deposits, and bid for a s...

In three years, after three pivots, OurPass has left a trail of arrested staff, unpaid employees, stranded customers, and unanswer...

Solar cooling startup Koolboks raises $11 million ...

The new funding will support the setup of a local assembly plant in Nigeria within the next 12–18 months, a move the startup expec...

Kenya’s High Court exempts fintechs from VAT in la...

Kenya’s High Court has exempted fintechs from VAT on payment services in a case involving Pesapal, ruling they are functionally eq...

Lelapa AI’s Jade Abbott is building AI that speaks...

Meet Jade Abbott, the CTO of Lelapa AI, the South African startup building language models that can handle the complexities of isi...

Warp brings new diff-tracking tools to the AI codi...

The AI coding tool Warp is releasing a new set of features designed to give users more oversight over command-line coding agents, ...

Venezuela’s president thinks American spies can’t ...

Huawei phones, given their custom hardware and operating system, may actually be easier to hack than other brands.

How to watch Apple announce the iPhone 17

Apple is debuting the iPhone 17 at its annual hardware event on September 9.

These 20- and 22-year-olds raised $5M from YC, Gen...

Founded by a 20-year-old and two 22-year-olds, Human Behavior uses vision AI to give companies a real understanding of how people ...

Netflix CPO Eunice Kim joins TechCrunch Disrupt 20...

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Netflix chief product officer Eunice Kim will be joining the Disrupt Stage to share Netflix's evolving...

Dolby Atmos FlexConnect Lets You Place Speakers An...

This new technology now allows you to achieve excellent Dolby Atmos immersion regardless where you put a speaker in a room, but it...

ReMarkable Paper Pro Move Review: A Small Yet Migh...

This compact version of ReMarkable’s colorful Paper Pro—the Paper Pro Move—might just be my new favorite digital notepad.

Lovable vs bolt vs cursor (2025): head-to-head vib...

A head-to-head comparison of Lovable, Bolt, and Cursor for vibe coding. I tested how each AI tool handles app building and coding ...

20 best tech gifts for men & women who have everyt...

Gifting a tech lover who has everything can be tough. I’ve compiled a list of 20 handpicked tech gifts, from budget-friendly to lu...

7 best OneNote alternatives in 2025 for smarter No...

Microsoft OneNote is a popular note-taking app, but it has drawbacks like clunky formatting and poor syncing. Here are 7 alternati...

Fans think The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 epi...

I was so excited for Belly to have her Parisian fresh start, but what on earth was The Summer I Turned Pretty season 3 episode 9?

Wix partners with Pinterest to expand social shopp...

Changes on Wix get seamlessly applied to Pinterest making it easy to run ads and draw traffic.

Hollow Knight Silksong release day build-up: live ...

Here's everything you need to know about the launch of Silksong. That includes the release time, and our live coverage and early i...

The reMarkable Paper Pro Move is the rare gadget t...

The reMarkable Paper Pro Move is an excellent color writing tablet with a focus on the writing experience, and the key word there ...

I tried out the new Turtle Beach Racer at Gamescom...

The Turtle Beach Racer impressed me with its build quality and wireless connectivity, and a fairly affordable price.

South African edtech The Invigilator raises $11m f...

South African-based Edtech platform, The Invigilator, has raised $11 million in a funding round led by Kaltroco Partners…

Scientists taught an AI-powered 'robot dog' how to...

Scientists have trained the ANYmal quadruped robot to play badminton, and it's good enough to complete in a 10-shot rally with a h...

OpenAI to route sensitive conversations to GPT-5, ...

OpenAI said Tuesday it plans to route sensitive conversations to reasoning models like GPT-5 and roll out parental controls within...

Judges side with Trump EPA over canceled Inflation...

An appellate court found that the Trump administration was within its rights to cancel billions of dollars in grants. The nonprofi...

Amazon launches Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping ...

Lens Live will not replace Amazon's existing visual search tool, Amazon Lens, which lets you take a picture, upload an image, or s...

Waymo expands to Denver and Seattle with its Zeekr...

Add another two cities to the growing list where Waymo is looking to deploy its robotaxis. The company will start with manual test...

Google avoids break up, but has to give up exclusi...

U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive ...

Puffy Cloud Mattress Review: Soft but Supportive

As a professional mattress tester, I always thought the Puffy Cloud was too soft. A test run in my own bedroom changed my mind.

The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?

When her son died in utero, a venture capitalist went to extremes to punish her surrogate.

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What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Th...

Passkeys were built to enable a password-free future. Here's what they are and how you can start using them.

The Loophole Turning Stablecoins Into a Trillion-D...

The GENIUS Act barred stablecoin issuers from paying interest. But in allowing cryptocurrency exchanges to offer rewards, it set o...

OpenAI promises to launch parent safety tools for ...

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Tuesday will launch a new set of parental controls “within the next month – a move that followed a se...

Google dodges forced selloff of Chrome browser in ...

Google will not face a forced breakup of its online search monopoly, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday while unveiling what some ex...

iPhone users are stunned to discover strange desig...

"I feel so betrayed."

Psychologist Says AI Is Causing Never-Before-Seen ...

Something keeps happening to people who get addicted to chatbots like ChatGPT. It's being called "AI psychosis": turning to the AI...