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Rising diesel costs strain Nigeria’s telecom sector – Report

Nigeria’s telecom industry is facing escalating operational costs, largely due to its heavy dependence on diesel-powered generators to keep networks running amid unreliable electricity supply. The 2025 State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report by the Africa Finance Corporation reveals that, telecom operators in Nigeria burn over 40 million litres of diesel every month. This results in […]

OpenAI mulls $500bn valuation in employee share sale talks
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OpenAI hits $10bn annual revenue amid soaring AI adoption

OpenAI announced on Monday that its annualized revenue run rate has surged to $10 billion as of June, a significant milestone driven by the booming adoption of its AI technologies, particularly its popular ChatGPT models. This figure positions the company firmly on track to meet its ambitious full-year revenue target of $12.7 billion for 2025. […]

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US embassies resume student visa processing for Harvard students

The United States Government has instructed its embassies and consulates worldwide to restart processing student and exchange visitor visas for individuals planning to study or conduct research at Harvard University. The move comes after a federal court struck down a previous visa restriction policy that had barred certain applicants. It stated “Effective immediately, consular sections […]

YouTuber, wife killed during livestream over YouTube feud
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YouTuber, wife killed during livestream over YouTube feud

A Sunday night shooting on the bustling Las Vegas Strip, near the iconic Bellagio hotel fountains, left two people dead in an attack believed to stem from an ongoing conflict between rival social media personalities. The incident, shockingly captured on a YouTube livestream, led to the arrest of a suspect on Monday. The Las Vegas […]

Energy

UK okays Rolls-Royce to develop small nuclear reactors

Rolls-Royce, the British aerospace and engineering giant, has won government backing to develop the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactors. This marks a significant step in the country’s push toward sustainable energy. The announcement, made on Tuesday, follows a rigorous two-year selection process and underscores the UK’s renewed commitment to nuclear power. The government also […]

Apple adopts new names for operating systems at WWDC 2025
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Apple adopts new names for operating systems at WWDC 2025

In a move to simplify and unify its software branding, Apple announced a major change to its operating system naming convention at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. Beginning this year, Apple will drop the traditional version numbering (such as iOS 19 or macOS 14) in favor of a year-based naming system. As a result, […]

Apple adds studio-quality recording, camera control to AirPods
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Apple adds studio-quality recording, camera control to AirPods

Apple announced new features for its AirPods lineup at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, introducing studio-quality audio recording and a new camera remote gesture. The upgrades, coming to AirPods 4, AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, and AirPods Pro 2, are designed to enhance both content creation and communication experiences for users. With the […]

Apple integrates ChatGPT into Xcode 26, opens doors for AI development
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Apple integrates ChatGPT into Xcode 26, opens doors for AI development

Apple announced a major update to its app development environment, Xcode 26, introducing deep integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and support for other AI models via API keys at WWDC 2025. The move marks Apple’s most significant leap yet into AI-assisted software development. The updated Xcode allows developers to leverage ChatGPT for tasks such as writing […]

Tech

Meta launches specialised team to develop Artificial General Intelligence – Report

Meta Platforms, under the leadership of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is reportedly forming a specialized team focused on artificial general intelligence, according to a Bloomberg report. This secretive unit, internally dubbed the superintelligence group, represents Meta’s most significant AGI effort to date. While exact goals remain undisclosed, the formation of this group is said to signals […]

Huawei establishes cloud centre in Saudi Arabia
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Huawei founder downplays US chip curbs as trade talks proceed

Huawei Technologies Co. founder, Ren Zhengfei, brushed off the impact of United States export restrictions on China’s tech sector in a front-page article in the Communist Party’s People’s Daily on Tuesday. In the article, he dismissed the impact of US export restrictions, injecting confidence in China’s ability to navigate Washington’s trade barriers. In a rare […]

Disney+ announces price hike
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Disney completes Hulu buyout, to pay Comcast $438.7m 

Disney has agreed to pay Comcast an additional $438.7 million for its 33% stake in Hulu, concluding a multi-year appraisal process. Disney in 2023 announced plans to acquire Comcast’s share in the streaming platform and paid $8.6 billion, based on Hulu’s $27.5 billion minimum valuation set by both companies in 2019. Disney acquired a two-thirds […]