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ToplineMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday argued that artificial intelligence companies have a “natural incentive” to ensure the safety of their models to avoid “significant liability,” while Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang argued that companies can pursue both safety and speed, as the two billionaires pushed a counterargument to more serious warnings made by Anthropic and OpenAI.Billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang pushed back against the arguement for a coordinated slowdown in advanced AI development.AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsIn a lengthy X post, Zuckerberg laid out his argument, noting that people will not use AI agents that are “misaligned with them…

Heathrow’s third runway cannot be approved without changes to current climate policies, the government’s advisers have said.The Climate Change Committee (CCC) , externalsaid expansion can still go ahead but only if the aviation industry funds cleaner fuels and pays for machines that suck carbon dioxide out of the air.Making the industry pay could push up the cost of flying with a return trip to Alicante costing around £150 more by 2050, and a return to New York up £400 in today’s prices, it said.Once built, the expanded airport would produce more carbon dioxide than any other single sector of the…

Fernando Alonso’s future in Formula 1 is up in the air after he revealed news about whether he will remain at Aston Martin will “not come soon”.Alonso has been frustrated with Formula 1’s 2026 regulations and the performance of his Aston Martin-Honda car, having scored points just twice this season. The 45-year-old, whose current contract at Aston Martin expires at the end of this season, suggested how he feels about the power unit tweaks for next year, which will see the electric output reduced from its current near 50 per cent to 42 per cent, will dictate his decision. “It’s…

In Lee Child’s ongoing series of novels focused on outsized American ronin Jack Reacher, Frances Neagley is perhaps the character Reacher trusts the most and — in a franchise whose protagonist wanders the country picking up only a small selection of new allies in each installment — one of the few to recur across 30 books. Still, her presence is only occasional, since Reacher’s lone wolf status is nearly as important as his size. If Reacher needed Neagley as part of every adventure, the series would be Reacher & Neagley. It is not. Neagley The Bottom Line Thrives on action,…

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The FIFA and CAF assessment of the crisis within the Nigeria Football Federation ended on Tuesday, with the divergent positions presented by stakeholders now leaving the football governing bodies to weigh the way forward on proposed reforms, The PUNCH reports. FIFA’s visit followed the mass resignation of NFF president Ibrahim Gusau, General Secretary Mohammed Sanusi and other board members on August 27, amid mounting scrutiny over the performances of Nigeria’s national and youth teams, particularly the failure of the senior men’s and women’s teams to qualify for their respective World Cups. The FIFA and CAF delegation comprised FIFA Member Association…

• Describes them as politically lazy, says he won’t take ‘rubbish’   •Insists only president can question him, not governors   •Reveals APC govs never wanted him appointed as minister •Casts doubts over capacity of Uzodimma, others to win elections for Tinubu   •Declares president will win Bayelsa, FCT through his influence  •Wike’s backing for non-APC candidates pitches him against govs Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, last night said governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were unaware of his political discussions with President Bola Tinubu, insisting that he had personally…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell marginally to 15.39 per cent in August, as the pace of increase in food prices slowed sharply during the month. The latest figure is a 0.04 percentage-point decline from the 15.43 per cent recorded in July and represents a significant moderation from the 23.14 per cent recorded in August 2025. The statistics agency disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for August 2026 released on Tuesday. The CPI, which measures changes in the prices of goods and services consumed by households, increased to 146.3 points in…

The most obvious upgrade for the Palma 3 is the hardware itself. It still features the same 6.13-inch, 300ppi E Ink Carta screen as its predecessor (which is now quite a few years old), but it’s wrapped in a new anodized aluminum frame with a paperlike fiberglass backplate. The Palma 3 looks like a significant upgrade to the Palma line, even if under the hood you’ll find more of the same. The pocketable e-reader is powered by a Qualcomm Q-6690 octa-core processor with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage expandable with a microSD card. It also includes a 3950mAh…

By Abdulmajeed Lawal By this time tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Senator Kashim Shettima, is expected to be in Ilorin for the turbaning of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate. I wish our Vice President a safe journey and warmly welcome him to the ancient city of Sheikh Alimi. But before you arrive, there are a few things you deserve to know, because between the Kwara you will be shown tomorrow and the Kwara many residents live with daily lies a story that may not feature…