The internal combustion engine is the most popular form of power generation for automobiles today. It is a complex system of interconnected parts that convert fuel into usable energy for the vehicle to propel itself forward. The two most common types of internal combustion engines are gasoline ...

It’s notoriously difficult to take a picture of a black hole. But when they are surrounded by material we have an opportunity to witness the hole carved out by the event horizon. But what we see in the famous images of black holes isn’t the event horizon itself, but a magnified and enlarged ...

Exactly on the 22nd of February, on a Wednesday, Mrs Chioma Ikenegbu set out for a popular food and grocery shop at Ipodo Ikeja in order to stock up her house in anticipation of civil unrest in case the presidential election of 25th last month go awry and turn violent. Due to the cash crunch that ...

By  Blessing Afolabi The rate of road accidents has skyrocketed in the past few weeks, causing loss of lives and property. Though road traffic crashes have been a source of concern over the years, recent cases have increased fear. Between December 2022 and February 2023, over 50 lives were lost ...

By  Deborah Dan-Awoh Huawei has said it launched its Green 1-2-3 solution during its Huawei Green ICT Summit in Barcelona, Spain. In a statement, the President of ICT Strategy and Marketing of Huawei, Peng Song, during his keynote speech, titled, ‘Green and development, choosing not to ...

By Mike Wall Docking is expected to occur at 1:17 a.m. ET on Friday (March 3) SpaceX's Crew-6 astronaut mission is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station (ISS) early Friday morning (March 3), and you can watch the meetup live. Crew-6's Dragon capsule, named Endeavour, lifted off at ...

By Joshua Hawkins   Astronomers have discovered evidence of a runaway black hole, giving us what could be the first known evidence that supermassive black holes can be ejected from their home galaxies. The researchers publishing their findings on arXiv.org, though it has been accepted to ...

By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. The commission said it was implementing the measure to "protect data and increase cybersecurity". ...

By Ashwin Last week, Twitter decided to remove SMS 2FA for its free users. That isn't actually a terrible idea, but for the fact it decided to make SMS 2FA a premium feature for Twitter Blue subscribers. What's worse about this is that the social network failed to recommend a proper 2FA app to ...

By Nicholas Kerr The platforms will begin testing the service in Australia and New Zealand. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced a new paid subscription for its platforms on Sunday, which, among other features, would allow users to pay for a verified account. Meta CEO ...

By Justin Klawans New footage from the wreck of the RMS Titanic was released on Wednesday, offering a rare glimpse into the remains of the doomed ocean liner that sank in 1912. The footage, released by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), was taken during a 1986 expedition to the ...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed government’s policy somersault in the last 15 years for Nigeria’s inability to produce its own satellite. Obasanjo stated that without committed efforts and a custom blueprint, advancement in the country’s technological drive would continue to be a ...

The Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, Esmond Reid, says his country was planning to source for vehicles from Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing (IVM) in Nigeria. Mr Reid, in the company of Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made this known during a facility tour of IVM plant ...

By Joshua Hawkins A new study of ancient fossils reveals just how big some penguins used to be. Researchers say they discovered the remains of a giant species of penguin in New Zealand that was more than six feet tall, making the “monster bird” the largest penguin ever to exist, at least that ...

Financial obligation is a worry lots of people are currently dealing with, and it's neither desirable neither pleasurable to be in such a predicament. Thankfully, there are practical and achievable solutions to assist people remove their debt. If you're finding it more and more challenging to ...

By Biodun Busari Google’s parent company, Alphabet has dropped in market value to the tune of over $100 billion following the false information given by its newly-launched Artificial Intelligence chatbot Bard. According to the Indian Times, analysts also complained about its AI search event ...

We are delighted that Starlink services have been deployed in Nigeria, making us the first African country — and the only one so far — to enjoy this rollout. With this deployment of Starlink, we now have 100 percent broadband penetration in Nigeria. ...

By Alfonso Maruccia In 2022, the European continent suffered one of its most difficult energy crises ever. A real turning point which, in spite of everything, provided a real boon for the adoption of renewable energy solutions. The past year saw a remarkable increase in wind and solar power ...

We've recently seen artificial intelligence (AI) being used to generate images and help people write content. And now, there's a new AI system from Google that can generate music by following a text description. The search and advertising giant named this system 'MusicLM.' In an academic paper ...

Japan has tightened its sanctions against Russia following the latter’s latest wave of missile attacks in Ukraine that killed at least 11 people. The decision will include a ban on Russia-bound shipments of goods that can be used to enhance military capability, including semiconductor equipment and ...

The FBI hacked into Hive’s servers, stole its decryption keys and then took down its servers in a major action that has successfully disrupted a prolific and dangerous ransomware operation By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor In one of the largest international cyber law enforcement actions seen ...

By Gemma Ryles   If you’ve been receiving too much spam or just want to purge your inbox, here is how you can block someone’s email address on Gmail. Anyone who has owned an email account for more than a few weeks will be painfully aware of how easy it is to get your inbox flooded with ...

It’s hard to predict with certainty how drugs break down once they enter waterways. In a new study, scientists devised a way to do just that. Swallowing a pill only seems to make it disappear. In reality, the drug eventually leaves your body and flows into waterways, where it can undergo further ...

Nadeem Sarwar Apple has just released the stable build of iOS 16.3 for all compatible iPhones, and it brings a few notable features. The first and most important change of them all is support for hardware security keys to protect your Apple ID. A security key is an external device that looks ...

Sales will be cut off on January 31st. Steve Dent As part of an effort to wind down support of Windows 10 Home and Pro, Microsoft is stopping sales of downloads on January 31st, according to a product page spotted by The Verge. That date "will be the last day this Windows 10 download are offered ...

