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When three Amazon software engineers testified earlier this month at Seattle City Council hearings about data centers, they started their testimony by citing a city law barring employment discrimination over political speech. Now, they’re accusing their employer of breaking that law by retaliating against them.On June 10th — one week after the hearing, and one day after the City Council passed a milestone moratorium on data centers — Patrick Schloesser, Darius Irani, and Liesl Wigand were each called into an impromptu meeting with Amazon’s “Employee Relations.” HR representatives told the employees that the company was investigating them and said there…
The next crypto user may start outside exchangesFor most of crypto’s history, new users followed a fairly standard path. They signed up on an exchange, completed identity checks, learned how wallets worked, bought their first cryptocurrency and only then started exploring decentralized applications (DApps).It was rarely a smooth process.Wallet addresses often looked intimidating. Seed phrases confused beginners and gas fees were hard to understand. Even buying a small amount of Bitcoin could mean using several platforms and dealing with unfamiliar ideas.This process is slowly changing.Instead of starting on an exchange or wallet app, tomorrow’s users may begin with a simple…
Bravo superfan Rihanna is firmly on Team Ciara Miller. The “Diamonds” singer, 38, shared a message of support for the Summer House star recently, encouraging Ciara to keep shining amid ex West Wilson’s controversial relationship with her former BFF, Amanda Batula. Ciara, 30, was interviewed on the red carpet at the 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards in May by Bravo’s roving reporter, Chanel Ayan of The Real Housewives of Dubai fame, and Chanel, 48, surprised her by reading out a text message she received from Rihanna. “She said, ‘Just let her know, stay vibrating in her beautiful frequency,’” Chanel read…
The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, on Thursday presented the party’s flag to its Ekiti State governorship candidate, Dare Bejide, as the party rounded off its campaign ahead of Saturday’s off-cycle election. Addressing supporters at the grand finale rally in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, Mr Mark, a former senate president, urged residents of the state to vote massively for the ADC candidate, expressing confidence that the party would emerge victorious at the polls. He thanked party faithful for what he described as their unwavering support throughout the campaign, saying the election offered Ekiti people an…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected Ihuoma Nneji’s bid to stop her arrest over alleged cyberstalking, criminal defamation and injurious falsehood. In a ruling delivered on Tuesday, Justice M.G. Umar held that the application lacked merit and affirmed the Nigeria Police Force’s powers to continue its investigation into the allegations against Ms Nneji. The judge consequently declined to vacate the arrest warrant previously issued in suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/627/25 at the request of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), directing the businesswoman to submit herself to law enforcement authorities to continue the investigations. The ruling means the warrant remains valid…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced an investigation into a self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya, popularly known as Prophet Sunday Koboko, over allegations that he defrauded members of his ministry of N70.39m. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday. According to the EFCC, operatives of its Enugu Zonal Directorate are investigating allegations that the suspect obtained money from church members through various schemes and promises of spiritual interventions and investment opportunities. One of the petitioners, identified as Okey Uwakwe, alleged that Ajuluchukwucheya collected N6.23m from him for spiritual works…
The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed reports of a bandit invasion in Oke-Oyi, Ilorin East Local Government Area, warning against the spread of false information capable of causing panic and public disorder. The command also said it had begun efforts to identify and prosecute the individual responsible for triggering the alarm, which temporarily disrupted activities at Government Girls Secondary School, Oke-Oyi. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. after reports emerged that suspected bandits had invaded the area, prompting fears among residents and members of the school…
As action continued at the ongoing 47th Central Bank of Nigeria Senior Tennis Championship, women’s top seed Mohammed Khadijat proved her rating was no fluke with a commanding 6-1, 6-0 victory over wild card entrant Agunbiade Toluwalose to book her place in the quarter-finals. Mohammed will face Godwin Favour in the quarter-finals. Also through to the last eight is Udofia Mary, who defeated Otu Blessing 6-1, 6-2, while Ogunjobi Success beat Samuel Gloria 6-0, 6-3 in their second-round clash to set up a quarter-final meeting with Udofia. Omotayo Blessing, who overcame Bamidele Abosede 6-2, 6-2 in the second round, will…
Veteran Nollywood actor Chiwetalu Agu has paid tribute to late actor Alexx Ekubo, describing his death as a painful loss to the film industry. In a video shared on Instagram on Thursday, Agu expressed sadness over Ekubo’s passing, noting that the late actor was talented, dedicated and had a promising future ahead of him. “Rest in peace, Alexx Ekubo. I am deeply saddened by your passing. As a fellow actor and someone who has walked this path for many years, I know how much passion, sacrifice, and heart you poured into your craft,” he said. Agu added that Nollywood had…
Running out of color options for events in Google Calendar shouldn’t be an issue going forward. The previous limit of 11 predefined colors has now been expanded to give users access to up to 200 custom colors for individual events across the native Calendar web and mobile apps, and the Calendar API.This started rolling out yesterday for users on Google’s rapid release domains, with an extended rollout for more users starting on June 29th, though the update may take a few weeks to reach everyone. It’s available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google…
