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Google TV Freeplay, the company’s free, ad-supported streaming service, now supports video on demand. Instead of tuning into Google TV Freeplay’s selection of always-on channels, you can now choose from over 10,000 shows and movies to watch whenever you want.The update introduces titles like Lady Bird, Seventeen Again, and Hell’s Kitchen, according to Google’s announcement. The company has also expanded its live TV lineup to include more than 300 channels dedicated to news, sports, reality TV, true crime, and more. Some of these new channels include World of Love Island, Yahoo! Sports Network, Bloomberg TV Plus, and The Martha Stewart…

Nasdaq has agreed to acquire LeveL Markets, the third-largest alternative trading system in the US by trading volume, as part of its push into tokenized and always-on markets.According to Nasdaq, LeveL Markets processes hundreds of millions of shares daily and serves more than 2,500 buy- and sell-side clients. The venue will operate within Nasdaq’s new Digital Liquidity Networks unit, led by Roland Chai, who has overseen the company’s digital assets strategy since earlier this year.Nasdaq first invested in LeveL Markets in 2021. The platform has since grown to execute trades across more than 7,000 symbols daily and serves more than…

A Florida caregiver was arrested after she allegedly disposed of the body of her longtime friend with dementia hours before reporting her missing. Lori Hamilton was charged with disturbing a dead body following the death of Brenda Corbin in Cape Coral, according to online records viewed by Us. Hamilton, 60, reported Corbin, 58, missing on May 20, 2025, and she told investigators that she believed Corbin left her home on foot in the middle of the night, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit viewed by Law & Crime. Hamilton had power of attorney over Corbin, who previously lived in…

US President Donald Trump’s trip from Turkey last month involved an elaborate ruse to evade a potential Iranian assassination threat. Mr Trump, on his trip from Turkey, secretly swapped planes, switching from Air Force One, which the White House said he was aboard, to an alternate military aircraft. The Washington Post reports that the US president was secretly transferred to a military aircraft with a catering truck after he boarded Air Force One. PREMIUM TIMES reported the NATO summit in July, where he lashed out at Spain for declining the request to allow the US to use the joint military…

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has congratulated the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, on his 58th birthday. Otu expressed confidence that Yilwatda’s leadership would position the ruling party for greater electoral success ahead of the 2027 general elections. The governor stated this in a goodwill message signed by his Chief of Staff, Emmanuel Ironbar, on Tuesday to mark Yilwatda’s birthday. He described the APC chairman as an experienced administrator and politician whose wealth of experience would be valuable to the party. He commended Yilwatda for his efforts to strengthen the APC and promote…

In addition to the S52A designation, one of the submitted documents shows an oval diagram — likely the ear cup — marked with the name Sonos Ace Ultra, although that name isn’t listed anywhere else. It follows the naming scheme Sonos has used in the past with its Arc and Arc Ultra soundbars. The documents also list color options we’ll likely see, which extend beyond the white and black of the Ace. The five colors named are “greige,” shadow black, agave, blush, and sand.There’s also indication of testing for local networks over 2.4 and 5GHz bands. This could be just…

Itaú, Latin America’s largest private sector bank, has partnered with digital asset infrastructure provider OpenAssets to participate in an industry-led pilot testing the tokenization of fixed-income securities and investment funds in Brazil.The initiative is led by the Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association (ANBIMA), which is testing the issuance, trading and settlement of capital markets instruments using distributed ledger technology (DLT).According to Tuesday’s announcement, the companies will develop technical proofs of concept and assess the operational, compliance and technology requirements for tokenized assets, with debentures and investment funds among the use cases being explored.OpenAssets will provide its tokenization infrastructure, while…

Police believe a Florida deputy killed his girlfriend, who was a mother of two, before he took his own life in a shocking murder-suicide. Authorities with the Pasco Sheriff’s Office said during a press conference on Monday, August 10, that Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Troy Savetz was in the front yard of the woman’s home as he waited for her and her two children to return from the beach that evening. The woman told the children, who are 9 and 12 years old, to run inside and call for help before she started to fight with Savetz, 47, over…

Lenders Consult International says it will deepen its partnership with the Nigeria Police Force as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections, backing a strategic conference aimed at improving the management of electoral security. The company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Shina Philips, made this known on Tuesday at a press conference at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, ahead of the sixth Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers (CARSPO). The three-day conference, scheduled for 21 to 23 September in Owerri, Imo State, will focus on “Developing a Nigerian Police Roadmap for Effective Management of Security During Elections.” The…

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new investment framework designed to unlock up to $50 billion in deep offshore oil and gas investments and revive major projects that have remained stalled for decades. The framework replaces project-by-project negotiations with transparent eligibility criteria and a rules-based investment architecture intended to provide greater certainty for investors and improve Nigeria’s competitiveness in attracting global capital. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by Bayo Onanuga, the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the reform is expected to support the next generation of deep offshore developments, beginning with the approximately $10 billion Bonga…