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Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash, arriving just a few weeks after its predecessor. The company claims the new model “works harder” than Gemini 3.7 Flash by performing more reasoning steps on complex tasks and “calling tools iteratively.” It has the same introductory pricing as 3.7 Flash, $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens, but could still end up costing users more. Google warns that “the model might use more tokens to maximize performance, especially at higher effort levels.” Developers can keep using Gemini 3.7 Flash if they want to minimize token usage.Gemini 3.8 Flash’s launch was…

***Uzodimma mum, APC govs kick against Wike’s rainbow coalition***How we ensured Tinubu beat Atiku, Obi in 2023 — FCT Minister By Omeiza Ajayi & Daniel Abia ABUJA— Federal Capital Territory FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, has accused the governors of Imo and Kwara states, Senator Hope Uzodinma and Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, of working against him, alleging that both men have failed to reciprocate the political support he claimed to have extended to them in the past. The former Rivers State governor also recounted how he and his allies ensured that President Bola Tinubu beat Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi…

Defending Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) champions Edo Queens FC produced another statement performance in Ouagadougou on Wednesday, thrashing Burkina Faso’s USFA FC 5-1 to book their place in the final of the WAFU-B CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying tournament. The Nigerian champions dominated proceedings at the Stade 4 Août, taking control of the semi-final from the early stages before completing a comprehensive drubbing of the Burkinabè hosts. Atume Doosuur opened the scoring in the 17th minute, giving Edo Queens an early advantage and putting the 2024 WAFU-B champions on course for another final. Edo Queens continued to pile pressure…

After almost exactly one year since the investigation started, the NBA handed out penalties on Wednesday from its probe into the Los Angeles Clippers and Kawhi Leonard over cap circumvention regarding endorsement deals Leonard signed while in L.A. The Clippers were docked five first-round draft picks and fined $30 million while owner Steve Ballmer and other execs were suspended. Leonard will have to pay the NBA $700,000, but he was not suspended.The penalties for the Clippers mirror what the Minnesota Timberwolves received the last time there was a major cap circumvention case. The one more than 25 years ago was…

Maurizio Cattelan, the art world’s merriest prankster, pauses when asked which object in his sprawling new Berlin show is most likely to be defaced, stolen or eaten, then emits a foghorn of a laugh. “There is no need to vandalise anything,” says the trim, soulful Italian, explaining that he has already taken care of all that, given how the work cuts villains, imposters and straw men down to size. “But,” he says, referring to the show’s more daring works, “maybe we need someone to resuscitate people.”Cattelan, who speaks in a lilting English, grins broadly, a mischievous glint in his brown…

Every rainy season, Lagos residents ask what government is doing about flooding. But the answer cannot rest with government alone. From blocked drains and indiscriminate dumping to buildings on waterways and setbacks, residents also play a role. Keeping Lagos dry will require not just government action, but shared responsibility. Victoria Ojiako writes  Every rainy season, Lagos performs the same ritual. The clouds gather, the drains overflow, the streets turn to rivers, and within hours the city’s residents turn to the same question: where was government? It is a reasonable question to ask of a state that collects taxes, plans infrastructure, and is…

EQS-News: Yidan Prize Foundation / Key word(s): Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous 2026 Yidan Prize recognizes changemakers redefining education and care at the intersection of health, nutrition, and economics 02.09.2026 / 16:05 CET/CESTThe issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. HONG KONG, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Yidan Prize Foundation, a global philanthropic organization, announced the 2026 Yidan Prize laureates at a press conference in Hong Kong today, marking the prize’s tenth year of championing education changemakers worldwide. Chaired by OECD’s Director for Education and Skills, Andreas Schleicher, the independent Judging Committee has selected Professor Paul W. Glewwe as the 2026…

The proportion of secondary school students in England removed from class and placed in “internal exclusion” as a disciplinary measure has almost trebled in three years, according to new data.The data shows the proportion of secondary pupils removed from normal lessons went up from 5% in the 2022/2023 academic year to 13% in 2025/26 – a 160% increase.Poorer children are disproportionately affected, with more than one in five (22%) disadvantaged youngsters taken out of lessons at least once in 2025/26, up from 8% three years ago – a 175% increase, according to analysis of the data. The figure was one…

The South African airline behind a stunt which saw two planes flying in close formation low over a packed stadium, has cancelled a similar operation this weekend.Airlink confirmed it had withdrawn its application for the display set to take place before South Africa’s rugby match with New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday, citing a poor weather forecast.The airline’s flying feat divided opinion, with some labelling the startling manoeuvre reckless while others praised the precision and expertise.It comes as the the country’s aviation regulator said that while it had approved the application for the flyby, it was now reviewing the operation…

By Innocent Anaba The Federal Ministry of Finance said yesterday that Nigeria’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience and accelerating growth with the second quarter of 2026 real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanding by 4.43 percent year-on-year, up from 4.23 per cent in Q2 2025 and 3.89 percent in Q1 2026. The Ministry in a statement, said: “The strong Q2 2026 outturn lifted real GDP growth for the first half of 2026 to 4.16 percent, up from 3.68 percent in the corresponding period of 2025, a clear signal of sustained strengthening across the economy. “Growth is also becoming more broad-based. In…