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Langley said that, with clearly visible cameras in cities and neighbourhoods, the public increasingly, external sees the firm as an outlet for their growing concerns about privacy and technology, external.”Because you can see our cameras, it’s easier to get mad,” Langley said.In the US, there is no comprehensive law protecting or governing the collection, use or sale of people’s personal data.Langley mentioned a woman he recently met in Cleveland who was vociferously against Flock in her community. When he asked her why she disliked the technology so much, she told him it was ultimately a tool for police to “abuse…

In the spring the International Monetary Fund warned Britain faced the heaviest economic blow from the Iran war among the world’s most advanced nations. Almost six months into the conflict, on the surface, the UK appears to be proving the forecasters wrong.The latest official figures show the UK maintained its pole position as the fastest growing economy in the G7 in the first half of 2026. Despite the gloomy international backdrop and yet more domestic political uncertainty, consumers have largely continued spending and business investment has boomed.According to the Office for National Statistics, GDP growth slowed to 0.4% in the…

The federal government has announced plans to procure 25 additional linear accelerators between 2027 and 2029 to expand cancer treatment capacity across Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting of the National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) Technical Working Group and Global Advisory Council. Linear accelerators are machines used in radiotherapy to deliver high-energy radiation to destroy cancer cells while limiting damage to surrounding healthy tissue. Mr Salako said President Bola Tinubu had approved the procurement as part of a three-year plan to strengthen cancer care. “Recently,…

With the Bonneville salt flats in Utah echoing to the sound of a new land speed record achieved by a British team, the timing could not be more apposite. The historical legacy of the challenge of pushing the envelope of pace is being dusted down and made public in the form of an extraordinary archive from more than a century of record-breaking machines and their singularly driven pilots.On Tuesday JCB’s Hydromax car took the hydrogen-powered International Automobile Federation (FIA) land speed record, reaching 406.320mph at Bonneville. Appropriately the car was driven by Andy Green, the former RAF wing commander who…

Based on the feminist writer Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel of the same name — and having been previously adapted in Gillian Armstrong’s acclaimed 1979 film starring Judy Davis and Sam Neill — Netflix’s “My Brilliant Career” has a lot to live up to. The Australian period drama, adapted into a series by Liz Doran, is a vibrant, sexy and energetic adaptation that honors the original story and film while offering a sharper, more honest depiction of 20th-century Australia, particularly through the female and Indigenous gaze. Whimsical and sharp, “My Brilliant Career” remains just as poignant and plucky as it was…

The highest-scoring candidate in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Daniella Owoeye, has credited Prep50, alongside disciplined study, concept-based learning and consistent revision, as one of the key resources that contributed to her outstanding score of 372. Speaking during an interview with Emeka Ejeziem, chief executive officer of Deacons Publishers Limited, publishers of the Prep50 series, Daniella said the study resource played a significant role in helping her prepare effectively for the examination. She explained that while she began preparing for the UTME around September with past questions, online tutorials and other study materials, her preparation became more structured…

By Our Correspondent The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has been vindicated by a recent United States Department of State report which raised concerns over fiscal transparency in Nigeria, according to his media office. Paul Ibe, Atiku’s media aide, stated this in a post on his X platform on Thursday, citing the US report’s assessment of the Nigerian government’s budgetary and fiscal disclosure practices. The report criticised the Federal Government for failing to provide timely and comprehensive information on its revenues and expenditures, while also raising concerns about discrepancies between approved budget figures and actual…

Igbere traditional rulers in Bende Local Government of Abia State have thrown their weight behind the 2027 bid of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu to return to the parliament. Speaking on behalf of the traditional rulers during Kalu’s courtesy call in the course of his “Meet Your Constituents” tour to the traditional rulers on Wednesday in Igbere, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Eze Joseph Ukaoha Anyanta applauded Kalu for his outstanding legislative service, recalling that no one before him since the return of democracy in 1999 matched his service in terms of quality…

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 22: Manager Walt Weiss #22 of the Atlanta Braves looks on before the game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on June 22, 2026 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Atlanta Braves entered the season expecting their starting rotation to be a major strength, but injuries have forced the club to continually reassess its options. While the team tried to reinforce its rotation at the trade deadline, that deadline passed without the frontline addition that many expected. However, the rotation has begun to look more stable.“One week after being…

On the same livestream, Mary Kish, head of community at Twitch, took viewers through a tutorial on how to disable generative AI training through a user’s channel settings.Those that do want to disable it would need to navigate to the Settings tab in their Streamer Dashboard, click the Security and Privacy tab, then scroll down to near the bottom of the options and toggle off “training for Generative AI”.Doing so will prevent Amazon from using streams, clips, images, chats and other channel content to train its generative AI models. Some users have since said despite toggling off the option, they…