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When it comes to achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), large language models just don’t have what it takes. Models like ChatGPT and Claude are great at text, but they’re less skilled at understanding how things actually move through space and time — an essential skill for producing intelligence that generalizes. That gap, it turns out, might be filled by gaming data. That’s the bet behind General Intuition, a Bezos-backed, New York-based startup valued at $2.3 billion that just closed a $320 million round with Coatue, Eric Schmidt, and researchers at MIT and Google DeepMind joining its list of investors.  On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, General Intuition CEO Pim de Witte joins Rebecca Bellan to dig into why…

Late on Tuesday afternoon, as the British media was absorbing Nigel Farage’s shock decision to hold a byelection amid scrutiny over his finances, his Reform UK party supplied the Telegraph with a different story.The article revealed that Richard Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, had accused the National Crime Agency (NCA) of leaking financial information to the media. Both he and Farage had been the subject of the claimed leaks, Tice said.To the average reader glancing at the headline, it appeared to be a serious, unprompted allegation. However, the story emerged only after Reform had been approached by the Guardian over a…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated that both the commemorative N100 banknote and the standard N100 banknote remain legal tender in Nigeria and must be accepted for all transactions nationwide. The apex bank clarified this in a statement issued by Hakama Sidi Ali, the CBN’s acting director of corporate communications, on Wednesday. CBN explained that the commemorative N100 banknote, introduced to mark Nigeria’s centenary, did not replace the existing standard N100 banknote. The clarification follows reports that businesses and other Nigerians are rejecting the standard N100 banknote due to doubts about its continued legal-tender status. “For the avoidance…

Leeds United have completed a deal to sign Harry Wilson on a free transfer following his departure from Fulham. Sky Sports News exclusively reported last month that Wilson had spurned interest from Aston Villa and Everton and agreed to join Leeds. Fulham tried to convince Wilson to stay and offered him a new contract after a career-best season in the Premier League where he scored 10 goals and set up seven more, which attracted interest from clubs in the Champions League. Wilson, who has 69 Wales caps, links up with international team-mates Dan James, Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon at Elland…

“It was unbelievably fun,” said James. “I didn’t tell any of my friends, I could [only] tell Bella as she was invited as well.”I couldn’t even tell my boss, I just took annual leave.” Speculation has been rife about the finer details of the day, with 1,000 names reportedly on the guest list, which included stars from music, Hollywood and sport.Fielding questions from listeners, James spoke of how star-studded the event was.”Every 10 seconds it was a room full of the most famous people in the world,” he recalled.”I just couldn’t believe. It was like going to Madame Tussauds but…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of the Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has confirmed that he was among the senior government officials who unwittingly engaged with representatives of the alleged fraudulent ‘Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council’ (PFIPC), describing the event as a sophisticated impersonation scheme. Speaking during Wednesday’s plenary on a motion seeking an investigation into the organisation’s alleged inclusion in the 2026 Appropriation Framework, Mr Kalu stated that photographs of his meeting with the group’s leader were widely circulated in the media, creating the false impression that the organisation enjoyed official recognition. “I was a victim, and I’m sure if you…

Judge Sylvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, listened to a voice note which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) believes to be former Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika’s verbal instructions on a contract award. Mr Sirika, who faces six charges relating to corruption in a N2.8 billion aviation contract, is believed to be instructing the then-Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation, Enitan Abel, in the voice note to award a consultancy contract to his friend. “Do the right thing. Generate the necessary contract and give it to his company. In that way,…

The dollar advanced for a second straight session as escalating fears of a return to full-scale war between the US and Iran prompted investors to seek shelter.

Polytope Labs today launched HyperFX, a fully onchain FX engine that lets businesses swap currencies in seconds using stablecoins, with atomic settlement enforced by smart contracts on the blockchain. HyperFX is live now, settling its naira leg in cNGN, a regulated naira-backed stablecoin. Nigeria’s FX market runs largely on informal markets. Rates are quoted in WhatsApp groups, sourced through P2P, and negotiated over word-of-mouth desks. It’s built on trust, but trust doesn’t scale. HyperFX pulls FX out of manual desks into a single, efficient stablecoin marketplace. Stablecoin settlement removes the need for prefunded capital and clears in seconds rather than…

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), have commenced a two-day Anti-Corruption Education and Sensitisation Workshop for members of INEC staff ahead of the 2027 elections. Declaring open the workshop, themed, “Corruption-Free Election: Integrity Matters (C-FEIM),” on Monday, the INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, represented by National Commissioner, Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, said the training was timely, coming ahead of the 2027 General Election. Agbamuche-Mbu, in a statement by INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs. Victoria Eta-Messi, said the Commission, as an electoral umpire, bore the…