Category: Science/Technology

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...

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the Spangram.

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...

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the Spangram.

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

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

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 ...

What is Sidechat? The controversial messaging app,...

Sidechat, an anonymous messaging app, has been used by students to share opinions and updates, but university administrators say i...

Logistics startup, Renda secures $1.9m pre-seed to...

The CEO claims that Renda has since achieved profitability, while also witnessing 450 per cent year-on-year growth in its revenue

Exploring the future of Fintech: Insights from Ora...

Oradian remains committed to contributing to the sector and empowering others to drive disruptive change

Wave is sole African on YC’s top-earning list

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EXCLUSIVE: Bolt Nigeria lays off nearly half of it...

Sources also fear that Bolt will likely pull out of Nigeria given the continuous difficulty in doing business

'It would be within its natural right to harm us t...

How can we truly know if AI is sentient? We do not yet fully understand the nature of human consciousness, so we cannot discount t...

Hammer-headed bat: The African megabat that looks ...

Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oversized boxy heads, which evolved to amplify and project the honking sounds they p...

Key events in the Bible, such as the settlement an...

The research combined radiocarbon dating with measurements of atmospheric radiocarbon from tree rings to build a chronology of the...

Why do dogs sniff each other's butts?

And like dogs, why do cats also sniff fellow felines' behinds?

Boost your running speed with training — but don't...

Your running speed partly comes down to factors you can't control, like genetics, and partly relies on your training.

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Astronomers say it should be visible in both hemispheres. The Eta Aquarids occur...

China launches lunar probe to take samples from fa...

China's advancing space exploration program has launched a new lunar probe to explore the far side of the moon. China has its own ...

Wild orangutan in Indonesia appears to use medicin...

Researchers say an orangutan in Indonesia appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a plant. It's the latest example of an anim...

Creeps are hiding cameras in dressing rooms, bathr...

High tech video cameras seem to find their way into the hands of Peeping Toms in hotels, dressing rooms and rental properties. Her...

FCC slaps AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile with mega fin...

The Federal Communications Commission slapped the nation's four biggest mobile carriers with fines totaling $200 million for unaut...

Fox News AI Newsletter: Emily Blunt's AI admission

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

Time-saving tricks using your keyboard

Rather than spending time searching for the right buttons, here are a variety of keyboard shortcuts to make your workflow easier, ...

Ads on Facebook, Instagram for explicit 'AI girlfr...

Meta is scrubbing ads for "AI girlfriend" chatbots from its platforms after tens of thousands of explicit ads for the apps were fo...

Elon Musk sues Indian battery company Tesla Power ...

Elon Musk's Tesla, Inc., has sued an India company called Tesla Power India in the Delhi High Court, alleging copyright infringeme...

Newspapers sue OpenAI for copyright infringement o...

Newspapers including the New York Daily News and Chicago Tribune are suing Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of copyrighted works ...

Sam's Club says AI will handle exit checks in all ...

Sam's Club announced that by the end of the year, artificial intelligence technology will be used to verify customers' purchases a...

In today’s edition : Egypt set for the launch of its first digital bank || MTN disconnects millions over unlinked SIMs || iProcure...

Exclusive: P2P crypto ban imminent as Nigeria call...

If the ban happens, it will represent a major regulatory shift after the Bola Tinubu administration initially softened its stance ...

SASSA SRD payment May 2024 new dates

Here's the schedule for disbursing the SASSA grant payment for May 2024. Check now to see if you were approved, and your date of c...

Open Providus Bank savings account fully online 20...

When you open a Providus Bank account, you get to use your naira card for dollar transactions. And you can open an account with th...

Use Providus Bank naira cards for dollar payments ...

Providus Bank naira cards can carry out dollar payments up to $3,000 a month. You can open an account online & even get your card ...

Ask Kurt: How to avoid phishing scams and protect ...

Increased vigilance and proactive steps are essential to protect personal data and your iPhone from escalating phishing scams.

Wearable exoskeleton can turn you into a superhuma...

The X1 all-terrain exoskeleton is a lightweight, AI-enhanced gear that promises to elevate outdoor activities to superhuman levels...

How to shut down Facebook’s nosy ‘People You May K...

Facebook's "People You May Know" feature can be temporarily hidden on mobile and desktop to prevent it from appearing in your News...

Electric humanoid robot poised to shake up the job...

Boston Dynamics unveiled its new electric Atlas, a more powerful and agile humanoid robot designed for real-world applications.

FCC slaps AT&T, Verizon, & T-Mobile with mega fine...

The FCC fined the four largest U.S. mobile carriers a total of $200 million for allegedly illegally selling customer location data...

Everything leaving Netflix in May 2024

In addition to bringing fresh titles to the platform, Netflix is also getting ready to remove more movies and shows. Here's a full...