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TYPE APPROVAL ENFORCEMENT: Why your phone may stop working soon

TYPE APPROVAL ENFORCEMENT: Why your phone may stop working soon

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor That fairly cheap smartphone you bought from an unfamiliar dealer, the one that came without much paperwork, may soon have a date with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Not because the Commission is interested in what is inside your phone, but because it wants to know whether the device itself […]
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FG to partner with Dundee university on nano technology

FG to partner with Dundee university on nano technology

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government through the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology is to partner the University of Dundee, Scotland to develop a technical committee that will focus on the study of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Forensics and Information Communication Technology (ICT) for mutual benefits. The Minister of State for Science and Technology, Barr. Mohammed […]

Tesla says it plans to open China design and research center

Tesla says it plans to open China design and research center

U.S. electric car maker Tesla plans to open a design and research center in China to make “Chinese-style” vehicles, the company said in a recruitment notice on its official WeChat account. Wednesday’s notice sought to recruit designers and other staff to help fulfill the goal, and called for applications by Feb. 1, but did not […]

YouTube steering viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit

YouTube steering viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit

YouTube has driven millions of viewers to climate denial videos, a US advocacy group charged Thursday as it called for stopping “free promotion of misinformation” at the platform. In response to the report by US-based online activist group Avaaz, YouTube said it downplays “borderline” video content while spotlighting authoritative sources and displaying information boxes on […]

Google’s move to drop cookies pushes advertising into new era

Google’s move to drop cookies pushes advertising into new era

Google is upending the advertising world with its decision to “render obsolete” a key tool used by marketers for years to track would-be customers as they move around the Web: it’s phasing out the cookie. On Tuesday, the company said it would stop supporting third-party cookies over the next two years. Cookies the bits of […]

NSA uncovers major security flaw in Windows

NSA uncovers major security flaw in Windows

  The National Security Agency alerted Microsoft that it had found a vulnerability in Windows operating systems that could enable cyber intrusions, according to two people familiar with the matter. The news comes hours before Microsoft is scheduled to release a security update, which is part of a company practice of disclosing newly found software […]