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Daily Trust

2027: Islamic Cleric cautions against Same Faith Ticket

A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has urged political parties in Kaduna State to avoid presenting same-faith governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the 2027 general elections. Speaking with journalists in…

Daily Trust

Xbox is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming

Engadget

Xbox is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming

Microsoft is borrowing from the GeForce Now playbook with an ad-supported cloud streaming test.

Engadget

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

Ars Technica

Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle

On Thursday, Google became the third tech giant slapped with massive Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines, ordered to pay more than $1 billion for two serious violations that the European Commission (EC) found went unchecked for way too long…

Ars Technica

ZDNet

I've used Linux for 30 years, and this free security suite does it all - almost perfectly

Linux may be the most secure OS available, but it can always use extra security. BastionGuard 2 promises some serious security.

ZDNet

LG's latest OLED TVs will have a 'Creator Original' mode that works with Prime Video

TechRadar

LG's latest OLED TVs will have a 'Creator Original' mode that works with Prime Video

Filmmaker mode in reverse: Creator Original embraces your TV's processing power Initially limited to 2026 C6, G6 and W6 OLED TVs Rolling out by the end of July 2026 LG Electronics has partnered with Prime Video to launch a new picture mode…

TechRadar

Amazon puts Luna cloud-streamed games like Fallout 4 inside Prime Video

The Verge

Amazon puts Luna cloud-streamed games like Fallout 4 inside Prime Video

The new strategy that Amazon gaming exec Jeff Gattis talked to The Verge about last month is getting clearer now that Prime Video has added a new Games tab on Fire TV devices. With Prime Gaming, Amazon Game Studios, and Luna now combined…

The Verge

Mozambique: Police Officers Injured Following Clashes With Local Residents in Larde

[AIM] Maputo -- At least four people were injured on Wednesday following clashes between police officers and local residents, in Topuito region, Larde district, northern Mozambican province of Nampula.

Nvidia rival Etched doubles its value to $10.3B in seven months

Nvidia rival Etched doubles its value to $10.3B in seven months

Etched has a simple pitch. Nvidia builds chips that do everything. Etched builds chips that do one thing, inference, and claims to do it far better. On Thursday the bet got a lot more money behind it. The startup raised $300 million in a…

Fibre optic cables – the gathering digital storm

Portugal Resident

Fibre optic cables – the gathering digital storm

The final beneficial owner of the Nuvem fibre optic cable system is Google LLC, but the segment which runs through the Portuguese EEZ is registered in the name of Sailfish The post Fibre optic cables – the gathering digital storm appeared…

Portugal Resident

Nigeria: Court Refuses to Hear Miyetti Allah Leader's Application to Vary N2bn Bail Conditions

[Premium Times] The court granted the Miyetti Allah leader bail on Monday, ordering him to present one surety with a three-year tax clearance evidence and another owning a land worth N2 billion in Abuja.

EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search

The Hindu

EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and search

It was the latest major crackdown on Big Tech by Brussels, which has led the world in reining in some of the world's largest companies from Silicon Valley to Beijing

The Hindu

Drone makers race to build navigation that survives warzone jamming

Drone makers race to build navigation that survives warzone jamming

GPS spoofing and jamming have become standard countermeasures on the battlefield in Ukraine, separating drones from their operators and rendering some guided munitions useless. US-made Excalibur artillery shells fell out of favour after…