Category: Science/Technology

Kenya Airways is profitable for the first time in ...

The national carrier posted a $3.9 million (KES513 million) net profit in H1 2024, a 102% increase from 2023. This is a major reve...

IHS Towers lays off 100 employees as devaluation i...

One person with direct knowledge of the business told TechCabal that the layoffs, which cut across several departments, mostly aff...

In today’s edition: Inside Renew capital’s move to invest in West African startups || Ghana moves to regulate crypto || MTN liqui...

Flutterwave will accept American Express card paym...

African payments giant Flutterwave will allow Nigerian merchants to receive payments from American Express card customers as the c...

Identity crisis: How KYC rules are stunting Nigeri...

Nigeria's fintech dream is being stifled by KYC red tape. Fintechs and customers face challenges, but there are solutions to strea...

Selling a startup in an ‘acqui-hire’ is more lucra...

Selling under such circumstances is often not as poor of an outcome for founders and key staff as it initially seems.  © 2024 Tech...

How VC Pippa Lamb ended up on ‘Industry’ — one of ...

Season 3 of "Industry" focuses on the fictional bank Pierpoint blends the worlds — and drama — of tech, media, government, and fin...

With the Polestar 3 now “weeks” away, its CEO look...

Thomas Ingenlath is having perhaps a little too much fun in his Polestar 3, silently rocketing away from stop signs and swinging t...

South Korea’s AI textbook program faces skepticism...

Some parents have reservations about the South Korean government’s plans to bring tablets with AI-powered textbooks into classroom...

Digitally resurrecting actors is still a terrible ...

This post contains spoilers for the movie “Alien: Romulus” In the long-running “Alien” movie franchise, the Weyland-Yutani Corpora...

The Vacuum of Space Will Decay Sooner Than Expecte...

One of the quantum fields that fills the universe is special because its default value seems poised to eventually change—changing ...

Samsung Galaxy Ring Review: One Ring to Rule Them ...

Samsung’s newest fitness wearable works seamlessly with its Galaxy smartphones and Galaxy Watches.

Catan: New Energies Review—Climate Crisis Across t...

This thoughtful twist on the classic board game illustrates fossil fuel impact on climate change, but it’s also fun.

The 7 Best Projectors According to Our Reviewers (...

Whether you want a backyard presenter or a theater-quality behemoth, our projector picks will help you upgrade your movie nights.

Bitcoin worth $244M to be liquidated at $61K: What...

$244M Bitcoin in new shorts will be liquidated at $61K, and $9.17B Bitcoin at $68K. Still, the realized price, high whale ratio, a...

What XRP Price Could Be if Bitcoin Expands to $52....

In the theoretical scenario where Bitcoin attains a unit value of $52.3 million, XRP could witness astonishing price growth. XRP h...

Michael Saylor Stuns With Bitcoin Statement Amid B...

U.Today – Michael Saylor, co-founder and chairman of MicroStrategy, has once again captured the attention of the crypto community....

Morgan Stanley Becomes First Wall Street Giant To ...

Morgan Stanley recently became the first major Wall Street bank to permit its financial advisors to offer Bitcoin BTC/USD ETFs to ...

Why BlackRock and MicroStrategy Stay Calm During D...

7h05 ▪ 4 min read ▪ by Fenelon L. While the crypto market is going through a period of intense turbulence, marked by a sharp drop ...

New Google AI tool allows photographers to be incl...

Got photo FOMO? There's a fix for that.

House panel demands info from Google, Meta over al...

Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) sent letters to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg citin...

Single gals are using ChatGPT to expose men for ly...

It seems the sun has officially set on “short king spring.” 

Hackers may have stolen your Social Security numbe...

Sensitive personal data belonging to every American including their Social Security number, address, date of birth and phone numbe...

‘Scariest person in the world’ Bill Gates ‘terrifi...

One of the "terrified" employees who worked at Gates' mega-charity likened the tech tycoon to France's King Louis XIV, according t...

