Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

A faulty backup forced one of the largest spam operations ever to expose its database of 1.37bn email addresses and personal information such as real names, IP addresses and physical addresses. However, personal details leaked on a smaller scale than the email data. Security researchers found out that the leaked…

Julian Assange’s whistleblowing service revealed the CIA is still able to hack consumer devices, which has already raised many questions for users and tech firms alike. Apparently, the agency targets all everyday consumer devices including smartphones, computers, and even smart TVs. The Wikileaks’ release shows that the CIA maintains the…

It looks like 2016 was a better year than previously imagined for African startups. An earlier report by Disrupt Africa on investment raised by African startups last year suggested there was a dip in funding on the continent down from 2015. But data from a new report by Partech Ventures,…

Since the return of Nigeria’s President Buhari, social media has been awash with more questions than answers. He’d been gone for 50 days but Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari is finally back home—for now. After a mystery-shrouded extended medical leave in the UK, Buhari landed in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital yesterday (March…

Google wants to make the internet a happier place by taking an irksome security step and—poof!—turning it invisible. Like going through airport security and taking off your shoes, filling out a CAPTCHA field is an annoyance: You have to squint and transcribe distorted letters or numbers to prove you’re not…

The CIA said it’s doing what it’s supposed to when it spies on devices. The CIA said it’s just doing its job, whether or not it has a giant arsenal of hacking tools for phones, computers and smart TVs. After WikiLeaks released thousands of documents allegedly showing the CIA’s tools…

The recent leaks regarding CIA’s hacking efforts proved once again that nobody is secure no matter the software or hardware they are using, but there’s one little thing that might be catching the attention of Windows phone fans: no devices powered by Microsoft’s mobile OS are on the list of…

WikiLeaks yesterday published an absolute treasure trove of data detailing how the CIA utilizes specialized software and hacking tools to successfully infiltrate, spy on, and in some instances remotely control a vast array of hardware, a list that includes smartphones, web servers, routers and even TVs. In a document dump…

Don’t believe everything you search. Or at least, not the featured snippets that Google puts at the top of search results. The featured snippets are one of the 10 top search results Google displays in a special box. And they are in the spotlight thanks to longtime Google observer Danny…

If the short for Deadpool 2 running ahead of Logan demonstrates anything, it’s that mainstream superhero movies need to start laughing at themselves – and sooner, rather than later. The perceived wisdom from Deadpool’s success – backed up by Logan’s success – is that more superhero movies should be R-rated.…

Here’s something students at Harvard University might “like.” Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is returning to the storied Cambridge school he once dropped out of to offer words of wisdom to this year’s graduating class. Zuckerberg, who earned legendary status when he famously left Harvard to pursue growing…

A Polish court has just ruled in first instance that the alleged owner of KickassTorrents can be extradited to the US. The ruling regarding a Ukrainian citizen Artyom Vaulin is the first of two in an extradition process, where the United States claim that Vaulin and his co-conspirators have been…

Shares of Snap Inc. declined a second day, bringing the loss from Friday’s high to more than 27 percent, amid signs of robust interest among short sellers. The Venice, California-based photo app maker fell 9.8 percent to $21.44, slipping more than 10 percent below the opening price Thursday. Investors seeking…

Ed Sheeran has been breaking records left and right since the release of his third album, Divide (styled ÷) on Friday (March 3). Two days after the CD release, Sheeran reached yet another incredible feat: 1 billion YouTube views, on just Divide songs alone. After releasing lyric videos for the…

Somali mothers are facing an agonizing choice over how to divide their shrinking food supply among hungry children as a devastating drought kills off livestock and leaves the Horn of Africa nation facing the possibility of famine. “If there’s a very small amount of food, we give it to those…

It was a Champions League night when Arsenal couldn’t complete mission impossible, and Napoli couldn’t complete mission improbable despite both taking early leads in their respective second legs. Napoli, with a 3-1 deficit to overhaul, led the European champion Real Madrid 1-0 at halftime having been by far the better…

The parents of pupils at Saint Francis high school have recently received an unusual letter telling them the school had earned at least $24m from a $15,000 investment in messaging app Snapchat. The school head explained that 5 years ago one of the parents, a venture capital investor, had convinced…

From the look of the changelog for Windows 10 build 15048 that was released a few days ago to Insiders, it looked to be little more than a bug fixing release. But in fact Microsoft has already started to include references to — and even a portal for — Windows…

94 year-old John Goodenough, one of the co-inventors of the lithium-ion battery that now powers everything from phones to Teslas, has developed a new solid-state battery formula that promises to hold three times more energy than li-on. Goodenough and his team also say the new battery, which replaces a liquid…

Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, had a stellar first day in its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange, popping 44 percent. The self-proclaimed camera company that began its roots as an ephemeral photo-sharing app first priced its IPO at $17 per share on Wednesday. The stock…