Xiaomi launches Leica camera masquerading as a smartphone

Xiaomi's latest flagship handset has launched in China ahead of an expected Mobile World Congress appearance in Barcelona next week. The 14 Ultra's headline feature is a Leica main camera with a new Sony 1-inch sensor.

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3MTT: How Ministry plans to hit 3 million tech jobs

The Federal Government has reassured that its 3MTT programme will create three million tech jobs nationwide in line with President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s agenda. 

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Stunning new AI adds realistic sound effects to any video

If OpenAI's Sora heralds the end of videography, Elevenlabs has just fired a broadside over the foley and sounds effects departments, with another groundbreaking new AI that takes silent video and generates audio to match, taking text guidance.

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Review: Compact Atom laser projector puts Google TV in sharp focus

We've spent the past few weeks having our streamed entertainment served up by a mini-PC-sized Full HD laser projector that Dangbei launched at IFA 2023 in Germany last year. The Atom made its way to the US for CES recently, and is now up for sale.

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Adorable buddy bot aims for the hearts and minds of future roboticists

A desktop companion. An open-source education platform. An AI-powered robotics lab. Doly is all that and more. Technology startup Limibit out of Ontario, Canada, has launched on Kickstarter to bring the cute lil buddy bot to life.

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The Seeing Eye Dog V2.0 is shaping up as a gamechanger

An important iteration of the robotic seeing eye dog has been shown off, the RoboGuide AI-powered quadruped. The future for robotic canine assistants looks not just commercially huge, but also massively empowering for the world's visually impaired people.

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OpenAI Sora: Wake up humans, the world has changed again

AI-generated video was a complete joke less than a year ago; look what it can do now. OpenAI has announced its new Sora model, which turns descriptive text into video, and calling it a frighteningly massive leap forward feels like an understatement.

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Nigeria’s Digital Economy: Tech leaders want President Tinubu to ‘champion local content’

Nigerian tech founders and leaders on Tuesday said they want President Bola Tinubu to champion local content as one of several strategies to realise his administration’s digital economy goal for the country, arguing that it is crucial for innovation and development.

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Glasses with spiral lenses could help you see clearer, farther

Scientists have developed a new type of lens that creates multiple focal points, which could make for glasses or contacts that provide a clearer view over a range of distances. The secret? Making the lens a spiral shape.

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