By Dev Kundaliya PayPal has reset passwords on all impacted accounts PayPal is sending data breach warnings to nearly 35,000 users whose accounts were compromised as a result of a widespread credential stuffing attack in December last year. The company says the attack enabled hacker to access ...

By Anugraha Sundaravelu If you keep getting sucked into Instagram by notifications and DMs, the platform has introduced a new ‘Quiet mode’ so you won’t be disturbed.   The social media giant hopes the new feature will help people focus and set boundaries with friends and followers. ...

Microsoft plans to lay off 10,000 employees as part of broader cost-cutting measures, the company disclosed in a securities filing, making it the latest tech company to reduce staff because of growing economic uncertainty. Speaking before the layoff announcement at the World Economic Forum (WEF) ...

Preventing rust is a topic that should concern every vehicle owner.  Rust not only damages the vehicle, but also takes a toll on its appearance as well as the resale value.  If you do not keep your car well-maintained, you are going to see patches of rust appear. Prevention is key. If you let the ...

Google released a browser-based tool that’ll allow you to get more use out of your Stadia controller once the cloud servers go offline for good on January 18th, 2023. By Cameron Faulkner Google is turning off its Stadia cloud game streaming service on January 18th, 2023, but it’s giving the ...

Archaeologists from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo have revealed the oldest known runestone in Norway Runes first started to appear during the 2nd century AD, through to the Viking Age and late Middle Ages. Runes were generally replaced by the Latin alphabet when Scandinavian people ...

By Keyede Erinfolami A Wi-Fi signal is a broadcast-based communication. This is what makes it so easy to use — instead of dealing with the limitations of physically connecting with a network cable, you can simultaneously connect multiple devices by tapping into the wireless network. ...

A car snorkel is a device that is mounted on the side of a car and is used to draw fresh air from higher up into the engine. This fresh air helps to ensure that the engine can still get the oxygen it needs to run even when the car is submerged in water. A car snorkel is an essential device when it ...

By Joshua Hawkins Webb has discovered its first exoplanet. The new Webb exoplanet clocks in at just 99 percent the diameter of Earth. NASA announced the discovery on its website on Wednesday, stating that the planet is now classified as LHS 475 b, and was found closer to its star than any planet ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore said on Wednesday that they were carrying out work to give robots the sense of touch through artificial skin. The two researchers, who are also members of the Intel Neuromorphic Research Community (INRC), presented research that demonstrates the ...

Arianna Johnson Forbes Staff A comet will appear in the night sky for the first time since the last ice age, offering scientists a look at the progression of the solar system. Key Facts A bright green comet—named C/2022 E3 (ZTF)—will pass by Earth for the first time in 50,000 ...

By Meera Navlakha Twitter is taking steps to make a For You Page-esque experience, similar to what TikTok offers. The social media app, which has undergone a tumultuous past year to say the least, is changing up users' default feeds with two new tabs. So far, Twitter has allowed users to shift ...

By Sagar Naresh for SAMMOBILE In the recent past, WhatsApp has received a slew of new features. The company may not be as far ahead in terms of features as its competitors, such as Telegram, but it is working hard to meet the needs. Reportedly, a new WhatsApp feature is in the works, that would ...

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says. A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every nation in the world ...

By Claire Schofield The first ever satellite mission launch from UK soil has ended in failure after suffering an “anomaly” during the flight. A jumbo jet operated by Virgin Orbit took off from Cornwall and flew to 35,000ft over the Atlantic Ocean where it jettisoned the rocket ...

Google Play Games has finally been made available for Windows 11. This means that you can now download and play all your favorite Android games on a much bigger screen with far more processing power. The article below will show you how to use the new Google Play Games Windows 11 app to play Android ...

Are you looking to purchase a new laptop computer? With so many options available in the market, it can be hard to know which laptop is right for you. To help you make an informed decision, here are some important factors to consider before you make a purchase. 1. Budget: The first thing you ...

By Rob Rich via Slashgear Malware — and other forms of digital virus — is often an irritation at best, and can be devastating at worst. Whether it's through security exploits, data breaches, or plain old social engineering, dealing with unwanted software on your iPhone is no fun. These ...

Exposure of email addresses puts pseudonymous users of the social network at risk. Lily Hay Newman, wired.com After reports at the end of 2022 that hackers were selling data stolen from 400 million Twitter users, researchers now say that a widely circulated trove of email addresses linked to ...

Researchers restored erectile function in pigs using an artificial tissue patch, a new study reports. By Becky Ferreira Scientists have enabled pigs with injured penises to experience normal erections again with the help of a bionic tissue transplant, an achievement that may pave the way for ...

Data alleged to contain the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users is being given away for free on a hacker forum, reports say. The stolen information includes email addresses used to set up accounts, which will worry anonymous users who registered with a sensitive address. ...

By Darren Allan The problem may not be widespread, but it sounds seriously annoying to say the least Windows 11 users with AMD Ryzen processors are reportedly being hit by a bug that in some cases is causing various problems including freezing up the PC and affecting the performance of games. The ...

Published By Mauro Huculak for windowscentral.com If corrupted system files are causing problems on Windows 10, this guide will help you fix this issue with the System File Checker tool.   On Windows 10, when you notice issues starting your laptop, random errors occur, or features don't ...

By David Allen The main update for Windows 11 in 2022 was the Windows 11 2022 Update which brought a few new features and polish to the operating system since its launch in 2021.  Now as we approach the close of 2022, let's look ahead and see what Microsoft has in store for Windows 11 in 2023. ...

By Anugraha Sundaravelu Tens of thousands of users around the world were unable to access Twitter or use its key features for several hours on Wednesday. The incident is the social media site’s first apparent widespread service disruption since billionaire Elon Musk took over as CEO of the social ...