Victor Awogbemila
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Each time you shop physically and a garment catches your eye, you probably try it on to see if it looks good on you. What about when you shop online? Google's new app Doppl has got you covered, as the app exists to enable users to virtually try on clothes.
Just last month, Google released its new AI Mode that lets...
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Earlier this month, Microsoft children's account users complained that non-Microsoft browsers (including Google Chrome) were either crashing or unable to launch. Microsoft has clarified the situation and is actively working to resolve the issue.
To help protect children from harmful content online, Microsoft Family...
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A few weeks ago, we reported that scientists had projected that the asteroid 2024 YR4 would have a 4.3% probability of impacting the moon in 2032. So, what would happen if this asteroid were to actually slam into our moon? A recent study, yet to be peer-reviewed, has revealed that asteroid YR4 smashing into our moon...
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A few days ago, Apple released a seven-minute video ad featuring comedian Martin Herlihy on its YouTube channel. Just two days after its release, however, the video was pulled. The 81-slide deck featured in the video remains on Apple's website.
In the video titled How to convince your parent to get a Mac, Martin...
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The human brain is an incredibly complex system, responsible for consciousness, intelligence, movement -- essentially every function in the human body. To continue to perform at optimal levels, our brains constantly need help creating new pathways for neuroplasticity. Even in old age, we must embrace lifelong learning...
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If you are familiar with images taken with big, modern cameras, you'd have noticed that they capture way better images when compared to mobile cameras. The good news, however, is that Adobe has introduced a new computational photography camera app to cater to the deficiencies of mobile cameras. Like the newly launched...
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The long-held belief that MacBooks are impervious to malware has been overwhelmingly debunked, and that's probably stale by now. We've published several stories on malware infestations targeting macOS. The new story here, sedulously baked from the giant ovens of North Korean hackers, is a wave of malware attacks on...
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Adobe just launched its Firefly mobile app for Android and iOS, a move that will provide users more tools to create AI images and videos directly on smartphones. The new Firefly app will enable smartphone users to access the AI models available on the web app, alongside models from partners such as Ideogram, Runaway...
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Security researchers have revealed that the ASUS Armoury Crate software has a serious vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2025-3464) that could allow hackers to gain admin access to computers.
The ASUS Armoury Crate software was designed to help users control and customize system settings like RGB lighting, fan speeds...
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Have you ever noticed that buying a product is always easy, but getting a refund is usually a different story? It's definitely better to avoid accidentally, or semi-consciously. buying what you don't need, and it seems Google wants to help you achieve this by changing the purchasing experience on its Play...
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A few months ago, a group of cybercriminals, Scattered Spider, launched sophisticated cyber attacks that bypassed key security infrastructures of several retail companies in the UK. The group has become even more notorious and has reportedly launched a new wave of attacks targeting insurance companies in the United...
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NASA scientists embarked on a mission to find signs of interaction between Uranus' magnetic region and the surfaces of its four largest moons using the Hubble Space Telescope. During the mission, they found evidence of darkness on the "leading side" of the moons, which unexpected.
For some context, Uranus' four...
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If you're using a VPN service, you most likely do not want others spying on your browsing data. That said, would it surprise you that some apps you use to hide your identity could expose your data without your consent? A recent report suggests that this might be the case, as using certain VPN apps could expose your...
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This month's Patch Tuesday introduced an issue that caused PCs to crash when opening certain games that make use of anti-cheat software. Gaming is big business, and so this prompted Microsoft to quickly roll out an emergency update to replace the patch. A patch for the patch, if you will.
When the previous update...
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A few weeks ago, we reported on Google adding a privacy feature that helps users remove personal information from search engines. To further protect users' personal information, Google has patched a vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass key security features and steal Google users' phone numbers.
To exploit...
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If you've updated to iOS 18.5 and Apple Mail app is broken, you are not alone. Many iPhone users have taken to social media to report problems after the update. Common complaints include the app opening a blank page, which remains until it is minimized or closed. Others observed that the app only works briefly before crashing.
While there
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The number of lawsuits filed against AI companies training their models on data posted to the internet continues to grow. The ongoing legal battle between Meta and a group of authors over copyright infringement is perhaps the most prominent, but Reddit has also filed a lawsuit against Anthropic (an AI firm), accusing...
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The FBI has announced that the Play ransomware gang has masterminded several sophisticated cyberattacks, which have compromised key security infrastructures in about 900 organizations in Europe, North America, and South America.
The Play ransomware gang, which became infamous for compromising the security...
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Google's AI-driven research assistant, NotebookLM, just got a significant upgrade to eclipse ChatGPT's rival Project features. Previously, NotebookLM users could share their notes by entering individual email addresses, but Google just introduced a public links option that makes sharing much easier on...
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Meta has responded to allegations that it violated Android users' rights to privacy by secretly using its apps to track browsing histories.
In case you're unfamiliar with this allegations, a group of security researchers reported that Meta is secretly monitoring the browsing activities of billions of Android...
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Very soon, you probably will not need to worry that random people on WhatsApp are able to access your phone number. WhatsApp is reportedly working on a privacy feature that will allow WhatsApp users to mask their private phone numbers with a username.
According to a report, you will need to abide by some rules to...
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NVIDIA has been heavily impacted by US export control restrictions, which are part of the measures aimed at limiting China's access to key AI technologies and innovation designed here in the US. This has not gone down well with Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's CEO, who has described the export control policy as a complete...
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