Category: Science/Technology

Apple apologizes for iPad Pro commercial after bac...

Apple's "Crush!" advertisement for the new iPad Pro features a myriad of artistic tools getting smashed in a large hydraulic press...

What happened to "simple" design?

Everywhere you look, products are getting too complicated, with more and more features aimed at attracting consumers. But designin...

Why does product design sometimes fail? It's compl...

Everywhere you look, products are getting too complicated, with more and more features aimed at attracting consumers. For designer...

API integration with Lagos government will guarant...

Data sharing and API integration have always been an integral part of e-hailing regulation in Lagos State...

Africa startup funding drops 47%

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e-Hailing task force members are not touts- AUATON...

some e-hailing drivers complained that the term ‘task force’ in Nigeria usually connotes brutish enforcers accosting people and ex...

Fresh subsea cable cut causes major internet disru...

A local platform reported that locals experienced a severe impact on internet usage in Kenya and Tanzania...

CNG vehicles: Finance Minister, Wale Edun assures ...

The minister’s visit to Jet Motors showcases Nigeria’s capacity to meet the growing demand for environmentally friendly vehicles.....

Earth may have had freshwater and continents just ...

Ancient zircon crystals hold chemical clues that of freshwater may have existed on Earth soon after it formed.

Why are auroras different colors?

Auroras occur when charged solar particles bash into Earth's magnetic field and funnel toward the poles. The types of atoms these ...

Aurora photos: Stunning northern lights glisten af...

An immense geomagnetic storm caused auroras as far south as Florida for the first time in 21 years after the sun unleashed a wave ...

'Extreme' geomagnetic storm that painted Earth wit...

Between Friday (May 10) and Sunday (May 12), people across the world were treated to stunning aurora displays as Earth's magnetic ...

1st person to receive a pig kidney transplant has ...

Rick Slayman was the first person in the world to receive this pioneering surgery in March 2024.

Basic building blocks of sperm whale language have...

Scientists studying sperm whales have identified the basic elements of their communication system, potentially paving the way for ...

The cicada invasion has begun! Find out where the ...

The cicada invasion of 2024 has kicked off where billions of the flying insects will appear in 17 states in a rare natural phenome...

Scientists discover thick atmosphere enveloping ro...

Researchers have discovered a thick atmosphere enveloping a planet called 55 Cancri e, which is twice the size of Earth and locate...

Fox News AI Newsletter: Katy Perry says fake Met G...

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

Bigger, faster, thinner, lighter iPad Pro and iPad...

Apple launched its first artificial intelligence product, the M4 Apple silicon chip in a new iPad Pro. Steve Jobs predicted the iP...

NASA’s Dragonfly drone cleared for flight to Satur...

NASA'S Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled for a 2028 journey to Saturn's largest moon, Titan, which is located 746 million miles fr...

Mac and MacBook hit with 'Cuckoo' malware stealing...

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson has a warning about a new type of malware that's targeting Apple computers for files that may contain pri...

How to hide apps on your Android to keep them secr...

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how to hide the apps loaded onto your Android device so others can't access them and violate you...

Apple announces new iPad Pro, Air tablets

Apple officially introduced updated iPad Pro and Air models that will hit the market later in the month. Their unveiling occurred ...

Micro business owners are using AI to compete with...

More micro businesses, companies with 10 or fewer employees, are leveraging generative AI to grow their businesses and compete wit...

FedEx Airlines, Boeing-made plane forced to land i...

A FedEx Airlines cargo plane was forced to land on a runway at the Istanbul Airport in Turkey on Wednesday after experiencing an i...

Nintendo to announce new console by March 2025, co...

Nintendo has announced plans to unveil the successor to its Switch console by March 2025. The company noted the evolving complexit...

Employees are using AI at work, but keeping it qui...

The use of generative artificial intelligence tools by knowledge workers across all generations has surged over the past six month...

Government Says Tesla Autopilot Crashes Have Conti...

  In December, Tesla had to recall over 2 million vehicles with Autopilot. The recall followed a two-year investigation by the Nat...

Boeing Plane Fails to Deploy Nose Landing Gear, Sk...

Frontal Nose Boeing's safety issues have once again been caught on camera, as a new video of an intense emergency landing in Istan...

OpenAI Exploring How to Make AI-Generated Porn

Model Behavior OpenAI's public-facing products — like its smash hit text generator ChatGPT and its formidable image generator DALL...

Microsoft Deploys Powerful New AI Completely Disco...

  Microsoft has trained a massive new generative AI model — which is entirely disconnected from the internet. The idea is to provi...

Young Patient Dies After Receiving Pfizer Gene The...

Tragedy has struck during an important Pfizer medical trial when a young boy suffered a fatal sudden cardiac arrest after receivin...

SEC chief invokes patriotism, asks traders to stop...

While it’s clear some type of regulation is coming, this meeting served only one purpose: to give the semblance of a regulator wor...

New anti-fraud law mandates Nigerian PoS agents to...

