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“Why is it that you guys like calling all Northerners ‘Aboki’? It is not fair” – Hausa lady quǝries the Nigerian public (VIDEO)
A Northerner lady has questioned the Nigerian public on why they address everyone from the north as aboki. Aboki which loosely translates to “my friend” in the hausa language, has become a general term used to address every northerner who comes to the South-western or Eastern states. However, the word has acquired other meanings which
Tech leaders are calling for a six-month pause on training more powerful AI systems
More than 1,100 people have now signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause on the training of AI systems more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-4. The signatories, which include tech leaders Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, and AI experts Stuart Russell and Yoshua Bengio, warn that the technology could “pose profound…Read more...
5 Godfathers Calling the Shots in Nigeria’s 2023 Election
Over the years, the tone of Nigeria’s political scene has been dictated by godfathers. These men who are former political office holders, and successful businessmen call the shots in their states, geopolitical regions or national politics. Their political exploits while in office have made them stakeholders in Nigerian politics...
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“I cannot divorce the two”: How Star Wars is blending technology, creativity, and products into the experience itself
(Image credit: Disney) “It’s like a community, right? And it’s a global community that people really love and identify with.” That’s how Bobby Kim, Global Creative Director at Disney Consumer Products, describes Star Wars fandom. And it’s a framing that feels especially fitting as another May the 4th is behind us and we’re weeks out
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Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US
The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump administration officials. The suit concerns
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Apple’s 2028 iPhone display sounds impossible, but Samsung and LG are scrambling to build it
Android phones have had curved displays for years and accepted the distortion as the price of aesthetics. Apple is spending two years and billions of supplier dollars to not accept it. Apple's all-screen iPhone 20 mockup Ice Universe / X Apple doesn’t ask its suppliers to build things. It tells them to, hands them a
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Tencent Music Posts 7.3% Q1 2026 Revenue Jump, Points to Triple-Digit Live Growth and Continued Superfan Expansion
A live performance from Jay Chou, whose Children of the Sun is said to have generated about $14.7 million on Tencent Music during Q1 2026. Photo Credit: GEM_Ady Amid a continued SVIP expansion and a triple-digit revenue boost on the concerts side, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has reported nearly $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 revenue.
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‘Wareware wa Uchuujin’ Reveals Main Cast, Additional Staff, Teaser Trailer
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