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Nigeria’s digital economy has reached a turning point. Senate Bill 648 has opened a debate that goes beyond social media, asking who should take responsibility for the platforms shaping everyday Nigerian life. Adedayo Adejobi writes For years, Nigeria’s conversation about social media has usually started from the same place, control. Who should regulate it? What should be allowed online? How should harmful content be handled? But Senate Bill 648 introduces a different question, one that is less about restricting the internet and more about demanding responsibility from the companies that have become central to Nigeria’s digital life. Sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko,…

The Rosetta Stone helped experts learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs.Credit: Juan Naharro Gimenez/GettyHumanity might once have spoken many more languages than it does today, with tens of thousands in use between 3,000 and 1,000 years ago. This far exceeds the more than 7,500 unique languages now used worldwide.The findings, published on 23 July in Science1, suggest that the rise of agriculture spurred an initial language boom as people shifted from a nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle and settled into small, isolated communities. If accurate, these results suggest that language extinction is not a uniquely modern phenomenon, says Heidi Harley, a linguist at…

This time, LeBron James delivered The Decision in a much more subtle way, but his announcement Friday that he intends to join the Philadelphia 76ers still had a massive impact on the basketball and betting worlds. The 41-year-old James, who is the NBA’s all-time scoring leader and a four-time champion, announced his decision Friday on the social media platform X around the same time NBA insider Shams Charania broke the news for ESPN. James reportedly signed a two-year deal worth $8 million after he earned a base salary of $52.6 million last season with the Los Angeles Lakers, his eighth season…

Guillermo del Toro had one rule when bringing “Pan’s Labyrinth” back to theaters for its 20th anniversary: “No goddamn AI.” The filmmaker returned to San Diego Comic-Con to discuss the film’s 20th anniversary, which returns to theaters Oct. 9 in 3D and HDR for the first time. The filmmaker said he converted “Pan’s Labyrinth” into 3D by hand and opted not to use AI. “Obviously I said, ‘Absolutely no goddamn AI,’” he said, which was met with the audience’s applause. “What we’re protecting is the beauty and the redeeming power of art. It’s not about who gets the job. We…

Team Nigeria will look to continue its impressive start at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday as athletes compete in swimming, wheelchair basketball and boxing. Nigeria enjoyed an outstanding opening day, winning six medals to move into second place on the medals table. The medals came from para powerlifting, where the country won three gold and three silver medals. Esther Nworgu gave Nigeria its first gold medal after winning the women’s lightweight event, while Esther Oyema finished second to complete a Nigerian one-two. Team captain Folashade Oluwafemiayo then claimed another gold in the women’s heavyweight category after setting…

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Seyi Awolowo, has said Nigeria’s educational aspirations should have progressed beyond what he described as the “Akara and Kulikuli” stage, urging the country to focus on innovation and artificial intelligence instead of survival-driven thinking. Awolowo, while appearing on Vanguard’s Nigeria Meter Podcast, said the world is rapidly advancing in artificial intelligence, with countries such as China and the United States competing for global leadership, while Nigeria has yet to establish its place in the innovation race. According to him, businesses such as selling akara and kulikuli were once associated with petty traders, but the country’s…

In his remarks, Trump was at times cordial and conciliatory, saying “the second time is always better”, joking and praising the media – saying he respects “most of them”.”As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump said.But there were also some pointed insults directed at several journalists, some of whom were in the room. The harsher tone and personal attacks extended to Democratic politicians and celebrities as his hour-long speech took aim at some familiar targets.The US president also called on Americans to respect freedom of speech.”We settle our differences not with bullets, but with open…

Money has evolved into far more than the cash in your wallet or your bank account. And at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re devoting an entire stage to that progression. The brand-new Smart Money Stage will be where fintech, payments, and AI collide. From October 13–15 in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, you can join leaders from Circle, Robinhood, American Express, Plaid, Airwallex, and many more as they dig into the details of how money is changing. We’re talking about how stablecoins and instant payments are reshaping money movement, the ways in which AI agents are being entrusted (or not) with financial…

Burnham’s opponents are having to recalibrate and work through how they take on a new prime minister.The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch’s al fresco speech and news conference on a rooftop in central London on Thursday was a tacit acknowledgement that the political terms of trade have changed.She teased the new prime minister over his informal style – he “seems like a nice guy…I’m glad he’s got a sense of humour,” she told us, before getting to the essence of her critique, that his offer was superficial, and thin.”Is that it?” she asked, adding: “He is behaving like he’s still the…

HomeScienceVol. 393, No. 6809Genome in motion: Mapping the nucleus in healthBack To Vol. 393, No. 6809 Full accessIntroduction to Special IssueINTRODUCTION Share on Genome in motion: Mapping the nucleus in healthDi Jiang, Yevgeniya Nusinovich, and Sarah RossAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience23 Jul 2026Vol 393, Issue 6809pp. 364-365DOI: 10.1126/science.aek3868 NEXT ARTICLEUniversity science in the…