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For a long time, tech companies have pitched pet cameras as a way to find out what your furball is up to when you’re not home. Vex, a new robot companion launched at CES this week, takes that a step further: it follows your pet around, filming as it goes, and uses AI smarts to stitch together a video from the footage.Vex is a small white sphere that comes with cute, stubby limbs, ears, and accessories in a range of colors. It’s compact enough to hold in one hand, so will almost certainly be smaller than whatever pet you want…

Despite Bitcoin’s rising institutional adoption in 2025, its environmental impact is still being misunderstood and misinterpreted by many, according to ESG expert Daniel Batten. In an X thread on Saturday, Batten said there are nine common criticisms of Bitcoin mining’s energy use that can be debunked by real-world data.“Every nascent disruptive technology is accompanied by claims that are based on lack of understanding, lack of data, and a fear of something unknown,” said Batten.In November, the Dow Jones lambasted Harvard University for investing some of its endowment in BTC, labelling it as a “fake currency and money-laundering tool that is also…

Fox’s remake of Doc Martin, Best Medicine, is set in Port Wenn — but is the town a real place? Best Medicine, which has a special premiere on Sunday, January 4, follows a doctor who “moves from the city of Boston, Massachusetts to a small practice in the East Coast fishing village where he vacationed as a child,” according to the official synopsis. Josh Charles plays Dr. Martin Best while Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra, Cree, Annie Potts, Didi Conn, Clea Lewis, Stephen Spinella, Jason Veasey, Cindy De La Cru, John DiMaggio, Carter Shimp and dog cast member Wattson make up…

Tanimu Yakubu, the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, says President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, otherwise known as ‘Tinubunomics’, were never intended to deliver “instant abundance.” Mr Yakubu stated this in a statement titled ‘Tinubunomics and the Arithmetic of Illusion’, issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said much of the criticism against the reforms was built on what he described as misleading arithmetic rather than sound economic analysis. “A striking feature of Nigeria’s current economic debate is the enthusiasm with which huge numbers are circulated — and the casualness with which they are assembled. “This is not an…

Nigerians, like the rest of humanity, embraced the New Year, 2026, with the usual exhilaration. Midnight fireworks were on display and ‘Happy New Year’ felicitations to relations and friends went viral. In churches, prayers were offered to God for guiding the living to the new dawn. Indeed, the dawning of the new year was a moment of hope for a better future, against the backdrop of lingering harsh socio-economic and security conditions. But despair is not an option. Yes, high costs of living and inflation that keeps shrinking incomes would likely continue to strut the economic landscape. Turning the tide…

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has officially released the schedule for the Direct Short Service Commission, DSSC, 34 enlistment interviews for candidates who successfully made the shortlist. The announcement, made on Sunday via the Air Force’s official X account, signals the next stage of the recruitment process for applicants seeking commission through the DSSC 34/2025 intake. According to the statement, the list of shortlisted candidates has been published on the NAF recruitment portal at nafrecruitment.airforce.mil.ng, and those selected are invited to participate in the selection and enlistment interviews. The interviews are set to take place at the Nigerian Air Force…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Saturday, received 5,000 members in Abia State, barely one week after the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi joined the party. The 2023 governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Bishop Emeka Nwankpa on Sunday, led the mass defection in his country home, Umuaku, Ntigha, Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State. The supporters, who followed him into the ADC, while speaking at the event, said they left their former political parties and structures, including the South East Mandate for Good Governance, before decamping to the ADC, together with their leader.…

Bandits have attacked Unguwar Daudu community in Dukke ward, Funtua local government area of Katsina State, injuring two residents and abducting at least 20 others. The development was disclosed on Monday by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist who reports on insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. According to the report, the incident occurred on Sunday night. Bakatsine said the attack comes despite multiple peace deals brokered by local authorities, questioning the real value of the peace deal in Katsina State. He wrote: “ALERT: Last night, bandits attacked Unguwar Daudu community in Dukke ward, Funtua LGA of Katsina State, injuring two residents…

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has reminded the club the two bad transfer decisions they made in recent times as their bad run of play continues with a 1-1 draw against Leeds United over the weekend. Manager, Ruben Amorim hailed Matheus Cunha after his goal leveled the game following Brenden Aaronson’s first goal at Elland Road. United have now won only one of their last seven matches, moving three points away from the Champions League spots and falling 17 points behind the Premier League leaders, Arsenal. Benjamin Sesko, who joined the club for £74 million in the summer, played…

A total of 32 Cuban nationals were killed during the US attack on Caracas that culminated in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, the government in Havana said Sunday. “As a result of the criminal attack carried out by the government of the United States” against Venezuela, “32 Cubans lost their lives in combat operations,” the Cuban government said in a statement read on national television. The deceased were members of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces or the Ministry of the Interior who were carrying out missions “at the request of counterpart agencies,” Cuban officials said. In a stunning US…