The Nigerian government has directed all point-of-sale (PoS) operators in Nigeria to register their businesses with the Corporate ...

Nigeria to remove naira on P2P platforms following...

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Securities and Exchange Commission, intends to remove the naira from all peer-to-pe...

South Africa launches military-focused AI hub for ...

South Africa's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, in collaboration with the Department of Defence, has launched ...

"Digital identity solutions will lay the groundwor...

As African countries push for a transition to a digital economy, Chimezie Emewulu, Seamfix CEO, argues that robust digital identit...

Over 1.8 million PoS agents must register with the...

Today on TechpointDigest, we discuss a directive for PoS agents to register with the CAC, inside Patricia's troubling customer fun...

Google and African Union partner to launch #Discov...

Google and African Union partner to launch #DiscoverMyAfrica, a month-long celebration of African creativity and innovation The Of...

A luxurious bubble submarine is set to take passen...

Triton Submarines redefines the underwater experience with the Triton 660/9 AVA, which offers panoramic views and unparalleled oce...

Hollywood hijacked: The AI takeover of Tinseltown’...

Will fake movie trailers made with AI become real enough to take over Hollywood? Learn more about AI movie trailers and how they w...

Apple Pencil Pro reportedly in the works – but kee...

Code within Apple's Japanese website claims the company is set to launch a Pencil Pro although it could just be the Pencil 3.

I thought screens on earbuds cases were a bit meh ...

JBL Live Beam 3 arrived with two other screen-enhanced options in January –and it's a nice upgrade on the Tour Pro 2 case.

Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday, May...

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NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram fo...

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This Windows 11 installation setting can cut your ...

Microsoft might be dropping the ball big time for users by enabling auto-encryption for Windows 11 in a new update.

Long-awaited Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed

Boeing's Starliner was set to make its maiden voyage to the International Space Station, with its first piloted launch Monday nigh...

FUTO alumnus Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua becomes firs...

Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua hails from Cross River in Nigeria

Fraud prevention strategies to safeguard Africa’s ...

By Chika Nwosu, Managing Director of PalmPay Nigeria

Google and African Union launch #DiscoverMyAfrica,...

The Office of the African Union Chairperson’s Youth Envoy and Google today announced the launch of the #DiscoverMyAfrica…

Will P2P crypto market be suspended today?

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Mars may have been more Earth-like than we thought...

Newfound rocks on Mars suggest the planet may have once sported an oxygen-rich atmosphere, making it more Earth-like and hospitabl...

Iron Age necropolis that predates Rome unearthed n...

The excavations have recovered weapons, necklaces, bracelets and worked bones.

T. rex was as smart as a crocodile, not an ape, ac...

A new study debunks previous findings that the dinosaur's intelligence was similar to that of primates, finding instead that they'...

'Lost' satellite finally found after orbiting unde...

The Infra-Red Calibration Balloon (S73-7) satellite had gone off the grid from radar not once but twice — once in the 1970s and th...

'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge ...

Is Stonehenge aligned with the moon? Scientists hope to find out during a rare 'major lunar standstill, which happens once every 1...

Elon Musk says Warren Buffett should buy Tesla sha...

Elon Musk said Sunday that Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett should purchase a stake in electric vehicle maker Tesla, calling ...

Unleashing Africa’s potential: Overcoming monetary...

This article was contributed to TechCabal by Ifelade Ayodele. By 2050, a staggering one in four people globally will be African. T...

Nigeria mandates 1.9 million PoS agents to registe...

The new rule comes as fraud incidents involving POS terminals are rising. POS terminals accounted for 26.37% of fraud incidents in...

In today’s edition: Nigeria enacts new cybersecurity levy || Nigeria’s POS agents to register with CAC || India and Ghana buddy up...

Kenyan agritech iProcure under administration over...

Almost 11 years and $17.2 million in investment later, iProcure, a Kenyan agritech startup, has been placed under KPMG administrat...

Inside the business of card payments in Nigeria

Card payments have come a long way in Nigeria, and it's currently exploding. We take a deep dive into the business of card payment...

Bolt Nigeria reportedly cut about half of its head...

Today on TechpointDigest, we discuss Bolt Nigeria laying off employees, South Africa targeting online retailers exploiting tariff ...

Ghana to enhance instant funds transfer with India...

India and Ghana plan to implement India’s UPI on the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GHIPSS) within six months to ...

South Africa considers AI regulation, looks to app...

South Africa's Minister of Communications has emphasised the importance of staying current with AI developments and benefits. Thus...

Chowdeck Secures $2.5M Funding

Chowdeck Secures $2.5M Funding Chowdeck, a Nigerian on-demand delivery service, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding. THE INVE...

Renda Secures $1.9M Pre-seed Funding

Renda Secures $1.9M Pre-seed Funding Nigerian Logistics startup, Renda, has secured $1.9 million in pre-seed equity and debt fundi...

BNB To Naira: Sell Binance Coin In Nigeria Fast At...

