Category: Science/Technology

The Best Pixel 9 Cases, Tested and Reviewed (2025)

Whether you saved some cash with the Pixel 9a or went big with the Pixel 9 Pro XL, we’ve got a selection of cases—MagSafe included...

AI Is Designing Bizarre New Physics Experiments Th...

Artificial intelligence software is designing novel experimental protocols that improve upon the work of human physicists, althoug...

The 7 Best Mattress Toppers (2025) Out of Dozens W...

These toppers will transform your mattress into exactly what you need, whether that's a super-plush pillow top, memory foam, or ta...

The AI Industry Is Still Light-Years From Making a...

For all the billions of dollars poured into AI, there has been seemingly no return on investment — and the big spenders behind tho...

Trump's Anti-Science Agenda Is Massively Hampering...

President Donald Trump's cost cutting measures to decrease the federal budget have been backfiring: federal workers are being fire...

Grok's "MechaHitler" Meltdown Reportedly Cost xAI ...

Elon Musk's company xAI lost out on a massive government contract after its Grok chatbot fully lost its mind last month in a posti...

Astronomer Suggests New Interstellar Object Could ...

A strange object hurdling through our solar system from interstellar space may, according to one of academia's most outlandish ast...

OpenAI Seems Really Confused About Why People Use ...

In the wake of OpenAI's latest release, the long-awaited GPT-5, it appears that the company has learned one massive lesson: that i...

Ajua acquires Rate My Service to strengthen custom...

Ajua has acquired Rate My Service, a Kenyan customer experience platform, to expand its local expertise and strengthen its positio...

Vodacom finally cleared to acquire Maziv after thr...

Vodacom has secured approval to acquire a co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv, following a protracted regulatory battle.

Scite AI review 2025: I tested it for 5 days — Her...

I tested Scite AI for 5 days to see if it makes research faster and more credible. Here’s what worked, what didn’t, and if it’s wo...

BNPL drives Valu’s $53 million in gross revenue

Egyptian fintech ValU is gaining momentum, growing its reach and challenging regional giants like MNT-Halan. With more customers, ...

Lonestar Cell MTN sues Liberia’s agency over $15K ...

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Lonestar Cell MTN fighting a $15K noise pollution fine, Vodacom securing its fibre future with Maz...

Apple Brings Back Blood Oxygen Monitoring on Apple...

Apple Brings Back Blood Oxygen Monitoring on Apple Watch with iPhone-Based Redesign Apple has reintroduced blood oxygen monitoring...

Starlink Now Charges $5 Monthly to Pause Service: ...

Starlink Now Charges $5 Monthly to Pause Service: Here’s What It Means for Users SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has ...

Google Teases Pixel 10 Pro Fold Ahead of Official ...

Google Teases Pixel 10 Pro Fold Ahead of Official Launch Event Google’s next Pixel launch event is still a week away, but the comp...

Vesti Expands Nationwide, Launches Offices in Abuj...

Vesti Expands Nationwide, Launches Offices in Abuja and Osogbo for Migration Support Vesti Nigeria, the standalone Nigerian subsid...

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BENZINGA — Reddit CEO Steve Huffman Says AI Learns...

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says artificial intelligence depends entirely on human knowledge and can’t create information on its own...

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In today’s fast-moving digital world, powerful AI tools are now freely available to help you work smarter, create faster, and achi...

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Step inside a luxury camper van with penthouse comfort, gourmet kitchen, and off-grid power for adventures anywhere.

Humanoid robot turns heads at NYC sneaker store

A $100K Unitree humanoid robot stuns New Yorkers as it shops for sneakers in Manhattan, raising big questions about our AI-driven ...

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Discover the thinnest Find‑My wallet trackers of 2025. Compact, rechargeable, reliable. Find your wallet in seconds with style.

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Discover top language translation earbuds and upcoming AirPods feature that will change travel communications instantly

Google AI email summaries can be hacked to hide ph...

A researcher has found that Google Gemini for Workspace can be exploited to trick the AI assistant into displaying a phishing mess...

Google unveils another huge AI spending spree - te...

Google will expand its first data center and build another in Oklahoma as part of a two-year, $9 billion deal.

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As John Grisham's best-selling legal thriller gets the glossy boxset treatment, here we explain how to watch The Rainmaker online ...

I'm a smartwatch expert, and I can tell you the "u...

Claims that smartwatches "don't understand" stress are missing the point of the study

The Google Pixel 9 is the best AI phone, but the P...

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Looking for Wordle hints? I can help. Plus get the answers to Wordle today and yesterday.

Why ASMR is making a lot of noise

ASMR (or autonomous sensory meridian response) is the tingling sensation some people experience from certain sounds or visuals – a...

Perseids meteor shower will peak this week. But wi...

The Perseids meteor shower​ — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week.

New species of "deceptively cute" ancient whale fo...

Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was "deceptively c...

mRNA tech could help fight cancer, but cuts threat...

Federal funding cuts to mRNA technology research doesn't just impact COVID vaccines — experts say it could stall progress in treat...