Tech Company Lays Off 5,500 Workers to Invest More...

Pink Slip Season Cisco posted $10.3 billion in profits last year but is still laying off 5,500 workers as part of an effort to inv...

The Earth Just Can't Stop Setting Heat Records

Coming In Hot It's too early to say if 2024 will top last year as the hottest ever — but it will already go down in history for bl...

Recruiters Are Getting Bombarded With Crappy, AI-G...

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This Entirely AI-Generated Local "News" Site Is In...

Northwestern Arkansas has a new local news site — and it's entirely AI-generated, complete with "AI reporters" and all. According ...

Doctors Suggest 'Raw-Dogging' Your Flight Is Bad F...

We regret to inform you there's another semi-ironic and probably dangerous TikTok trend that's taking the internet by storm: "raw-...

High Court denies motion to reverse billions of na...

A federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a motion by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) seeking to compel about 12 financial ...

GTBank hack could be a combination of problems

GTBank issue could be a combination of problems. One expert who spoke to Techpoint Africa, said that it is unlikely that the com...

Telcos in Nigeria are under pressure

The African tech space has been buzzing this week. Today's episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast features very profound discussi...

Mobius Motors: From shutdown to buyout

Today on TechpointDigest, we discuss Mobius Motors buyout, GTBank’s hack, and a court denying a request to reverse funds from Flut...

Diaspora dollars: How Africa's diaspora can fuel s...

The 2024 Olympics came to an end last week, and while I hardly followed it, there's a sub-plot that provides some food for thought...

Organizers Unveil Agenda for the 9th Nigeria Innov...

Organizers Unveil Agenda for the 9th Nigeria Innovation Summit InnovationHub Africa, the organisers of the prestigious Nigeria Inn...

Dr. Bosun Tijani Appointed to UNITAR Board of Trus...

Dr. Bosun Tijani Appointed to UNITAR Board of Trustees In a landmark achievement for Nigeria, Dr. Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Co...

Silicon Valley Trailblazer and Former YouTube CEO ...

Silicon Valley Trailblazer and Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Passes Away at 56 Silicon Valley and the global tech community mo...

Telegram Rolls Out New Features To Enhance Earning...

Telegram Rolls Out New Features To Enhance Earnings Telegram announced on Wednesday that it is adding new features on it’s platfor...

 What Really Happened to GTBank’s Website

 What Really Happened to GTBank’s Website Recently, GTBank’s website was offline from Tuesday night until the early hours of Thurs...

Don’t fall prey to this election season’s crafties...

4 common election scams and important tips to protect yourself while participating in the democratic process.

Speed up your hotspot with these tips to significa...

Improve slow hotspot speeds by enhancing cell signal, using 5G, updating devices, and managing data and settings efficiently.

Could these exoskeleton “powered pants” make outdo...

Skip and Arc'teryx have developed the MO/GO pant, a high-tech exoskeleton that boosts leg strength by 40% to reduce fatigue during...

Crossword: Friday, August 16, 2024

Travel back in time with clues about vintage tech like floppy disks, early mobile phones, and classic computer games.

BMW reveals all-new, 717bhp hybrid M5 Touring– and...

BMW's all-new M5 Touring offers supercar-baiting performance with a huge dose of practicality. Now you can have your high-performa...

Half the population of this entire country may hav...

The home addresses and financial details of 10 million Chileans affected in massive data leak

This AI ghost of the past might be your guide thro...

OpenAI provides an AI character from the 1920s as a guide for an exhibit at the Met in New York.

Crypto-linked cybercrime saw another record year a...

Ransomware operators have earned more money in 2024 compared to last year as scam possibilites grow.

I used to think AI was creepy, but these Google AI...

Google's AI will help people be more productive, but the productivity it offers replaces important human experience.

Joro spiders seem to know how to stay chill in big...

Joro spiders have hearts that are able to withstand the loud and bustling noises of big cities​, according to a study published on...

