Category: Science/Technology

New JAMB age change & other updates for admissions...

JAMB has updated age requirements for admissions and set new rules & fee for Post-UTME screenings. See details and other new JAMB ...

As naira slides to ₦1,580, FX street traders retre...

Street traders retreated in several parts of Lagos following reports that officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissio...

Bose SoundLink Max Bluetooth Speaker Review: Price...

This thumpingly loud, sonically impressive, robustly muscular outdoor speaker is excellent, and all the better for concentrating o...

Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Everywhere. This Company Th...

It’s possible to grow gems in the time it takes to watch a movie, and main-street jewelers are selling examples for hundreds of do...

Fortnite Has a Political Violence Problem

In a report shared exclusively with WIRED, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism says it found more than a dozen user-gene...

OpenAI Slashes the Cost of Using Its AI With a “Mi...

With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI.

Elon Musk Is All In On Endorsing Trump. His Chatbo...

As Donald Trump calls for unity, Elon Musk’s “anti-woke” AI chatbot Grok is promoting claims that Trump is a “pedophile” while ref...

How people are being tricked by deepfake doctor vi...

Deepfaking is using artificial intelligence to create sophisticated digital fabrications of real people.

Controversial suicide pod dubbed the ‘Tesla of eut...

Sarco, a 3D-printed capsule, reportedly offers a painless death within 10 minutes of entering with the push of a button.

EA Sports ‘College Football 25’ fans rejoice in ga...

"We will all be glued to our TVs Friday. If you thought the summer of 'Barbie' was huge, just wait for this," said one diehard pla...

Google faces Italy competition probe over ‘mislead...

Google's antitrust probe in Italy is the latest in an escalating series of competition inquiries targeting the Big Tech giant in t...

Christie’s is all in on holograms ahead of its ann...

“We want to keep our heritage, but technology is where Christie’s is really focused,” Christie's president Bonnie Brennan told The...

China Installs Giant Wind Turbine Built to Harness...

Wind Bag   More on wind turbines: Scientists Say That Building Too Many Wind Turbines Weakens the Wind's Power

Elon Musk Is Giving $180 Million to Trump Even Aft...

Despite their feud from just a few years ago, Elon Musk is all-in for Donald Trump and showing his support with cold, hard cash. A...

Scientists Intrigued by Drug That Extended Lifespa...

In a new study, lab mice given an experimental drug were jokingly referred to as "supermodel grannies" because they looked so yout...

Scientists Intrigued by Dinosaur With Green Bones

Radioactive, Radioactive The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles has a fascinating new exhibit in the form of a mysteriously gre...

Space Station May Fall for 18 Months Before Finall...

  NASA recently announced that it had awarded SpaceX an almost $1 billion contract to develop a "US Deorbit Vehicle" designed to d...

Toys”R”Us AI-generated ad sparks fear and fascinat...

Toys"R"Us employs OpenAI's Sora to create an innovative AI-generated brand film, showcasing its founder's story.

How to securely lock your iPhone and iPad from pry...

Protect your iPhone and iPad by setting a strong passcode, enabling biometric security, and keeping software updated.

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How to group tabs in different browsers to stop ta...

Follow these steps to keep your browsing experience organized by creating custom tag groups in the most popular internet browsers.

Auto Parts giant exposed: 2.3 million customers at...

Advance Auto Parts, an auto parts retailer with stores throughout the US, has been affected by a data breach impacting over 2.3 mi...

Netflix movie of the day: Back To The Future is st...

Back To The Future is a classic family movie that’s entertaining no matter what year you're in, and it's now streaming on Netflix....

Shaping AI to improve the way small business owner...

How can small businesses leverage AI in a tangible way and spend their time on tasks that drive additional value?

Apple isn't using YouTube data in Apple Intelligen...

Apple is clarifying its use of Pile training data (which may have included scrapped YouTube Data) to train its OpenELM model

Stop being mean, the new Pokémon Crocs are actuall...

Crocs is reportedly releasing four new Pokémon themed shoes later this year.

Nintendo announces Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom...

Nintendo has officially unveiled Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club.

Watch: Satellite video tracks Beryl's deadly 2-wee...

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season got off to a deadly start as Hurricane Beryl tore across the Caribbean, Mexico and eventually t...

Creature that washed up on New Zealand beach may b...

Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. Until, perhaps, now. One may have washed up ont...

5 human cases of bird flu in Colorado poultry work...

Symptoms among the new bird flu cases included "fever, chills, coughing and sore throat/runny nose," alongside pink eye and eye te...

Climate change is making days longer, according to...

The melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets causes water to move closer to the equator, fattening the planet and slowing its rota...

3 tips to spot misinformation online

It's more important than ever to scrutinize what you see online. These three tips from CBS News Confirmed will help you know what ...

Elon Musk announces X, SpaceX headquarters relocat...

Tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday afternoon that he would be moving the headquarters of both his social media company X and SpaceX...

