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Microsoft just kicked off Build 2026 with a keynote from CEO Satya Nadella and other company leaders. As expected, it was filled with announcements, ranging from new Surface hardware to an always-on personal assistant and updates across Microsoft’s in-house AI models.If you didn’t watch the event live, you can catch up on all the latest news in the roundup below.Image: MicrosoftThe Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is geared toward developers who want to run local AI models on their device, serving as a substitute for Qualcomm’s canceled dev kit. It comes equipped with Nvidia’s new Arm-based Spark RTX chip and…
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig is claiming that the agency under former President Joe Biden “politically targeted” the co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini through enforcement actions.In a Tuesday CNBC interview, Selig said under his leadership, the CFTC was “trying to get back to a baseline” on enforcement, after what he claimed was politicization by the Biden administration. While the Selig acknowledged that he is a political appointee nominated by US President Donald Trump, he claimed that the recently reported staff cuts targeted people “engaging in lawfare.”“The Biden administration weaponized the federal agencies against the crypto industry…
Zendaya‘s mom, Claire Stoermer, hinted at her reaction to Euphoria‘s divisive series finale. “Lots of messages in my DM’s from people about last night’s episode,” Stoermer, 62, wrote via Instagram on Monday, June 1. “I’m gonna keep my thoughts to myself.” Stoermer, who shares Zendaya with ex Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, noted she had a multitude of feelings about the episode “Definitely made me sad….and other emotions as well,” she added. “But just gonna leave it right there……” Sunday’s episode showed Zendaya’s character Rue dying from an accidental overdose after being provided painkillers that were laced with fentanyl. After Rue’s death,…
Lawyers in Enugu North District, Enugu State, protested on Tuesday the refusal of judges across the zone to hold physical proceedings, years after they had resorted to virtual proceedings. The lawyers, in a video clip circulating on Facebook, lamented that the judges’ refusal to revert to physical proceedings had affected the effective dispensation of justice. They threatened to boycott further virtual court proceedings unless urgent reforms were carried out in the zone and judges resumed physical proceedings. The lawyers, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, were drawn from five judicial divisions in Nsukka Zone which are Nsukka, Obollo-Afor, Enugu-Ezike, Ogbede and Umulokpa. Our…
He gave the world eyes that never close. And we, who live in an age of too much seeing and not always enough understanding, are his complicated, grateful, unruly heirs. As we contend with the information revolution he seeded, navigating fake news and algorithmic noise, fighting for truth in a landscape that Turner’s model helped fracture, even as it helped illuminate, it is worth pausing to acknowledge the man at the point of origin. Not to venerate uncritically, but to understand generously. There is a kind of visionary that every generation produces in embarrassingly small numbers. A man or woman…
Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has said that all hands must be put on the deck to address the growing rate of insecurity in the country. Obasa who spoke on Tuesday, tasked all stakeholders to find lasting solutions that will bring peace and security across various communities in the country. He made the call while addressing teachers who protested against the recent abduction of 39 students and seven teachers in Oyo State. The protesters were led by the Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, in the state, Comrade Hassan Akintoye. Teachers in Oyo State had staged…
Some aspirants of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kano have rejected the outcome of the party’s state and legislative primary elections, alleging irregularities and calling for an investigation. Speaking at a press conference in Kano, the group’s spokesperson, Hon. Wada Masu, said the primaries, allegedly held on May 21, 2026, lacked credibility and transparency. “We are deeply dissatisfied with the conduct of the purported primary elections,” Masu said, arguing that the process raised “serious questions” about its legitimacy and compliance with party rules. “It is difficult to understand how primary elections could have been conducted while aspirants were still…
The Police in Ogun State on Tuesday debunked reports that bandits attacked some schools and communities within the Ota and Ifo axis of the state. The Command, in a statement by its spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, stated that the entire state remains safe, calm, and secure. DAILY POST reports that a social media post circulating through WhatsApp groups at midday claimed that armed men had been sighted close to several schools in the Ota axis. This forced parents to abandon their work and businesses, rushing to various schools to pick up their children and causing heavy traffic and confusion along Idiroko Road,…
With World Cup mania at an all-time high, the African nations are gearing up to celebrate their national teams, which is one they are turning to credible resources and sportsbook reviewers like Bettingtop10 NG for all the inside news, injuries and rosters. However, one African powerhouse, Nigeria, will not be present for the 2026 World Cup. The Super Eagles are one of Africa’s more successful footballing nations, but won’t be making the trip to North America. This marks the second straight World Cup that the Super Eagles won’t qualify for. However, as a token of sportsmanship, the Super Eagles will…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to urgently declare a state of emergency on insecurity to protect the lives and property of citizens. The President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during the presentation of a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s National Church Denominational Leaders Summit 2026. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the summit, themed “The State of the Nation and the Way Forward,” brought together top church leaders, bloc leaders and delegates to prayerfully review the country’s challenges. Okoh clarified that the call…
