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Thursday, 20 October 2022 06:19

Microsoft's $22bn worth smart goggles failed in US Army tests - Report

In 2021, the U.S. Army awarded a $22 billion dollar contract to Microsoft to build HoloLens-like smart goggles for its soldiers. Over a year later, the smart goggles program has been plagued with delays as well as performance issues and failed four of six elements in a test conducted by the U.S. Army, Business Insider has reported. The U.S. Army first awarded Microsoft a $480 million contract in 2018 to create a prototype of the advanced smart goggles, dubbed Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). Although the smart goggles look much like Microsoft's commercially available HoloLens Augmented Reality (AR) headsets, the…

Wednesday, 19 October 2022 06:18

US AbramsX, Russian Armata next-gen tanks come out in open as Moscow intensifies attack on Ukraine

Videos of Russia’s next-gen Main Battle Tank (MBT), the T-14 Armata, have surfaced online, with some speculating that the tank has been deployed in Ukraine. The US, meanwhile, has officially unveiled its AbramsX tank. Certain Russian media outlets had earlier reported that the T-14 was spotted near the village of Midginskaya in Luhansk. However, according to experts, the video of the tank was reportedly filmed at a training ground in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. A single T-14 was reportedly sighted on October 8 near the village of Midginskaya in Luhansk. Armata’s deployment comes at a…

Monday, 17 October 2022 06:12

The big battle of UAVs – not Russia, not Ukraine, Kamikaze drones are winning the war

Russia’s ‘special military operation’ (SMO) in Ukraine has spurred the development of counter-drone systems in the country. Recently, the Russian Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces patented a new UAV to counter drones. Russia was already ahead of the game in developing counter-weapon systems. The proliferation of battlefield drones and the future advent of drone swarms are spurring the development of counter-drone systems. Battlefield drones vary extensively in size, operating altitude, and flight trajectory posing challenges in devising a standard way of detection, tracking, and engagement. Being small and slow-moving makes them very difficult to detect and track. The…

Friday, 14 October 2022 05:37

Russia deploys ‘cutting edge’ electronic warfare helicopters to jam Ukrainian air defenses

In the course of its protracted conflict with Ukraine, Russia has employed a range of lethal weapons. However, the Mi-8MTPR-1 electronic warfare (EW) helicopter, which is thought to be a key element of Russia’s strategy against Ukrainian air defenses, has received little attention. The Mi-8MTPR-1 helicopter is an upgraded version of the standard Mi-8MTV-5-1 outfitted with the Richag-AV EW system. Moscow is believed to have employed this helicopter to conduct electronic warfare against Ukrainian air defense systems. The Kazan Helicopters plant manufactures the helicopter, known internally by the manufacturer as Mi-8MTV-5PR. PR refers to Pomekhovyi Rychag, a helicopter jammer equipped…

Sunday, 25 September 2022 06:38

Your immune system can shift your priorities and affect your decision-making

If you often find yourself facing the consequences of impulsive decisions, you may pin the blame on a number of different factors. Perhaps you have a hard time regaining self-control. Maybe your willpower is not as strong as it once was. Knowing how to delay gratification, deny urges and resist cravings can lead to more success in the long run and reduce guilt and regret. And, as Emma Young writes for the British Psychological Society, "being able to forego a reward now in favor of gaining something better later is known to be important in determining all kinds of desirable…

Saturday, 24 September 2022 06:47

Against all evolutionary odds, humans are getting older and older. But why?

Why do we get old? This question has been troubling humans for thousands of years. Sadly, there is no definite answer yet — but here's what we know so far. System breakdown As we age, many of the systems in our bodies begin to deteriorate: Our vision gets worse, our joints weaker and our skin thinner. The older we get, the more likely we are to become ill, break bones and — eventually — die. Our reproductive success, which describes an individual's production of offspring per lifetime, also declines as we age, Thomas Flatt, a professor of evolutionary biology at…

Sunday, 18 September 2022 06:38

How the iPhone 14 could upend the high-end camera market

Apple’s design may have stalled, but the latest iPhone still has the potential to disrupt through major photo and video upgrades (while the new Apple Watch could capitalize on gaps in the lucrative health care market). But are customers ready to drop upwards of $1,500 for the Pro upgrade? Remember 2008? George W. Bush was finishing up his last year in office, Beyoncé and Jay-Z got married, Britney Spears made her big comeback after a tumultuous public breakdown, and the companies that made point-and-shoot cameras had a banner year in sales, hawking more than 110 million consumer cameras that year.…

