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Let’s unpack what Demis Hassabis said at the end of yesterday’s Google I/O keynote. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. This week’s issue is a special early edition tied to The Verge’s Google I/O coverage. You can expect our next issue at its usual time next Friday. Opt in for Optimizer here. Toward the end of this year’s Google I/O keynote, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis declared, with a completely deadpan face, that the company hopes…

Missouri is suing the company behind cryptocurrency ATM operator CoinFlip for “knowingly facilitating fraudulent transactions and profiting from them,” in the latest move by a US state authority targeting digital currency kiosks and ATMs.In a Wednesday notice, the office of Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said the lawsuit against GPD Holdings, doing business as CoinFlip, was in response to incidents of fraud, including against the state’s “seniors and veterans.” The state began a probe in December into several crypto ATM companies, including Bitcoin Depot, which recently filed for bankruptcy.Missouri lawsuit against CoinFlip. Source: Missouri AG“The Attorney General’s Office is asking…

Sheryl Crow recalled fighting breast cancer while watching her former fiancé Lance Armstrong move on after their breakup. “I was engaged, I had three beautiful stepchildren, I wanted to have kids with this person. We split in the same week … I got diagnosed with breast cancer,” Crow, 64, recalled on the Tuesday, May 19, episode of Bobby Bones’ “The Bobbycast” podcast on Netflix. “[Then] I found out he was seeing a really famous actress.” She continued, “I really felt like I went through about nine months of radiation and grieving and anger.” Crow and Armstrong, 54, were together from…

Shehu Umar Buba, the senator representing Bauchi South District, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Bauchi State, citing alleged breaches of the Nigerian Constitution, the APC constitution, and the party’s guidelines. In a withdrawal notice dated 10 May and addressed to the APC chairman in Jama’a/Zaranda Ward of Toro Local Government Area, the senator said his decision was informed by what he described as growing internal distortions and factionalisation within the party. The lawmaker alleged that a few individuals had undermined democratic processes within the party and reversed gains made over the past three years.…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concerns over the growing impact of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda on children and vulnerable families. In a statement issued on Monday, the agency warned that insecurity and weak access to health services could worsen the humanitarian situation. It added that the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus poses significant risks to children, especially in conflict-affected communities in the eastern DRC, where access to healthcare and humanitarian assistance remains limited. The outbreak, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared…

Lawmaker representing Surulere I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, has shared video evidence of his supporters who were denied access to accreditation during Wednesday’s state assembly primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). DAILY POST reports that the actor-turned-politician had announced his withdrawal from the race, alleging that his supporters were being intimidated. Sharing the video on his official Facebook page, Desmond said: “There were clear cases of intimidation across different polling units, and my supporters were denied access to accreditation — let alone voting.” According to him, what played out during the APC primary election…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced the winners of its senatorial primary elections in Abia State. They are Jude Udeachara (Abia North), Bob Ogu (Abia Central), and Chinyere Onuoha (Abia South). Jude Udeachara, who was the PDP House of Representatives candidate in 2019, polled 39,740 votes to win in Abia North. Bob Ogu, who was Abia State Commissioner for Works during the administration of former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, picked the Abia Central ticket after gathering 18,901 votes. In Abia South, Chinyere Onuoha scored 33,611 votes to clinch the 2027 Senate election ticket. Announcing the results at the PDP state…

Two elderly men have been arrested in Nekede, Owerri West LGA of Imo State by the police, in connection with the alleged defilement of a 7-year-old girl. The suspects, identified as Godfrey Enyereibe Amadi, 70, and Sidney Onyemere, reportedly in his late 60s, are said to be members of the Council of Elders in Umuezereokam Village, Umuoma Autonomous Community. The alleged incident was reported to have occurred on multiple occasions and at different locations, according to sources. A community sources also confirmed that the victim had earlier reported the incident to the youth wing of the village. Mr Oparaku, a…

Nigeria’s Flamingos have arrived in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ahead of their 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Guinea. The contingent traveled aboard Asky Airlines from Lagos with a stopover in Lomé, Togo, before landing at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Abidjan. The players and their officials are lodged at Seen Hotel, Abidjan. Guinea will host the first leg at their makeshift home ground in Abidjan on Saturday. Both teams will clash in the reverse fixture at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne next week Saturday. The overall winners will advance to the main tournament in Morocco later in the year.

Members of the All Progressives Congress across the ten wards of Odeda Local Government Area in Ogun State on Wednesday elected Oludaisi Elemide as the party’s consensus candidate for the Odeda State Constituency seat ahead of the 2027 general election. The primary election, conducted in line with the party’s guidelines and timetable, was held simultaneously across the ten wards of Odeda Local Government, including Odeda, Olodo, Alabata, Opeji, Obete, Osiele, Obantoko, Alagbagba, Itesi, and Ilugun. Party members reportedly turned out in large numbers to participate in the exercise, which was described as peaceful, transparent, and orderly across the local government…