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If you’ve got a summer trip coming up, the last-gen Twelve South AirFly Pro is one of those gadgets that can make a long flight feel a little shorter. It lets you use your wireless headphones with in-flight entertainment systems, and right now it’s on sale for $39.99 ($15 off) at Amazon. That’s the best price we’ve seen all year and just $7 shy of the all-time low we last saw in January 2025.For just $5 more than the AirFly SE, the Pro adds a handful of useful extras, one of which is support for both Bluetooth transmitter and receiver…

Bitcoin (BTC) trades slightly above $62,000 and is down nearly 2% over the past 24 hours amid a risk-off mood across global markets. The pressure is not coming from crypto exclusively and is more so attributed to a sharp selloff in semiconductor and AI stocks. Renewed profit-taking from Samsung sent Asian markets reeling overnight, and military escalation between the US and Iran sent oil up around 5%. As a result, US stocks opened lower, and on Wednesday the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its June meeting, a report traders typically watch closely for clues on the timing of any rate…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned former managing director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC), Ahmed Dikko, for money laundering. Mr Dikko appeared before Judge Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja to face 12 charges of money laundering. The EFCC arraigned him alongside Masterpiece Projects & Investment Limited. The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Judge Ekwo subsequently granted him bail in the sum of N150 million with one surety and fixed 12, 13 and 14 October for the commencement of trial. In the charges filed on 22 June by…

Nigeria’s Oluwaseun Ogunsakin has continued his impressive run at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships, reaching the boys’ doubles quarter-finals just days after making history in the singles event. Ogunsakin and his Botswana partner, Ntungamili Raguin, battled past an American pair in the Round of 16 on Wednesday, winning 6-1, 4-6, 10-1 to book their place in the last eight. The African duo dominated the opening set before their opponents forced a deciding match tie-break by taking the second. Ogunsakin and Raguin responded emphatically, racing to a 10-1 victory to seal their place in the quarter-finals. The victory boldly written[Credit: Botswana Tennis…

France captain Kylian Mbappe has overtaken Argentina’s Lionel Messi to claim the top spot in FIFA’s World Cup Power Rankings following the conclusion of the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The updated rankings, released by FIFA on Wednesday, place Mbappe first with an attacking score of 8.71, ahead of Messi, who dropped to second with 8.45. Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi has tears in his eyes as celebrates winning the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN /…

A little robotic switch-flipper has become my sidekick in combating cockroaches. Before I got the SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable, I’d tiptoe through the dark every morning, hoping I wouldn’t step on one of those terrible bugs scurrying around as I made my way to the light switch across the room. Now I’m ready for battle before I even enter the room because I can switch it on from afar, thanks to the $33.99 SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable.The small gadget attaches via adhesive near a switch or button and uses its tiny robotic arm to physically press or pull it for you. You…

The Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR), founded by Blockstream CEO Adam Back, wants to change the terms of its merger agreement with Cantor Equity Partners for a public offering.According to a Wednesday announcement, BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners I, the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) created by financial services giant Cantor Fitzgerald, scrapped the original terms of a 2025 merger agreement and will negotiate a new deal. Although the details were not included in the announcement, both companies said that they intended to negotiate terms that “better reflected market conditions.”Source: BSTRA shareholder meeting scheduled for Friday intended to address the…

Judge Sylvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, listened to a voice note which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) believes to be former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika’s verbal instructions on a contract award. Mr Sirika, who faces six charges relating to corruption in a N2.8 billion aviation contract, is believed to be instructing the then-Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation, Enitan Abel, in the voice note to award a consultancy contract to his friend. “Do the right thing. Generate the necessary contract and give it to his company. In that way,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated that both the commemorative N100 banknote and the standard N100 banknote remain legal tender in Nigeria and must be accepted for all transactions nationwide. The apex bank clarified this in a statement issued by Hakama Sidi Ali, the CBN’s acting director of corporate communications, on Wednesday. CBN explained that the commemorative N100 banknote, introduced to mark Nigeria’s centenary, did not replace the existing standard N100 banknote. The clarification follows reports that businesses and other Nigerians are rejecting the standard N100 banknote due to doubts about its continued legal-tender status. “For the avoidance…

Health advocates have renewed calls on the Lagos State government to reinstate the suspended Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications (STOP Guidelines), saying the policy could provide doctors with clearer clinical guidance and help reduce preventable maternal deaths. The call was made by the Project Manager for Pamoja, Rumunse Obi, in an article titled “Dr Majek and the Ghost: Why Lagos Must Revisit the STOP Guidelines”, shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday. The article accompanies Dr Majek and the Ghost, a narrative public health project exploring how stigma, misinformation and delays in accessing reproductive healthcare contribute to…