Tag Archives: Technology

Funding for the low-rate production of Hungarian Magnus Sentinel training and surveillance aircraft has been allocated by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N2.3 billion for the commencement of the local ...

Software giant, Microsoft, has confirmed in a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it will cut 10,000 jobs across its operations. The company explained that the layoff was part of a series of actions it plans to ...

Dmitry Rogozin, director-general of Roscosmos, announced that Russia would be halting the delivery of rocket engines to the US, saying “let them fly into space on their brooms,” according to RIA Novosti. Rogozin added that Russia would be ending cooperation ...

Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe they’ve discovered the first extragalactic planet ever observed by humans. Up front: I’ve got “extragalactic planetary, planetary extragalactic” to the tune of the Beastie Boys’ “Intergalactic” stuck in my head. And, now, you probably ...

The Buhari administration has said Nigeria would produce and specialise in state-of-the-art technology such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) through “reverse-engineering”. The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, revealed the idea when he inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial committee ...

For the first time in its history, Apple released four iPhones: the iPhone 12 mini, the iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. There’s a lot of learning about these new devices. But if you’re ...

Netflix has quietly eliminated its free trial, meaning you have to sign up for its paid plans or you won’t be able to access Netflix. Given the site has more value than ever, in terms of original content, it’s a ...

I wondered for quite a long time: does only knowing the basics of computer science help to become a better developer? And could it bring value to a developer? If you ask yourself these questions as well, and you don’t want ...

Bitcoin will eventually capture more of the market than gold, Morgan Creek’s Anthony Pompliano predicts. Amid the ongoing bull market, a major Bitcoin (BTC) advocate has delivered another promising price prediction for the largest cryptocurrency. Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, co-founder of ...

It may seem far-fetched, but it’s possible to use your smartphone to detect diseases. Mobile devices can be turned into tools to rapidly identify a variety of disease-causing agents, including bacteria, toxins and viruses. Smartphone-based tests have been developed for ...