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After announcing tests of premium subscriptions for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp earlier this year, TechCrunch and Bloomberg report that Meta is launching a global rollout over the next few weeks and is also starting to test subscriptions for Meta AI. With the new offerings, Meta joins many other tech companies in changing up its subscription plans to bring in new revenues following substantial AI investments — Google, for example, recently lowered the price of its most expensive subscription and threw in YouTube Premium.Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus will cost $3.99 per month, while WhatsApp Plus will cost $2.99 per month. Instagram…

Monthly payment volume on crypto-linked debit and credit cards is up about 230% over last year, amid a proliferation of crypto-related payment products.Cumulative volume on crypto-linked payment cards reached $7.8 billion this month, according to The Kobeissi Letter, a market research publication.Payments giant Visa is capturing about 90% of crypto card transactions through partnerships with onchain native companies like Jupiter Global, analysts at The Kobeissi Letter said. Cumulative crypto card volume between 2023 and 2026. Source: The Kobeissi LetterJupiter Global is the payments project launched by the team behind the Jupiter decentralized crypto exchange on the Solana network. The Kobeissi…

The extended Summer House reunion had some side comments that were cut from cable and allowed Bravo fans to feel the full weight of Ciara Miller’s emotions without any censoring. Yes, there was more face-to-face discussion between Ciara, Amanda Batula, West Wilson and Kyle Cooke about the scandal in the “Extended & Uncensored” version of the reunion, which is available to stream via Peacock. But other members of the cast were front and center as well. Host Andy Cohen discussed newbies Levi Sebree and Bailey Taylor’s first night as cast members at length. Levi said she didn’t think the Summer…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after defeating former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and businessman Mohammed Hayatu-Deen in the party’s primary election. The returning officer, Tunde Ogbeha, declared Atiku as the winner after the final collation of the results from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. He said Mr Abubakar emerged after polling a total of 1,846,370 to defeat Mr Amaechi, who came second with 504,117 votes, and Mr Hayatu-Deen, who secured 177,120 votes. The primary election was conducted through direct voting across the country on Monday.…

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced plans to commence the payment of rural allowances to doctors posted to rural communities in the state. He noted that the allowances would be tied to monthly performance and attendance audits. Governor Eno disclosed this during the commissioning of a Primary Health Centre operational base in Oron Local Government Area on Tuesday. He also disclosed that the Ibom International Hospital would be officially flagged off in June, describing the facility as one of the best healthcare institutions in the country. “Plans are underway to commence the payment of rural allowances to doctors…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ayekooto Akindele, has said the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s vehicle to truncate the southern presidency. Ayekooto was reacting to remarks by the Obidient Movement that Peter Obi made a wise decision in decamping from ADC to the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC. He explained that Atiku tried to use the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to get power to return to the North but failed. Posting on his Facebook page, Ayekooto wrote: “ObiDENTs say Obi is a wise politician by not contesting in the ADC Primary but instead…

Jamaica will face Nigeria in the final of the 2026 Unity Cup following their 2-0 victory over India at the Valley on Wednesday night. Courtney Clarke gave Jamaica the lead after the eight minute. The Reggae Boys got their second of the game  through Kaheim Dixon 10 minutes from time. Jamaica and Nigeria will meet in the final for the second consecutive edition after contesting last year’s title decider. The Super Eagles won 5-4 on penalties after both teams settled for a 2-2 draw in regulation time. The final will hold at the Valley, London on Saturday.

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU ABUBAKAR ON HIS NOMINATION AS ADC PRESIDENTIAL FLAGBEARER FOR THE 2027 GENERAL ELECTION The Chairman of our great party, Senator David Mark, and members of the National Working Committee of ADC, members of the Presidential Election Committee, your Excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen. I wish to express my profound appreciation for the privilege, which you have bestowed on me, of leading our great party, the African Democratic Congress, into the next elections as its Presidential Candidate. I am truly humbled and excited by this singular honour. We demonstrated that while democracy is being…

Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets related to Search-related trends in 2025, as reported earlier by ABC News. In their now-unsealed complaint, prosecutors allege that Michele Spagnuolo “knew the outcome of these wagers before the trading public did because he had accessed Google’s confidential, commercially valuable internal data.” Spagnuolo was arrested in New York on Wednesday but released on a $2.25 million bond, ABC News reports. He is charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.Spagnuolo made bets on Polymarket under the username AlphaRacoon, with his successful search-related…

Bitcoin (BTC) miner inflows to Binance crossed 20,000 BTC for only the second time this year, placing fresh pressure on Bitcoin’s daily uptrend near the $75,000 support zone. Will BTC defend its higher-timeframe bullish structure, or is the market on the verge of a broader bearish trend shift? BTC miner supply meets weaker demandCrypto analyst Amr Taha said miners transferred roughly 21,000 BTC to Binance on May 18, close to the 23,150 BTC sent on Feb. 5. Large miner deposits are often tied to potential selling activity as miners move BTC to exchanges to cover operating costs.BTC miners to exchange flow…