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More ships avoiding Red Sea gateway after fresh Houthi threats, data shows

Ship broker says Yemeni rebels' announced blockade on Saudi ports 'has begun to have an overall effect on tanker activity,' further straining regional shipping amid Hormuz conflict The post More ships avoiding Red Sea gateway after fresh…

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How the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 phones compare

How the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 phones compare

Samsung's latest round of folding Galaxy Z phones and updated smartwatches were announced at its July 2026 Unpacked event and set to launch on August 7th. The Galaxy Z Flip 8, Fold 8, and Fold 8 Ultra don't seem geared toward people who…

Preorders for Samsung’s new Z Fold and Flip 8 come with up to $350 in gift cards

Preorders for Samsung’s new Z Fold and Flip 8 come with up to $350 in gift cards

Samsung's newest foldables are here. At Galaxy Unpacked, the company announced the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra. All three devices will be available on August 7th, but you can preorder them now starting at…

Insecurity: Reps push national drone policy, seek support for local manufacturers

Nigeria’s House of Representatives urges the Federal Government to adopt a national drone policy and support local manufacturers to combat insecurity and b Read More…

Revolut hits $115 billion valuation as it becomes the first global fintech with an Australian banking licence

Revolut hits $115 billion valuation as it becomes the first global fintech with an Australian banking licence

Revolut confirmed on Tuesday that a secondary share sale has valued the digital bank at $115 billion, a 53 percent jump from the $75 billion it reached in November 2025. The sale priced shares at $2,017 each, according to Bloomberg. The…

Proton VPN's anti-censorship Stealth protocol finally lands on Linux

Proton VPN's anti-censorship Stealth protocol finally lands on Linux

Proton VPN's Stealth protocol is now available in beta for Linux GUI users The obfuscation feature disguises VPN traffic to better evade censorship It is currently supported on Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora distros In a major win for…

Scammers want your launch day money: this tool stops you falling foul of fake Samsung Galaxy Unpacked pre-orders

Scammers want your launch day money: this tool stops you falling foul of fake Samsung Galaxy Unpacked pre-orders

Beware of low-price or early stock Samsung Galaxy pre-orders after the July 22 Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event. They might be too good to be true. Scammers will be praying on those looking for stocks of the just-announced Flip 8 and Fold 8…

Mykhailo Drapatyi: Ukrainians hope new commander will end army’s ‘Soviet culture’

Mykhailo Drapatyi: Ukrainians hope new commander will end army’s ‘Soviet culture’

Drapatyi has long been a critic of the military’s command culture, but experts warn change could take time Through a haze of smoke, a lone Ukrainian armoured vehicle suddenly bursts into view. The BMP-2 accelerates towards a barricade of…

France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave

France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during June heatwave

Figures come as large parts of southern Europe endure another record-breaking period of extreme temperatures France recorded more than 5,700 excess deaths during its June heatwave, authorities have said, as swathes of southern Europe…

Peller, Jarvis share pre-wedding photos ahead of August 1 event

Nigerian content creators Peller and Jarvis share stunning pre-wedding photos on Instagram, building anticipation for their August 1 wedding. See the beaut Read More…

OpenAI adds two banking CEOs to its board as an IPO looms

OpenAI adds two banking CEOs to its board as an IPO looms

The ChatGPT maker has put two banking chiefs on both its nonprofit and for-profit boards: Nubank’s David Vélez and BNY’s Robin Vince. It is the kind of Wall Street ballast a company assembles when it is getting ready to face public…

Surround sound speaker channel numbers explained: Bigger isn't always better

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