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TechCrunch Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag

When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting...

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Vanguard Judicial Reform: Body of Benchers cracks down on charge-and-bail lawyers

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Body of Benchers (BoB), the apex regulatory body for the legal profession, has vowed to wield the big st...

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Vanguard UNIBEN makes Edo Polytechnic Acting Rector an Associate Professor

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Acting Rector of Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, Dr. Nosakhare Liberty Arodoye, has been promoted t...

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Vanguard Meet Oghenetega Ighedo, first black woman to earn pure mathematics PhD at UNISA

Professor Oghenetega Ighedo has become the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in Pure Mathematics from University of South Afri...

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TechCrunch Zuckerberg says Meta’s enterprise AI opportunity extends beyond agents

On the company’s second-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Meta sees a “large enterprise opportunity” spann...

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TechCrunch Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, pre...

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TechCrunch Thinking Machines co-founder Lilian Weng left the company citing health reasons, then joined OpenAI

Weng previously served as the VP of AI Safety Research at OpenAI.

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TechCrunch Winamp aims for a comeback with a new music player powered by Deezer

Winamp is preparing to relaunch with a Deezer-powered premium music service, betting its nostalgic brand and a new all-in-one musi...

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TechCrunch The Hugging Face break-in explained

Another way to think about the whole thing is to picture a bear at a campsite. (Really, we are going there.)

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Premium Times Local govt workers in Cross River protest 11 months’ unpaid salaries

Newly employed local government workers in Cross River protested 11 months of unpaid salaries, alleging severe hardship and deaths...

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Premium Times ASUU strike stalls examination in Nigerian university

The industrial action has left academic activities at a standstill, with students uncertain over when examinations will be resched...

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Premium Times Court reduces Miyetti Allah leader’s N2 billlion bail bond in money laundering trial

The Miyeti Allah leader was initially ordered to produce one surety with evidence of three years' tax clearance in Abuja and secon...

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Premium Times Maduka University earns 100% full NUC accreditation

Achieving Full Accreditation in all seven programmes assessed demonstrates that the University meets the National Universities Com...

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Premium Times Nigeria seeks stronger domestic funding to sustain HIV response

However, she warned that changing global economic realities and declining development assistance require the country to rethink ho...

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Premium Times SSS re-arraigns two jailed Ansaru leaders, three life-sentence terrorism convicts linked to Oyo school abduction

The arraignemnt of the five convicts on terrorism charges came after the SSS expressed dissatisfaction with the life sentences ear...

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Premium Times Language Saga: Peter Psquare apologises, calls out twin brother, Rudeboy

Mr P came under fire on social media after he posted on his X page on Monday that he was considering buying a house in Paris, beca...

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Premium Times Fake Agency Scandal: Group dismisses Reps probe, demands Gbajabiamila’s suspension

The group says no credible investigation can be conducted while Mr Gbajabiamila remains in office. The post Fake Agency Scandal: G...

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Premium Times PFIPC Probe: Reps panel declares appointment letter of agency’s DG fake, HOS testifies

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, has acknowledged that her office relied on documents later foun...

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Premium Times Glasgow 2026: Goodness Nwachukwu wins Nigeria’s seventh gold with world record throw

The latest feat adds another golden chapter to Team Nigeria's impressive campaign, which has already produced several record-break...

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Premium Times NBA condemns non-payment of Oyo judges’ rent allowances

The state's chief judge wrote to Governor Seyi Makinde requesting the payment of the outstanding judges' allowances. The post NBA...

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Vanguard What Nigeria, other African countries should do before export – Okonjo-Iweala

The Director–General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has strongly advised Nigeria and other African coun...

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Vanguard Idi Amin’s grandson disqualified from Commonwealth boxing bout

The grandson of former Ugandan president Idi Amin saw his bid for Commonwealth boxing gold end in disgrace as Aziz Abdul was disqu...

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Vanguard Trump says US to hit Iran hard

US President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked US bases in Jordan on Wednesday, as the Middle East war...

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Vanguard Couple taken into custody after remains of five babies found in home

A French couple has been taken into custody as part of a probe opened after the remains of five infants were found in their home i...

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