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Covid inquiry chair defends Ā£200m cost and four-year process on final day
Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
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Sub-6% Mortgage Rates Vanish as Iran War Sparks Inflation Fears
US homebuyers had to act fast last week to nab the first sub-6% mortgage rates in more than three years. Now theyāre up, and the new conflict in the Middle East threatens to nudge them higher.
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Roblox is censoring chats with AI
Roblox is using AI to alter the content of chat messages on its platform in real time using a new feature rolling out today. Real-time chat rephrasing goes beyond the current filtering for banned language, which replaces certain words and phrases with "#" symbols. Now, Roblox says those words and phrases can be "translated into more respectful language that remains closer to the user's original intent." For instance, if a user posts "Hurry TF up!" in chat, Roblox's AI will alter the message to say "Hurry up!" instead. Whenever this happens, Roblox says "everyone in the chat is notified that the text has been rephrased to keep things civil. ā¦ Read the full story at The Verge.
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Regional Security Gets Boost As SEDC Pushes $200bn Development Plan
The South East Development Commission (SEDC) has unveiled ambitious plans to expand the South-East economy from about $40 billion to $200 billion within the next ten years, as part ofā¦
Independent Nigeriaā¢3/5/2026
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Makoko Demolition: Lagos Assembly Concludes Investigations
The Lagos State House of Assembly ad-hoc committee set up by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has concluded its investigation into the demolition of structures in the Makoko, Sogunro and Oko-Agbonā¦
Independent Nigeriaā¢3/5/2026
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Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology
The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.
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Presenting FedLock, A New Way to Measure Fedspeak With LLMs
Check it out.
Bloombergā¢3/5/2026
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Metaās AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya
Meta's AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an investigation by the Swedish outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Gƶteborgs-Posten. The report, which was published last week, claims Meta contractors in Kenya have seen videos captured with the smart glasses that show "bathroom visits, sex and other intimate moments." So far, at least one proposed class action lawsuit accusing Meta of violating false advertising and privacy laws has emerged in response to Svenska Dagbladet's reporting, citing the company's claim that its smart glasses are designed for privacy: By affirmativel ā¦ Read the full story at The Verge.
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Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again)
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. I still remember the first time I tried the kids edutainment system Osmo back in 2014: I was sitting in front of an iPad, placed vertically on a white iPad stand, that showed me pieces of a tangram puzzle, its squares and triangles arranged to make a shape. In front of the iPad were matching wood puzzle pieces strewn across the table. I went to work to re-create the shape in question with those wood pieces. When I had managed to do so, the iPad played an animation and a sound, ā¦ Read the full story at The Verge.
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āOpposition canāt dispute these achievementsā ā Ministers hail Tinubu govt
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has highlighted some of the achievements of the Tinubu administration. The Minister spoke in Abuja on Thursday when his colleague from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole paid him courtesy visit. Mr Idris pointed out that all the economic reforms that President [ā¦] āOpposition canāt dispute these achievementsā ā Ministers hail Tinubu govt
Daily Post Nigeriaā¢3/5/2026
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Linkage Assurance offers 12,320,000,000 shares on rights issue at N1.32 kobo
Linkage Assurance Plc (āthe Companyā) has notified its shareholders and Nigerian Exchange Limited (āNGXā) that it has obtained approval of read more Linkage Assurance offers 12,320,000,000 shares on rights issue at N1.32 kobo
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Deceased Student Not Shot By Soldier, YABATECH Clarifies, Says Incident Occurred Outside Campus
The management of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of one of its students, stating that there is no evidence linking any Nigerianā¦
Independent Nigeriaā¢3/5/2026
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