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Business
Data centres and cloud platforms are often confused, but they're fundamentally different. This distinction shapes technology spending, regulation, and investment across Nigeria's digital economy.
Others
African mobile operators pay disproportionately high spectrum fees, holding significantly less capacity than global peers, limiting network expansion and digital inclusion across the continent.
Business
Eva Ngigi Sarwari, Equity’s former head of payments and fintech veteran, died at 45 while on a business trip to China. Colleagues' tributes highlight her two-decade career across banking, Visa, and Standard Chartered.
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Vectorial emerges from stealth with $3 million in funding to build AI-simulated audiences that let product teams test campaigns and journeys in minutes rather than weeks.
Others
When tokenized assets move across blockchains, their value, ownership and compliance travel with layers of claim portability, liquidity and settlement. This post breaks down the hidden infrastructure that determines whether value arrives.
Others
Google expands AI watermarking to all users via Synth ID, labeling AI audio, video, and text to help audiences assess content trustworthiness and SEO strategy
Others
Linux dominates the server market, yet the desktop remains a high-stakes gamble for everyday users. This post examines the technical and policy hurdles that keep Linux off the average laptop, from Wayland scaling to package fragmentation.
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Politics
Alberta voters decisively rejected a separatist referendum, with over two-thirds choosing to remain in Canada, dealing a major blow to the independence movement and reinforcing national unity.
Others
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms that US intelligence sharing 'works now' following talks with Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo, as both sides push for peace proposals and next steps with Russia.
Others
At least 300 people were killed in separate drone strikes on a market and a mourning convoy in Sudan, sparking regional outrage and highlighting the deadly escalation of drone warfare in the civil war.
Others
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 drops to $204.60—a 32% discount from $299.99—offering ANC, 60-hour battery, and codec support that punches above its weight for Android users.
Across the newsroom
Business
Business
Data centres and cloud platforms are often confused, but they're fundamentally different. This distinction shapes technology spending, regulation, and investment across Nigeria's digital economy.
News
News
Nick Cammarata's 26,000-word analysis claims large language models may be far more transparent than assumed, while AI agents force a reevaluation of internet design reshaping safety, control, and online experience.
Others
Others
African mobile operators pay disproportionately high spectrum fees, holding significantly less capacity than global peers, limiting network expansion and digital inclusion across the continent.
More stories
Politics
Rep. Kat Cammack alleges Iranian involvement in a thwarted attack on a key US-UK air base, as British authorities arrest five suspects and former President Trump weighs in on the operation.
Others
Major League Baseball and the Trump administration are reportedly exploring a game at Grand Teton National Park, sparking debate over sports in protected federal lands.
News
A taxpayer-funded White House ad aired during NFL games, featuring President Trump declaring 'this is the final battle' and vowing to confront opponents. It has sparked bipartisan criticism and raises questions about government messaging in...
News
U.S. Ambassador David Perdue disclosed that former President Donald Trump once proposed selling weapons to Chinese President Xi Jinping, sparking fresh debate over defense ties and diplomatic engagement.
Others
Explore 36 iconic manly scents that trigger nostalgia from campfires and workshops to grooming rituals and classic colognes, along with reader memories that define their emotional power.
News
Kevin Ryan reveals his playbook for identifying decade-spanning market shifts and turning them into billion-dollar ventures, from DoubleClick to AlleyCorp.
