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The edtech sector may be showing signs of a funding revival, but venture capital investors are signalling that the next phase of growth will look very different from the previous boom. Instead of chasing enrollments and revenue growth, investors are increasingly looking for startups that can demonstrate a measurable impact on a learner’s career or an enterprise’s business performance. The shift is most visible in the emergence of outcome-led education models, where startups are being measured by placements, salary growth, career progression and learner success. Edtech startup Imarticus Learning, for instance, facilitated more than 4,500 placements in FY26, with the…

The Management of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, has suspended three undergraduates of the  Faculty of Law for two academic years,  over examination malpractice. The suspension, which took effect from June 25, 2026, will run until June 24, 2028. This is contained in  separate memos addressed to the affected students, by the university’s Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu, on Monday in Enugu, made available to newsmen. The affected students, comprising two males and one female, “were Isong Ugwu, with registration No. ESUT/2023030212973; Gad Nwosu, registration No. ESUT/2022030203441; and Roseline Nnamani, registration No. ESUT/2024030219772.” Ugwu said  that the Vice-Chancellor…

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Emergency teams are still assessing the impact of the quake that was felt across the region.Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia and neighboring countries, prompting evacuations across both countries.The earthquake struck on Monday near the municipality of San Jose del Palmar in Colombia’s Choco region, about 400km (250 miles) west of the capital, Bogota, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Colombia’s geological service. Colombia had initially put it at 6.6.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe USGS said the quake occurred at a depth of…

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Starting on Friday, August 28th, Apple will begin streaming Friday Night Baseball in immersive video on Apple Vision Pro. The stream will feature commentary from various analysts and reporters, and live graphics will be anchored around the viewers space during the game. After the games conclude, replays will be made available in the Apple TV app.The first Friday Night Baseball matchup will be Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, and the streams will span through September 18th.

Bill BarnwellAug 10, 2026, 06:30 AM ETCloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more.He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released weekly. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland.Multiple AuthorsThe 2026 Rams are the closest thing we’ve had to a preseason superteam in several years. Sean McVay’s group was already a popular pick to win Super Bowl LXI before the offseason began. But…

Few themes have endured in Nollywood quite like the consequences of dishonouring the dead, burial rites, and the upholding of traditions. Bury Me Again, directed by actor-filmmaker Yul Edochie and produced by Judy Austin, comfortably sits within that Nollywood legacy. Released on the YulEdochieTV YouTube channel on 31 July 2026, the film quickly amassed millions of views within days, proof that the Edochie name still commands enormous audience loyalty. Bury Me Again Much of that curiosity stems from the rare on-screen reunion of Nollywood icon Pete Edochie and his son Yul. Their collaboration alone makes the film an event. But…

Car owners should challenge motor insurers over steep premium hikes, the corporate regulator advises, after finding many companies were raising prices faster than inflation.In a report released on Tuesday, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) found that none of the eight insurers it reviewed adequately explained the reasons behind premium calculations to customers or why prices had changed in quote or renewal documents.“Most insurers gave only generic explanations in supplementary documents, with some providing no explanations at all,” the Asic commissioner Alan Kirkland said.Insurance premiums have been a major household expense and inflation trigger in recent years, although the…

Low-fat dairy products may not be healthier than full-fat, researchers say, challenging decades of common knowledge linking full-fat dairy to weight gain and cardiovascular conditions.For decades, scientists and nutritionists preached switching to low-fat dairy to counter obesity and cholesterol, but new research suggests otherwise and goes a step further to indicate that, instead, a full-fat dairy serving could even offer some health benefits.Research by Harvey Anderson, professor at the University of Toronto, adds to growing evidence that full-fat dairy can be part of a healthy diet.The researchers found that eating three servings of full-fat dairy per day did not negatively…

A group of House Democrats is calling for the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic and other major AI companies to testify before Congress following a spate of hacking incidents that the lawmakers say “have serious implications for Americans’ safety and security.””Unfortunately, Congress has so far completely failed to respond to the threats posed by AI development,” the lawmakers wrote to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in a letter, a copy of which was shared exclusively with CNBC.”That must change,” they wrote in the letter sent Monday. “The CEOs of the largest AI companies should answer questions under oath, and Americans should…