Category: Science/Technology

Telegram founder released from police custody as r...

Telegram founder Pavel Durov had his iPhone hacked in 2017 in a joint operation by France and the United Arab Emirates, according ...

Judge allows lawsuit by Elon Musk's X against left...

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X against liberal group Media Matters over alleged platform m...

Quick Fire

Today's guest is Dolapo Omotoso, the Revenue Growth Director and marketing strategist leading TransferGo’s African expansion. With...

Latest SASSA appeal for R350 procedures 2024

Check out the updated procedures for lodging a SASSA appeal for the R350 grants from September to December 2024:

Head in the cloud: AWS Summit in Johannesburg draw...

From the presentations and demonstrations at the stalls scattered across the 11,000 square metre exhibition hall, startups and cor...

When data reigns supreme: Retailers in Africa can ...

With the right data management systems, aided by machine learning, any business has the potential to build a data kingdom like Sho...

586% tax increase for telcos threatens Nigeria’s d...

The newly formed National Association of Telecom Landlords in Bayelsa has imposed levies not recognized by state law

One fish, two fish, 3,000 fish ...

Groups of cichlid fishes in East Africa radiated into thousands of species within dazzlingly short periods of time. How did they d...

Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border...

Scientists on both sides of the border are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the area’s biodiversity. Meanwhile, ...

Of genes, chromosomes and oratorios

Jenny Graves has spent her life mapping genes and comparing genomes. Now she’s created a musical opus about evolution of life on t...

These proteins have been secretly managing your ce...

Scientists have long known that histones spool DNA and help regulate genes. They may be doing a lot more.

Grammy CEO says music industry also has AI concern...

The rise of AI has consumed the arts, just as it has Silicon Valley. Everyone is pondering: Will AI replace me? © 2024 TechCrunch....

Amazon hires the founders of AI robotics startup C...

Amazon announced Friday evening that it has hired Covariant’s founders — Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan — along with “a...

Bluesky tops app charts and sees ‘all-time-highs’ ...

A Brazilian court’s decision to ban X (formerly Twitter) seems to be benefiting its rivals, especially Bluesky. The microblogging ...

Is OpenAI worth $100B?

OpenAI could reportedly increase its valuation to $100 billion. Nvidia and Apple are apparently in talks to contribute to the comp...

Bolt reportedly threatens legal action against Sil...

In the latest twist in Bolt’s aggressive fundraising efforts, the fintech company’s CEO appears to have made a veiled threat of le...

The Best Invisible Hearing Aids to Keep Your Heari...

These subtle WIRED-tested and audiologist-recommended devices help wearers keep their hearing loss to themselves.

Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 Review: Air and Bone Conductio...

The latest workout headphones from Shokz outruns the competition with bigger sound and better battery.

Intex PureSpa Inflatable Hot Tub Reviewed: Bubbles...

This hot tub is a cheap and easy way to relax—but it still requires a commitment.

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

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

Students Find New Evidence of the Impossibility of...

A new mathematic proof marks the first progress in decades on a problem about how order emerges.

This feels like cheating — How my vacation was 90%...

TL;DR: For low-stress travel on a budget, use AI to find your flight and hotel with a OneAir Elite Plan, now $69.99. Traveling on ...

Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answer for Septe...

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it is...

Are Vitalik Buterin's $10M Ethereum sales bad news...

Buterin’s recent transfer of 1,100 ETH to exchanges coincides with the Ethereum Foundation’s Ether sales worth over $200 million. ...

Crypto losses to hacks exceed $313M in August

The two largest phishing attacks together made up 93.5% of the total stolen funds, amounting to $293.4 million. Source link The po...

Affordable ANC Doesn’t Get Much Better

Key Takeaways The Nothing Ear (a) earbuds deliver great sound and call quality for the price. These earbuds also deliver impressiv...

X shutting down its longtime San Francisco headqua...

The date that Elon Musk's social media site, X, formerly known as Twitter, will officially shutter its longtime San Francisco head...

