Category: Science/Technology

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs social media bill...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill aimed at protecting kids on social media into law on Thursday.

TikTok asks for ban to be overturned, alleging att...

TikTok is asking the courts to overturn a new law that could lead to a ban if its Chinese owners don't sell the platform.

New York governor signs law restricting social med...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new law Thursday that restricts social media companies from using "addictive" algorithms in fe...

Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan sues f...

Gambaryan claims his detention violated his rights and was used to pressure Binance, causing hardship to his family....

Data breach: NIN, BVN of Nigerians sold online for...

AnyVerify is accused of data breach involving the commercial sale of personal information of Nigerians

Data breach: Implications of websites selling citi...

In a troubling revelation, Paradigm Initiative (PI) has uncovered a data breach and several unauthorised websites are selling…

US members of Congress visit detained Binance exec...

Two members of the United States Congress, Representative French Hill (Republican) and Representative Chrissy Houlahan (Democrat) ...

New blood test detects ovarian cancer years before...

Patients with early-stage ovarian cancer may have detectable changes in the immune cells in their blood.

6 distinct forms of depression identified by AI in...

A new analysis of the brains of 800 people has revealed that there may be six distinct types of depression, with potential implica...

Do women get cold more easily than men?

Does a person's sex make a difference in how they react to temperature changes? Here's the science.

The unexpected behavior of pulsing stars could hel...

New research offers the most precise measurements yet of pulsating Cepheid stars, which could reveal new clues about the immense s...

Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan's methane-fueled fire ...

Geologists set Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater ablaze in 1971, thinking the fire would die down within a few weeks, but the pit ...

Hypersexual ‘zombie’ cicadas infected with parasit...

Scientists are continuing to study the fungus Massospora cicadina on specimen of infected cicadas as the insects emerge across the...

Autonomous big rigs from Volvo and Aurora are comi...

Volvo and Aurora to pilot advanced self-driving trucks this summer. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses the milestone in the path t...

2024 Finance Bill passes second reading despite Oc...

204 MPs voted yes to the bill, while 115 voted no. The bill will now be presented to President William Ruto for assent

Good Search Borrows, Great Search … Steals?

This week, we talk about how content on the open web is being used to train AI-powered search tools, and how content publishers ar...

Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714 Review: A Premium Ch...

This Chromebook punches above its weight for a premium feel without the premium laptop price.

How to Avoid Scams and Shoddy Wares on Amazon

Amazon is a mucky mess of ads, unknown sellers, misleading sales, and specious information. Defend your dollars with these tips an...

Honor 200 Pro Review: Midrange Mixed Bag

Honor’s quirky upper-midranger is a mostly good mixed bag, but you can do better.

We’re Still Waiting for the Next Big Leap in AI

Anthropic’s latest Claude AI model pulls ahead of rivals from OpenAI and Google. But advances in machine intelligence have lately ...

Xbox will host its biggest booth yet at Gamescom 2...

What you need to know Xbox Game Studios has announced it will be attending the world’s biggest gaming convention, Gamescom 2024, t...

Here’s Why Bitcoin Is Going Up Today

The Bitcoin price has noted recovery today, after witnessing a gloomy trading over the last 24 hours. The BTC price has dipped bel...

Verizon Business Complete launches as an end-to-en...

Verizon is out today with a new offering for business and enterprise customers who would like a comprehensive smartphone solution....

Apple’s AI plans, and a carbon storage boom

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of tech...

Apps on Microsoft’s Copilot+ Surface just work…exc...

Have you been burned before by Windows on Arm? Are you worried whether the apps you need will actually run on Copilot+ PCs? I was,...

Ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever – who hel...

The company is called Safe Superintelligence and is described on its website as an American firm with offices in Palo Alto and Tel...

Russia’s original space program nearly killed cosm...

Yuri Gagarin was celebrated as the first man to orbit Earth. But he didn't make a complete orbit, almost died due to equipment fai...

From drugstores to Rolling Stones concerts: The su...

Clear CEO Caryn Seidman Becker envisions a future in which your face can open any door.

NASA Launching Artificial Star Into Space

Simulated Star NASA is planning to launch an unusual payload that's roughly the size of a toaster and outfitted with eight lasers ...

Scientists Discover That When You Don't Sleep, You...

Have you been getting very little sleep lately? Well, apparently, the lack of sleep is making you kind of slow and dumb. That's wh...

Top Chatbots are Parroting Russian Propaganda, Rep...

Reading Up Been reading any good Russian propaganda lately? According to a new report from the misinformation watchdog NewsGuard, ...

Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's ...

  X-formerly-Twitter is in deep trouble — and owner Elon Musk is on his knees, yet again. While the New York Times reported last w...

Astronauts Still Stuck on Space Station as Boeing ...

  It seemingly took a small miracle for Boeing's Starliner to limp to the International Space Station in one piece. The plagued sp...

