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“Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared at the Nvidia GTC conference in March.Indeed, the idea of data centers in orbit has gone from science fiction to a serious spending category. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired xAI (also Musk’s) and is planning a constellation of space-based data centers. Google, not to be outdone, announced Project Suncatcher in partnership with Planet, planning to launch two satellites equipped with Google Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) AI chips by early 2027. Startup Starcloud has already filed a proposal with the Federal Communications Commission for an 88,000-satellite constellation for orbital…

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway in Mexico, Canada and the United States, African players are backing the continent’s representatives to challenge the rest of the world, inspired by Morocco’s historic achievement at the last edition in Qatar, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. With the tournament expanded to 48 teams, Africa will be represented by 10 countries — Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. Since the first edition of the global showpiece in 1930, no African nation has won the World Cup. Cameroon (1990), Senegal (2002) and Ghana (2010) all…

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The federal government on Thursday arraigned five men before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged plot to supply 15 AK-103 rifles and 1,434 rounds of live ammunition to a suspected Boko Haram member operating in Niger State, a hotspot in the Nigerian worsening insecurity in the country. The defendants are Yusuf Muhammad, also known as Bature; Goni Ibrahim Bindi, also known as Goni Mutuwa; Sani Tukur, also known as Danladi; Mubarak Ibrahim; and Musa Alhaji Adamu, also known as Gado Banufe. The firearms They face four charges of terrorism, unlawful possession of firearms and providing support to…

One of the co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, Mexico opened the tournament with a dramatic 2-0 win over South Africa on Wednesday night. The match was a repeat of the opening game of the 2010 edition, which ended 1-1. However, this time around, the Mexicans took control of the match from the blast of the referee’s whistle. And they were rewarded with the first goal within 10 minutes of play. Julián Quiñones opened the scoring in the 9th minute, and Raúl Jiménez doubled the lead in the 67th minute. The goals secured the victory for the co-hosts against a…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsJune 11, 2026 20:47 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets Disasi to leave Chelsea for good Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement with defender Axel Disasi over a permanent transfer this summer. Disasi has spent time on loan with the likes of Aston Villa and West Ham United recently. He was hugely impressive for the latter last season despite their relegation from the Premier League.The Hammers are unlikely to pursue a permanent deal for him, but there is said to be plenty of Premier League interest. A number of Serie A clubs…

Colombian pop star Shakira and Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, delivered a high-energy joint performance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, lighting up the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City ahead of the tournament’s opening match between hosts Mexico and South Africa. The ceremony took place at the renovated 80,000-capacity stadium, featuring fireworks, large-scale choreography and a giant World Cup trophy display as the global football spectacle officially kicked off across the United States, Mexico and Canada. FIFA World Cup Estadio Azteca venue. Photo credit: FIFA The expanded 48-team tournament will…

The fast-moving outbreak, which has also spread to neighbouring Uganda, is caused by the rare and deadly Bundibugyo species of the Ebola virus. WHO’s Health Emergency Alert and Response Operations Director, Dr Abdirahman Mahamud, told reporters in Geneva that as of 8 June in DRC, there have been 550 confirmed cases and 101 deaths.  “The good news [is], we have 19 cumulative recovered patients, so early identification and treatment save lives,” he said.Speaking from Bunia in Ituri Province, which accounts for 94 per cent of total cases in the country, Dr Mahamud explained that the rise in confirmed cases “is due to…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has approved 174 research grants valued at N7.5bn under the 2025 National Research Fund grant cycle as part of efforts to strengthen research and innovation in the tertiary institutions. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, announced the approval on Thursday, during a press conference in Abuja, saying the Federal Government was increasing support for research and development as a catalyst for economic transformation, job creation and national development. Echono said research remained critical to unlocking Nigeria’s vast human and natural resources and driving innovation across key sectors of the economy. “We believe strongly that…

TikTok says it removed more than four million videos and interrupted over 86,000 LIVE sessions in Nigeria in the fourth quarter of 2025 as part of efforts to strengthen safety and integrity on the platform. The social media platform disclosed this in its Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report released on Tuesday. It noted that it “removed 4.02 million videos in Nigeria for violating its Community Guidelines” during the period under review. It added that “99.9 per cent of the offending videos were detected and removed proactively before users reported them, while 98.4 per cent were taken down within 24…