An attorney bought HarrisWalz.com for $10 in 2020....

Domain-name investor Jeremy Green Eche — who buys up unclaimed web addresses as a hobby — compared the sale to "hitting the jackpo...

Tablet use linked to angry outbursts among todders...

Staring at an iPad screen too much may keep little kids from learning to control their emotions, a new study finds.

Iran launched cyberattack on U.S. political campai...

Iran has launched a sweeping, months-long cyberattack targeting both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, accordi...

Here's how to freeze your credit after Social Secu...

Should I freeze my credit? Here's what experts say, and how to stop bad actors from accessing your file.

InDrive blames GPS glitches and passenger network ...

InDrive said its system is designed to protect drivers by allowing them to avoid unfair trips The post InDrive blames GPS glitches...

Why Cybersecurity is an invaluable investment for ...

Written by Ugi Augustine Ugi The post Why Cybersecurity is an invaluable investment for technology enterprises first appeared on T...

Inflation eases, hope rises…

powered by Advanced iFrame. Get the Pro version on CodeCanyon.The post Inflation eases, hope rises… first appeared on Technext.

54 Collectives Andrew Obuoforibo talks rebranding ...

54 Collective, offers equity and non-dilutive capital up to a total of $500,000, enabling founders to scale their ventures across ...

Mastercard collaborates with Scale to accelerate d...

Mastercard has partnered with Scale, an issuer orchestration partner, to accelerate market deployment for fintech companies across...

Earth’s days were once 2 hours longer — and that m...

The moon was once thousands of miles farther away than it is now, and Earth's days were 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds.

CRISPR could be used to treat UTIs, early trial hi...

Scientists are testing a "genetically enhanced bacteriophage cocktail" as a treatment for urinary tract infections.

Sweden reports 1st case of deadlier mpox outside A...

Following the WHO's declaration that the mpox outbreak in Africa is a global health emergency, Sweden reported its first case of a...

Pompeii victims died in 'extreme agony,' 2 newfoun...

Archaeologists have found the skeletons of a man and a woman, along with their valuables, in a room in Pompeii.

'Golden spike' showing the moment Earth turned int...

Geological evidence of the transition when Earth was plunged into a planetary-wide deep-freeze discovered in ancient Scottish rock...

Mars study suggests ocean's amount of water could ...

A new study suggests there could be water miles under the dusty surface of Mars, with enough water to fill a global-sized ocean a ...

2.7 billion records leaked in massive US data brea...

More than 2.7 billion U.S. personal records, including Social Security numbers, were leaked on a hacking forum. Kurt “CyberGuy" Kn...

Speed up your hot spot with these tips to signific...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about how to improve slow hot spot speeds by boosting the signal, using 5G, updating de...

Fox News AI Newsletter: Meet Vayu's new street-sma...

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

Watch out: Biggest data breaches of 2024, so far

A National Public Data data breech exposed 2.9 billion people's data, 2024 has been the year of major cybercrimes that have left A...

Could these exoskeleton 'powered pants' make outdo...

The MO/GO high-tech exoskeleton, disguised as rugged hiking pants, can boost leg strength by up to 40%, making uphill climbs a rel...

Cash App users could get payment due to $15M lawsu...

Some of Cash App’s users could have money coming their way in connection to a proposed settlement for a class action lawsuit filed...

In today’s edition: Telcos mull over reducing Nigerian investments || Ghana’s records reduced inflation 5 months in a roll || In...

Kenya’s Mobius Motors finds buyer after closure an...

Following the offer, Mobius has postponed a meeting with its creditors that was scheduled for today to allow acquisition negotiati...

GTBank website outage was likely caused by a delay...

Those comments suggest that GTBank forgot to renew ownership of its domain name. It may have presented an opportunity for unknown ...

3 new ways for NSFAS status check using ID number ...

There are multiple ways to now check your NSFAS status using your ID number in 2024. See all methods here with full details:

Nigeria’s inflation slows for the first time in 19...