Top 5 Nigerian Film tech Startups

Top 5 Nigerian Film tech Startups The  Nigerian creative sector is a vibrant and thriving economy. According to reports, the creat...

From dialogue to action: Climate Action Africa For...

From dialogue to action: Climate Action Africa Forum 24 seeks to transform Africa’s climate future Yeaterday marked a pivotal mome...

Car sales across the US disrupted after major cybe...

Car dealerships were forced to go back to pen and paper.

Navigating an influx of data in the age of AI

Enterprises must ensure security and trust are central to IT decision-making – sovereign cloud can help.

Microsoft’s latest bid to cajole Windows 11 users ...

Microsoft takes another swing and a miss trying to convince Windows 11 users to make Edge their default browser.

New Rust-based malware targets Microsoft Windows, ...

Fickle Stealer is the newest infostealer hunting for your sensitive files and cryptocurrency wallet data.

YouTube is reportedly canceling Premium membership...

YouTube is apparently automatically cancelling Premium subscriptions for people who try to use VPNs to get discounts.

European lynx species rebounds from brink of extin...

In 2001, there were only 62 mature Iberian lynx on the Iberian Peninsula.

Family's genes offer new clue to delaying Alzheime...

Scientists studying a Colombian family plagued by early-in-life Alzheimer's have found a rare gene variant that seems to delay ini...

LAUSD to move forward with student cellphone usage...

If implemented, the proposal would prohibit cellphone use during school hours on all Los Angeles public school campuses, making LA...

Nvidia tops Microsoft as most valuable public comp...

Riding the AI revolution, Nvidia has surpassed Microsoft and Apple to become the next Big Tech powerhouse.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign social media bi...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to sign a bill aimed at protecting kids on social media into law on Thursday.

Court strikes out escaped Binance executive, Nadee...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today struck out a fundamental rights suit filed against the Office…

Regulator orders shutdown of StarTimes South Afric...

South Africa’s pay-TV landscape is facing a shakeup as the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) declined…...

Stakeholders call for innovations to mitigate Afri...

Yesterday marks a pivotal moment in the global effort to address climate change as the Climate Action Africa…

Carbon shuts down debit card operations in Nigeria

Nigerian digital lender Carbon has made a surprising move, shutting down its debit card operations just two years…

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin to resume iris scanning in ...

Kenyan authorities suspended the activities of Worldcoin almost a year ago for privacy and security concerns

Astronomers discover the 1st-ever merging galaxy c...

Two superluminous quasars, or active black holes at the centers of large galaxies, were found just 900 million years after the Big...

'1st of its kind': NASA spots unusually light-colo...

NASA's Perseverance rover spotted a bizarrely light-toned boulder on Mars, the likes of which have never been seen before.

This AI-powered robot has worked out how to solve ...

Footage shows the record-breaking TOKUFASTbot solving a Rubik's Cube so fast that it appears to happen in a single move. But in re...

Supermassive black hole roars to life before astro...

Astronomers may be watching a supermassive black hole "waking up" from a long slumber for the first time ever. The researchers thi...

Newfound dinosaur with giant, horned headpiece nam...

A newly identified dinosaur with large, ornate horns on its massive head shield has been named after a famous Norse god who sporte...

NASA lunar orbiter pictures Chinese space probe on...

New photos released by NASA show where China's Chang'e-6 space probe landed on the far side of the moon in a historic first-of-its...

Fox News AI Newsletter: Fmr Air Force secretary sa...

Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for ...

FBI busts alleged mastermind behind massive networ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson has the latest as law enforcement arrests a suspect for creating and running huge botnet sche...

Ready to unleash your inner maverick with thrillin...

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson takes a closer look at the UDX Airwolf: High-performance eVTOL, agile flight, still a prototype

How to score cheap stuff (to keep or resell)

If you're looking for inexpensive stuff to resell or keep for yourself, here are the best places to find deals on people's returne...

Frontier fallout as 750K customers' data exposed i...

Frontier’s breach affects 750K customers’ data. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says Frontier's efforts to make things right are apprecia...

Musk looks to bring advertisers back to X after 'g...

Billionaire Elon Musk said that advertisers should consider returning to X after he told those leaving the platform last year to "...

Massachusetts reveals cause of 911 outage

Massachusetts officials have revealed the cause of a statewide 911 system outage that lasted for around two hours on Tuesday after...

JAMB latest news on rescheduling, DE, and results ...

In the latest JAMB news for 2024, the are important updates on the JUNE supplementary UTME, DE, and JAMB 2024 results. Read here n...

Google Pixel 9Pro XL 2024: First details and speci...

The forthcoming Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, is touted to sell at about $1000 upon release. We highlight key specs of the flagship Googl...

Anonymous threatens Kenyan officials ahead of vote...

