Instagram has rolled out a new security feature for those users whose accounts have been hacked. Called ‘Security Checkup’, this new feature adds an extra layer of protection to accounts that have been previously compromised. The feature is going to check login activity; review profile information, confirm the accounts that share login information, and also update account recovery contact information like phone number, and/or email address. This new feature update is also rather timely since many users have been reporting unauthorises break-ins to their Instagram accounts. There’s also been a rise in the number of malicious accounts sending direct messages…
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Back in March 2020 everything changed; especially for ride-share companies like Lyft. But now things are coming back — slowly. With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down U.S. cities by mid-March, ride-hailing services all but shriveled up. Lyft, and its main rival Uber, both eliminated the more budget-friendly ride option to carpool with a stranger or two. But 16 months later, Lyft’s “Shared Rides” are back. Well, at least in some cities. And the shared trips look different from before the pandemic. Starting Monday, riders in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Denver will be the first to have the option for a shared…
Twitter is removing its disappearing posts feature – Fleets – after less than a year on the platform because of low usage. Introduced last November, Fleets were designed to offer a Twitter-based alternative to the popular Stories feature on rival apps; such as Instagram and Snapchat, where users can post content that vanishes after 24 hours. The microblogging site said it had hoped Fleets would encourage people; who were anxious about tweeting to join in conversations on the platform more easily; but has now found the feature is most commonly used by those who are already tweeting the most. As…
Gunmen have abducted the wife of the former chairman of Kaugama Local Government Area, Alhaji Ahmed Yahaya Marke. The gunmen numbering about 10 were said to have stormed the residence of the former local council in Marke town, Jigawa around 1:00 am on Wednesday. The victim identified as Hajiya Fatima is the first wife of the former LGA chairman. One of the children of the kidnapped victim, Aliyu Ahmad, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the gunmen came in motorcycles. He added that the family members have been contacted, but no ransom has been demanded. “Four of the gunmen…
Gunmen have abducted a first-class traditional ruler in Kogi Stata (the Adogu of Eganyi) in Ajaokuta local government area of Kogi State Alhaji Mohammed Adembe on Tuesday evening along Okene-Adogo road. The Police Public Relation Officer, Kogi State Police Command, Mr William Ayah, confirmed this on Wednesday evening. The kidnapping of the royal father is the latest of several in recent times. It comes three days after the kidnap of AbdulAzeez Obajimoh, the Managing Director of AZECO Pharmaceutical company at Ozuwaya in Okene, Kogi State. The abduction of Obajimoh resulted in gunshots that killed one Habeeb Anda and injured two…
The abducted provost of College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura, Mr Habibu Mainasara, has regained his freedom. Mr Mainasara’s elder brother, Nasiru Mainasara, said that he was freed on Wednesday night, three days after bandits abducted him from his official residence in the institution. Details about his release remain sketchy and his brother did not disclose whether a ransom was paid. On Monday, a day after he was taken, the bandits demanded a ransom of N5 million from his family with negotiations commencing for his release. His brother, however, said prominent members of the community told the family to…
Three persons have been killed after armed robbers attacked a branch of an old generation bank this afternoon in Ilaramokin, in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. Spokesperson to the Ondo State police command, DSP Tee-Leo Ikoro confirmed the incident. He disclosed that three persons, including a police officer, were shot and killed in the attack. According to DSP Ikoro, the robbers were said to have broken the bullet-proof door of the bank with dynamites before they gained entrance into the banking hall. It has not been confirmed how much the robbers succeeded in carting away and what other…
Amazon-owned Ring announced last autumn it would adopt end-to-end encryption, Then, in January, it started to add support to its cameras in technical preview. Now, Ring’s end-to-end encryption is leaving preview. That means it’s currently available to US users and is rolling out globally to all users. The new security feature encrypts video streams (coming from your Ring camera and to a device) so that your footage isn’t viewable or accessible by anyone trying to intercept it. Previously, Ring camera footage was encrypted when transmitted to Ring’s server, however Ring could access that footage to enable some features. Ring maintained…
Google Chrome is one of the most powerful web browsers available today, and Google’s Chromium team is always looking at adding new features to the popular browser. In fact, the Chromium browser engine not only powers Chrome, but also Microsoft Edge, Brave browser, Vivaldi, Opera, and more. Then there is Microsoft, freshly off announcing its Windows 11 OS. A new report suggests that Microsoft and Google are working on a new and updated feature; that will drastically change the copy-paste functionality; which computer users have come to love so much that it has become almost like second nature to them.…
Chipmaker Qualcomm has partnered with Asus to launch its first smartphone packing in the best of Qualcomm’s tech. Qualcomm is calling this device “Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders;” and it is meant exclusively for ‘Snapdragon Insiders’– the company’s new community loyalty initiative for Snapdragon chipset enthusiasts. If you love to ogle at hardware specifications of smartphones then the new Qualcomm Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders will be a delight. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 888 5G chipset; with a 64-bit 2.84 GHz octa-core processor and Adreno 660 GPU. Asus is the OEM partner of this device and has every new…
