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Billionaire builds 46ft-long and 20ft-wide Hummer H1 – and it’s fully drivable

A car-mad Sheikh has built the world’s biggest Hummer H1.The incredible vehicle boasts a height of 21.6ft (6.6m) and is fully drivable.At 46ft-long (14m) and 20ft-wide...

Apple to halt sales and limit services in Russia

Apple has become the latest major firm to halt all product sales in Russia, in a widening corporate backlash to the country’s invasion of...

Having difficulties navigating your locality? KNUST develops myTroski app; it speaks twi, too

Finding addresses and locations in Western countries is easy using the Google Map.However, poor road layout and informal settlements, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, make it...

Demystifying federated machine learning: A practical guide with PyTorch

Machine Learning has revolutionised various industries by enabling intelligent systems to learn from data and make accurate predictions or decisions.However, traditional centralized machine learning...

6 African nations to get mRNA vaccine technology

The World Health Organization has announced that six African countries will be given the revolutionary mRNA technology to set up their own vaccine production...

Google moves to make Android apps more private

Google’s plan to limit data tracking on its Chrome browser has been extended to cover apps on its Android-based smartphones.Its so-called Privacy Sandbox project...

Czech millionaire investigated over alleged 417km/h motorway drive with his Bugatti Chiron [Video]

Germany is famous for having no speed limits on stretches of its motorways, but a Czech millionaire appearing to do 417km/h (260 mph) may...

Meta threatens to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe

Meta might have to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe, it has said.The company could soon find itself unable to transfer data between Europe and the US and...

Apple aims to debut a new low-cost 5G iPhone in March

Apple Inc. is targeting a date on or near March 8 to unveil a new low-cost iPhone and an updated iPad, according to people with...

Oti: YEA collaborates with regional council to reduce unemployment

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has committed to collaborating with the Oti Regional Coordinating Council to reduce unemployment in the Region to the barest...

Facebook CEO says don’t screenshot your Facebook Messenger chats

Mark Zuckerberg has issued a reminder – and an apparent warning – to users of Facebook Messenger who screenshot their chats.The Facebook founder and CEO of...

Amazing WhatsApp update revealed – but it only works on this phone…

WHATSAPP has added a brilliant new feature for iPhone.A new update means that WhatsApp now supports Apple's new Focus Mode.It means you'll be able...

Scientists develop electrochemical detector to identify pesticides in plants

Scientists in China have developed a sensitive electrochemical detector based on bifunctional cerium oxide nanozyme to identify organophosphate pesticides in plants.In a statement copied...

WhatsApp news of the week: In-app support and voice notes

What happened this week? If you didn’t have time to read our stories posted this week about the recent updates of WhatsApp beta for...

Google recruitment, training underway in Accra

Google has announced a partnership with Majorel, a global leader in customer service, to support the opening of a new Majorel office in Accra.The...

Waste-to-Energy plant to provide power to local ginger processing company

A six million euro waste-to-energy plant will supply power to a local ginger processing company at Gyankobaa in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of...

WhatsApp announces major update to service – here’s how to try it out first

WhatsApp has announced a major change to the service which will give friends and family the chance to react to what you say.In plans...

Road Safety Authority to implement use of speed-monitoring cameras

Acting Director, Regulatory Inspectorate and Compliance at the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Kwame Kodua Atuahene, has hinted at the placement of cameras at...

TwitterGhana activated, first #TapInWith Spaces with Stonebwoy and other happenings

It is the last month of the year and Twitter has been buzzing as you would have noticed.A lot has been happening by way...

Facebook pays fines to Russia over banned content

Facebook has paid 17 million roubles ($229,643) in fines owed in Russia for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the Interfax news agency reported...

NASA spacecraft ‘touches’ the Sun for the first time ever [Photos]

Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch...

Instagram is changing your feed again

Instagram is set to make a major U-turn on how you see posts on the app's news feed.Techies are currently working on a "version"...

Want to hide your iPhone texts? – Follow these steps

Want to hide your iPhone texts? It's very easy – and you don't need any special apps to do it.It's possible directly though Apple's...

NASA captures remarkable space image from Mars rover leaving scientists in awe

On July 30, 2020, a rocket carrying two robots, the rover Perseverance and helicopter Ingenuity, set off on its six and half month journey...

Instagram will now tell users when to take a break from using the app

Just a day before the head of Instagram will face questions from lawmakers over its child safety practices, the company is rolling out a...

Police warn 1.5 billion WhatsApp users to delete this dangerous new text

Scammers are tricking victims into handing over thousands of pounds by posing as their close family members on WhatsApp.According to UK scam watchdog Action...

Four exciting new WhatsApp features expected to launch in 2022

WhatsApp has been spotted working on a selection of new features and a few are rumoured to be launching next year.From Instagram Reels on...

Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO of Twitter

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and public face of Twitter, will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately, the company...

WhatsApp changes privacy policy in Europe

WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy for Europe in response to a massive fine issued by the Republic of Ireland’s data protection regulator for...

Gmail has a hidden trick that anyone who sends email needs to know

If GMAIL has ever stopped you from trying to send large files you need to try these tricks.It is possible to bypass Gmail's fairly...

WhatsApp privacy policy tweaked in Europe after record fine

WhatsApp is rewriting its privacy policy as a result of a huge data protection fine earlier this year.Following an investigation, the Irish data protection...

How to find out if someone has blocked you on Facebook in seconds

If you suspect that someone has blocked you on Facebook, there are a number of quick and easy ways to investigate.The signs to look out...

Good news for iPhone users

Apple has unveiled a feature dubbed Self Service Repair, which enables customers to access the company’s parts and tools to fix their own damaged...

1,000 girls benefit from ICT training in North East Region [Photos]

About 1,000 girls have benefitted from training in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) held at Gambaga in the North East Region.The beneficiaries were...

Bawumia’s aide replies critics of digitisation agenda

Aide to Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Gideon Boako has mounted a spirited defence for the incumbent government's digitaisation agenda.According to him, the...

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software

Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in photos and videos posted on the social network,...

WhatsApp will be blocked on millions of iPhones and Androids today

The November 1 deadline for the block is finally here – locking some iPhones and Android mobiles out of the chat app forever.Users affected...

Ursula Owusu gets top award

Ghana’s Communications and Digitalisation Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has been awarded the Digital Leader of the Year at the 11th Ghana Information Technology &...

Facebook changes its company name to Meta

Facebook is changing its company name to Meta as it confronts wide-ranging scrutiny of the real-world harms from its various platforms after a whistleblower...

TECNO Brings Ultra-steady and clear Gimbal Camera Phone- Camon 18 series

For people who consider great quality display and performance at a cost that is relatively better than others, then Tecno’s Camon 18 series which...