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Infinix is set to launch the GT 50 Pro in Nigeria this September, introducing a gaming smartphone that features a dedicated cooling system designed to support sustained performance during extended gameplay. According to the company, the device combines gaming-focused hardware, software optimisation and thermal management to address the demands of competitive gaming and content creation. Mobile gaming has come a long way. Today’s smartphones can run increasingly demanding titles at high frame rates, but sustained gaming presents a different challenge: keeping performance consistent over time. During extended gameplay, processors and other components generate heat. As temperatures rise, devices may need…

The Conservatives’ former director of campaigning and his wife have pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by placing bets on the date of the 2024 general election.Anthony Lee passed confidential information to his wife Laura Lee about when former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was planning to call the general election.Laura Lee, who was a parliamentary candidate at the time, then placed bets on the date of the general election.On Thursday at Southwark Crown Court, Anthony Lee pleaded guilty to two offences and Laura Lee pleaded guilty to one offence. They will be sentenced in October.Former MP Craig Williams, who was…

Plans to extract up to 23.5 million tonnes of ash from a disposal site next to Drax Power Station have been approved.The 161-hectare (398 acre) mound, immediately north-west of the power station near Selby, reaches up to 39 metres (128ft) and has been used for ash deposits from Drax since the 1970s.The scheme would see ash recovered for use in construction products such as concrete, reducing the need for virgin aggregates, with extraction continuing until 2045 and restoration completed by 2055.Although North Yorkshire Council approved the application by Drax Power Ltd, it imposed conditions on when the site could be…

At the start of a new season, hope springs eternal for all 32 teams. With a clean slate, the possibilities are endless, and positivity about what the new campaign may bring is bursting at the seams. For some, however, that warm and fuzzy feeling will quickly turn to doom and gloom in an avalanche of overreactions brought on by a loss in the opener.The reality is, half the league will come out of Week 1 with a 0-1 record (barring ties). Of course, the odds give us a good sense of which teams they are likely to be on the…

Jimmy Kimmel says that his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will not air on TV after President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) threatened Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC, their affiliates, and local stations. During his Wednesday monologue, Kimmel said that while Talarico would stop by the show for an interview on Thursday, viewers at home won’t be able to watch it on broadcast television. Instead, the interview with the Democratic nominee has been relegated to YouTube. “Tomorrow night, I’ll be interviewing James Talarico — tomorrow night, under unusual circumstances,” Kimmel began. “You know, for a lot of…

Chiemelie Ezeobi As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 General Elections, the Nigerian Army has charged its personnel to maintain strict political neutrality, professionalism and respect for the rule of law while supporting election security operations. The charge was issued at the 81 Division Nigerian Army Sensitisation Lecture on the Conduct of Armed Forces Personnel during the 2027 General Elections, held on September 1, 2026. The lecture, organised by Headquarters 81 Division, brought together commanders, officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army, representatives of sister services and other security agencies, as well as resource persons and discussants, to deepen participants’ understanding…

One person was killed while two others were rescued after a two-storey building undergoing manual demolition collapsed in the Aboru area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the incident occurred at about 12:56am on Thursday at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. Oke-Osanyintolu stated that the Alpha Eagle Response Team of the agency was immediately dispatched to the scene after receiving a distress call. According to the PS, preliminary findings showed that the building collapsed while…

Since 2008, Forbes has ranked America’s Top Colleges by focusing not on a college’s reputation, but on outcomes. How successful are its students academically and in their careers? How much student debt do they carry after graduation? How many go on to become leaders as measured by Forbes’ lists and other honors? In other words, what sort of return do students get from their investment of time and money? In more recent years, we’ve started giving extra credit to schools that produce strong outcomes for all students, including those from families with lower incomes. To build this year’s list, we…

Other firms, including Alibaba, MiniMax, StepFun, and Z.AI, seemed focused on copying particular models from Anthropic and OpenAI, agencies said. Ars reached out to all AI firms whose models were allegedly targeted by Chinese firms, but no company immediately responded. So, it’s hard to say if the recommended mitigations are practical. China says US claims are “groundless” China is not happy that the US is continuing to accuse its top AI firms of IP theft, though. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning, said that US agencies should be working on strengthening AI cooperation…

The APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says its 2027 campaign will be issue-based, focusing on the achievements of the President Bola Tinubu administration rather than promises or attacks on individuals. The campaign council director-general, Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari, gave an indication in Gusau shortly after a closed-door meeting with Gov. Dauda Lawal and Zamfara traditional rulers on Thursday. Yari noted that the country had passed through several difficulties that raised concerns about the survival of the country, adding, however, that Nigerians had demonstrated their commitment to keeping the nation united. “Nigeria is a wonderful country. We have been seeing so many…