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Devin Parekh has co-run the heavyweight investment firm Insight Partners for 26 years. Unlike many VCs who are loud on X and seem to live on podcasts, Parekh and Insight Partners tend to lay low. In this sit-down with TechCrunch at its StrictlyVC event on Thursday night in New York, Parekh was refreshingly candid about some of the firm’s wins (it has led and co-led numerous rounds in Databricks, for example, and owns stakes in OpenAI and Anthropic); the deals it hasn’t won, including buzzy AI legal-tech company Legora; conflicts of interest in venture investing; and why Insight has stuck…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said it is prepared for any outcome ahead of the 2027 general election, insisting that it is confident of defeating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if the election is free and fair. ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this during an interview on the Naija Unfiltered Podcast, while responding to whether the opposition party could realistically defeat the incumbent despite the multiplicity of opposition groups. Abdullahi said the party had no doubt about its chances at the polls but expressed concern over the credibility of the electoral process. “Yes, we believe so.…

Anulika Onyeanusia, the 36-year-old woman arrested for using a sex toy on her underage daughter, has admitted that she earned $700 from posting her children’s pornographic video on social media. PREMIUM TIMES previously reported that the police in Anambra State arrested Mrs Onyeanusia on Friday in connection with the incident. The suspect, according to the police, was being investigated for child pornography. The couple lives in Onitsha, where police operatives recovered sex toys and other unnamed items from the suspect that would assist in the ongoing investigation. Police said they also rescued four children, aged two, three, six and nine…

Pro Ref admitted Erling Haaland’s winner in Sunday’s Manchester derby should not have been awarded, after the video assistant referee ruled Enzo Fernández was not interfering with play in the buildup. The elite officiating body will review the decision and has contacted Manchester United.Haaland’s 60th minute strike for Manchester City at Old Trafford was initially ruled offside before the VAR’s intervention. It came after Josko Gvardiol’s cross hit Patrick Dorgu’s boot, passed Fernández and the United defender Lisandro Martínez, and was finished by the City No 9. VAR decided Fernández was not interfering despite Martínez marking the midfielder.A Pro Ref…

Here’s the thing about sequels: They often aren’t very good. More often than not, they fail to fully capture the spirit of the original movie, and the reviews can be harsh. So when Practical Magic 2 debuted on Rotten Tomatoes this week with a measly approval rating of 34 percent, it was hardly a surprise. The film, directed by Susanne Bier and starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, reprising their respective roles of sister witches Sally and Gillian Owens, arrives 28 years after the original. And some critics wish it hadn’t been made at all.  The film follows the sisters’…

Premier League refereeing body Pro Ref has admitted an “error of judgement” over Erling Haaland’s winning goal in Manchester City’s 1-0 victory against Manchester United. The striker scored in the 60th minute at Old Trafford, turning home at the back post from Josko Gvardiol’s cross before it was disallowed on the field for offside. The goal was initially ruled out for offside before VAR intervened and overturned the decision. The Norwegian striker was ultimately deemed to have been played onside by the boot of United defender Patrick Dorgu. But there was debate as to whether the offside Enzo Fernandez, diving…

Pennsylvania reports that a 40-year-old woman has died from measles, which was declared eliminated in the US in 2000.Published On 13 Sep 202613 Sep 2026A 40-year-old woman in the state of Pennsylvania has died of measles, becoming the third person to die from a rare outbreak of the preventable disease in the United States.“This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Greg Furlong, the medical examiner for Jefferson County, about 230km (143 miles) northwest of Philadelphia, said in a statement posted online on Sunday.Recommended Stories list…

Kayode Tokede Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the growth and sustainability of Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) through the Kano edition of its Quarterly Business Forum, which brought together entrepreneurs, business owners, industry stakeholders and customers to explore practical strategies for business growth and resilience. The forum, themed, “Positioning Northern Businesses for Growth,” provided participants with valuable insights into strengthening business operations, improving access to finance, enhancing financial management and leveraging opportunities that can drive sustainable enterprise development across Northern Nigeria. Speaking at the event, Executive Director, North, Fidelity Bank, Mr. Sufiyanu Garba, described Northern Nigeria…

The issues surrounding AI have prompted fierce debate – and present a dilemma for many world leaders.On one hand, the sector is seen as a huge opportunity to boost economic growth and a way to improve outdated digital systems and ways of working.But there have also been a number of incidents where AI appears to have gone seriously wrong.In August, OpenAI said it had slowed down training some of its most advanced AI models to improve security.The ChatGPT-maker said it was adding new measures after its AI agents bypassed safeguards and hacked the tech start-up Hugging Face.And the same month…

Donald Trump has reiterated his support for Irish unification and brushed off Andy Burnham’s opposition to a referendum.“Everybody says that. Then things happen,” the US president said on Sunday of the British prime minister’s response.“It seems to me that one of the naturals of all time is to put them together,” Trump said of the unification of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.Trump caused consternation on both sides of the Irish Sea on Saturday when, at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland, he said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and “it may as well…