Friday, 16 September 2022 06:52

Scientists just issued a shockingly bleak ‘warning to humanity’

Scientists say that Earth’s trees are facing an unprecedented level of extinction and humanity should be worried. The state of our world’s trees has been an ongoing issue for decades now. But, that issue seems to be getting worse, and now we’re facing a massive extinction level issue that could threaten entire ecosystems. At least one-third of Earth’s trees are facing extinction Trees play an important role in the various ecosystems that cover our planet. Last year, a team of researchers released a paper titled State of the World’s Trees, which looked at how the loss of some tree species…

Thursday, 15 September 2022 06:43

FG approves proposal to produce vaccines locally with India collaboration

Nigeria will partner with Serum Institute of India to start local manufacturing of vaccines used in the country's immunisation programmes, health minister Osagie Ehanire said on Wednesday. Africa's most populous country imports all of its vaccines, including those used to prevent polio, measles and tuberculosis, but has been seeking foreign partners to produce them at home. "We hope to start manufacturing some of the vaccines (that) Serum Institute India manufactures and transfer the technology and skills to our people," Ehanire said after Federal Executive Council approved the deal with Serum Institute, the world's largest producer of vaccines. "We are talking…

Sunday, 11 September 2022 06:51

Nigeria to improve wheat production with locally modified seeds

Nigeria, Africa’s largest buyer of wheat, is partnering with food company Olam International Ltd. to develop seed varieties of the grain that are suitable for its climate, which will boost local output and cut dependence on imports. Olam unit Crown Flour Mill Ltd., has produced so-called nucleus seeds suitable for the West African nation’s topography and climate, Ashish Pande, the country head for Olam Agri Nigeria, said at a virtual media briefing on Friday. Bloomberg

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Thursday, 08 September 2022 06:47

Apple’s iPhone 14 offers camera upgrades, satellite feature

Apple Inc. unveiled a new lineup of devices Wednesday with few surprises beyond one major one: It didn’t raise its US prices during one of the worst years for inflation in decades. At its biggest product-launch event of the year, dubbed Far Out, the company introduced the iPhone 14, fresh AirPods Pro earbuds and an Apple Watch upgrade that included a first-ever Ultra model. The iPhone retains the general look of the older version while getting camera enhancements, a long-anticipated satellite-messaging feature and -- on the higher-end models -- a new interface called the Dynamic Island. Apple is betting the…

Monday, 05 September 2022 06:36

FG, Binance in talks for Digital City to develop blockchain

Nigerian authorities and cryptocurrencies platform Binance Holdings Ltd. are in talks to establish a digital economic zone that will help entrepreneurs fast track blockchain technology in the West African nation. The partnership aims to build a digital hub, “similar to the Dubai virtual free zone,” according to statement by the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is targeting digital technology as a means to help diversify the economy away from crude oil, taking advantage of an increasingly connected and youthful population. Fintech startups such as Interswitch Ltd. and Flutterwave Inc. has emerged in the space and…

Friday, 02 September 2022 06:55

Jumia adopts drone delivery, pick-up for hard-to-reach areas

Africa-focused e-commerce firm Jumia Technologies has partnered with drone-delivery startup Zipline to deliver household items to remote areas of Ghana, the companies said on Thursday. The venture will combine San Francisco-based Zipline's automated, on-demand delivery system with Jumia's distribution network to enable customers from remote and rural areas to order and receive electronics, cosmetics, fashion and other products. Jumia, an online marketplace for vendors and food sellers, with associated services including logistics and payments, was the first Africa-focused tech start-up to list on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019. It has a current market capitalisation of $741 million, according…

Monday, 29 August 2022 06:45

NAFDAC: Nigeria now has capacity to produce Covid-19 vaccine

Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says Nigeria now has the capacity to produce Covid-19 vaccines of international standard. Adeyeye spoke on Saturday during the oversight visit of the House of Representatives committee on Covid-19 to the NAFDAC facilities and Covid-19 laboratory projects in Lagos. Sayo Akintola, NAFDAC media consultant, in a statement on Sunday, quoted Adeyeye as saying: “To ensure that the health sector is strengthened, NAFDAC must be strengthened, if the regulatory agency is not strengthened, the industry will not be strengthened. “We have the African Free trade Agreement…

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