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Last year I deepfaked my kid’s stuffed animal to make it look like his plush deer was on vacation.It was an experiment to see if I could re-create the events depicted in a Gemini ad Google was running, and I never showed the videos of Buddy the deer on his adventures to my four-year-old. But it was a revealing exercise that made me think a lot about the difference between some harmless fun with generative AI and full-on slop. Maybe that Venn diagram is a perfect circle! Maybe not. But what I know for sure is that the tools to…
The European Central Bank warned EU finance ministers on Friday that proposals to expand euro stablecoin issuance could weaken bank lending and complicate monetary policy, according to three sources cited by Reuters.The pushback came in response to a policy paper prepared by Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, whose authors presented their proposals at the two-day informal meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Nicosia, Cyprus. The paper called for easing liquidity requirements for stablecoin issuers and potentially granting them access to ECB funding, arguing that these measures were necessary if the euro stablecoin market was to compete with dollar-backed…
Fire Country has experienced cast — and showrunner — departures amid budget cuts, so which cast members are and aren’t returning for season 5? The CBS series, which premiered in 2022, introduced Us to the town of Edgewater after inmate Bode (Max Thieriot) returned home and began volunteering for the California Conservation Camp Program. By season 2, a backdoor pilot set up the world of Sheriff Country, which is centered around Sharon’s (Diane Farr) estranged sister, Mickey (Morenna Baccarin), as she solves crimes in town. Fire Country later went through shocking shakeups when budget cuts led to Billy Burke and…
The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently sign the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025 into law. The foundation, in a statement issued on Saturday to celebrate the 2026 World Biodiversity Day, warned that Nigeria’s biodiversity was facing unprecedented threats. In the statement, the Director-General of the foundation, Joseph Onoja, said the proposed Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025, was imperative and critical to strengthening Nigeria’s legal framework against wildlife crimes. According to him, the bill would provide stronger legal backing to prosecute offenders, regulate wildlife trade and deter exploitation of threatened…
Airtel Africa Plc has announced a change in its registered office address in London, calling on stakeholders to take note of the change and update their records accordingly. The company announced the change in a statement posted on NGX Group and signed by its secretary, Simon O’Hara, on Friday. According to the telecommunications giant, which operates in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, it has abandoned its registered office address at 53-54 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3HU, United Kingdom. The company said its new registered address in London is at 15 Davies Street, London, W1K 3DE, United Kingdom. “Airtel Africa announces…
Super Eagles defender Ola Aina, could make his long awaited return for Nottingham Forest after head coach Vitor Pereira confirmed the Super Eagles defender has resumed training ahead of the club’s final Premier League fixture against AFC Bournemouth. The Nigerian international has been sidelined since 30 April after sustaining an injury during Forest’s narrow 1-0 victory over Aston Villa in the UEFA Europa League semi-final. Aina lasted only 75 minutes in that encounter before limping off with a knock, and the versatile full back has not featured for Forest since then. His absence was badly felt almost immediately. Without one…
The Department of State Services, (DSS), has released a young man, Mr Ya’u Mohammed, from Gashua town, Bade LGA of Yobe State who was wrongfully detained.Special Adviser on Security Matters to Yobe State Governor, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), disclosed the development during a visit to the DSS Yobe State Command Headquarters in Damaturu, where the young man was formally handed over to him by the Service before being reunited with his family. General Abdulsalam explained that he visited the Command to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the detention and subsequent release of the young man. “Further reviews and findings by…
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, retired Commodore Yilchini Jan Bida, has rejected the outcome of the party’s governorship primary election, describing the exercise as unfair while calling for full investigation.Bida made his position known in a statement issued in Jos on Saturday after what he described as wide consultations with members of his campaign team, legal advisers, agents, and stakeholders across the 17 local government areas of the state. He said he completely rejected the outcome of the election and the process that produced it. “I state clearly and unequivocally that I reject…
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Friday rescued four victims, apprehended six suspects and recovered cash and operational items in separate security operations in Imo, Cross River and Enugu states. This is contained in an operational update from 82 Division/Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria Abuja on Saturday. The report said that the operations were conducted between Friday and Saturday following credible intelligence on kidnapping and criminal activities. In Imo, troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Izombe, in conjunction with local security outfit, rescued three kidnapped victims along the Oguta–Owerri road in Oguta Local Government…
Thirteen players are currently in the Super Eagles camp in London ahead of the 2026 Unity Cup, DAILY POST reports. Head coach Éric Chelle led eight local players, and backroom staff to London for the invitational tournament on Friday. Wrexham goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo, Tochukwu Nnadi and Philip Otele are among the foreign-based professionals who have checked in, according to SCORENigeria. The remaining 14 players are expected in camp latest Saturday night. The Super Eagles will hold their first training session ahead of the semi-final fixture against Zimbabwe tonight. They will face the Warriors at the Valley next week Tuesday.