The Sun has belched out a solar flare and the storm thereby created is hurtling down towards the Earth at an awesome speed. Naturally, the attention of the entire world is riveted on this solar phenomenon. The Sun is very far, but the solar storm is not expected to diminish when it reaches Earth. In any case, it is travelling at a humongous speed. Spaceweather.com says a solar flare can travel at a speed of up to 500 km/sec. The question that is on the mind is, will it have destructive power? Well, yes, it can knock out telecom and…
As data protection emerges as one of the burning issues of the digital space, so has the search for one-stop privacy solutions. Sundar Pichai, the Indian-born CEO of tech giant Google LLC, shared a few of his tips in this regard to help users arrive at their privacy needs. In an interview with the BBC on Monday; Pichai talked about his password habits, digital authentication on applications, the threat of internet-based surveillance, and more. When asked about the frequency with which he changed his passwords, Pichai said that he did not change them often. Instead, he encouraged users to adopt…
Chinese-headquartered Lenovo and American counterpart, HP have dominated the statistics for global PC shipment for Q1’21. Market research from several firms agree and have respectively reported the global PC shipments data for the first quarter. According to said reports, demand remains high, particularly due to a strong commercial segment. This is because of a pandemic-driven urgency for consumers to get their hands on PCs. Component supply issues, however, remain a problem for the industry; but the extent of shortfalls and backlogs is reducing. It is remains the predominant assumption that the strong demand across different categories; as well as and…
Climate change has caused sudden weather changes on Earth, which has led to flood in many countries; especially the United State. But now, a new study has linked extreme weather events with Earth’s neighbour, the moon. The study has been conducted by American space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa); which says that a ‘wobble’ in Moon’s orbit combined with rising sea levels due to climate change will lead to devastating floods on Earth. The study was published in the journal Nature Climate Change on June 21. Called ‘nuisance floods’, these currently occur in coastal areas when the tide…
A global shipment for PC notebooks reached a record high of 55.8 million units in the second quarter of 2020. The average shipment in previous second quarters had been about 40 million units; and exceeded 200 million units for the year, an annual increase of 24.5 percent. This mammoth demand has had a double-edged effect, buoying the bottom lines of some firms in the notebook supply chain; while at the same time causing shipment delay, pushing production capacity to the limit. Analyst Stan Shen said, “The notebook industry also faced an escalating shortage of components; including mostly semiconductors, because component…
The trial of Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and three others for an alleged N8.5billion fraud before Justice Ayokunle Faaji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos continued on July 12, 2021, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presenting its sixth witness. Akpobolokemi is standing trial alongside Major-General Emmanuel Atewe (rtd), a former Commander of the Joint Military Task Force Operation Pulo Shield, and two other staff of the agency, Kime Engonzu and Josphine Otuaga. They are being prosecuted for an amended 22-count charge bordering on money…
A student, of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chidinma Ojukwu, who was allegedly involved in the killing of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, has made new revelations about the circumstances surrounding the murder. In an interview with Crime Fighters released on Monday, the 21-year-old said contrary to her initial statements that she had stabbed Ataga as a way of self-defense, she had nothing to do with his death. She explained that while they were lodged in the short-let apartment, she briefly stepped out to buy some things only to return to his lifeless body. “As I…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Office has secured the conviction of one Jacob Samuel on an amended one-count charge of cheating. Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja convicted the defendant after he pleaded guilty to the charge brought against him. Samuel was said to have falsely represented himself as a genuine priest or spiritualist and induced one Rebecca into delivering to him the sum of N103, 000 (One Hundred and Three Thousand Naira). Based on his plea, the prosecution asked the court to convict him accordingly. But his counsel, M.K Agbontien…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignment of 26.150 kilograms of heroin with a street value of over a ₦6.5 billion at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said the illicit drugS had arrived in Lagos in 25 parcels from South Africa through an Air Peace Airline flight on June 30 and was detained for screening following suspicion of the content of the consignment. He explained that a follow-up operation was subsequently carried out the following day when narcotics officers of the MMIA command trailed…
The Police Command in Osun on Tuesday announced that it had rescued four commuters; all of whom were reportedly kidnapped on Tafida Imesi-Ile as well as Ilare/Esa-Odo Roads; on Sunday and Monday respectively. The command’s spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, in a statement in Osogbo said that a combined team of policemen and local security outfits carried out the rescue operation. Opalola, however, said one of the local security operatives lost his life during gun duel with the kidnappers, while another sustained injury from gunshots. The statement added that as soon as the Commissioner of Police in Osun , Mr Olawale…