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Instagram is introducing stricter safety measures for teenagers, aligning its “Teen Accounts” with the PG-13 movie rating standard

Instagram to become PG-13 for teens after Meta’s latest update

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Instagram is introducing stricter safety measures for teenagers, aligning its “Teen Accounts” with the PG-13 movie rating standard, Meta announced on Tuesday. The update strengthens last year’s protections, which already limited young users’ exposure to content about violence, cosmetic procedures, and self-harm. According to a Meta blog post, the company will now restrict or hide […]

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Privacy: WhatsApp to replace phone numbers with usernames

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    In a major move aimed at strengthening user privacy, WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow people to connect through usernames instead of phone numbers.   The Meta-owned messaging app is reportedly introducing a “username” option that enables users to create unique handles — a shift that could redefine how its

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10 ways to use AI in your daily life (without being a techie)

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer reserved for the tech world. It’s quietly becoming part of everyday life, making ordinary tasks easier, faster, and more enjoyable. You don’t need to be a programmer to take advantage of it. Here are 10 practical ways to use AI in your daily life without being a techie. 1.

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World’s first electric flying car completes historic public flight test

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Alef Aeronautics completed a public test of its innovative electric flying car, the Model Zero on February 19, 2025. The California-based startup conducted the trial on a closed road in San Mateo, California. The event marked the first public demonstration of a vehicle that can both drive on roads and take off vertically. Alef Aeronautics

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Soaring Electricity Costs Push Nigeria’s Teaching Hospitals to Breaking Point

Electricity costs push Nigeria’s Teaching Hospitals to breaking point

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Nigeria’s teaching hospitals face an unprecedented crisis. Skyrocketing electricity costs now threaten essential healthcare services. As a result, recent tariff hikes have made power bills unsustainable. Consequently, hospitals struggle to keep operations running, leaving both patients and medical professionals in distress. In April 2024, the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) raised tariffs significantly. Specifically, rates

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Lagos deploys High-Tech speed monitor, fines offenders N50,000

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The Lagos State Government has launched an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) to curb reckless driving and monitor traffic violations in real time. This initiative includes speed limit detection checkpoints and E-police sites across key city roads, with offenders facing fines of up to N50,000 for speeding. Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, introduced the new measures

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Elon Musk’s neuralink brain chip to help blind see gets approval

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With the release of its experimental implant, Blindsight, Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink has been designated as a “breakthrough device” by the US Food and Drug Administration. A total or completely blind person, including those whose optic nerves are not functioning, can regain their eyesight with the help of a gadget known as “Blindsight.” “We

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