Tag: Technology
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Video: Experts discuss the issue with s3x in space
Romping in space is a “real concern” for astronauts, a top university professor in the US has warned. It’s something we know little about — but is crucial if we ever want to colonise other planets like Mars. During a recent Atlantic Live panel, Assistant Professor Kris Lehnhardt, from George Washington University, said that the…
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Shocking report on Samsung devices
Yesterday, a shocking report suggested that Samsung phones were using technology that could spy on users through a technique called “beaconing”. Claims suggested that the creepy technology could monitor everything you are reading and watching online, including personal emails and even porn. But Samsung has dismissed the claims, and reassures that “ultrasonic beacon technology is…
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FG to build $1bn ICT Company to boost local technology – Osinbajo
The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the federal government had concluded plans to build a one billion dollar ICT company to boost indigenous technology. He made this known in Abuja while delivering his opening address at the 2017 Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition tagged: “the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Getting Africa Ready“. According to…
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How technology is transforming daily living 20 years down the line – a personal experience
In 1996, I was in primary two; fast forward 6 years, in 2001, I came in contact with computers and its attendant technology, where else than in Lagos of Nigeria. This marks a tech revolution in my world. Since then I have never been the same; I practically became a gadget freak. Between 2001 and…
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We are using technology to check fraud in N-Power scheme – FG
The Federal Government says it has deployed technology as an anti-fraud mechanism in the selection and payment processes of its N-Power scheme. Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation (N-Power scheme), made this known when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. Imoukhuede said…
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15 things we don’t do anymore because of technology
It is needless to say technology is here to stay, but there is no gainsaying the fact that technology has affected our lives in diverse ways; to the extent that things we used to do, we do them no more. When I was small, I have this world atlas I boast of and I have…
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CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 holds March in Lagos
CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 event as part of the MobileMoneyAfrica conference series has been announced to hold in March 2017 in Lagos by the event organizers. According to a press release by the Event Director, West Ekhator, the CashlessAfrica conference, which is a platform for financial services supply side actors to share their innovation, will hold…
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Cuba, Russia improve cooperation, sign new pacts
Cuba and Russia on Thursday has signed seven cooperation pacts covering technology, military, industry, aviation, medical equipment, and railroad transportation. The pacts were signed during a visit by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Cuba-Russia cooperation is in its best shape in over two decades thanks to both sides’ political willingness to deepen their ties,…