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Robin Williams’ children are taking over their father’s Instagram account after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness, as reported earlier by The Wrap. In a post on Tuesday, Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams write that they want the late actor’s Instagram profile to be a “safe, trusted place where the stories, photos, videos, and memories shared reflect his legacy with authenticity, warmth, and care.”A story posted to Zelda Williams’ own Instagram account expands on the decision to bring back her father’s profile, saying that it’s meant to help combat “rampant AI abuse,” according to The…

An affiliate of political action committee (PAC) Fairshake, funded primarily by Coinbase and Ripple Labs, has poured more than $2 million into media opposing a Democratic candidate who did not appear to have taken any prominent position on digital assets before the ads were released.According to records with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as of Tuesday, the Protect Progress PAC had spent more than $2 million on ads opposing Democratic candidate Oliver Gilbert in Florida’s 24th congressional district. Notably, no candidate in the Democratic primary appeared to have taken a strong position on digital assets as part of their campaigns…

Amanda Bynes reacted to Hayden Panettiere‘s death after facing her own challenges in the public eye. Bynes, 40, took to LinkedIn on Monday, August 17, to share screen grabs of an interview Panettiere gave in which she reflected on childhood stardom. “Life can hit you hard, and fast,” Bynes wrote. “What a horrible situation. 🙏🏼🕯️🕊️.” In the sit-down interview with Glamour in 2013, Panettiere reflected on her experience as an actress, saying, “I will never say that I’m perfect; I will never pretend to be perfect. That’s just unrealistic. You’re kind of unexpectedly put in this position of becoming a…

The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has urged opposition political parties to set aside their differences and work towards fielding a single presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections. The caucus said a united opposition would stand a better chance of defeating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and ending its hold on power. The Minority Leader of the House, Frederick Agbedi (PDP, Bayelsa), made the call on Tuesday after a meeting with members of the G100 opposition coalition led by Salihu Lukman, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The G100 is seeking to bring opposition…

The Osun election therefore represents something larger than an electoral victory for Ademola Adeleke. It is another demonstration that the Nigerian voter can separate party from candidate, federal politics from state politics and elite preference from personal political judgement. This is what I mean by Nigerians gradually taking over governance. I do not mean that citizens will replace elected institutions. I mean that they are gradually reclaiming the political power that democracy already gives them. The All Progressives Congress (APC) lost the Osun governorship election long before the first ballot was cast. In my assessment, it lost the election substantially…

The National Association of Nigerian Students, Southwest Zone D, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the continued withholding of statutory allocations belonging to the 30 local government areas of Osun State. The students’ body made the appeal in an open letter on Tuesday to Tinubu following the August 15, 2026, governorship election in the state. The letter, signed by the Coordinator, NANS Southwest Zone D, Adeyemo Josiah, said the election had provided an opportunity for a new chapter in the state. “We believe this presents an opportunity for a new chapter,” the group said. NANS noted that…

The Tesla Cybercab, that golden two-seater central to Elon Musk’s robo-supremacist ambitions, is finally nearing it’s public launch. Whether or not the no-steering wheel and no-pedal vehicle is actually ready for public roads, let alone customers, remains very much in doubt.According to The Information, Tesla is planning a public launch of the Cybercab in Austin, Texas, as soon as this month. The driverless vehicle has been popping up around the country, although often with a steering wheel and pedals, as employees are continuing to gather data. Tesla employees have been testing the fully driverless version on private roads around the…

Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed company that has adopted Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, plans to take a controlling stake in Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise, expanding its Bitcoin treasury strategy into the United States and potentially opening up new sources of capital.On Tuesday, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the company plans to contribute 2,100 Bitcoin (BTC) and $2.5 million in cash to Super League, which will be renamed Superplanet and become the company’s US Bitcoin treasury platform. The 2,100 BTC contribution represents just under 5% of Metaplanet’s 43,000 BTC holdings and is worth roughly $135 million at current Bitcoin prices. Because…

Love Island USA is all about coupling up — so which season 7 Islanders are currently together and which have called it quits since the villa? The franchise originally began in the U.K. in 2002 before expanding worldwide with various spinoffs, including Love Island USA on Peacock. The series follows a different group of singles every season who have to pair off in order to stay in the show’s luxury villa for the chance to win $100,000. The contestants — referred to as Islanders — live in isolation in a villa and are under constant video surveillance as they attempt…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it received 354,997 complaints across Nigeria in July, a 20 per cent increase compared with June. The commission announced this at its headquarters in Abuja during August’s edition of its monthly presentation of its complaints dashboard. January-July 2026 complaints compared Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu, noted that the dashboard offers the areas where violations are concentrated and where urgent attention is needed. “This figure alongside insights from our Human Rights Observatory paints a sobering picture of the scale of human rights concerns Nigerians continue to face,” he said. Among the complaints…