Africa in 2024: Battling Climate Extremes and Seeking Global Action
The Africanews editorial team takes a look back at the highlights of 2024 Africa has faced a year of extreme weather events Droughts have worsened fol
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NASAs Mars helicopter was grounded in 2024 after surprise success
The Ingenuity autonomous helicopter surpassed all expectations to fly dozens of missions over several years on the Red Planet only stopping this year
Will an mRNA vaccine target the norovirus strain behind surging cases?
A new type of norovirus is causing a very high number of cases in countries like England just as a large trial of an mRNA vaccine is starting up
Hundreds of small websites may shut down due to UKs Online Safety Act
Hundreds of community websites run for fans of everything from cycling to Sunderland AFC may be forced to shut down by the UKs Online Safety Act which
Quantum teleportation can survive through busy internet cables
An experiment showing that quantum and classical communication can be carried out through the same fibre at the same time may open the door to buildin
How the US Supreme Court and Trump could stop a TikTok ban
A US ban on the videosharing app TikTok is set to take effect in early 2025 but the countrys Supreme Court and Presidentelect Donald Trump could still
OpenAIs o3 model aced a test of AI reasoning but its still not AGI
The latest AI model from OpenAI achieved an impressive leap in performance but it still hasnt demonstrated what experts classify as humanlevel intelli
Hairy orangutan pitcher plant discovered in Borneo
A newly described species of giant pitcher plant is one of the biggest ever found with leaves covered in fur the same colour as orangutans
Nigeria's Bureau of Statistics hit by cyberattack
Today on Techpoint Digest we talk about Nigeria's Bureau of Statistics being cyberattacked Djibouti Ethiopia and Sudan joining the fibre revolution an
How to use Vanilla gift card on Amazon
When shopping online considering how you intend to make payments is a very important step to having a seamless shopping experience And what better way
From GenAI to threat management: 10 tech skills to watch out for in 2025
As 2025 unfolds new skillsets are emerging at the forefront of the industry It is interesting to note that most of these skills are as a result of a n
10 Poorest countries in Africa by GDP per capita in 2025
The International Monetary Fund IMF has projected a steady yet cautious global economic growth of 32 for 2024 and 2025 This forecast shows the resilie