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Friday, 03 February 2023 05:58

Russia and Ukraine battle daily in the sky. So where are the pilots?

Russia and Ukraine are waging a fierce fight in the sky. Russia unleashes drones and missiles. Ukraine often shoots them down with its own missiles, and carries out its own drone strikes. Yet one thing makes this battle distinctive from all previous air wars of the past century: pilots are rare. And this goes very much against the traditional perception of air combat. "Top Gun: Maverick is Oscar-nominated this year for Best Picture. And here we are, watching an air war happening. And it looks very different from anything that we see in Top Gun," said Kelly Grieco, with the…

Monday, 30 January 2023 05:59

Scientists can now use WiFi to see through people's walls

It isn’t immediately clear how using only a WiFi signal to track human movement through walls improves personal privacy... but that’s what a new study from Carnegie Mellon University claims. In a recently published paper, the researchers expanded on the study of employing WiFi signals to map human movement, especially in low-light situations that make using other technologies less than desirable. They write: “We developed a deep neural network that maps the phase and amplitude of WiFi signals to UV coordinates within 24 human regions. The results of the study reveal that our model can estimate the dense pose of…

Thursday, 19 January 2023 06:05

Local production of aircraft to begin soon - FG

Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N2.3 billion for the commencement of local assembly of Magnus Centennial Aircraft at Nigerian College of Aviation Technology at, Zaria, Kaduna State. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sirika expressed optimism that the Nigerian aviation industry would soon progress into local manufacturing of aircraft. “I am happy to announce – today is the reality; we will indeed assemble the Magnus aircraft and will continue to do so and not too distant future…

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 06:03

Russian Navy takes delivery of ‘weapon of the apocalypse’ as Putin delivers on strategic threat

The Russian Navy has taken delivery of the first nuclear submarine drones announced under Vladimir Putin’s strategic weapons program in March 2018. Tests on the Poseidon nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) have concluded, and the system will soon be deployed on one of Moscow’s new-generation submarines, according to Russian media reports. In the context of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO has expressed its concern over Poseidon, which is capable of delivering both nuclear and conventional warheads, triggering tsunamis and contaminating vast expanses of water with radioactive materials. “Russia still has the greatest nuclear potential in the world, but nobody…

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 06:01

This 22-year-old is trying to save us from ChatGPT before it changes writing forever

While many Americans were nursing hangovers on New Year's Day, 22-year-old Edward Tian was working feverishly on a new app to combat misuse of a powerful, new artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT. Given the buzz it's created, there's a good chance you've heard about ChatGPT. It's an interactive chatbot powered by machine learning. The technology has basically devoured the entire Internet, reading the collective works of humanity and learning patterns in language that it can recreate. All you have to do is give it a prompt, and ChatGPT can do an endless array of things: write a story in a…

Sunday, 15 January 2023 05:20

Scientists reach key milestone on how to reverse aging

It’s been 13 years in the making, but David Sinclair and his colleagues have finally answered the question of what drives aging. In a study published Jan. 12 in Cell, Sinclair, a professor of genetics and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School, describes a groundbreaking aging clock that can speed up or reverse the aging of cells. Scientists studying aging have debated what drives the process of senescence in cells—and primarily focused on mutations in DNA that can, over time, mess up a cell’s normal operations and trigger the process…

Saturday, 14 January 2023 05:44

Universities return to ‘pen and paper’ exams after students caught using AI to write exams

Australian universities have been forced to change the way they run exams and other assessments amid fears students are using emerging artificial intelligence software to write essays. Major institutions have added new rules which state that the use of AI is cheating, with some students already caught using the software. But one AI expert has warned universities are in an “arms race” they can never win. ChatGPT, which generates text on any subject in response to a prompt or query, was launched in November by OpenAI and has already been banned across all devices in New York’s public schools due…

Thursday, 12 January 2023 05:53

New wireless TV runs on batteries for 30 days, sticks to wall without mounting hardware

I met Apple's driving force Steve Jobs a few years before his passing. What he imparted stuck with me. If there was one thing he did well, it was innovating with a focus on balancing design with function. The aesthetic meeting point nailed it like no one had ever achieved. You remember in Apple's days of disruptive innovation, Jobs replaced the Sony Walkman with a revolutionary iPod, he took the inside of cellular phones away from wireless providers and reimagined a phone becoming more like a computer on the go with the iPhone. He took a boring gray desktop computer…

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 05:47

How to unlock an Apple device when its owner dies

If you have recently lost a friend or family member, you may be looking to gain access to the loved one's phone, computer or tablet to get personal data left behind. Whether you're looking for photos, passwords or other information, it's frustrating when you don't know a passcode to simply access it. I've gathered the steps you should follow to unlock an Apple device if its owner dies. How to unlock an iPhone, iPad or Mac without the passcode This first step will only work if the device's late owner backed up data to iCloud. While it's easy to turn…

Sunday, 08 January 2023 06:06

Elon Musk’s Starlink tested in Ogun with stunning performance

SpaceX Starlink Internet service will soon be available across the West African country of Nigeria, according to Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Ali Pantami. SpaceX already delivered some Starlink user terminals to the country to commence services. “As part of the partnership, SpaceX is to provide broadband access across the whole of Nigeria, enabling nationwide access to broadband connectivity way ahead of the December 2025 schedule, as outlined in our national broadband plan,” said Pantami. “With this collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink, Nigeria is set to be the first African country to introduce the service.” Nigeria’s goals was…

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Thursday, 22 December 2022 05:43

Buhari launches App that enables citizens to monitor FG’s projects

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting, launched the National Monitoring and Evaluation platform, EYEMARK, for citizens to adequately and closely monitor projects executed by government. He launched the project monitoring website (www.eyemark.ng) with its accompanying mobile app at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The President said the Federal Government could no longer depend on its handful of monitoring and evaluation teams to oversee the vast number of infrastructure projects spread nationwide. According to him, it only makes sense to set up suitable channels for citizen scrutiny given that his administration…

Tuesday, 20 December 2022 06:01

Elon Musk’s Starlink to roll out in Nigeria before end of 2022 - FG

Federal Government said that Elon Musk’s satellite company, Space X, will be rolling out Starlink Internet Service before the end of this year. This is even as the Nigerian government entered into a partnership with Space X for the delivery of broadband service across Nigeria. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this at the US-Space Forum held alongside the just concluded US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington. Going by the Minister’s declaration, Starlink’s rollout will be coming seven months after the company was issued Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Administrative delay: Recall…

Tuesday, 20 December 2022 06:00

Should Elon Musk step down as head of Twitter? Users vote Yes!

Elon Musk’s reign over Twitter — marked by chaos from his snap decisions, massive layoffs and endless product u-turns — could be taking its most dramatic turn yet, if Twitter users have their say. A poll put up by Musk on Sunday asking if he should step down as head of the company closed today with users voting resoundingly in favor of him leaving. Nearly 17.4 million people responded over 12 hours, and 57.5% of them voted “Yes” versus 42.5% of them voting “No” — a margin of 15% supporting him leaving. “I will abide by the results of this…

Monday, 19 December 2022 05:58

What can America’s Patriot missile do for Ukraine?

Patriot missile systems have long been a hot ticket item for the United States and allies in contested areas of the world as a coveted shield against incoming missiles. In Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific, they guard against potential attacks from Iran, Somalia and North Korea. So it was a critical turning point when news broke this week that the US has agreed to send a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine — something Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sought for months to augment his country’s air defences. US officials have confirmed the agreement, and an official announcement is…

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