Judge tosses lawsuit alleging Elon Musk caused dog...

Investors accused the world's richest person of using Twitter posts, a 2021 appearance on "SNL" and other publicity stunts to trad...

Elon Musk suggests limiting travel to countries wh...

Musk, who has called for Durov to be released after the Russian-born billionaire was charged with facilitating illegal activity on...

Elon Musk’s X braces for Brazil shutdown amid feud...

A court-imposed deadline expired for the company to identify a legal representative in Brazil.

Amazon hopes selling through Instagram, Facebook, ...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has met separately with his Meta counterpart Mark Zuckerberg as well as Snap CEO Evan Spiegel and TikTok CEO...

Cybertruck Catches Fire After Running Into Fire Hy...

  A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames after crashing into a fire hydrant outside of a Bass Pro Shop in Harlingen, Texas — and get...

The Guy Who Wants to Be Trump’s Secretary of Healt...

On Friday, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. abandoned his presidential campaign and, in the process, endorsed Donald Trump for commander-in-...

Debris From When NASA Smashed Asteroid Appears to ...

More on asteroids: James Webb Spots Epic Collision Between Giant Asteroids

Cybertruck Spotted With Built-In Laundry Machine

Multitasking innovation, meet your final boss. Earlier today, on the subreddit r/Dallas, someone posted a truly incredible video: ...

Boeing Might Not Get Starliner Working Before the ...

  Over the weekend, NASA officially decided that Boeing's plagued Starliner wasn't fit to return its two stranded astronauts Sunit...

Kenya's telco Safaricom debunks cancelling payment...

Kenya's telco, Safaricom, has debunked claims that it has restricted the payment of Starlink services via its mobile money product...

Why startups overspend on talent

Recently, I stumbled upon some Reddit threads where employees vented about the chaos surrounding payroll in some startups where th...

INTERPOL nabs 300 tied to Black Axe

Today on TechpointDigest, we discuss INTERPOL nabbing 300 tied to Black Axe, why some startups pay unsustainable salaries, Safaric...

Nigeria's SEC grants crypto licence to Busha and Q...

Nigeria's SEC grants crypto licence to Quidax and Busha. The exchanges will be part of SEC's accelerated regulatory incubation pro...

NIN-SIM linkage compliance rate reaches 96%, new d...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated the completion of SIM-to-NIN verification and linkage by September 14, 2...

Andela Appoints Former Uber Executive Carrol Chang...

Andela Appoints Former Uber Executive Carrol Chang as New CEO Andela Inc., a leading global talent marketplace, has announced the ...

Baobab Nigeria’s Jollof+ app hits ₦1.3 billion in ...

Baobab Nigeria’s Jollof+ app hits ₦1.3 billion in savings within 64 days of launch Baobab Nigeria’s recently launched savings app,...

Opay Rolls Out Nightguard Feature To Safeguard Use...

Opay Rolls Out Nightguard Feature To Safeguard Users’ Funds Opay has rolled out a new protective  feature for the security of cust...

Raven Leads  Payment Evolution With BankBox 

Raven Leads  Payment Evolution With BankBox  The Point of Sales (POS) business began to spread in Nigeria in 2013 after the Centra...

Comparing Infinix XPAD X1101B to Market Rivals

Comparing Infinix XPAD X1101B to Market Rivals There are several tablets available in the Nigerian market today, each offering a u...

Beware: Opting in can hijack your printer

I was at my inlaws' home and signed up for HP+, only to discover that once you do that, you can only use HP ink to print anything.

Ford’s new tech turns police cars into high-tech w...

Ford’s new patent for mobile speed detection technology raises significant privacy and surveillance concerns.

eVTOL prototype promises 150 mph city-to-city hops

The VX4 eVTOL prototype promises to revolutionize urban mobility by offering an efficient alternative to traditional transportatio...

Can I use multiple antivirus programs on my device...