Robots powered by AI could soon be part of daily l...

We've seen what AI can do on screens creating art, chatting and writing. Now, experts say it won't be long before we're interactin...

Pilot breaks altitude record for solar-powered pla...

The achievement is "one of those unforgettable peaks that define great human and technological adventures," the SolarStratos missi...

How AI doctors are flooding the internet with fals...

Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss how AI-generated deepfakes are impersonating doctors and spreading misinfo...

MIT scientists are developing AI for humanoid robo...

MIT professor Daniela Rus explains how AI-powered robots are being trained to safely assist in homes and daily life.

Deepfake videos impersonating real doctors push fa...

AI-generated, deepfake videos that appear to show real physicians are being used to push false medical advice and questionable pro...

Samsung unveils Vision AI television, the first of...

Samsung Electronics Limited has unveiled its first AI television at its Unbox and Discover 2025 event. The new…

Google search for ‘Altcoin’ hits 5-year high as Bi...

The cryptocurrency market is buzzing with excitement. Google searches for “altcoin” have surged to their highest level since…...

Security: Bolt Nigeria launches N4,810 monthly das...

A leading e-hailing company in Nigeria, Bolt, has announced the launch of a dashcam service for drivers nationwide.…

e-Invoicing: FIRS appoints Remita, Telepac, others...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has approved 16 tech companies as service providers to assist taxpayers in…

deVere Group CEO insists on $150,000 price predict...

Earlier today, Bitcoin shattered records, soaring past $124,000 and eclipsing its July peak. The rally, fuelled by institutional…...

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Paperclip-sized spacecraft could visit a nearby bl...

An astrophysicist has made a daring proposal to send a nano-sized spacecraft to the heart of a black hole.

James Webb telescope spots earliest black hole in ...

Astronomers using the James Webb telescope have zoomed in on a 'Little Red Dot' that existed just 500 million years after the Big ...

1,300-year-old skeletons found in England had gran...

A DNA analysis of two people who lived in Britain in the seventh century reveals they had recent African ancestry.

'Rogue waves' can be 65 feet tall, but they aren't...

Researchers have used lab models to study how rogue waves form, but these don't always transfer over to the natural world.

Researchers develop face 'e-tattoo' to track menta...

Researchers introduce a wire forehead e-tattoo using EEG and EOG to measure brain activity and cognitive performance analysis.

Potential discovery of new dwarf planet adds wrink...

Discovery of 2017OF201, a large trans-Neptune Object, challenges previous beliefs about the Kuiper Belt and hints at the existence...

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The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the histo...

Harvard physicist says massive interstellar object...

Massive interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, larger than Manhattan, shows unusual glow pattern and planetary alignment that Harvard physi...

Astronauts splash down in Pacific after completing...

NASA astronauts Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers and two international crew members splashed down in the Pacific off California Saturda...

Allianz Life Insurance data breach exposes 1.4 mil...

Minneapolis-based Allianz Life Insurance Company confirmed a cybersecurity breach affecting most customers after hackers accessed ...

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An email from Yahoo claimed a user had maxed out her free storage and risked losing email access unless she upgraded or cleared sp...

WhatsApp bans 6.8M scam accounts, launches safety ...

Scammers are working harder than ever to trick people online, but WhatsApp is hitting back in a big way.

Instagram Friend Map feature sparks privacy questi...

Instagram's new Friend Map feature has sparked some privacy misconceptions.

CAPTCHAgeddon signals a dangerous shift

Fake captchas have evolved into full-blown malware launchpads, thanks to a sneaky new method called ClickFix. It copies commands t...

Musk jabs at OpenAI, says Grok 4 Heavy 'smarter 2 ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday challenged OpenAI's GPT-5 release by asserting his xAI's Grok 4 Heavy model was already outperform...

OpenAI's Sam Altman says GPT-5 could 'save a lot o...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 could save lives as a physician assistant and unlock a $100B business opportunity across industri...

Bipartisan senators call for Instagram to shut dow...

Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal are pushing for Instagram's new map feature to be shut down, warning it could pose r...

Intel CEO to visit White House after Trump called ...

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is scheduled to visit the White House on Monday following President Donald Trump’s call last week for his ous...

Nvidia and AMD strike major revenue-sharing deal w...

Revenue-sharing deal between Nvidia, AMD and U.S. government covers AI chip sales to China, a key market worth billions for both c...

Nigeria nets ₦84.97 billion in six months after ex...

The Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) was extended to fintechs like Opay, Palmpay, and Moniepoint in December 2024, and in six...

Our opportunity to service the African diaspora an...

The diaspora is a critical component of many economies across Africa – sending remittances back to their home countries to support...

In today's edition: IHS reports $32.3 million Q2 profits || Airtel and Vodacom sign infrastructure-sharing deal || Cell C gets app...

Ex-TikTok engineer raises $100k pre-seed to build ...

Yamify bets that with one-click access to open-source AI tools, hosted on GPU clusters in African data centres and billed in local...

Globacom risks NCC sanction if CEO role remains va...