BNB To Naira: Sell Binance Coin In Nigeria Fast At Best Rates Dtunes sells Binance coins fast in Nigeria at the best rates! It off...

Jack Dorsey Exits Bluesky

Jack Dorsey Exits Bluesky Jack Dorsey is no longer on Bluesky’s board. Dorsey’s exit was not public knowledge until Saturday. Repo...

How tech can tackle food security challenges in Ni...

How tech can tackle food security challenges in Nigeria By Diana Tenebe, Chief Operating Officer, FoodStuff Store Nigeria’s agricu...

Russian hackers target EU countries using a simple...

NATO hits out against latest Russian attacks utilizing Microsoft Outlook security issue.

Leaked iPhone 16 case molds hint at MagSafe upgrad...

The MagSafe charging standard hasn't changed much since 2020, but 2024 could be the year for an upgrade.

The global cloud market just saw one of its bigges...

The global cloud market is now worth nearly $300 billion, and continues to grow thanks to AI demands.

Proton Pass launches new Pass Monitor security sui...

Dark web monitoring, password health analytics, and much more from Proton Pass Monitor.

In today’s edition: Is a crypto ban imminent in Nigeria? || GTCO breaks Nigeria's profitmaking record || Egypt partners up with It...

Next Wave: Should customers get angry when private...

Private companies increase service fees all the time, and customers should exercise their right not to pay if they believe the cha...

Underwater kite is able to harness the ocean’s pow...

Minesto’s Dragon 12, an underwater kite, aims to revolutionize renewable energy with sustainable and cost-effective electricity.

Are these robots making humans obsolete for home a...

The Aloha Unleashed project showcases a dual-arm robot system that autonomously performs tasks demonstrating remarkable precision ...

How to recover a hacked Facebook account

If your Facebook account has been hacked and you're having trouble logging back in, here's how to recover your account.

iPhone 16 Plus: latest news, rumors and everything...

There are now numerous iPhone 16 Plus leaks, and you'll find them all here.

Microsoft and Google vie for top spot in productiv...

Microsoft and Google vie for top spot in productivity and business apps on Android.

Thousands of employees are quitting China's Big Te...

Chinese tech workers are leaving (or being laid off from) Big Tech firms and starting their own businesses.

Google says passkeys can help secure elections aro...

Google says passkeys already used to authenticate people over a billion times across 400 million Google Accounts.

Smart ring vs smartwatch: Which fitness tracking w...

Anyone who tells you smart rings are always the better choice haven't tested many of them.

Ingenuity: NASA's remarkable Martian helicopter

When NASA added a drone named Ingenuity to its Mars 2020 rover Perseverance, it expected the tiny four-pound helicopter to fly a t...

Ingenuity, NASA's "little 'copter that could" (and...

When NASA added a tiny four-pound helicopter as a stowaway to its Mars 2020 lander, it expected the helicopter to fly five very br...

Space photo of the week: A planet-size explosion r...

Coronal moss grows, solar rain falls and plasma eruptions rear their gargantuan heads in this fiery landscape of the sun's outer a...

Gut bacteria sometimes get people drunk, leading t...

Sometimes bacteria lurking in people's guts can get them drunk, even if they don't consume any alcohol.

Why do most mammals have 5 fingers?

The simple question of "why five" has puzzled scientists from multiple fields, and the answer still isn't entirely clear.

Earth from space: Mysterious wave ripples across '...

A puzzling arc was spotted in the water of a Greenland fjord littered with iceberg fragments. There are a couple of possible expla...

'We're meeting people where they are': Graphic nov...

In a new series of comics, where young, female scientists take center stage, MIT's Ritu Raman explains how the format can inspire ...

US Air Force Secretary Kendall flies in cockpit of...

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall boarded the cockpit of an F-16 controlled by artificial intelligence on Friday, before the plane...

How to use VPNs without compromising your banking ...

Using a virtual private network to seach the internet has its pros and cons. It can provide more security and privacy. But users c...

Underwater kite can harness the ocean’s power for ...

Dragon 12 is an underwater kite manufactured by Swedish company Minesto that promises to generate clean electricity deep under the...

More details of the AI upgrades heading to iOS 18 ...

We've got a few more details about what's likely to be coming with Apple's software updates for 2024.

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram fo...

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Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, May ...

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Map shows "forever chemical" water contamination h...

Study finds cancer-linked PFAS chemicals prevalent in drinking water sources across the globe, including many far over regulatory ...

Historic cicada event underway in parts of U.S.

For the first time since 1803, two groups of periodical cicadas are emerging from the ground at the same time in parts of the Midw...

Trillions of cicadas emerge after decades undergro...

Trillions of cicadas are emerging across 12 states, from the Midwest to the East Coast, after spending more than a decade undergro...

NASA astronauts discuss Boeing’s anticipated launc...

On Monday, Boeing plans to launch astronauts on its new spacecraft that is called Starliner. The test flight to the International ...