The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed its first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant in Nigeria. The NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday morning in a statement confirming the detection of the variant also known as the B.1.1.529 lineage. The agency revealed the samples obtained for the stipulated day-2 test for all travelers […]
When Jack Dorsey, then Twitter’s executive chairperson, pushed the company to build out its machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities in 2014, he turned to an engineer, Parag Agrawal. When Dorsey later became Twitter’s CEO and needed help overhauling the company’s infrastructure, he also tapped Agrawal. And when Dorsey envisioned a future for Twitter in […]
Operatives of the Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arrested 60 suspected internet fraudsters during an awards ceremony in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The commission, in a statement, said the event tagged “Peer Youths Awards”, was organised to reward high-level internet fraudsters. Items recovered from the suspects at the point of arrest […]
While some manufacturers are introducing big redesigns on their premium business notebook series, HP is only doing a minor refresh. What does that include? Well, they have included the Whiskey Lake CPU line-up from last year over the Kaby Lake R, which honestly is the slightest of updates. However, the device can now be paired […]
Talos Security Intelligence & Research Group has published a new report detailing its discovery of a zero-day exploit impacting all Windows versions, including newly updated Windows 11 machines. The team describes this exploit as an “elevation of privilege vulnerability” that impacts Windows Installer, also noting some malware is already in circulation that targets this particular […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the proposed N5,000 for 40 million poor Nigerians when the subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) is removed. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said in Abuja last night that there are no ongoing talks between labour and the Federal Government, as negotiation was adjourned sine die many months ago. […]
If you forgot your Apple ID password, don’t panic. It’s likely we’ve all forgotten a password or two at some point. Losing your Apple ID password for your iPhone, iPad or Mac (here’s what to do if you lost the password to your computer) is a frustration akin to losing the car keys. The password, like your […]
Popular photo-editing app Paint.Net is dropping support for Windows 7, and Windows 8.1. The app will be limited to 64-bit on Windows 10 and Windows 11 heading into the future, the developer announced recently. According to Rick Brewster, the developer of the app, Paint.Net v4.3.x will be the last release that works on Windows 7, Windows […]
Kogi State government has described as “mischievous, false and politically motivated” a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it returned N19.3 billion bailout funds allegedly “hidden” by the state to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The government gave EFCC a 48-hour ultimatum to retract the statement posted on its Facebook […]
The rise in remote work has forced millions of people across the globe to redesign their home office with better, more powerful, more professional PC hardware. Dell’s Latitude 5420 seems a perfect fit, promising business-grade features at a price that, if not affordable, is at least obtainable. Dell Latitude 5420 Specifications Processor: Intel Core i7-10610U Graphics: Intel UHD […]