AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the mandate of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) in a new drive to reposition the initiative. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy. Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Thursday said the initiative would now be knownContinue Reading
On Thursday, April 2, United Airlines increased its checked bag fee by $10 due to increased operational expenses directly related to the cost of fuel. CNBC reports that United is the second US carrier this week to raise baggage fees because of the increased cost of oil that has resultedContinue Reading
Airlines often overbook flights as they want to minimize seat wastage and prevent revenue loss caused by no-shows, last-minute cancellations and flight delays. It improves the odds of airlines achieving 100% flight capacity, as empty seats mean less money. Flights can also be overbooked for operational reasons, such as anContinue Reading
Men and those going for associate degrees were more likely to say they have thought about switching majors due to AI. , Men and those going for associate degrees were more likely to say they have thought about switching majors due to AI. , from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Attackers stole a long-lived npm access token belonging to the lead maintainer of axios, the most popular HTTP client library in JavaScript, and used it to publish two poisoned versions that install a cross-platform remote access trojan. The malicious releases target macOS, Windows, and Linux. They were live on theContinue Reading
Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M weekly downloads, to deliver remote access trojans to Linux, Windows, and macOS systems. …Read MoreContinue Reading
March 2026 meted out a sizeable set of Linux software releases, including updates to FOSS stalwarts GIMP, digiKam , Krita and Blender. The preceding month also gave us several major new releases, covered on this site in dedicated articles, like Firefox 149 with free built-in VPN, the ‘biggest ever release’Continue Reading
We highlight a list of 10 lightweight Linux Distributions ideal for your older PC in 2026. We give you their features and what makes them perfect for reviving older hardware. We believe that you should not throw away any hardware, especially PC and its components. Ideally, well-designed software should alwaysContinue Reading
A contributor named Faeiz Mahrus put forward a change proposal for Fedora 45 that would change how per-user environment variables are managed on the system. Right now, Fedora handles this through shell-specific RC files: ~/.bashrc for Bash users, ~/.zshrc for Zsh users. These files are responsible for things like addingContinue Reading
German startup LadeSofort has launched a free platform dedicated to ad-hoc EV charging—stations that drivers can use without a contract or subscription. The service currently maps approximately 15,000 stations across Germany and neighboring countries, available as a free app on iOS and Android and at ladesofort.de. Ad-hoc charging has beenContinue Reading
The FAA has published final special conditions for ZeroAvia‘s Model ZA601 electric engine, establishing the bespoke regulatory requirements the company must satisfy to certify its 600 kW propulsion system for commercial use in aircraft. The rule took effect March 18. The ZA601 is an electric motor, controller, and high-voltage electricalContinue Reading
There is a familiar media failure in which opposing viewpoints are presented as equally valid, even when the evidence overwhelmingly supports one side. It’s called Bothsidesism. This false balance phenomenon legitimizes misinformation and undermines public understanding by giving disproportionate weight to baseless claims. Why bring this up? Because the newContinue Reading
PLAINVIEW, New York (AP) — Before Stu Goldberg begins his night shift driving for Uber, he pulls out a notebook to read a handwritten list of reminders. “No tickets. Full stops,” he’d scrawled in the book. “Careful backing up. Watch for pedestrians and bikes.” With a Ph.D in neuropsychology andContinue Reading