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A couple of Thursdays ago, I awoke at nearly 4:30 a.m. to a dizzying Instagram DM.   Rizzbot, a popular humanoid robot with more than 1 million TikTok followers and more than half a million followers on Instagram, had sent me a photo: he was flipping me off.  No words. No explanation. Just a robot with its middle finger raised.   Although I was shocked, a sinking feeling meant that I could guess why. A few weeks ago, Rizzbot — or the person who runs the account — and I chatted about a possible story. I found the account interesting: a humanoid walking the streets of Austin wearing Nike dunks and a cowboy hat. It’s known for roasting, but also flirting and having a good time. The name Rizz comes from…

Aecooly Handheld High-Speed Fan Aero has a compact design! HomeBest Summer Gadgets Gadget Flow EditorsAecooly Handheld High-Speed Fan AeroHurry up! This item is 34% OFF!Stay cool anywhere with the Aecooly Handheld High-Speed Fan Aero. It combines a high-speed turbine motor with a slim aluminum body for easy portability.High-speed turbine: Brushless motor reaches 19,000 RPM and creates wind up to 11 m/s. You get fast, strong cooling even in humid conditions for quick relief.6 speeds with dual modes: 4 P-modes give steady airflow and 2 H-modes add extra power. You can tune the turbine output for a quiet breeze or intense…

Introduction The Redmi Pad 2 Pro is out now, and it is looking like a great tablet on a budget. It’s an all-metal slate with a large screen, powerful enough hardware, a massive battery and capable software. The Redmi Pad 2 Pro packs a 12.1-inch LCD screen of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and Dolby Vision support. This year, you can get the tablet with a matte screen designed to make stylus use feel more like paper and improve visibility. The tablet uses the 4th Gen Snapdragon 7 chip with improved processor and graphics. You can choose…

The cloud giant Amazon Web Services experienced DNS resolution issues on Monday leading to cascading outages that took down wide swaths of the web. Monday’s meltdown illustrated the world’s fundamental reliance on so-called hyperscalers like AWS and the challenges for major cloud providers and their customers alike when things go awry. See below for more about how the outage occurred.US Justice Department indictments in a mob-fueled gambling scam reverberated through the NBA on Thursday. The case includes allegations that a group backed by the mob was using hacked card shufflers to con victims out of millions of dollars—an approach that…

New AI-powered web browsers such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet are trying to unseat Google Chrome as the front door to the internet for billions of users. A key selling point of these products are their web browsing AI agents, which promise to complete tasks on a user’s behalf by clicking around on websites and filling out forms. But consumers may not be aware of the major risks to user privacy that come along with agentic browsing, a problem that the entire tech industry is trying to grapple with. Cybersecurity experts who spoke to TechCrunch say AI browser…

An increasingly popular solution is the inclusion of a solar panel to keep that battery topped up, enabling you to install and potentially never touch the camera again. Both Wyze and TP-Link just revealed interesting solar-powered cameras this week. Let’s talk about Wyze first.The Wyze Solar Cam Pan ($80) is a 2K outdoor security camera that can pan 360 degrees and tilt 70 degrees. It is IP65-rated, easy to mount, and sports a small solar panel that Wyze reckons can keep the camera running on just one hour of sunlight a day (we shall see as I test through the…

The move marks a significant milestone in simplifying cross-border transactions and promoting financial inclusion across Africa. First Bank of Nigeria Limited  has taken a major step in advancing financial connectivity across the continent with the integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its digital banking platform, the LIT app. The move marks a significant milestone in simplifying cross-border transactions and promoting financial inclusion across Africa. The new feature enables FirstBank customers to send and receive payments instantly and securely in local African currencies, removing the need for foreign currency conversions. This innovation reflects the bank’s continued leadership…

Back in our day, phones used to come with chargers – now you’re lucky if you get a cable. The good news is that USB-C and USB charging standards have done away with the compatibility issue of the past (well, mostly), so a few good chargers are all you need. That means that you have to pick the chargers yourself, though. Here are the ones we use. And yes, you do need multiple – for your home, maybe for work and your car, maybe for travel. We have separated them into groups based on use-case. Table of Contents: Wall chargers…

The rehabilitation project is part of Zambia’s broader efforts to strengthen science and technology capacity, expand educational access under the Free Education Policy, and position the country as a regional hub for innovation and digital transformation. The Ministry of Technology and Science  has officially commissioned the rehabilitated science laboratory at St. Canisius Secondary School in Monze District, reaffirming the government’s commitment to advancing science and technology education across the country. The handover ceremony, held under the theme “Empowering Innovation Through Science Education,” was officiated by the Permanent Secretary, Eng. Dr. Brilliant Habeenzu. The newly refurbished facility, completed at a cost…

QCY unveiled its new flagship over-ear headphones, dubbed the H3S. Featuring a design heavily influenced by the Sony WH1000 series, these promise flagship-grade ANC, excellent audio quality and impressive battery life at a fraction of the price of the established names. The QCY H3S feature adaptive –56 dB active noise cancellation, powered by a 7-microphone array. In the company’s own test they managed to reduce subway noise by up to 92% and background chatter by 85%. For calls, three anti-wind microphones improve clarity by up to 80%. The H3S offer dual drivers with a 40 mm titanium-coated diaphragm for powerful…