Category: Science/Technology

VCs are still pouring billions into generative AI ...

But the fate of many generative AI businesses — even the best-funded ones — looks murky. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. F...

Severely injured giraffe with 'very twisted' zigza...

New photos show a young giraffe with an extremely deformed neck in Kruger National Park. The animal may have survived a broken nec...

Earth from space

Satellite imagery provides a unique perspective on our planet and can encompass a wide range of different scientific disciplines i...

'It's risky for male frogs out there': Female frog...

Female green and golden bell frogs in Australia will eat their male counterparts when the males' mating call displeases them.

Trotting hippos can 'fly,' but only in 0.3-second ...

Researchers have discovered that, unlike other four-legged mammals, hippopotamuses trot at high speeds and become airborne for "q...

Lasers reveal Roman-era circus in Spain where 5,00...

Researchers used lidar technology to map Iruña Veleia, a Roman-era city in Spain.

AI bicycle safety device could warn of dangerous c...

Survue, an AI-powered bicycle safety device, aims to revolutionize cyclist protection. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson takes ...

Your bank wants your voice. Just say no.

Your bank already has a host of sensitive info on you — combine that with your voice on record, which can easily be cloned with AI...

The rise of dumbphones in a smartphone world

From smartphones to "dumbphones": A shift from distraction. Here's what tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson has to say about why ...

Giant battery-powered dump truck dumps diesel for ...

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson: We're witnessing the potential dawn of a new, cleaner era in mining as Hitachi tests the world’s first u...

Top 12 elderly fraud scams of 2024

Elder scams are a prime threat. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals the top cons.

Netflix eliminating cheapest ad-free plan for US c...

Streaming giant Netflix announced it is nixing the Basic plan for U.S. and French subscribers as it reported its second-quarter ea...

Apple reportedly talking with studios about more l...

Apple has engaged with some big movie studios, discussing the possibility of licensing agreements with them to get additional film...

FTC probes AI-powered ‘surveillance pricing’ at Ma...

The FTC announced it will look into companies that offer "surveillance pricing" services powered by AI or similar technology and i...

Kenya demands details on $5.7m grant to alleged pr...

“Deeply concerning is that most of the grantees have been at the centre of the anti-Finance Bill protests and the subsequent anarc...

Breaking: President Ruto names part of new cabinet...

Kenya’s President William Ruto has named a new cabinet in a bid to end the political crisis that has engulfed the country since an...

Meta will appeal $220 million FCCPC fine, disagree...

“In 2021, we went to users globally to explain how talking to businesses, among other things would work," a spokesperson for Whats...

Microsoft shrinks Nigerian office from six to two ...

One person with knowledge of the matter said engineers who stayed on the engineering team may move to Kenya to join new projects. ...

Pivoting is hard. Many Nigerian graduates struggle to decide for themselves what they want to do after school. The final resolutio...

CMF Phone 1 Review: A Phenomenal Budget Smartphone

I used this $199 smartphone to cover a launch event in Paris and it was nearly flawless.

The Best Travel Strollers for Your Summer Adventur...

Whether you’re on a road trip or a plane ride, these are our favorite travel strollers that fold as flat as possible.

Mini Cooper SE Review: Price, Specs, Availability

The Mini Cooper SE is a seriously fun compact EV, and can even pretend to sound like the original Mini. Limitations linger, though...

The Best DAW Software Recommended by WIRED’s Resid...

From Ableton and Pro Tools to iPad apps—get the most out of your music with these digital audio workstations, or DAWs.

Review: Strymon BigSky MX

This expensive big-box reverb strikes a stunning balance between versatility, usability, and experimentation.

L&T Tech Q1 Review – Results Below Expectations; U...

Axis Securities Report In Q1 FY25, L&T Technology Services Ltd. reported revenue of Rs 2,462 crore, down 3% QoQ. The company repor...

Last call to get Microsoft Windows 11 Pro for just...

TL;DR: Get Windows 11 Pro for just $22.97 (reg. $199) through July 21. Packed with cutting-edge features, Windows 11 Pro is the ul...

Microsoft and Cloudstrike take action as global ou...

What you need to know Microsoft services across networking and cloud computing are reporting outages, affecting airlines, 911 oper...

Top Analyst Benjamin Cowen Says Bitcoin in ‘Very C...

Analyst Benjamin Cowen is saying that the possibility of Bitcoin (BTC) rising higher will increase if the flagship cryptocurrency ...

Last chance to get Microsoft Office for life for $...

TL;DR: Get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for life when you get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2019 for Window...

Major chipmakers’ stocks waffle after Biden, Trump...

Major computer chip manufacturers like Nvidia and TSMC slumped this week as actions by President Biden and Donald Trump fueled ren...

Major US carriers ground flights, strand travelers...

Major U.S. carriers including American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines issued ground stops on Friday morning citing ...

Former Congressman Says the RNC Is the "Grindr Sup...

Former New York congressman and well-known fabulist George Santos has a word of advice for all the men using the popular gay hooku...

That Guy Who Kept Insisting He Was Satoshi Nakamot...

Identity Crisis The real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym for the elusive creator of Bitcoin, remains a mystery — for C...

AI App That Claimed to Detect STDs From Dick Pics ...

An AI-powered app called Calmara promised to offer users a quick and easy way to check for STDs. All you had to do was take a dick...

New Camera Inside Cars Detects If You’ve Been Drin...

Eyes See You A team of Australian scientists have cooked up a new AI-driven camera system that can detect whether you are too drun...

Tesla Employees Are Apparently Stealing a Bizarre ...