AT&T says customer data exposed in massive data br...

AT&T on Friday disclosed that hackers had accessed records of calls and texts of "nearly all" its cellular customers for a six-mon...

Apple releases iOS 18 preview. Here's what's new.

Apple users can now download an early version of a new iPhone operating system that will be officially released this fall.

Vibranium Valley hosts tour of U.S. President’s Ad...

Yesterday, Members of the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on African Diaspora Engagement (PAC-ADE) received a guided tour of the...

Rising Crypto Stars: Memecoins Promising 55X Retur...

The crypto market is calm, awaiting the next bull run. Altcoins are at a good entry point but…

Zoho partners She Code Africa to empower women thr...

Zoho, a global technology company, is partnering with She Code Africa (SCA), a leading non-profit organisation dedicated to…

Bolt Nigeria celebrates over 1,000 driver/rider in...

Bolt partnered with MyCoverGenius to offer comprehensive coverage for all trips

Another crypto exchange, OKX shutdown services in ...

Some of the crypto companies that have effected a clampdown on transactions for Nigerian users include Binance and KuCoin...

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This rowing machine has a touchscreen display and includes an iFit Pro membership, too.

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Get $130 off the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 fitness tracker and smartwatch.

One of the best star projectors now over 35% cheap...

This Prime Day star projector deal saves you $46 on one of the best star projectors — the Pococo Galaxy Star Projector is now over...

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Save 30% on this Peloton indoor bike and push yourself this Summer.

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Newly discovered dinosaur species is only green fo...

A newly discovered sauropod species is going on display in the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. Its fossilized skeleton is t...

Cloned on Facebook? Here's how to take back contro...

Hackers are skipping attempts to infiltrate Facebook accounts. Now, they're using photos, names and information to clone Facebook ...

Simple steps to build your own website: A beginner...

Retirement is perfect for starting a passion project and earning money. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how.

Scientists create creepy lifelike faces with real ...

Tokyo researchers have developed a method to create living skin for robots by using perforation anchors. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson ...

How to protect yourself when your cellphone number...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about how to secure your accounts and monitor credit if your number is found on the dar...

HumanPlus robot can go from playing piano to ping-...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses how Stanford’s HumanPlus robot learns tasks by watching humans.

In today’s edition: IHS Towers market value dips by $6 billion || South Africa to monitor financial social media influencers || Sk...

They’re not copycats, they’re smart iterators

Successful tech startups worldwide often emerge as locally-relevant replicas of what works elsewhere because 'smart iterators' in ...

Want your rice with a side of ads? Chowdeck is wor...

For the rollout of  Arya Starr’s album ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ her record label Mavin made an unusual marketing choice: adverts on...

Running out of steam? Kenya protests are off to a ...

It will count as divine intervention for President William Ruto, who asked for prayers on Sunday as public support for his governm...

Next Wave: AI is not a product

Unlike previous waves of technology, such as the Internet, which had an immediate and obvious impact on the economy, AI does not a...

How to Turn Off Google Ads for Sensitive Topics

If you don’t want to see ads related to alcohol, pregnancy, or weight loss, you can block them. Google offers additional controls ...

The 248 Best Prime Day Deals, Tested and Tracked B...

From laptops, tablets, phones, and smartwatches to Amazon Echo Dots, these are the best Prime Day deals on all your favorite WIRED...

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Play around with these Amazon Prime Day deals on some of our favorite toys and board games.

5 Great Prime Day Mattress Deals of 2024: Helix, L...

Seemingly every holiday brings mattress sales—now including Amazon's big day. Here are the best Prime Day mattress deals we've fou...

Craig Wright Faces Perjury Investigation Over Clai...

By order of a UK judge, Craig Wright can no longer claim he is the creator of bitcoin and now faces the prospect of criminal charg...

I never recommend buying $250 laptops — except thi...

Mark Coppock / Digital Trends I never recommend people buy laptops under $250. That’s even more true if you’re talking about Windo...

One of our favourite Sony cameras is on sale for P...

If you’re in the market for a mirrorless camera, Amazon has you sorted with this fantastic deal on the Sony Alpha 7 II.  The a7 II...

Case of man who falsely claimed to be bitcoin inve...

The case of Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the creator of bitcoin, has been referred to ...

Ubiquiti launches new Cloud Gateway Max

Ubiquiti has been on a tear in 2024, with new products and updates seemingly every week. Today, they’re announcing a new product: ...

This lightning-fast Acer RTX 4060 laptop is down $...

Prime Day is finally here, which means there’s no better time than now to take the plunge and pick up a powerful gaming laptop on ...

Google nears $23B deal for cybersecurity startup W...

Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for roughly $23 billion, according to a report by The...

Bitcoin soars to nearly $63K after crypto-backer T...

Trump presented himself as a champion for cryptocurrency during a San Francisco fundraiser in June, although he hasn't offered spe...

Kids’ screen time should be cut to this surprising...

