Prof. Babson Ajibade of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has invented a BMV-6 Medical Ventilator which has been selected as the third-best innovation in Nigeria. It was selected among 108 innovations from across Nigeria. Of the 108 innovations from around Nigeria, the ten best were exhibited at the Academy’s prestigious Annual Technology Dinner,…
Samsung Electronics Workers’ Union of Korea (hereinafter referred to as the All-Samsung Electronics Workers’ Union) announced a general strike on 1st July due to major differences in labour-management negotiations , and stated that it will continue to assert its demands until the employees’ demands for salary and vacation benefits are met. According to Reuters, the union…
Elon Musk responds to Chinese girl’s bug report# became a hot topic on Weibo yesterday. A 7-year-old Chinese girl called out to Elon Musk, hoping that he could fix the bug in Tesla cars. Musk then used “Sure” to indicate that it would definitely be fixed. In the video, a Chinese girl who calls herself…
Google issued a press release yesterday, releasing the Gemma 2 large language model to researchers and developers around the world . It comes in two sizes: 9 billion parameters (9B) and 27 billion parameters (27B). Compared with the first generation, the Gemma 2 large language model has higher reasoning performance and efficiency, and has made significant progress…
DEREK PHOTOGRAPHY released a set of road test spy photos of an early prototype of Ferrari’s electric car yesterday. The vehicle in the picture looks like a shooting brake, but it is possible that it is a “mule car” because it uses a lot of exterior parts from existing Ferrari and Maserati models. IT Home…
Samsung has officially confirmed that it will hold the Galaxy Unpacked new product launch event in Paris on 10th July 2024. The highly anticipated foldable phones Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 are expected to be unveiled at this event. Previously, there have been a lot of leaks about Samsung’s next-generation foldable phones….
Blackberry has released its latest financial quarter report on Wednesday but the loss was smaller than expected and the company is working hard to restore adjusted profitability. The company, which currently focuses on the Internet of Things and network security, reported a net loss of $42 million in the first quarter, or 7 cents per…
Due to cost-effectiveness issues, Tesla will abandon its own 4680 batteries and rely on third-party suppliers. South Korean media also reported that South Korean battery manufacturers are currently “gearing up and actively preparing for battle”, and from all indications, they are planning to mass-produce cylindrical batteries with a diameter of 46 mm. Tesla’s 4680 battery…
As part of efforts towards positioning Nigeria as Africa’s third-largest terrestrial fibre-optic infrastructure in Africa, the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, on Tuesday in Abuja, addressed the Fibre Forward Strategic Development Workshop, organised by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Digital Economy and Information Technology (FMCIDENigeria). The Workshop…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says 100 per cent of the SIM cards used in the country are manufactured locally. Engr. Babagana Digima, the Head, New Media and Information Security, NCC, said this at a training for media executives in Lagos. The two-day training had the title: “Upskilling Media Stakeholders on Trends in Telecommunications.” Mr…
