Apple has recently released the third developer beta of macOS 11.3 Big Sur, and it included something interesting. As spotted by MacRumors, there’s evidence in the code that Apple might be getting rid of Rosetta translation in certain regions. If you’re unfamiliar with Rosetta 2; it’s the translation service that lets you run Intel apps on Apple’s new ARM-powered Macs. And indeed, many apps are still made for Intel processors; since the bulk of Apple’s Mac user-base is using Intel-powered machines, so to run those apps on the new MacBook Air, you need Rosetta 2. What’s unclear is why this…
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Fast Laughs: TikTok has been giving major tech services a run for their money since the video music app gained traction among users. Instagram, for example, introduced Reels last year to let users create 15-second clips that they can share with their followers while YouTube unveiled Shorts a month later to take on TikTok. Now, Netflix is dabbling in the same space as well. The video streaming service announced today the launch of Fast Laughs, a new feature that shows different short “funny” clips taken from Netflix’s comedy catalog. The goal is to give you a way to take a…
Today, T-Mobile announced WFX, a bundle of three services that’s aimed at businesses with employees remotely. The Un-carrier says that a third of consumers don’t think that 5G has any meaningful impact on their lives, and it blames this on the marketing of other carriers. With T-Mobile, it’s trying to build out a product that wouldn’t be possible on 4G, similar to how it recently rolled out a truly unlimited plan. “The pandemic pushed the fast forward button on the future of work, giving us a decade’s worth of progress in a year’s time. And it’s clear that work will…
Today, Microsoft is releasing a big update for its Edge browser, bringing it to Edge 89. It’s right on schedule, as the browser gets updated every six weeks. As usual, it comes with a bunch of new features. One of them is sleeping tabs. Many of us have tons of tabs open while we’re working, so if a tab is inactive for a couple of hours, it’s going to basically shut down. You’ll notice it when the tab looks dim, and if you click it, the tab reactivates and reloads the webpage. Obviously, you can turn this off in settings…
NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive. The Perseverance rover ventured from its landing position on March 4; two weeks after setting down on the red planet to seek signs of past life. The roundabout, back and forth drive lasted just 33 minutes and went so well that more driving was on tap Friday; and Saturday for the the six-wheeled rover. “This is really the start of our journey here,” said Rich Rieber, the NASA engineer who plotted the route. “This is going to be…
Google has announced that it’s shifting things up a gear by switching Chrome to a four-week release cycle that will see users get the latest features more quickly. As things stand, Google releases major Chrome updates every six weeks and has done so for over a decade. The new changes will come about in the third quarter with the release of Chrome 94. The firm said that as its testing and release processes for Chrome have improved, it has noticed that it’s able to shorten its release cycle so that users can benefit from new features more quickly. Of course,…
At least four armed bandits have been neutralised by the troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI while conducting clearance operations against armed bandits and other criminal elements in Katsina State, the army said in a statement on Saturday. The troops engaged the bandits at Marina village in Safana LGA of Katsina State on March 4. Other bandits escaped with various degrees of gunshot wounds as the army recovered arms and motorcycles. According to the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, the unconfirmed number of armed men with an unspecified number of rustled cattle were sighted and intercepted along…
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu on Saturday vowed to take the anti-crime fight of the command to the dens of hoodlums and criminals in Lekki and Ajah areas of the state. The Commissioner made the vow during a meeting with some Stakeholders at the Command Headquarters Ikeja. According to a statement signed by police spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Commissioner said the police will lay emphasis on “identifying and raiding the dens of the bad boys who have been terrorising the good people of Lekki, Ajah, Badore, Sangotedo, Elemoro, Ibeju-Lekk, Akodo etc.” While addressing the security issues in…
The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of one George Iwuagu before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Special Offence Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The convict was arraigned alongside his cohorts, Joseph Worhabiko Adele, Jackson Precious Kamalu and Richie Edward Ojeba, sometime in September 2020 on a 15-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing and obtaining by false pretence, to which they pleaded ‘not guilty’. However at the resumed sitting on March 1, 2021, the convict, Iwuagu changed his plea before the court and pleaded ‘guilty’ to the offence of…
Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, on Thursday, March 4, 2021 convicted and sentenced one Wusu Taiwo Opeyemi to five months imprisonment for criminal impersonation. The offence contravenes section 22(2) (b)(I) and punishable under section 22(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention Etc.)Act, 2015. The 22-year-old undergraduate, who was arrested on October 14, 2020, was prosecuted on a one-count amended charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, for fraudulently represented himself as one Jenny Smith, an American lady. The defendant pleaded ‘guilty’ to the charge when it was read to him.…
