Despite its broad adoption, AI raises questions among the coding community. Artificial intelligence has gone from a novelty to widespread adoption among software developers, with 90% of developers using the technology in their workflows, up 14% from a year earlier, according to a study by Google Cloud’s DevOps Research and …
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Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $100 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, IVP, Bessemer, and Vine Ventures. The large round, in a market already crowded with AI agent startups, suggests Wonderful has convinced top tier investors it’s not just another GPT wrapper, but a company building the infrastructure and …
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EFCC declares former Petroleum minister Timipre Sylva wanted for alleged conversion of $14.8 million linked to the NCDMB refinery project The ex-Bayelsa governor is placed on the FBI, Interpol, and UK security watchlists following a court-issued arrest warrant Sylva’s media aide, Julius Bokoru, accuses the EFCC of political persecution and …
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Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, ranking member of the Senate’s Aviation, Space and Innovation Subcommittee, on Monday criticized President Trump after he threatened to dock the pay of air traffic controllers who took off work amid staffing shortages and the government shutdown. “It’s disgraceful and dangerous to threaten to …
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When Google announced its $15 billion investment in India on October 14—the company’s largest commitment to the subcontinent to date—it pointed to more than just a corporate expansion. It marked a turning point in the global AI race, showing that emerging markets are no longer just using technology—they’re helping to …
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Kaltura, a New York-headquartered AI video platform company, is acquiring eSelf.ai, an Israel-based startup behind conversational avatars — AI-generated digital humans that can talk with users — for about $27 million. Kaltura announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire eSelf, a platform supporting more than 30 …
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A South African woman asked Nigerians a big question about Trump and Nigeria’s oil amid the constant threats by the powerful leader She said Trump doesn’t care about Nigerian Christians, and the issues happening now started a very long time ago She named many countries that need help, adding that …
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COMEDIAN Eddie Kadi has arrived in Australia ahead of his forthcoming I’m A Celeb stint. Eddie Kadi, who will no doubt be the practical joker of the group in this year’s series, has touched down at Brisbane airport after flying into Australia for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of …
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Speaking on the sidelines of Sibos 2025, Citi’s Bis Chatterjee and Stephen Randall tell Gilly Wright, Global Finance’s Technology & Transactions Banking Editor, how the bank is helping corporates manage liquidity needs using blockchain technology to modernise existing systems. Liquidity is back in the spotlight for organisations globally. Findings from …
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Rad Power Bikes has informed its employees that it will shut down in January if it is unable to find new funding or get acquired, according to an internal staff email viewed by TechCrunch. The company’s leadership is “still fighting to find ways to continue,” and “the cessation of Rad’s …
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