Delete and remove old antivirus software before replacing it with new antivirus security protection to avoid trouble.

The Witcher 4 will begin full production soon - "w...

CD Projekt Red has provided an update on the development of The Witcher 4 and the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel.

Dick's Sporting Goods reveals cyberattack, shuts d...

So far, it doesn't look like ransomware, but details are still scarce.

Massive GoPro Hero 13 Black leak reveals all –5 ne...

A big GoPro Hero 13 Black leak has seemingly revealed its design and most of its specs –here's what's new.

Want a toothbrush made of the same material used o...

Laifen launched its first electric toothbrush, the Laifen Wave, earlier this year, and has now announced a new Titanium version la...

New Google Photos video editor tools could make th...

Google Photos is set to add four ultra-useful tools for streamlining video editing.

Dramatic images show lava spew from huge volcanic ...

Dramatic images from Iceland show lava spewing from a fissure almost two-and-a-half miles long as the Reykjanes peninsula sees its...

Matching dinosaur footprints found more than 3,700...

Footprints dating back 120 million years show where dinosaurs were able to cross between land that's now part of two different con...

The electric-plane future is about to take off

Advances being made in aviation technology allow a plane to be powered by batteries, promising a more environmentally-friendly, qu...

Netherlands hits Uber with huge fine over transfer...

Uber says it will appeal a $324 million fine imposed by the Dutch Data Protection Authority over the company's handling of drivers...

"Siri, what the heck?" David Sedaris on talking to...

Commanding your device to do things you could just as well do yourself is a mark of technological progress that humorist David Sed...

French leader says arrest of Telegram boss "not a ...

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, has been detained in France, reportedly over the failure to modera...

Apple set to announce its new iPhone. Here's when ...

Apple's annual tech showcase this year is also expected to highlight a suite of new artificial intelligence services.

Applications now open for $50,000 MEST Africa Chal...

MEST Africa Challenge 2024 is targeted at early-stage startups with $5k monthly revenue The post Applications now open for $50,000...

Movie review: Netflix’s newest release, Tòkunbó fa...

Ah, “Tòkunbó”—another attempt by Nollywood to straddle the fine line between gritty realism and overwrought theatrics, and yet,… T...

Kenyan government to engage TikTok on introducing ...

Direct monetisation is not yet available in Kenya hence creators will have to depend on other monetisation options for now The pos...

Bolt Kenya increases fares by 10% after drivers th...

Both Uber and Bolt have now been forced to increase their rates in Kenya The post Bolt Kenya increases fares by 10% after drivers ...

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro: All you need to know ...

Apple’s iPhone lineup has seen a remarkable evolution since its debut in 2007, with each new release pushing… The post iPhone 16 a...

Meet LUCA, the 4.2 billion-year-old cell that's th...

New research gives insight into when the ancestor of all living things lived, and it's earlier than we thought.

Evolution: Facts about the processes that shape th...

Discover interesting facts about how evolution works, the different patterns that can emerge from evolution, how quickly organisms...

MIT scientists build hair-size batteries that can ...

An internal power source could enable the development of tiny robots for applications like drug delivery and remote sensing.

32 truly bizarre deep-sea creatures

From worms with squid-like tentacles to fish with teeth on their tongues, here are some of the most alien-looking creatures in the...

'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thoug...

'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggests

Fox News AI Newsletter: US leads world in fastest ...

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

Would you trust a robot with your smile?

Boston-based Perceptive successfully completed the world's first fully automated dental procedure on a human in Barranquilla, Colo...

Microsoft, global leader in technology, founded in...

Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in 1975. The software company quickly expanded and grew enormous wealth, making Gates ...

AI scams are proliferating. A new tool is attempti...

McAfee Corp. launched a new tool that will alert users if AI-altered audio is detected in videos. It is part of the company's effo...

In today's edition: OmniRetail taps ex-Jumia man Steve Dakayi to lead expansion || Bolt blocks accounts involved in prank orders |...