The third time’s a charm? Not so for SpaceX, whose unmanned rocket exploded on the ground Wednesday after carrying out what had seemed to be a successful flight and landing — fresh on the heels of two fiery crashes. It was yet another flub involving a prototype of the Starship rocket, which SpaceX hopes one day to send to Mars. “A beautiful soft landing,” a SpaceX commentator said on a live broadcast of the test flight, although flames were coming out at the bottom and crews were trying to put them out. The rocket exploded a few minutes later, lurching…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said that communities in the state fight bandits who terrorise the people. Abdullahi Sule He stated this in an interview earlier today. “In Nasarawa, what we do is that the moment we see the bandits coming in, we alert our people. These people are coming to your side and the information is there. The communities rise up to the occasion and also the communities fight them,” he said. Governor Sule blamed the banditry activities in Zamfara State on illegal mining being carried out in the state, adding that those stoking problems in the…
Zamfara state government has confirmed the arrest of an Army officer and his girlfriend for aiding banditry in the state. The officer is accused of supplying arms, military uniforms, and other items to the bandits. Authorities in the state say the arrest further confirms the position of the state Governor Bello Matawalle, that until the security structure in the state is reviewed, banditry and kidnapping will continue to strive. The government is worried that some security operatives deployed to protect the lives and properties of residents are now aiding banditry which is worsening the situation. “Another issue of topical importance…
Lyft is seeing a recovery in ridesharing sooner than it had expected. In a filing with the SEC Tuesday, the company said that improving trends will allow it to narrow losses in the current quarter by more than expected. Lyft now expects to manage its adjusted EBITDA loss in the first quarter to $135 million; from the $145 million to $150 million it previously forecast. The revised forecast comes on the back of an increase in ridesharing. The company said in the filing that the last week of February was its best week in terms of volume since pandemic lockdowns…
Amazon has quickly changed its main shopping-app logo, after commentators said the recent redesign made it look like Adolf Hitler. Launched in January, the icon depicts a strip of blue tape over an Amazon “smile” logo. But some observers said it resembled a toothbrush moustache, associated with the Nazi dictator. The technology giant has now changed the design to a folded blue tape, following customer feedback. Amazon told newsmen that the first icon had been trialled in a few countries before the change had been made. Branding agency Coley Porter Bell chief executive Vicky Bullen said: “Unfortunately for Amazon; the…
Microsoft is updating its widely used cloud computing technology to make it easier for millions of us to dump our passwords. The tech giant is making passwordless login a standard feature for Azure Active Directory, a cloud-based service customers can use to handle their employees’ login chores; the company said at its Ignite conference on Tuesday. The three-day conference, held online this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic; is geared for IT and other tech staff who use Microsoft’s products. In another update, Microsoft is smoothing out a potential difficulty of going passwordless with a new technology called Temporary Access…
Instagram tests several features from time to time and most of them are usually limited to a small crowd; before it reaches millions of users around the world. But recently, the photo sharing platform by Facebook mistakenly added a whole lot of users to one of its testing features – Hide Likes on posts. This feature might sound familiar to some users as the company started testing this back in November last year. The feature supposedly didn’t show the like count on Instagram feed posts, letting only the publisher see it. However, the company now says that it added more…
A lawsuit filed in US federal court on Monday accused Amazon of keeping women and Black employees down while publicly talking up the need for diversity and social justice. Charlotte Newman, who is Black and heads Underrepresented Founder Startup Business Development at Amazon Web Services, said in the suit she has been harassed, sexually assaulted, and kept from advancing to positions she deserved in the corporation. “Like so many other Black and female employees at Amazon, Charlotte Newman was confronted with a systemic pattern of insurmountable discrimination based upon the color of her skin and her gender,” attorneys argued in…
Gunmen have killed Terkura Suswam, elder brother to former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam. His aide, simply identified as Mr Solomon was also killed by the gunmen. According to the police, the attack took place on Tuesday night, when Suswam and his aide sat opposite his house at Elohim Plaza Anyiin to supervise repairs at the plaza. The gunmen who drove in a Toyota Camry vehicle attacked and shot them. The police statement which was signed by the spokesperson in the state, Anene Sewuese Catherine added that victims were rushed to NKST Anyii hospital where they were eventually confirmed…
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday explained how Boko Haram terrorists attempted to attack Dikwa town in the Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. According to a statement issued by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, the terrorists stormed the town in an unconfirmed number of gun trucks and motorcycles. The army spokesman said the military was able to repeal the attack with “heavy bombardment and overwhelming firepower by troops of 81 Task Force Battalion with reinforcement from other formations of the Nigerian Army and aided by air support of Air Task Force Operation LAFIYA DOLE.”…