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For Arlan Rakhmetzhanov, 19, there is no middle ground. Either he builds a company as valuable as Google, he says, or he fails and ends up on the streets. He started coding at 15 in his native Kazakhstan, completed a couple of summer programs in San Francisco, and cold-DM’ed every Y Combinator founder he could find on LinkedIn until one gave him an angel check for his first company at age 17.   That company, now the YC-backed Nozomio, is an API index for AI agents — a tool that helps AI agents find and use software services — and has…

Alliance leader Naomi Long said that without more flexibility and goodwill “we are going to struggle to make it to the next election”.She said the institutions were always in a precarious position adding “it’s a possibility” that the institutions could collapse because either big party can walk away.”Everyone needs to take a step back and deep breath. Focus on the next 10 months on what we can deliver.”Diane Armstrong of the Ulster Unionist Party said she believes the only way forward is the stability of the Northern Ireland institutions.She said the difference between the DUP and her party was “we…

The trade deadline is closing in, and the dominoes have begun to fall. Whatever happens, the best place to find out what it means for your Fantasy Baseball team is right here in the Trade Deadline Tracker. Over the next week-plus, Scott White and Chris Towers will use this space to break down every move that’s of some significance for Fantasy, updating the feed as trades happen. Be sure to bookmark it so you’ll always have the latest insights and information.Dean Kremer traded to TwinsFor a minute there, it looked like Dean Kremer might be of some interest in Fantasy.…

Street-pop singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has explained why he walked out of the ring during his celebrity boxing rematch against Nollywood actor Charles Okocha, insisting he was unfairly attacked during the contest. Hours after he was disqualified from the bout, the singer, via a video on his Instagram page, alleged that Okocha abandoned boxing for wrestling and even bit him during the fight. Displaying what he claimed were bite marks and injuries on his back and body, Portable said, “He bit me. I landed a heavy hit on him,” while alleging that several people also attacked him…

It has not yet been two weeks since James Eden, the founder of the Manchester men’s clothier Private White VC, saw one of his best-known customers move in to No 10 Downing Street.In any sane world the man who makes the prime minister’s jackets would be popping open the champagne. His garments have been seen by millions of people and described by journalists all over the world writing about Burnham’s buttoned-down style.Instead, Eden, a proud advocate of British manufacturing, has found himself defending his company in the face of a media onslaught.“‘Man of the people’ Andy Burnham’s down-to-earth outfits are…

*Security Summit: FG to establish regional database, deploy drones, CCTV, in southeast*2027: Fears mount as political thuggery resurfaces amid alleged recruitment, arming of groups *Stakeholders say cross-border collaboration key to ending kidnapping, sit-at-home enforcement Linus Aleke in Abuja and Ahmad Sorondinki in Kano and Boniface Okoro in Umuahia Troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces neutralised over 102 terrorists and criminal elements across various theatres of operation in July, as part of ongoing efforts to tackle insecurity and restore peace across the country, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said.The development comes as the federal government announced plans to establish a shared…

The Enugu State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the fight against HIV/AIDS through strategic partnerships, inclusive policies, and evidence-based interventions aimed at improving health outcomes for residents. The Commissioner for Health, George Ugwu, said this on Friday while receiving executive members of the Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), Enugu Chapter. Mr Ugwu, a professor, said Governor Peter Mbah’s administration placed high priority on the health and well-being of residents, assuring that no one would be excluded from accessing essential healthcare services. He highlighted ongoing reforms in the health sector, including the construction…

On the Eurostar platform at St Pancras International station in London, Great Britain, on 1 November 2025.Stephane Mouchmouche | Afp | Getty ImagesGripped by drought, raging wildfires and a summer of weather extremes, countries across Europe are scrambling to address the widely underestimated climate challenge of extreme heat.Supercharged by the climate crisis, a series of record-breaking heat waves in recent months has wreaked havoc across large swaths of the world’s fastest-warming continent. Severe infrastructure stress brought on by the searing heat has forced companies and policymakers to respond.Eurostar, for example, recently announced that it is preparing to for unprecedented heat…

As an eternally optimistic charity shop fan, I hold on to the fantasy that one day I’ll walk into my local Oxfam and find a pristine copy of the Sega Saturn shooter Burning Rangers for £1.50. Or perhaps a box full of old Neo Geo carts for a quid each. Sadly, this is now unlikely. Charity shops have caught on to the fact that old video games – like old vinyl albums – are highly collectible, and so they’re putting the good stuff on eBay. That’s fine, it’s their job to raise money, not to provide opportunist swine like me…

The BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart asks if Scotland’s largest city should have its own elected mayor.