The mental health and behavioral benefits can be seen in as little as two weeks.

Trump VP pick J.D. Vance supports Big Tech antitru...

Vance is one of several Republican lawmakers, including Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, called "Khanserv...

Body surfer swept out to sea rescued thanks to App...

"If it wasn't for being able to access that service in my watch I'd probably be bobbing out somewhere in international waters by n...

Tony Robbins May Have Been Conned by a Mad Scienti...

Theranomnis Cult-followed self-help guru Tony Robbins wagered hundreds of millions of dollars on a breakthrough technology that se...

Google Researchers Say They Simulated the Emergenc...

Life, uh, finds a way — and apparently, so does a jumble of little strings of simple code. In an experiment that simulated what wo...

Earth Surrounded by Dark Comets, Astronomers Claim

Weird Science Besides the planets and their satellites, our solar system hosts countless rocky asteroids and comets, frozen ice ba...

All-American Startup Making "Butter" From Carbon i...

What would cuisines the world over be without butter? This is not just a hypothetical — or a paean to the creamy fat. The outsized...

For Some Reason Nobody's Ever Tested for Heavy Met...

Tampons are one the world's most commonly used menstrual products, and according to a new study, they contain a number of toxic me...

What's happening to the crypto bull run?

The crypto market currently has a fraud and greed index reading of 40. This indicates fear among investors. Is the bull run fading...

"It's not a zero-sum game." — TransferGo's CEO on ...

Remittances to Africa constitute nearly 10% of the continent's GDP, but costs remain high. TransferGo, fresh from a $10 million in...

Dubai’s Hala ventures into Egypt, marking first ex...

Hala, a Dubai-based e-hailing service, is expanding into Egypt through a partnership with MwaslaTech, marked by a Memorandum of Un...

ICASA tightens rules on mobile market power with a...

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has published amendments to the Electronic Communications Act as ...

CanalBox launches fibre optic Internet services in...

CanalBox has launched its fibre optic broadband services in Uganda, offering two plans: "Start" at UGX 110,000 ($29.79) per month ...

How To Create WhatsApp Channel

How To Create WhatsApp Channel WhatsApp Channels is a  feature on WhatsApp that allows users to share updates and connect with the...

Google Translate adds 110 new languages, empowerin...

Google Translate adds 110 new languages, empowering 614 million more voices Update Includes 8 New African Languages, Joining Exist...

Wonderful! Data Analyst Kenny Fifo is “using” what...

Wonderful! Data Analyst Kenny Fifo is “using” what he learnt in school to earn a living.  This week on Rookie to Techie, we witnes...

How Samsung Unpacked broke the internet with Z Fli...

How Samsung Unpacked broke the internet with Z Flip6, Fold5 Galaxy Watch Ultra, Smart Ring and More Samsung’s latest Galaxy Unpack...

Samsung Unpacked 2024

Samsung Unpacked 2024 Samsung recently unpacked boxes of updates and devices as it unveils new addition to its list of products.… ...

Tech turning big rigs, trucks, even tanks into sel...

Kodiak Robotics is pioneering autonomous trucking technology that could potentially revolutionize commercial and military transpor...

World’s largest stolen password database uploaded ...

Security researchers have discovered what appears to be the largest password leak of all time, containing around 10 billion unique...

Netflix's best sci-fi horror is getting a sequel j...

Did The Platform leave you hungry for more horror? Netflix is bringing it back and more murder's on the menu.

Retailers, beware of the AI hype

Most retailers are not yet in a position to benefit from AI technology, here's why.

Millions of spyware customers exposed in mega data...

Someone broke into mSpy's customer support platform and stole 100 gigabytes of sensitive information.

Hallmark is launching a new Netflix rival, with an...

Hallmark Movies Now is becoming Hallmark Plus and expanding its catalog of feel-good films.

It looks like CDK paid a $25 million ransom in cry...

CDK has not confirmed the news, but multiple anonymous sources have suggested this was the case.

Stegosaurus skeleton auction likely to draw millio...

The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found is expected to fetch millions of dollars at auction in New York next week, likely fuel...

Archaeologists unearth 4,000-year-old temple and t...

Archaeologists say the discovery could shed light on early religious practices in the region.

AI-generated jokes funnier than those created by h...

Researchers from the University of Southern California found that jokes crafted by ChatGPT performed better than those written by ...

The success of renewable energy may depend on batt...

Battery storage is what allows renewable energy to provide power even when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing. It's k...

AT&T says data breach impacts nearly all its cellu...

AT&T said the breach doesn't include the content of calls or texts or personal information such as Social Security numbers.

EU says Elon Musk's X violating Digital Services A...

The EU's governing body has charged Elon Musk's X platform with violating the Digital Services Act with its blue checkmarks.

Yellow Card to Reward Forty Customers with Chowdec...

To qualify, customers must carry out a transaction worth at least 140,000 NGN for the week on the Yellow Card platform...