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A video from Gamers Nexus explains how, after connecting a new LG UltraGear monitor to a PC running Windows 11 for the first time, Windows Update is silently installing LG driver updates and the LG Monitor App Installer, without so much as a permission pop-up or notification. The app doesn’t appear to include special controls of its own, instead simply pointing users to LG’s other apps, as well as McAfee antivirus.There are reports about LG’s app auto-installing as far back as 2024, but Gamers Nexus’s test follows recent user complaints on Reddit about large pop-up ads for McAfee and LG’s…

Shares of several Bitcoin mining companies surged Monday after Hut 8 and IREN announced major AI infrastructure deals, reinforcing investor optimism around miners expanding into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.IREN, Cipher Digital, CleanSpark, Hut 8 and MARA Holdings each gained at least 11% in early Monday trading. The rally followed Hut 8’s announcement of a 15-year, $9.8 billion lease for its AI data center campus and IREN’s disclosure of $2.8 billion in cloud services contracts with AI developers. Both companies began as Bitcoin (BTC) miners before accelerating a pivot toward AI infrastructure and cloud computing as mining economics weakened.IREN now…

The Lagos State Government says it has disbursed N3.1 billion in compensation to 331 property owners whose lands and buildings were acquired for major infrastructure projects across parts of the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the development on Monday in a post on his X account, saying the beneficiaries were property owners in Badagry, Epe, Ikorodu, Igbogbo and Ogba. The governor said the compensation was part of the state’s commitment to ensuring that residents affected by public infrastructure projects are treated fairly. “Today, I presented N3.1 billion in compensation to 331 property owners whose land and buildings were acquired for…

Towards an effective transition to a multi-tier Nigerian Electricity Market, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and the National Assembly (NASS) have reiterated their commitments to supporting the complementary roles of electricity regulators. Top officials of the government and lawmakers made their positions known at a workshop in Abuja on ‘Legal, Policy and Regulatory Harmonisation between Federal and State Institutions on the Decentralisation of the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI)’. In his remarks, the Special Adviser to the President on Power and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Power Sector Reset and Restoration, Rilwan Lanre Babalola, described electricity as…

The National Youth Service Corps has announced that the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course will commence on August 5 across the country. The scheme disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, stating that the three-week orientation exercise would run simultaneously in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory from Wednesday, August 5, to Tuesday, August 25, 2026. The NYSC said prospective corps members can now access their Call-up Numbers through their dashboards, while Call-up Letters would be made available in due course. “Accordingly, Call-up Numbers have…

If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your gaming monitor, LG’s 27-inch 27GX704A-B pairs a glossy WOLED panel with a fast refresh rate, and it’s currently on sale for $379.99 (about $70 off) at Amazon and directly from LG, marking a new low price. It originally launched at $799.99, but has been available for under $500 since May.The monitor offers a 1440p resolution and a glossy coating, which isn’t a combination of specs we often see at this price. Most OLED monitors under $400 use QD-OLED panels, which can give blacks a slight bluish tint. LG’s WOLED monitor delivers truer-looking blacks…

Traders balked on Bitcoin (BTC) at $65,000 on Monday as crypto and risk-assets remained under pressure.Key points:Bitcoin staged several unsuccessful attempts to break and hold $65,000.US stocks face pressure from both the Iran war and an ongoing institutional tech sell-off.Bitcoin traders stay positive on the odds of BTC/USD heading closer to $70,000 next.Crypto stocks face “record pace” of US tech-stock sellingData from TradingView showed BTC price volatility returning around Monday’s Wall Street open.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewUS equities faced multiple headwinds to start the week, with the US-Iran war quashing risk appetite and a tech-stock sell-off gaining strength.Trading resource The…

Former child star Mara Wilson is weighing in on possible sequels to two of her biggest hits: Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire. Wilson, 38, played precocious Matilda in Danny DeVito’s 1996 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s novel, which has since been turned into a hit musical. The actress recently appeared at the Fanboy Expo Knoxville in Tennessee on July 12, where she said that she has considered what a potential Matilda sequel could look like. “People always ask me about doing a Matilda 2. And that could be possible,” Wilson shared, per People. “But one thing that people always say…

Andy Burnham, former mayor of Manchester, has replaced Keir Starmer as the British Prime Minister and the leader of the Labour Party. He became the seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, following his meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. Mr Burnham, in a brief remark, promised to create a “circuit breaker” moment in the cycle of failure and cynicism that has plagued British politics and government for the past decade. Mr Burnham, who spoke before entering Downing Street, the office and residence of the UK PM, said, “I am acutely conscious that I am the seventh…

Nigeria has welcomed the unanimous endorsement of the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline project by member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), describing the signing of the intergovernmental agreement as a major step towards regional energy security, economic integration, and industrialisation. The endorsement followed the signing of the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) by ECOWAS Heads of State and Government during the 69th Ordinary Session in Lungi, Sierra Leone, on Sunday. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, who was part of the delegation led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, described the agreement as a defining milestone.…