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The long game: What will Tinubu leave behind (2)?, By Adeola Akinremi
This opinion piece, part two of a series, explores the true measure of a leader's legacy, emphasizing the enduring institutions and systems they leave behind. It highlights how President Tinubu's past governance of Lagos State was studied by top universities as a model of…
Eleanor Roosevelt's famous quote distinguishes between minds that discuss ideas, events, and people, advocating for a focus on ideas for personal and societal growth.
miHoYo presents NODUSFALL at Gamescom 2026, showcasing a new original IP with Unreal Engine 5, focusing on exploration, combat, and multiplayer co-op.
A tech journalist explains how the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8's flip design and useful cover screen helped him curb smartphone addiction, fostering a "zen phone" experience through intentional usage and reduced scrolling.
OpenAI has lost another executive, Chris Malone, who oversaw the company's data center strategy. Malone's departure adds to a string of over a dozen executive departures this year, including several senior roles.
Companies that once filled warehouses with computers to earn Bitcoin are now using that computing power for AI. The shift is driven by falling rewards for Bitcoin mining and the increasing demand for AI infrastructure.
Firms in Spain and Portugal are investing in battery power backup systems to avoid disruption from power cuts. The move comes after a massive power failure in April 2025 caused chaos across the Iberian peninsula.
Who gains in an AI-supercharged economy?
Artificial intelligence is expected to transform the economy, but the biggest rewards may shift from AI builders to its users. Vanguard forecasts 3% U.S. GDP growth in 2027, driven by AI's potential to boost economic activity.
MIT Startup Exchange is working with Silvis Materials to test its fully biodegradable cellulose adhesives, which could cut production emissions by up to 80% and use half the energy of fossil-based glues.
Researchers from Multiverse Computing have developed a method called Quantization-Aware Healing, which allows them to shrink a large AI model while maintaining its performance. They applied this method to OpenAI's GPT-OSS model, reducing its parameters from 120 billion to…
Young people are increasingly turning to prescription pills as a substitute for alcohol, with some even selling them online. The trend has raised concerns about the potential risks and consequences of this behavior.
CLI or IDE? Build in verification first
The New Stack discusses the importance of building verification into either a command-line interface (CLI) or an integrated development environment (IDE) to ensure the accuracy and reliability of artificial intelligence (AI) models.
Two major Chinese suppliers to Apple posted divergent first-half results, underscoring how soaring memory prices are squeezing profits even as component makers pin their hopes on upcoming iPhone releases for a second-half rebound.
OpenAI's head of product, Thibault Sottiaux, discusses the company's new platform, ChatGPT Work, which aims to bring AI-powered coding agents to a broader audience. He talks about the importance of making technology accessible and the role of OpenAI in bringing everyone a…
EquityZen's Phil Haslett discusses the evolution of the secondary market, AI companies commanding premiums, and the IPO market beyond its biggest names.
Gradio's workflow feature allows users to create pipelines of AI tasks, making it easier to build and deploy complex applications. The feature enables users to describe their steps as a graph of typed nodes, which can be run in a drag-and-drop canvas, served as a REST API…
Reform UK says social housing tenants who fail to maintain gardens could face eviction, with party chair Lee Anderson calling for regular council inspections and deputy leader Richard Tice tying the policy to promoting marriage.
A recent study published in the journal Nature Astronomy suggests that cosmic red dots may be located in dense host galaxies. The research team used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to detect faint optical emission around these red dots, which could indicate the p…
As AI reshapes technical tools, core skills remain constant. Engineers must be adaptable to succeed in the AI era.
Thomson Reuters trained its own AI model. Then it kept using Anthropic's anyway.
Thomson Reuters trained its own AI model but ended up using Anthropic's model instead.
Japan's Cabinet Office has proposed a revised Principle-Code for generative AI businesses that sets out principles on intellectual property protection, including avoiding crawling pirate sites, respecting access restrictions, and increasing transparency around how busines…
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to ransomware groups.
An opinion piece arguing that the UK Green Party must hold its oppositional, left-populist line rather than soft-pedal support for Andy Burnham's Labour government, which risks sidelining the Greens' distinctive appeal.
PM's aide Huzaifa Rehman claims Imran Khan used harsh words about Aleema Khan during a jail meeting with his sister Noreen Niazi, contradicting PTI's health narratives.
Tinubu, Atiku as awodi and opeere birds in feather-plucking war, By Festus Adedayo
An opinion piece by Festus Adedayo likens the anticipated 2027 election campaigns between President Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar to a destructive 'feather-plucking war' between a hawk and a Bulbul bird, symbolizing intense political acrimony.
Tehran Times opinion piece arguing that Trump has inflicted lasting damage on U.S. diplomacy through the war against Iran and the 2018 withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
A roundup of Iranian newspaper editorials covering UAE's regional role, ratification of the Caspian Sea Convention, Ghalibaf's Iraq trip, US sanctions pressure, and Iran-Kurdistan relations.
A new study by Originality.ai found that 63% of religious books on Amazon are likely AI-written, with witchcraft having the highest rate at 78%. The study analyzed over 2,000 recently published titles across 14 religious and belief categories.
Why real-time AI at scale is so hard
Real-time AI at scale is challenging due to the need for high-performance computing, large amounts of data, and complex algorithms. This requires significant resources and expertise.
Horace Walpole's quote suggests a fulfilling life comes from balancing profound interest in one core pursuit with broad curiosity across many other subjects, encouraging both expertise and exploration.