The Great Mugging Apart from union busting and shutting down environmental concerns, Tesla's operations in Germany are dealing wit...

TerraPay has secured $95 million in debt for affor...

TerraPay, a digital payments provider focused on remittance transfers in Africa, has raised $95 million in debt financing from IFC...

Wema Bank unveils AlatPay to enable instant paymen...

Wema Bank has launched AlatPay, an offshoot of Alat and the financial institution’s solution to help small business owners process...

South Sudan’s communications regulator approves St...

South Sudan’s communications regulator, the National Communications Authority, has granted SpaceX’s Starlink a licence to operate,...

Is a mobile app for farmers dead on arrival?

On this episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss Kenyan e-hailing drivers strike, Nigeria's app for farmers, and Chowde...

INTERPOL busts Nigerian network fraud ring

Today on TechpointDigest, we discuss INTERPOL busting a Nigerian network fraud ring, TerraPay’s $95M in debt financing, and South ...

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 Unpac...

All the products announced at Samsung Unpacked 202...

All the products announced at Samsung Unpacked 2024 and their prices Samsung recently unpacked boxes of updates and devices as it ...

YouTube Music Rolls Out Sound Search, Generative A...

YouTube Music Rolls Out Sound Search, Generative AI Radio YouTube Music is  rolling out new features  to boost song discovery on t...

Zoho partners with She Code Africa to upskill 30 f...

Zoho partners with She Code Africa to upskill 30 female trainers on Zoho Creator Zoho, a global technology company, is partnering ...

Microsoft Rolls Out Designer App

Microsoft Rolls Out Designer App Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its AI-powered Designer app is officially coming out of pre...

Best services for removing your personal informati...

How to remove your personal and private information off the web and keep it off the web. Follow these steps.

Retail prices can jump in seconds with hightech st...

Digital price tags are transforming retail, offering benefits and challenges for both stores and shoppers.

Why tackling the three Ps of cloud migration is ke...

People, processes and performance issues need to be addressed for a successful shift to the cloud for the UK public sector.

Breaking: massive Windows outage plunges banks, ai...

Microsoft Windows appears to be suffering a massive outage. Here's the latest

The additional role tech teams are taking on: AI P...

Amidst AI developments, is a new tech role emerging?

Eve's smart weather station is now easier to contr...

The Eve Weather can play a bigger in smart home environments although many features are the same as before.

Four keys to help businesses combat shadow AI

Shadow AI is a rising threat for businesses -- here are four steps to stay safe.

Microsoft users around the world report widespread...

Banks, airlines, broadcasters and health systems in countries around the world reported widespread outages Friday in relation to M...

Buying These Altcoins Now Could Be Like Getting So...

The cryptocurrency market is currently experiencing a period of calm. The anticipated bull run seems just around the…

Klasha, China-Africa Chamber of Commerce in Yiwu, ...

Klasha, a leading global cross-border payments company, is proud to announce the signing of an MOU with the…

The Most Important Thing When Trading is Finding a...

When trading online, regardless of what you might be trading in. The most important thing above all others,…

‘Our app is our park’- AUATON faction faults airpo...

According to the faction, every union has its defined jurisdiction and based on that, the AUATON cannot operate parks

The Implications of a National Blockchain Policy f...

...the national blockchain policy is a regulatory framework that is designed to guide the adoption of blockchain technology in Nig...

Gaia spacecraft almost doomed by back-to-back mete...

The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft is back to routine operations studying the Milky Way after a meteor strike punctured i...

Rock carvings of ancient Egyptian pharaohs found u...

Archaeologists discovered rock carvings featuring several pharaohs during an underwater expedition near Aswan, Egypt.

Rare 'stiff person syndrome' treated with reconfig...

A case study shows how a therapy typically used for cancer could be adapted to treat a disorder that Céline Dion recently disclose...

See stunning photos of the Atacama Desert — the dr...

"This very arid soil houses a treasure," ecologist María Fernanda Pérez told Live Science after the Atacama Desert produced a rare...

1,800-year-old ring depicting Roman goddess discov...

A 13-year-old boy hiking in Haifa discovered a Roman-era ring with a depiction of Minerva, the goddess of war and wisdom.

NASA nixes moon rover mission due to skyrocketing ...

NASA announced it is canceling its Viper moon rover project due to high cost and launch delays, but it plans to study the presence...

Apple hits record high as analysts bullish on AI p...

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

How to securely lock your iPhone, iPad from prying...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals how you can secure your iPhone/iPad: Strong passcode, biometric security and software...

Vacation goal: Take family pictures that don’t suc...

Here's how you can take better family pictures by using your iPhone or Android's photo timer, a tripod, editing tools and a good p...

Elon Musk said Tesla moved robotaxi event 'for imp...

Elon Musk weighed in Monday on Tesla’s event introducing the robotaxi getting moved back, saying he had 'requested what I think is...

Health care industry experiencing increasing attac...

The health care industry is dealing with increased attacks by cybercriminals. A cybersecurity expert said the rise is linked to th...

JAMB official cutoff marks for all institutions 20...

JAMB has just released the official cutoff marks for the 2024/2025 academic year. See cutoff for Universities, Polytechnics & othe...

Kenya’s communications regulator warns media house...

Unlike previous protests, media houses are not live-streaming Thursday’s demonstrations at the time of this report. 

How to obtain Nigeria Police character report onli...

Getting a police character report in Nigeria is easy through online services. In matter of days or hours, you can get it in your m...

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.

Best Amazon Prime Day tech deals continue

Want new products but don’t want to spend a fortune? Check out these incredible deals available on Amazon right now.

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.