Hacker group Anonymous has threatened to expose “corrupt deals involving members of parliament (MPs)” if they vote to pass the 202...

Climate tech startup, Downforce Technologies raise...

Downforce Technologies, a London-headquartered climate tech startup that provides farmers with technology tools to measure soil fe...

eClat, Interswitch’s health subsidiary, snags seco...

eClat, the healthtech subsidiary of Nigerian payment giant Interswitch, has partnered with Lagos State to launch a cloud-based pl...

Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine

A WIRED investigation shows that the AI-powered search startup Forbes has accused of stealing its content is surreptitiously scrap...

Fusion Sparks an Energy Revolution

After hitting a power-output milestone, fusion technology is ready to graduate from small-scale lab experiment to full-sized power...

We've Tested the 9 Best TV Streaming Devices for 4...

We've tested dozens of ways to watch stuff on 4K or HD TVs. These are our favorites.

Greener Is Getting Going

We’ve reached a tipping point where we’ve got a cleaner alternative for most transport. Now we have to commit.

17 Management and City-Building Games for Armchair...

These building- and resource-based simulations are perfect for single-player fun and relaxation.

Mini Portable Projector, Power Stations, Nest Cam,...

If you’re looking to enjoy some outdoor adventures this summer or upgrade your laptop, you’ll love this week’s top tech deals. Sav...

You can now play Starfield at 120 frames per secon...

What you need to know Starfield is a space-faring role-playing space sim that puts players at the helm of their own ships across o...

The two messaging services compared

While Apple currently uses iMessage as its default messaging app, Android smartphones typically use Google Messages which runs on ...

The EU wants to scan your WhatsApp chats—and priva...

On Thursday, June 20, 2024, EU lawmakers are set to vote on a proposed law that, if it passes, would require tech companies to sca...

NVIDIA is the world’s most valuable company with a...

What you need to know NVIDIA recently surpassed Microsoft and Apple to become the world’s most valuable company. Its market share ...

Your Apple Watch could soon get a big sleep-tracki...

An update in watchOS 11 allows your Apple Watch to automatically track your sleep, even if you take a quick nap.

Google has a mysterious new device on the way – an...

A new piece of Google hardware has popped up at regulators in the US, but we're not sure what it is.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 both so...

The Galaxy S25 might use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 everywhere, and the Galaxy Z Flip 6 could have loads of RAM.

Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker just got leaked again...

The new Beats Pill speaker should be revealed on 25 June – that's if Beats by Dre's latest teaser video on X is correct.

The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL has been benchmarked wit...

The rumored Google Pixel 9 Pro XL could have twice as much RAM as the Pixel 8, but that hasn't led to good benchmark results.

TapSwap announces that $TAP will be launched on th...

TON is designed to be a high-performance blockchain that can handle large-scale transactions...

BudPay launches BudPay Business for payment soluti...

At a recent press launch, BudPay, a payment infrastructure company, presented its business payment solution. to facilitate African...

Climate tech edges fintech, attracts 45% of Africa...

Climate Tech is not so much a ‘sector’ per se as it covers a wide range of use cases

NASA engineers finally fix Voyager 1 spacecraft — ...

The Voyager I spacecraft went haywire last year, but NASA engineers say they have finally fixed its data transmission systems and ...

Y chromosome is evolving faster than the X, primat...

The male Y chromosome in humans is evolving faster than the X. Scientists have now discovered the same trend in six species of pri...

1,700-year-old 'emergency hoard' of coins dates to...

Many of the silver and bronze coins were minted during the Gallus Revolt during the Roman era.

Rare video shows elusive deep-sea squid cradling h...

While navigating a remotely operated vehicle in the Gulf of California, scientists spotted a brooding squid cradling translucent e...

Strawberry Moon 2024: See summer's first full moon...

June's full "Strawberry Moon" rises one day after the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. This will be the lowest full moo...

Medical breakthroughs discovered on International ...

Conducting experiments in microgravity at the International Space Station has allowed scientists to make medical breakthroughs wit...

NASA gets Voyager 1 back online from 15 billion mi...

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is back online following a technical malfunction. It is over 15 billion miles away from Earth, transmi...

James Webb Telescope helps enhance technology from...

Some of the recent discoveries made by the James Webb Telescope, which is delivering never before seen images of space, include th...

Crazy fast electric robot sets new Rubik's Cube wo...

An artificial intelligence-aided robot from Mitsubishi Electric shattered the world record for solving Rubik's Cube in less than a...

FCC names its first-ever AI scammer in threat aler...

The Federal Communications Commission has identified the first artificial intelligence robocall scammer. The CyberGuy unpacks how ...

Pharma giant's data breach exposes patients' sensi...

Pharmaceutical giant Cencora has notified people that private medical information, including health diagnoses and medications, was...

Is this pint-sized electric vehicle about to be bi...

