As soon as Greg McDonald Jr. saw his parents, he knew he was in trouble. His father stood waiting for him with his arms folded and his brow furrowed. Beside him was Greg’s mother, her eyes red and puffy. “Quick, pretend you’re interested in me,” Greg Jr. told his friend Betsy as he steered the…
In the race to build out AI infrastructure, Meta met an unlikely roadblock in one case: bees. A rare species of the insect threw a wrench in the company’s plans for an AI data center, the Financial Times reported Monday. Meta had been in talks with a nuclear power plant operator for a US data center to support the…
As the 2024 US presidential election is set to happen today, the potential outcomes of either a Donald Trump or Kamala Harris victory carry significant implications for Nigeria, particularly in areas such as trade, foreign investment, immigration, and international relations. Both candidates represent contrasting policies that could reshape Nigeria’s economic landscape and its relationship with…
In a heated exchange, Elon Musk has taken aim at celebrities Jennifer Lopez and Cardi B for their public support of Vice President Kamala Harris. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, known for his outspoken political views, labelled the stars as “puppets” for the Harris campaign, sparking a wave of reactions on social media. Musk’s comments…
As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are presenting starkly different visions for the future of America, particularly regarding economic policies. With rising inflation and economic dissatisfaction dominating public discourse, both candidates are vying for voter support by promising significant changes to address these pressing issues. Kamala Harris’s Economic…
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general elections held on October 30, 2024, bringing an end to the Botswana Democratic Party‘s (BDP) nearly six-decade rule. This monumental change comes as the opposition coalition, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), emerged victorious, securing a significant number of parliamentary seats and signalling a new era…
With nearly 60 million ballots already cast, everyone interested in the presidential election is trying to figure out where the race stands. Despite so many votes having been cast, it is hard to know what it means. Many more people have yet to vote, and exactly how many there will be or how they will…
Former President Barack Obama has opened up about some of the “somewhat inappropriate” attention he received from women while commander in chief and also what kept him on a “straight and narrow path” throughout it. In an interview on released Tuesday, Obama, 63, acknowledged his stardom but insisted that he “was not tripping” from his admirers, to the…
In an unforeseen interference to the Spanish football calendar, Real Madrid‘s upcoming La Liga match against Valencia, scheduled for this weekend, has been postponed due to catastrophic flooding that has swept through eastern Spain. The decision was made by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), which cited the severe impact of the floods that have claimed…
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will be the next president of the United States and beat Republican rival Donald Trump on Election Day, or so historian and election forecaster Allan Lichtman still predicts. Known for correctly predicting the results of the last nine out of 10 presidential elections, Lichtman said on his YouTube channel Tuesday night that his prediction has not changed, despite Democratic…
