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Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is pressing OpenAI about its move to bring ads to ChatGPT, and is asking several other companies whether they have similar plans. In letters to the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Snap, and xAI, Markey writes that embedding ads into AI chatbots “raises significant concerns for consumer protection, privacy, and the safety of young users.”OpenAI will start testing ads for free ChatGPT users in the coming weeks, and they’ll appear in the form of “sponsored” products and services at the bottom of conversations with the chatbot. The company says it will surface ads relevant…

Network activity on the Ethereum mainnet has now surpassed that on layer-2 scaling blockchains as gas fees remain low, though it may not all be organic users.Token Terminal said on Thursday that there has been a “return to mainnet,” with daily active addresses on Ethereum outranking all leading layer-2s.A recent spike in active addresses closed in on 1 million per day, with Etherscan showing that active addresses surged to around 1.3 million on Jan. 16 but have since settled to around 945,000 daily active addresses.The figure is higher than all layer-2 blockchains, including the popular networks Arbitrum One, Base Chain…

A Texas influencer is behind bars, charged with sexually assaulting a “very young child” and filming the abuse, according to court documents shared with Us Weekly. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the allegations against Victor Corey Paillet III, 40 — known on social media by the handles “Kandy Red” and “Kandy Red Bread.” The social media influencer is charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child and promotion of child pornography, which are both first-degree felonies. Investigators said the alleged sexual assault happened on Friday, January 16. The child’s mother spoke to FOX 26 and ABC 13 on the…

Monica Nku, a National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Edo State, on Thursday donated 1,000 doses of Tanzol deworming tablets to the state’s Ministry of Health. The donation is to support efforts to reduce worm infections among schoolchildren in the state. The donation, carried out as part of her Community Development Service (CDS), is a follow-up to the health sensitisation campaign she led at Anglican Girls Grammar School, Benin City, where she educated students on deworming and personal hygiene. Presenting the drugs, Ms Nku said that the initiative was motivated by her observations during the outreach. “I was…

President of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association of Nigeria, AOPAN, Alexander Nwuba, says domestic airlines operate on dangerously thin margins despite high air fares. Nwuba made the observation during an aviation town hall webinar titled, “High Air Fares – Are Airlines Really the Problem?” held on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, Nigeria’s aviation sector faces a structural sustainability crisis, as rising operating costs and declining passenger numbers threaten domestic carriers’ survival. He warned that public perceptions of price gouging were misleading, noting that airlines had “no room for error or equipment delays.” Nwuba said current air fares are…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Senate of deliberately frustrating efforts to amend the Electoral Act 2022, warning that failure to reform the law could fatally undermine the credibility of the 2027 general elections. In a post shared on his verified X page, Atiku described the 2023 general elections as a “major setback,” blaming loopholes in the Electoral Act 2022 for enabling what he called brazen electoral rigging and making it nearly impossible for petitioners to successfully prosecute election cases in court. According to him, meaningful reform of the legal framework governing elections is the only way to…

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, says his government will continue to work closely with the Nigeria Police to maintain peace and improve security across the state.The governor stated this during a visit to the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Bakori, at the state police headquarters. The visit, according to a statement by his Spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, was meant to strengthen cooperation and understanding between the state government and the police. Governor Yusuf said insecurity was one of the major problems he met when he came into office, but noted that the situation has improved under CP…

Sumaila Marwa Keshi has been sacked by Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, side Delta Queens. Keshi’s dismissal was confirmed in a statement released by the Delta State Sports Commission on Wednesday. According to reports, Keshi was sacked over allegations of bullying and unprofessional conduct. The state Sports Commission said the coach’s behaviour was harmful to the progress of the team. Keshi’s dismissal takes immediate effect. Delta Queens suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Abia Angels on Wednesday in Asaba. They have recorded three wins one draw and three defeats in the NWFL this season.

Stakeholders across Plateau and Benue states are calling for an immediate halt to the violent attacks on farming communities, warning that continued insecurity threatens Nigeria’s food supply. Our correspondent reports that persistent assaults in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Zaki Biam, Kwande, Logo, and other local government areas have forced many farmers to abandon their fields, disrupting production of key staples such as Irish potatoes, yam, rice, cassava and maize. According to reports, over 100 people have been killed in the two states in the past three months Stakeholders argue that ending the attacks will not only save lives but also stabilise…

The Edo State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the kidnapping of the wife of Ubani Okuo, the Chairman of the Youth Group of Igarra Community, the headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, who confirmed the incident, said the Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, had ordered Divisional Police Officers in the area to work together to ensure the victim’s rescue. She said, “We received a report of suspected kidnapping. The Commissioner of Police has directed Divisional Police Officers in the area to collaborate in the rescue effort.” According to a community source who…