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Snap is launching a separate business for its upcoming Specs augmented reality glasses in a bid to lure new investors to the project. The new company, aptly named “Specs,” will operate under Snap as a distinct subsidiary ahead of the long-awaited public launch of Specs glasses later this year.“Establishing Specs Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary provides greater operational focus and alignment, enables new partnerships and capital flexibility including the potential for minority investment, allows us to grow a distinct brand, and supports clearer valuation of the business,” reads Snap’s announcement.The announcement reaffirms existing plans to release the first consumer pair…

Bitcoin mining stocks saw a significant bump on Wednesday after the US winter storm forced some companies to wind down operations, leading to lower block competition and more profitable mining operations.Shares of several major mining companies posted double-digit gains over the past 24 hours. TeraWulf rose about 11%, Iren Limited gained roughly 14%, and Cipher Mining climbed around 13%, according to data from Barchart.The rally occurred days after the Bitcoin network’s hashrate sank to a seven-month low of 663 exahashes per second (EH/s) on Sunday, a 40% drop in two days due to a severe winter storm battering the US.…

Gretchen Rossi’s return to The Real Housewives of Orange County will be a short-lived one. Gretchen, 47, is not returning for the Bravo reality show’s milestone 20th season, reported Variety on Tuesday, January 27. Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for Gretchen and Bravo for comment. Gretchen made her dramatic return to RHOC in season 19, this time in a “friend” role, after five seasons as a full-time Housewife from 2008 to 2013. She also appeared as a guest during season 12 in 2017. Gretchen previously revealed how she declined to return to RHOC three times before finally making…

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade, under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have rescued a kidnapped man in Dogon Gawa, Takum LGA of Taraba State. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Umar Muhammad, on Wednesday. According to the statement, soldiers deployed at Dogon Gawa in Taraba State rescued the victim on Tuesday after sighting him in the bush during operations. The man was later identified as Ghali. Mr Muhammad said preliminary investigations showed that the man and another man, Simon Oluchukwu, were abducted on 11 January…

A United Kingdom High Court of Appeal has upheld earlier rulings against blogger Maureen Badejo, ordering her to pay £100,000 in damages to the founder of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Daniel Olukoya and his wife, Folashade, after losing a defamation suit. In April 2021, the Queen’s Bench Division of a UK high court of justice ordered Ms Badejo to pay the sum of £65,000 to the general overseer and £35,000 to his wife as damages over defamatory publications. The court also directed her to publicly retract the defamatory statements and publish a summary of the judgment on…

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved fresh appointments and promotions, noting the move is part of efforts to strengthen governance and enhance service delivery across key sectors of the state. The approvals were disclosed in a statement released on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. According to the statement, Abdulkadir Balarabe Kankarofi (Alhajiji) has been appointed Special Adviser on Humanitarian Affairs in the Office of the Executive Governor. He previously served as the Senior Special Assistant on Protocol I to the governor. Also appointed is Hajia Aisha Tamburawa, who will now serve as Special Adviser…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT Nyesom Wike, says Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, knows exactly what to do if he does not want impeachment. Olayinka said this on Wednesday in an interview on ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. He was speaking about the ongoing political tension in Rivers where the State Assembly initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara. He said, “It is not Wike who is behind Fubara’s impeachment move but the House of Assembly. “If Fubara doesn’t want the impeachment, he knows what to…

The Nigerian Army has rescued a kidnapped man in Taraba State following sustained search-and-rescue operations. This was disclosed by commander of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Brig.-Gen. Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa. Uwa, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Jalingo, urged members of the public to continue supporting the ongoing military operations by providing timely and credible information to security agencies. According to the statement, troops deployed to Dogon-Gawa in Takum Local Government Area rescued the victim on Jan. 27, 2026, after intensive and aggressive operations within the brigade’s area of responsibility. “Troops conducting ongoing search-and-rescue operations…

Power Dynamos head coach Oswald Mutapa believes his side can still turn around their CAF Champions League campaign, DAILY POST reports. The Zambian side currently occupy bottom spot in Group A with just one point from three games. They were held to a 0-0 draw by Nigerian club, Rivers United in their last game at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium last weekend. Power Dynamos will face same opponent in a matchday four encounter at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Sunday. Mutapa said it is important for his team to beat Finidi George’s side. “What we need to do is…

From Tunde Oyekola Ilorin Kwara State has recorded at least two foreign investments worth $35m, in what underscored Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s drive for industrialisation and economic growth in the state. A statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, on Wednesday, said that Sun Qing Rong, team lead of the ER-KANG Company Limited, noted that the firm has since concluded and flagged off its $20m lithium factory, aligning with the government’s policy to grow value addition and local manufacturing capacity. He said the firm has more than 300 employees, mostly Kwarans, and that the plants process lithium into…