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Microsoft doesn’t want its rivals to use Bing’s search index to power their AI chatbots, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company reportedly told two unnamed Bing-powered search engines that it will restrict them from accessing Microsoft’s search data altogether if they continue using it with their AI tools.As noted by Bloomberg, Microsoft licenses out Bing’s search data to several search engines, including DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, and the AI search engine You.com. While… Read the full article here

Vladimir Putin has said Russia plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, marking Moscow’s latest attempt to use the threat of a nuclear war to ramp up tensions with the US and Nato over the invasion of Ukraine.Russia’s president said work would be completed on building storage units for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus on July 1, a move he likened to US nuclear deployments in Europe. Though Putin said Russia would not transfer control of the tactical nuclear weapons… Read the full article here

The hacker behind the $196 million exploit on lending protocol Euler Finance has returned the majority of the stolen assets, according to on-chain data. In a transaction on March 25, the exploiter returned 51,000 Ether (ETH) worth around $88 million at the time of writing. A second transfer of 7,737 ETH was made on the same day, worth over $13 million. Previously, on March 18, the hacker sent 3,000 ETH to the protocol, worth nearly $5.4 million at the time. The exploiter still controls some… Read the full article here

Looking for love! Micah Lussier became a standout contestant on Love Is Blind season 4 after she found herself at the center of two love triangles. Warning: This post contains spoilers for Love Is Blind season 4. The marketing manager, 27, found herself torn between fellow pod participants Kwame Appiah and Paul Peden when the fourth season premiered on Netflix on Friday, March 24. While Micah struggled to decide which connection was stronger, the two men also had… Read the full article here

Approximately 30% of people with major depression, have treatment-resistant depression, meaning it doesn’t respond to first and second-line antidepressants prescribed. While older people aren’t more likely to have treatment-resistant depression, clinical depression is linked to cognitive decline in this group. It is unclear what the reasons for this are, but it poses a further threat to health and quality of life. A recent study has looked at the possibility that using antipsychotics… Read the full article here

INEC assured on Saturday that it would conduct credible supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State that would be the pride of Nigerians and of the international community. INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, gave the assurance in Abuja when some women staged a protest at the Commission’s headquarters in respect of the Adamawa election. The protesters were led by the President, National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Lami… Read the full article here

Like all of you, I wanted to be successful but I knew that real and enduring success would not come easy. My dear parents taught me quite early in life that success is a process and not an event. As I experienced life, I realised they were right. I have come to see success as a journey and like most journeys, you have to take it one step at a time. And to get to your destination, you must be going in the right direction. I feel truly honoured to be invited by this great… Read the full article here

Dedicated fans are known for sticking with their teams, even when the going gets tough. In that vein, Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has made a heartfelt appeal to supporters to remain unwavering in their loyalty to the national team during what may be a challenging time. The Super Eagles have been all but super lately; crashing out in the second round of the last Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon and failing to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar afterwards. Outings in… Read the full article here

The Kwara State Government has ordered the shutdown of the Mandate Market in Ilorin, the state capital, following Saturday morning’s skirmishes in the major trading centre. The market will be re-opened on Monday from 8 am, according to a statement in Ilorin by the Honourable Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Mallam Ibrahim Akaje. DAILY POST reports that there were conflicting causes of the fracas as the state police command spokesman, Okasanmi Ajayi, claimed that it… Read the full article here

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has confirmed the dates it would issue Certificates of Return to Governors-elect. The commission took the decision following a meeting on March 25, 2023, which is one week after the gubernatorial elections were conducted around the country. INEC is mandated by the constitution to issue the Certificate of Return within 14 days. The electoral body has now fixed March 29, Thursday, March 30 and Friday, March 31 for the presentation, which… Read the full article here