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An autonomous vehicle drives down a lonely stretch of highway. Suddenly, a massive tornado appears in the distance. What does the driverless vehicle do next?This is just one of the scenarios that Waymo can simulate in the “hyper realistic” virtual world that it has just created with help from Google’s DeepMind. Waymo’s World Model is built using Genie 3, Google’s new AI world model that can generate virtual interactive spaces with text or images as prompts. But Genie 3 isn’t just for creating bad knockoffs of Nintendo games; it can also build photorealistic and interactive 3D environments “adapted for the…

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounding is now “highly probable” as BTC price action sets another bearish record.Key points:Bitcoin has never traded so far below its 200-day moving average, data shows.BTC price action is due “mean reversion” as a result.Analysis describes a “macro-driven” Bitcoin bear market now in progress.Bitcoin sees one of its fastest price drawdownsNew analysis from Martin Leinweber, director of digital asset research and strategy at European index provider MarketVector Indexes, says that Bitcoin’s long-term investment thesis is “intact.”BTC price action has never strayed so far from its 200-day simple moving average (SMA) — and Leinweber thinks that the dip below…

Detective Ember Manning (Jenna Coleman) has a lot on her plate. A recent widow, she has to investigate a mysterious fire in a scenic small town that seems to exist only in British crime shows. Yet this seemingly simple case of arson leads her to another case involving the abduction of a young girl years ago, and the two seemingly unrelated crimes have a personal connection that will change Ember forever. The Jetty doesn’t offer anything new to the genre, but what it does, it does well. The central mystery is genuinely compelling, and with only four episodes, the show…

A police investigation report has indicted the Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over allegations that she told a United States-based activist that Senate President Godswill Akpabio was involved in the murder of late Iniobong Umoren and the harvesting of her organs. The report, dated 3 February 2026 and signed by the Commissioner of Police, Police Monitoring Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Akin Fakorede, was addressed to the President of The Unique Family Foundation, Sandra Duru who had petitioned the Inspector-General of Police in April 2025. According to the police, Ms Duru alleged that Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, contacted her on…

This weekend, the Emir of Machina, Alhaji Dr Bashir Albishir Bukar Machinama turbaned Dr. Kole Shettima as the Zanna Yuroma of the Emirate. This exalted position is only given to people with sufficient depth, maturity, sincerity and tact to talk truth to power. The onerous duty of the new Yuroma therefore includes warning the Emir if he engages on the wrong path. Dr. Shettima clearly has the qualifications to play such an important and delicate role and I wish him success in executing his role to the glory of Machina, Yobe and Nigeria. The turbanning was the crowning event in…

The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed claims circulating on social media alleging that its officers were arresting and extorting dispatch riders operating along the newly constructed coastal road in Lagos. The clarification followed a viral post by an online platform which alleged that police officers were arresting riders, seizing their motorcycles and demanding sums as high as ₦200,000. The post further claimed that a Police Public Relations Officer questioned who authorised the road for motorcycle use. Reacting to the report, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, through a statement shared by the Command’s spokesperson, SP…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reconstituted the leadership of its 2026 National Convention Central Coordination Committee, appointing former Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as the new chairman. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, who was initially named chairman of the committee, has been reassigned to serve as treasurer. In addition, the APC expanded the committee’s membership from 73 to 90 members to accommodate more party stakeholders. Newly added members include Senator Barry Mpigi and several other prominent APC chieftains. According to the party, the adjustments form part of the revised 2026 APC National Convention Central Coordination Committee and…

Three individuals have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, over an alleged cyber blackmail and extortion plot in which a victim was threatened with the release of her nude photographs unless she paid N10 million. The suspects, two men and a woman, were arrested following a petition filed by the victim, who reported persistent threats and monetary demands from unknown persons, according to a statement issued on Friday by the PSFU spokesperson, DSP Ovie Ewhubare. Ewhubare said the victim had received repeated phone calls warning that her private images would be made public if…

Arsenal’s manager, Mikel Arteta, has given updates about his team’s injuries ahead of their Premier League match against Sunderland this weekend. The Gunners could create a nine-point lead at the top of the log before Manchester City play against Liverpool. Arteta will be without Bukayo Saka for the game against Sunderland because of a hip injury. Saka missed matches against Leeds and Chelsea due to the proble,. “His hip is improving a lot. Hopefully, he’ll be ready soon,” Arteta said. Arteta also gave updates on captain Martin Odegaard and defender Jurrien Timber. “Martin is getting better and will be back…

The All Progressives Congress has replaced Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, with former Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, as Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee ahead of the party’s March 27 and 28, 2026 convention. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Secretary of the APC, Surajudeen Basiru, and posted on the party’s official X page on Friday. “In further consultation with the leadership and national stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Central Coordination Committee for the 2020 National Convention has been reconstituted. “Sub-committees of the Central Coordination Committee will be constituted…