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In early December, I brought you the news that Google has begun replacing Verge headlines, and those of our competitors, with AI clickbait nonsense in its content feed. Google appeared to be backing away from the experiment, but now tells The Verge that its AI headlines in Google Discover are a feature, one that “performs well for user satisfaction.” I once again see lots of misleading claims every time I check my phone.Like I explained last month, these AI headlines are akin to a bookstore replacing the covers of the books it puts on display — only here, the “bookstore”…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) drop below $90,000 has pushed onchain profitability metrics into the negative territory, signaling BTC’s entry into a bear market, new research revealed.Data from TradingView showed that Bitcoin price action had established a new range on lower time frames, and market observers were watching the key support levels below.Key takeaways:Bitcoin’s net realized profit/loss reveals that the market could be entering a macro downtrend.The buyer congestion zone between $80,000 and $84,000 remains the main BTC support for now.Bitcoin profitability cycle turns negativeIn the Thursday edition of its regular newsletter, The Weekly Crypto Report, onchain data provider CryptoQuant said that Bitcoin…

Grimes has made a rare comment about the kids she shares with Elon Musk and given a glimpse into their coparenting dynamic. Taking to X on Thursday, January 22, Grimes (real name Claire Elise Boucher) gushed about her kids, without naming them. (Grimes and Musk share three children, sons X Æ A-Xii, 5, and Techno Mechanicus, 3, as well as daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, 4.) “I try to never talk [about] or show my kids because they deserve the right to anonymity but i just have to say their pure aura is unmatched,” Grimes, 37, wrote via the social media…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has dissociated itself from the purported appointment of convicted pension thief Abdulrasheed Maina as ‘ Patron’ of its Garki branch in Abuja, describing the action as reprehensible and a mockery of the legal profession and the fight against corruption. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Maina, a disgraced former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms who was jailed for stealing over N2 billion from pensioners, received an award from the NBA Garki Branch at an event held on Jimmy Carter Street, Asokoro, Abuja, on Thursday. Mr Maina, whose neck was adorned with a…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has set up a committee to coordinate a state-backed burial for the late former First Lady of the state, Chief (Mrs) Lucia Onabanjo. The committee will be headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi. Other members include the Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, Mr Dare Alebiosu, and the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Dapo Okubadejo. Governor Abiodun announced the decision on Thursday during a condolence visit to the Onabanjo family in Ijebu-Ode, following the death of the former First Lady. He described Mrs Onabanjo as an outstanding and selfless woman who…

A public affairs analyst, Olumide Obayemi, has condemned President Ahmed Tinubu’s former aide, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, for his continued intervention in Nigeria’s opposition politics. This comes after Baba-Ahmed, who was the former spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, suggested that Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, should step aside in the contest for the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate for the 2027 election. Reacting, Obayemi, who is the convener of the Omoluabi Coalition, in a statement on Friday described Baba-Ahmed’s comment on Atiku as duplicitous, partisan, and calculated to weaken the opposition ahead of 2027. According to Obayemi, since exiting the…

A scene of panic unfolded at the Kpakungu Muslim cemetery in Minna, Niger State capital on Wednesday evening at about 6 p.m., when a stray dog allegedly forced its way through the fence and began digging at one of the graves. Eyewitnesses said the dog’s strange behavior startled the security guard on duty, who quickly raised an alarm. Neighbors, gripped with fear, rushed to the scene, initially thinking a human intruder had trespassed into the burial ground, only to discover the dog clawing at a grave. In a moment of anger and confusion, they were said to have attacked the…

Paul Merson, former Arsenal player, has tipped two Premier League clubs to reach the UEFA Champions League final this season. He noted that he won’t be surprised to see an all-English final in the Champions League if the knockout draws go in favour of the English clubs. Merson stated this following the conclusion of this week’s Champions League matches. At the moment, apart from Manchester City, the likes of Arsenal, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Chelsea are currently in the top eight on the Champions League table. “There is no competition that is as hard as the Premier League.…

The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that his administration has empowered more than 36,000 youths across the state with various skills, emphasising that youths remain the greatest asset of any society. Soludo stated that his government, guided by Anambra Vision 2070, is deliberately building a prosperous, inclusive, and smart society where young people are equipped to thrive. He stated this on Friday at the swearing-in and opening ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 National Youth Service Corps orientation programme held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Nnamdi Azikiwe Unity Camp, Mbaukwu/Umuawulu, Awka South Local Government…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has attributed the fire at a shopping complex on Amore Street, Ajegunle, to a power surge. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement issued on Thursday by the LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, that the fire broke out in the early hours of the day. Oke-Osanyintolu said emergency responders were immediately mobilised to the scene upon receipt of a distress call, adding that the one-storey building, occupied mainly by clothes dealers, was already engulfed in flames on arrival. He noted that investigations revealed the fire was triggered by an electrical surge when power was…