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Friday, 23 April 2021 06:06

How long does protection from Covid-19 vaccines last? Here’s what we know

Experts don’t know yet because they’re still studying vaccinated people to see when protection might wear off. How well the vaccines work against emerging variants will also determine if, when and how often additional shots might be needed. “We only have information for as long as the vaccines have been studied,” said Deborah Fuller, a vaccine researcher at the University of Washington. “We have to study the vaccinated population and start to see, at what point do people become vulnerable again to the virus?” So far, Pfizer’s ongoing trial indicates the company’s two-dose vaccine remains highly effective for at least…

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 05:43

Twitter shuns Nigeria, to open first Africa office in Ghana

Twitter Inc will open its first African office in Ghana, it said on Monday, as the social media company seeks to make inroads in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Africa is under-tapped terrain for technology firms, with internet use per population at around 39% against a world average of 59% according to web analytics firm StatCounter, but that number grows every year thanks to expanding mobile broadband networks and affordable phones. “We must be more immersed in the rich and vibrant communities that drive the conversations taking place every day across the African continent,” Twitter said in a statement.…

Monday, 12 April 2021 05:37

Please stop doing this when you create a new password

One of the things that often goes hand-in-hand with the countless hacks and data leaks we’ve written about in the past, and which continues to dominate cybersecurity news headlines, is the frequency with which people keep making the same dumb password-related mistakes over and over again. One of the most egregious mistakes that people make — and the reason so many people’s account credentials end up being found in the hands of hackers, thanks to sites like Have I Been Pwned — is the re-use of passwords across multiple accounts. According to a new survey from the UK’s National Cyber…

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:48

Here's how to tell if your Facebook account was one of the half billion hacked

Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed that about half a billion Facebook users'personal information was breached -- a treasure trove of data that includes full names, birthdays, phone numbers and their location. Facebook said that massive leak stems from an issue in 2019, which has since been fixed. Still, there's no clawing back that data. More than 30 million accounts in the United States were affected and the company isn't making it easy to find out if your data was included in the breach. But a third-party website, haveibeenpwned.com, makes it simple to check by inputting your email. For now,…

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:43

Scientists just discovered a major cause of baldness

We’re all different in an endless number of ways. From our height to our eye color, there are things that define who each of us is that often can’t be changed. Sure, you can wear thick-bottomed shoes to gain an inch of stature or put in colored contact lenses, but baldness is something that most people just accept as a part of who they are. Hair loss is often hereditary, meaning that it’s passed down over generations, but it’s not the only cause, and researchers have been working to figure out how we might be able to slow the progress…

Saturday, 03 April 2021 05:38

12 hidden functions of WhatsApp

WhatsApp was born in 2009 and now it's the most engaged instant messaging service in the world. Over the years, the Facebook-owned platform has evolved to integrate more tools to connect its millions of users around the world. However, not all of them are well known. Telcel published on its blog a list of 12 hidden WhatsApp functions that you can use right now. 1. Change the text format in WhatsApp You can add a different intention to your messages through bold, italics or strikethrough. You just have to add a couple of characters before and after the text: *…

Wednesday, 31 March 2021 05:23

Dangerous Android app pretends to be a system update to steal your data

Beware a newly discovered malicious app that pretends to update your phone but, in reality, is just a giant spyware application that can steal pretty much all your data while also monitoring your movements and online search history. Simply called System Update, the Android app was discovered by researchers with mobile security firm Zimperium, who have classified it as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT)—a broad category of malware that typically allows a hacker to access and manipulate your device from afar. This particular RAT is downloaded with the promise of helping you keep your device up to date but, instead,…

Friday, 26 March 2021 05:28

FG’s Tech Incubation Centre begins production of LED bulbs, others

Technology Incubation Centre in Ekiti has begun the mass production of energy-saving LED bulbs, the manager of the federal government-owned centre, Fasan Babatola, has said. He said during a media tour of the centre that the production was achieved in collaboration with AB Tech Electronics, one of its 30 entrepreneurs, currently located at the centre where they were currently camped and conducting research to proffer solutions to some of the nation’s problems. According to him, the LED bulbs, which come in both screw and pin forms, are in 3 W, 5 W and 9 W capacities, aimed at addressing energy…

Tuesday, 23 March 2021 05:20

The answer to cancer might be these tiny robots

Cancer treatments have improved dramatically over the past few decades. Many types of cancer have a high survival rate thanks to medical interventions that can slow or stop the growth of tumors and even eliminate them entirely. Despite that, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the United States, right behind heart disease, and there’s still no go-to cure that is applicable to all or even the majority of cancer cases. It would be great if that changed, and a startup in California thinks that tiny robots might be the answer. The company is Bionaut Labs, and as…

Saturday, 20 March 2021 06:01

WhatsApp down globally; Instagram, Facebook Messenger also

Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp seem to be coming back online after suffering global outages for nearly an hour on Friday evening. The three platforms — owned by Mark Zuckerberg — stopped functioning abruptly, leaving millions of users worried. According to downdetector.com, which tracks service outages, 90 percent of Whatsapp users could not connect to the app while some Instagram users also reported that they were unable to log into the platform. Many users also took to Twitter to complain that they saw error alerts when they opened the apps and were unable to send or receive messages. WaBetaInfo, an…

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Friday, 12 March 2021 03:25

Google just made a huge announcement, and it’s a game changer for job seekers, employers

In an exclusive interview with Inc., Google provides an inside look at its new certificate programs and a new feature of Google search designed to help job-seekers everywhere. Yesterday, Google announced the next steps in its plan to disrupt the world of education, including the launch of new certificate programs that are designed to help people bridge any skills gap and get qualifications in high-paying, high-growth job fields--with one noteworthy feature: No college degree necessary. The new tools could be a game-changer for a growing number of people who consider the current educational system broken, or for the millions of…

Friday, 12 March 2021 03:24

These Android apps can steal your bank details and take over your phone

Researchers on Tuesday published a serious warning for Android device owners, alerting them to the discovery of eight dangerous apps in the Google Play Store that could have allowed an attacker to take over a victim’s smartphone as well as drain their bank account. That’s according to Check Point Research, which said in its report about the discovery that the cyber threat intelligence firm actually found the apps back on January 27 and notified Google about them the next day. One month ago today, Google confirmed that they’d been removed from the Play Store — but you still need to…

Thursday, 04 March 2021 16:45

UK starts probe on Apple over alleged App Store monopoly

Britain’s competition regulator said on Thursday it has opened an investigation into Apple Inc after complaints that the iPhone maker’s terms and conditions for app developers are unfair and anti-competitive. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the investigation would look into whether Apple has a monopoly in the sale of software on its devices in the UK. Apple’s App Store payment practices have long been a source of contention among app developers. It charges developers a fee of up to 30% of the purchase value or every time a buyer buys their app. Apple has confirmed that it would…

Thursday, 04 March 2021 16:43

Facebook to lift ban on political ads in United States

Facebook Inc said in a blog post on Wednesday that it would lift its temporary ban on political advertisements in the United States on Thursday. The social media giant imposed a months-long ban on political, electoral, and social advertising as part of an attempt to combat disinformation and violations in the run-up to the Nov. 3 elections. Facebook briefly lifted its ad pause in Georgia for the state’s runoff elections in January, but then reinstated it. Following the Jan. 6 siege at the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, Alphabet Inc’s Google restored its own political ad…

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