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Giuliana Rancic is weighing in after ex Jerry O’Connell raised eyebrows with a new revelation about their split — more than two decades later. “Have you guys heard? Apparently my ex-boyfriend has been talking about our breakup publicly after 22 years,” Rancic, 51, said in an Instagram video posted Thursday, July 23. “Hmm. Imagine that.” Rancic hinted that O’Connell’s “memory is just a little fuzzy” when it comes to the details of their breakup. Despite being “on vacation,” Rancic caught wind of O’Connell’s recent interview about them because her email was “blowing up.” Instead of giving a statement, Rancic said…

Traditional rulers and community leaders in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have pledged to voluntarily allocate a large parcel of land for a proposed Artificial Intelligence Academy to be located in the community. The pledge was made on Thursday during a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish the academy. The Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber Security organised the hearing. The bill is sponsored by Yemi Adaramodu, the senator representing the Ekiti South Senatorial District. Mr Adaramodu, who is also the Senate spokesperson, said the proposed academy would promote and strengthen artificial intelligence education and research in Ekiti State and…

Cybersecurity experts have suggested areas in which Nigerian companies, regulators, and other entities can strengthen their digital resilience and prevent prevailing cyber attacks. The experts spoke against the backdrop of recent incidents of cyber attacks recorded across the country. The rapid adoption of digital technology has transformed Nigeria’s corporate landscape, making financial services, business registration, and other transactions faster and more convenient. However, this digital transformation has also exposed organisations to growing cybersecurity threats, with public and private institutions reportedly experiencing cyber incidents in recent months. Among the most prominent cases are allegations by a hacker known as ByteToBreach, who…

Nigeria and Israel on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation in research, technology and innovation as both countries pledged to expand partnerships that will drive entrepreneurship, commercialise research and accelerate economic development. The commitment was made at the closing ceremony and innovation showcase of the I-FAIR Cohort of the Israel-Nigeria Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (I-FAIR) in Abuja, where the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, announced that funding had been secured for the fifth edition of the programme, scheduled to begin in October 2026. Freeman described I-FAIR as a practical demonstration of the growing…

Qualcomm sent a letter to customers on Friday warning of plans to increase its prices by “a percentage in the double digits,” Bloomberg reports. The price hikes will go into effect starting with products shipped after September 1st.Qualcomm claims it has “exhausted its ability to absorb higher costs from suppliers,” as ongoing component shortages continue to drive up prices. The company also said it attempted to source components from alternate suppliers prior to announcing the price hikes.As Bloomberg notes, Qualcomm’s price increases will likely have a ripple effect, particularly for smartphones. Qualcomm’s chips power everything from Samsung’s new foldables to…

World Foundation has raised an initial $52.5 million through a sale of locked WLD tokens to strategic investors, with Pantera Capital leading the funding round.The round also included Bain Capital Crypto, Eightco Holdings, Selini Capital, Susquehanna Crypto and other investors, according to a Friday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. The WLD tokens sold in the fundraising are subject to a 12-month lockup.The nonprofit behind the World protocol said that new funds will be used to expand World ID, its system designed to distinguish people from AI agents. World ID generates a digital credential after users complete biometric verification at a World…

General Hospital found a way to write off a central character after the actor’s exit from the show. During the Thursday, July 23, episode of General Hospital, Cody (Josh Kelly) told Molly (Kristen Vaganos) that Maxie (Kirsten Storms), Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) and their kids were moving to Australia. Maxie also left her Deception shares to Michael (Rory Gibson) amid Lucy (Lynn Herring) and Tracy’s (Jane Elliot) battle for them. TV Insider reported that Storms, 42, is not currently part of the active General Hospital cast. She previously returned to the show earlier this year when Maxie woke up from a…

The Association of Campus Journalists, Obafemi Awolowo University (ACJOAU), has suspended its live coverage of the institution’s 2024/2025 Students’ Union election, alleging that its members were harassed, intimidated and denied access to several polling units while carrying out their reporting duties. In a statement signed by the association’s President, Esther Olatimehin, and Public Relations Officer, Olanrewaju Lawal, ACJOAU said the decision was taken after repeated incidents involving its reporters during the ongoing election. The association alleged that despite identifying themselves as accredited journalists, its members were prevented by electoral officials from accessing polling units in the Faculties of Arts, Agriculture,…

The 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is set to provide several opportunities for records to be broken as the tournament returns to Morocco with a historic expansion to 16 teams. According to the Confederation of African Football, CAF, the 14th edition could see new milestones established in areas ranging from tournament appearances and titles to goalscoring records. It was detailed in a release titled, “TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations records that could be broken.”Onguéné eyes record eighth WAFCON appearance Cameroon captain Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné could become the most experienced player in the history of the…

raw | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge In response to a report that Nothing is planning to “exit 12 markets as global shipments decline,” Nothing cofounder Akis Evangelidis said the company is “reorganizing” and laying off some of its staff, but that “the reported numbers are way overblown.” Evangelidis disputed a claim about underwhelming sales for Nothing’s Phone 4B, saying it “sold 29,537 units on Day 1 only, breaking records in its price segment.” He also said Nothing isn’t shutting down in any markets, and is instead “consolidating” its operations into regional hubs as well as introducing an “AI-native”…