TECH

Hack Jos! Plateau State Biggest Tech Competition Ever!

We’re pleased to announce the date for the most anticipated event of the year and the best in Africa. HackJos, nhubs’ flagship challenge-driven Hackathon Jos 2016 and tech Conference. Hackjos had its first run in 2015; owned and promoted by Nignux Technologies Ltd owners of nHub, premier innovation centre in the north of the country. The 2016 edition is running in collaboration with Qitech Technologies in partnership with Knowhow Media International, publishers of IT Edge News.Com. Scheduled for the 1st - 4th November. (more…)

NEWS

Kanye West Is Credited as a Co-Writer of Drake’s Kid Cudi Diss Track

It looks like the Drake vs. Kid Cudi beef isn’t going anywhere anytime soon (or the Lupe Fiasco vs. Kid Cudi beef, for that matter). Just last weekend, Drake took to OVO Sound Radio on Apple Music to unleash four brand new tracks — one of which sent direct shots at Cudi after the Cleveland native lashed out at Drizzy, Yeezy and others on Twitter. Now, as Pigeons and Planes points out, there’s an interesting revelation regarding that cut, “Two Birds, One Stone”: it was apparently co-written by none other than Kanye West. (more…)

TECH

Uber Outlines Its Lofty Ambitions for a Fleet of Flying Cars

Uber’s self-driving cars may have just hit the streets of Pittsburgh last month, but Travis Kalanick and company are already turning their attentions to something else: the skies. In a white paper published this week, the transportation network pioneer lays out its extensive plans to one day have a massive fleet of flying cars. And the most interesting part? The paper says the company plans to have the program up and running within a decade. As Jeff Holden, chief product officer, and Nikhil Goel, Uber Elevate and advanced prog