Data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics puts July's headline inflation at 33.95%, down from 34.19% recorded in June.

A scientific mission to save the sharks

Despite increasing protection measures, these fish are among the world’s most endangered animals. New tests to detect species bein...

Cleaning up cow burps to combat global warming

New tools for lowering methane emissions from livestock are on their way

The greening of planes, trains and automobiles

We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Here’s how ...

Abracadabra! How magic can help us understand anim...

By performing tricks for birds, monkeys and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their wor...

The phageome: A hidden kingdom within your gut

Human innards are teeming with viruses that infect bacteria. What are they up to?

Pixel Watch 3 adds a life-saving ‘loss of pulse’ d...

With the introduction of the Pixel Watch 3 smartwatches, which now come in two sizes, Google is also introducing a new, potentiall...

The first post-quantum cryptography standards are ...

For many companies, this also means that now is the time to start implementing these algorithms. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights res...

UAW files federal labor charges against Trump, Mus...

The United Auto Workers union said Tuesday that it filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The union alleg...

California AI bill SB 1047 aims to prevent AI disa...

SB 1047 has drawn the ire of Silicon Valley players large and small, including venture capitalists, big tech trade groups, researc...

Winning a Gold medal is a lot like being a VC, acc...

Kristen Faulkner astonishing Olympic success of two gold medals stems from lessons learned from her former career as a venture cap...

Extreme Fear Returns Following Most Recent Price D...

The Fear & Greed Index for Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency, has plunged back into “extreme fear” territory with 25 points out ...

down to $58k after weekend sell-off By Investing.c...

Investing.com– Bitcoin price fell on Monday, extending a sell-off seen over the weekend as sentiment towards crypto markets remain...

Outsmart AI detectors with Undetectable Humanizer ...

TL;DR: Undetectable Humanizer — on sale for $39.99 — converts AI text to human-like prose, helping content creators bypass detecti...

Bitcoin, Binance, Ethereum, Solana and Ripple: The...

9h46 ▪ 6 min read ▪ by Luc Jose A. Between revolutionary announcements, technological developments, and regulatory turbulence, the...

Bitcoin drops 4% as $156.4m in liquidations hits c...

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has dropped 4% in the last 24 hours amid $155.25 million in ...

Scientists Find New Evidence of Hobbit-Like Creatu...

Tiny Dancer On a tropical island part of Indonesia, archaeologist have uncovered a remarkable find: 700,00 year-old bone fragments...

Small Wormholes Are Boring Through the Fabric of S...

  Researchers suggest that tiny wormholes could be punching microscopic holes through the fabric of space-time, thereby driving th...

Flight Attendants in Boeing Disaster Feared Passen...

Nightmare Fuel As federal regulators wrap up their hearing into the Boeing plane door blowout debacle from earlier this year, one ...

Not your regular Millennial: 12 years, ONLY two jo...

Statistics show that Millennials only stay at their jobs for 2.8 years. It's 10 years for Boomers. Donald* is an outlier, spendin...

Dubai-based company to invest $225M in Uganda's UT...

Today on TechpointDigest, we discuss a Dubai-based company’s plan to invest $225M in Uganda's UTel, balancing work and life is rew...

Swipe Partners With Renmoney, Launch SwipeFlex

Swipe Partners With Renmoney, Launch SwipeFlex Swipe, in partnership with Renmoney, has launched SwipeFlex, a financial solution ...

Is this new electric unicycle a sidewalk terror or...

Electric unicycles such as the InMotion E20 pose safety risks due to their instability and potential hazards to pedestrians.

ADT hacked: Is your home security system really se...

Security company ADT has been hacked, and hackers obtained information, including email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addre...

Quordle today – hints and answers for Monday, Augu...

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is the real winner of ...

Have you spotted a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip at the Olympics during medal ceremonies? Here's what you need to know about the Samsung G...