Brain implants! You might have seen it in several science fiction movies. However, it might just be steps from becoming a reality. South African-born billionaire, Elon Musk, has revealed that one of his companies, Neuralink, is working towards using brain implants to link the brain with computers. According to the billionaire, the device was tried on a monkey and it was able “to control the computer with his brain”. Elon Musk is one of the most famous entrepreneurs. His habit of stretching the boundary of technology at short notice is remarkable. According to Elon Musk, if humans don’t form a…
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Art is a thing of beauty and those who appreciate artworks don’t mind paying a hefty fee for them. A few years ago, Nigerian artists rarely get enough recognition for their works. However, that has changed. Toyin Ojih Odutola is the rave of the moment after her artwork sold for £471,000, which is about $589,785 (approx. N215 million). The artwork which was titled ‘Compound Leaf’ was sold at Sotheby’s. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the sale puts her behind female compatriots like Njideka Akunyili-Crosby and the legendary Ben Enwonwu. Toyin Ojih Odutola creates multimedia drawings on various surfaces.…
African restaurants in New York are quick and easy to find. If you are looking for the best and the ones that have high ratings on Yelp, look no further. There is no denying the fact that African food is the best on the planet. The folks that have had the chance to try out cuisines from other parts of the world can attest to that. Apart from being able to adapt to a new way of life when you visit a new country, there is something else that seems to be pretty tricky; getting used to the new food.…
RABAT (Reuters) – A Moroccan court has sentenced a Swiss national to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges over links to the suspects in the killing of two Scandinavian women near Marrakech in December, the state news agency MAP said on Friday. Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway were found dead on Dec. 17 near the village of Imlil in the Atlas Mountains. The 33-year-old man sentenced on Thursday was identified by Moroccan media only as Nicolas P. Media said he also holds British citizenship. Arrested on Dec. 29 in Marrakech, he was…
Every now and then a genius emerges from Africa and stuns the world. This time it is Wendy Okolo making history as the first black woman to bag a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at NASA. However, this is not the first time Wendy Okolo is making history. At the age of 26 back in 2015, Wendy Okolo became the first black woman to bag a doctorate degree in aerospace engineering. She obtained both her BSc and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington. During her undergraduate days, she was a member of the African Student Society at the University…
Beserat Debebe, the founder of Etan Comics hopes to make a difference with the introduction of Ethiopia’s female superhero comic, ‘Hawi’. In not too distant past, a black superhero was almost a myth. However, this changed recently with the screening of Black Panther. But still, there is an underrepresentation of black female superheroes. ALSO READ: Netflix Will Release It’s First African Original Series in 2019 Starring This African Actress Prior to the coming of Hawi, Etan Comics made history with the ‘Jember’. According to records, Jember is the first indigenous superhero comic. According to Debebe, the drive for the comic stems…
Last week Thursday, cyclone Idai hit Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe destroying human and properties on its path. It is said to be one of the worst disaster to hit the south-eastern African region. According to statistics, over 2.6 million people are affected across the three countries. Subsequently, the cyclone led to devastating flooding. The cyclone hit the port city of Beira in Sofala province at over 177 km/h (106 mph). Consequently, the port city of Beira which was once home to 500,000 people is now an ‘island’. The President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday announced three days of national…
On the 5th of March 2019, a Facebook post by the Nigerian Tribune, one of the leading tabloids in the country alleged that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned the importation of textiles into the country. However, this is not an accurate representation of what happened. What the Central Bank of Nigeria did was add textile to items no longer eligible for foreign exchange. The governor of CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele said “Effective immediately, the CBN hereby places the access to FX for all forms of textile materials on the FX restriction list.” ALSO READ: Nigeria Is…
Safaricom has secured a deal that will enable users to pay for online shopping at AliExpress using M-pesa. AliExpress is an online shopping platform run by Alibaba Group—A Chinese e-commerce giant. This deal means that, in a few weeks’ time, Kenyan shoppers can use M-pesa to pay for goods on the platform. Ant Financial, an affiliate of Alibaba, will be offering M-pesa as one of the payment options. Ant Financial is the Group’s affiliate that runs payment services. The deal targets microtraders across Kenya who source or import their supplies and goods from manufacturers in China. Shopping for goods from…
South Africa is the home for Microsoft’s first data centers in Africa. The two data centers are located in Cape Town and Johannesburg. The new data centers are serving Azure, with Dynamics 365 and Office 365 scheduled to be added by end of 2019. The company had, in 2017, announced that it plans to have data centers in South Africa. Overall, the multinational technology company has 54 cloud regions announced around the world. ALSO READ: No Computer, No Problem. A Ghanaian Teacher Uses Blackboard And Chalk To Teach Microsoft Windows Data Centers and Digital Transformation The new data centers in South…