The electric Eli Zero is shorter than the Hummer EV is wide, seats two passengers and can travel at 25 mph and 60 miles on a singl...

Windows flaw lets hackers sneak into your PC over ...

A security flaw with Windows Wi-FI allowed hackers to break into PCs using wireless networks. Microsoft updated its security to ad...

McDonald's ending AI drive-thru ordering

McDonald's reportedly is ending an artificial intelligence-based drive-thru ordering program that was being tested at more than 10...

Code to share data on MTN in 2024

Once confirmed you have data to send, here’s how to use the consolidated USSD code to share or transfer MTN data:

Check your NIN without phone number 2024

Here are ways in 2024 to check or retrieve your NIN in cases when your phone number is unavailable:

Code for BVN check 2024 on all Nigerian networks 

Here's we highlight the USSD code that works with MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile to check your BVN number in 2024:

In today’s edition SEC warns against $DAVIDO as Sabinus launches new meme coin Nigeria drops tax evasion charges against Binance ...

Safaricom and Pezesha launch new loan service for ...

Safaricom, Kenya's top mobile network, has picked Pezesha, a digital lender, to provide credit to small business owners, which wil...

Orkut’s Founder Is Still Dreaming of a Social Medi...

In the mid-2000s, Google engineer Orkut Büyükkökten’s self-titled social network briefly took the world by storm before disappeari...

Strava Is the Last Good Social Media App

You can compete against anyone on Strava, anytime, anywhere—even in an international airport at 2 am. Which is better than doomscr...

19 Best Portable Battery Chargers (2024): For Phon...

Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, and other electronics running with these handheld power banks.

Review: WaterField Shinjuku iPad Messenger Bag

WaterField’s purpose-built iPad messenger bag is spacious and water-resistant, and will keep your precious new iPad safe in style....

Alex Jones Is Now Trying to Divert Money to His Fa...

Conspiracist Alex Jones has responded to his bankruptcy proceedings by urging viewers to spend money with his father’s company—whi...

El Salvador’sPresident Bukele Proposes Bitcoin Ban...

El Salvaodr’s president Nayib Bukele has proposed the establishment of a Bitcoin bank just two weeks into his second term. The ini...

Exploring the Potential of Bitcoin OP_CAT beyond D...

In a recent interview with CryptoSlate’s Akiba, Ledger’s Chief Technology Officer, Charles Guillemet, shared his transformative jo...

Bitcoin sell-offs by short-term holders peak in Ma...

Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The total amount of coins (USD Value) transferred from short-term holders in loss to exchange walle...

Tesla renews legal fight to reinstate Elon Musk’s ...

Tesla launched a fresh bid to secure legal reinstatement of Elon Musk’s controversial $56 billion pay package on Monday – days aft...

GameStop shares tank after CEO says store network ...

Shares of the video game retailer have gyrated wildly over the last month after Keith Gill, the stock influencer known as Roaring ...

Neuralink employee was scratched by monkeys infect...

Lindsay Short, who worked at Neuralink as an animal care specialist, accused her former company of failing to provide adequate pro...

Feds sue Photoshop owner Adobe over subscription p...

The government said Adobe failed to adequately disclose hefty early termination fees, sometimes reaching hundreds of dollars, when...

Appeals court to hear challenges to potential US T...

On May 14, a group of TikTok creators filed suit to block the law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans, saying it ...

This New AI That Generates Video Is Awfully Impres...

New York City-based AI startup Runway has released its latest AI video generator called Gen-3 Alpha — and judging by sample clips ...

Edward Snowden Says OpenAI Just Performed a “Calcu...

"You've Been Warned" Last week, ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced that it had appointed retired US Army General and former National...

In Video, Godfather of AI Said He Was in Favor of ...

During a blink-and-you'll-miss-it talk at MIT, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton gave a fascinating response when a viewer asked a questi...

Tesla Cancels Cybertruck Deliveries After Their Gi...

Wiper Flop Tesla has canceled several Cybertruck deliveries, with users on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum citing a safety issue ...

Large Chunk of Ice Smashes Through Family's Roof

Ice occasionally falls from the sky in the state of New Jersey — but typically not from planes, and typically not in the month of ...

Nigerian fintech BudPay is connecting African busi...

Nigerian fintech BudPay is connecting African businesses beyond borders with its innovative payment solution BudPay Business BudPa...

How I built a portfolio and solid work experience ...

How I built a portfolio and solid work experience before graduating uni – Product Designer, Oluwatosin Adentan Tosin is in the Lag...

Apply For Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Apply For Ecobank Fintech Challenge  The Ecobank Group has opened applications for the seventh edition of its Fintech Challenge,  ...

ChatGPT was down again – here’s what you need to k...

Nearly two weeks after a major outage hit ChatGPT, OpenAI's service had issues again on June 4, 2024, in the form of a three-hour ...