Tecno Pop 9 vs. Tecno Pop 8: Any upgrades?

Before buying or upgrading to the new Tecno Pop 9, see first if it’s worth it, especially when compared to its predecessor, Pop 8...

Exclusive: TymeBank to launch in Indonesia as it c...

“We see a massive opportunity with good profit potential in the small business lending space in Indonesia and the region,” Tyme Gr...

From regulators to banks: stakeholders in Nigeria’...

Open banking in Nigeria will empower customers to grant fintechs and financial institutions access to their information.

Exclusive: Safaricom wants satellite ISPs like Sta...

The move could lock out Elon Musk-owned Starlink which has seen increased adoption due to promotions and cheaper monthly plans.

The most common wombat is also the least understoo...

Australia’s iconic marsupial has been viewed as a food source, pest, mascot and, now, a conservation concern. Scientists are break...

Animals use physics? Let us count the ways

Cats twist and snakes slide, exploiting and negotiating physical laws. Scientists are figuring out how.

The tussle over cigarette warning labels, and the ...

Regulatory hurdles, industry objections and legal fights have gone on for decades over traditional tobacco. What’s in store for th...

Canoo’s chief technology officer is out amid wider...

EV startup Canoo’s chief technology officer Sohel Merchant has left the company, two people familiar with his departure have told ...

Marc Andreessen’s family plans to build a ‘visiona...

Marc Andreessen's family is planning to build a large housing development near the proposed California Forever city. © 2024 TechCr...

M&A can open up the playing field for the competit...

No two businesses are the same, and that's good news: As we saw again this week, it opens up space for companies to try opposite a...

Piramidal’s foundation model for brainwaves could ...

AI models are being applied to every dataset under the sun, but are inconsistent in their outcomes. This is as true in the medical...

Andrew Ng steps back at Landing AI after announcin...

Andrew Ng is stepping down from his role as CEO at Landing AI, the computer vision platform he founded in 2017. Dan Maloney, forme...

The 21 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now (August ...

Fancy Dance, The Velvet Underground, and The World’s a Little Blurry are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple ...

A Popular iOS Illustration App Is Saying No to Gen...

“I really fucking hate generative AI,” says Procreate CEO James Cuda, who believes the technology is “ripping the humanity out of ...

‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Devs Told Streamers to Avoid ...

The Chinese studio granted early access on the condition that topics like “feminist propaganda” and “Covid-19” go unmentioned. Wha...

Influencers Take Over the DNC

At the 2024 Democratic National Convention, influencers boarded yachts, sipped “Midwest Margaritas,” and attended a “Hotties for H...

How Electric-Vehicle Battery Fires Happen—and How ...

Here’s everything you need to know about lithium-ion battery fires in EVs and what you can do to stay safe if one starts in your c...

Sony launches Soneium blockchain as it pushes for ...

Japanese electronics company Sony is developing its own blockchain, Soneium, in collaboration with Singapore-based web3 infrastruc...

VALORANT’s new Sentinel Agent can jam your opponen...

What you need to know VALORANT’s Episode 9: Act II is set to kick off on Aug. 28 with a new Battle Pass and more cosmetics. It’s a...

Bitcoin Price $61,000 Breakout Explained As DXY Hi...

All eyes are on Bitcoin (BTC) after it reclaimed the $61,000 mark, following the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOM...

AVAX sees 12% price jump as Grayscale launches Ava...

AVAX, the native token of layer-1 blockchain Avalanche, has seen a rise of 12% in the past 24 hours, making it a top performer amo...

Russia considers launching trading platforms for s...

Russia is set to launch two new crypto exchanges, one in St. Petersburg and another in Moscow, with a focus on stablecoin developm...

California, Google’s paltry $250M million deal to ...

Billed as a “first-in-the-nation partnership” to help cash-strapped publishers and save jobs, the deal allows Google and other Big...