Globacom has 24 months to appoint a chief executive officer (CEO) separate from the chairman or risk facing regulatory sanctions f...

Buy Instagram Followers in Nigeria

In Nigeria today, social media growth is one of the biggest priorities for brands, influencers, content creators and business owne...

LG Launches “RADIO OPTIMISM” Campaign To Spread “L...

LG’s New Campaign Leverages Music – the Universal Language – to Foster Deeper Connections and Expand the Life’s Good Promise in Di...

Turn Your Gift Cards into Instant Cash with The Ca...

So you’re sitting on an Amazon, iTunes, or Google Play gift card you can’t even use? You can’t buy food with it. You can’t flex yo...

BYD, one of the world’s leading electric vehicle m...

BYD, one of the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturers, has launched a massive car carrier ship capable of transporting up...

Research from Sweden has revealed that people who ...

Research from Sweden has revealed that people who catch up on sleep during weekends may reduce their risk of heart-related conditi...

How Much Do You Really Know?

How Much Do You Really Know?

A breakthrough in neuroscience has identified a sp...

A breakthrough in neuroscience has identified a specific protein in brain cells that can restore memory function, even without rem...

In a remarkable meteorological record, a lightning...

In a remarkable meteorological record, a lightning flash stretched an incredible 515 miles (828 km) across the southern U.S., from...

I will not be surprised that in the next thirty ye...

I will not be surprised that in the next thirty years, AI is leading man. We are super intelligent than machine, we have emotions,...

Meet the new slew of Emojis coming to iPhone with ...

"These new emojis have long-standing symbolic meanings, are visually distinctive, and contain multitudes of expression."

Clorox sues IT firm Cognizant over cyberattack, al...

Clorox was one of several major companies hit in August 2023 by the hacking group dubbed Scattered Spider, which specializes in tr...

Amazon warns all 220 million Prime members of scam...

Phishers are sending fake Amazon correspondence.

Microsoft says China-backed cybercriminals hacked ...

Microsoft has warned that Chinese state-sponsored hackers are have breached its SharePoint software.

Tips to help your teen navigate AI chatbots — and ...

As artificial intelligence technology becomes part of daily life, adolescents are turning to chatbots for advice, guidance and con...

Wild Video Shows Robot Changing Its Own Battery

  As we continue on our path towards a future filled with tireless humanoid robots staffing factory floors, companies are looking ...

Politico's Owner Is Embarrassing Its Journalists W...

Axel Springer, the parent company of Politico and the largest publisher in Europe, is trying to force some horrendous AI slop onto...

Tech Industry Figures Suddenly Very Concerned That...

Though so-called "ChatGPT psychosis" has been affecting the mental health of unprepared users for months — if not years — the appa...

Things Are Looking Really, Really Bad for Tesla

Elon Musk's carmaker Tesla is widely expected to disappoint with its Q2 delivery numbers later today. Demand for the EVs has dried...

"McDonald’s for Teeth": Private Equity is Destroyi...

As most of us in the United States are well aware, the US healthcare system is a nightmarish labyrinth of profit-seeking middlemen...

Ex-Paystack employee raises $130k in 30 days for s...

Former Paystack employee, Temilola Giwa, has raised over $130,000 on Kickstarter, for Tru, an ankle-based step tracker, which can ...

Mastercard Foundation accuses 54 Collective of $4....

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Mastercard allegedly accusing 54 Collective of $4.6M fund diversion, an ex-Paystack executive rede...

Regulatory approval clears path for MultiChoice ta...

Canal+ has received conditional approval to acquire MultiChoice, but the deal still hinges on ICASA's final nod and a new HDP-owne...

AWS built loyalty with free credits, MTN’s acceler...

MTN is courting startups with a cloud accelerator, but it must overcome technical gaps and stiff global competition to gain tracti...

MTN Uganda secures shareholder approval to separat...

MTN Uganda has received shareholder approval to spin off its fintech arm, paving the way for greater investor interest and a poten...

AI-powered attack drones take flight

Anduril's Bolt drones offer rapid-deploy military capabilities: Bolt for reconnaissance and Bolt-M for precision strikes, both AI-...

Ransomware attack’s devastating toll on hospital p...

A new report from Microsoft highlights that these attacks not only lead to data theft but also put patients' physical health at ri...

How VPNs shield your identity and secure your fina...

VPNs enhance online security by masking your IP address and encrypting data, protecting you from identity theft and credit card fr...

Say goodbye to needle nightmares: Gadget gives doc...

The Vein Locator uses optical technology to create a 3D map of veins beneath the skin, improving the accuracy and comfort of needl...

How a researcher hacked ChatGPT’s memory to expose...

ChatGPT memories are meant to remain private, but a researcher demonstrated how it can be easily hacked to steal your data in real...

GoPro Max 2 hit by further delays – 2025 is the ea...

GoPro is now saying its second-generation 360-degree camera will see the light of day sometime in 2025.

Adobe's decision to eliminate perpetual licensing ...

Adobe has introduced Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2025, featuring AI-powered tools for photo and video editing.