How has private credit grown in importance since the Great Financial Crisis? What is the current market size in the US and other regions? The global private credit industry, mainly providing loans to corporate borrowers through closed-end credit funds sponsored by the same firms that back private equity vehicles, has …
Read More »Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping
Wikipedia on Monday laid out a simple plan to ensure its website continues to be supported in the AI era, despite its declining traffic. In a blog post, the Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that runs the popular online encyclopedia, called on AI developers to use its content “responsibly” by ensuring …
Read More »Trending Senator Mentions New State Tinubu Supported
President Bola Tinubu’s preferred choice of a new state to be created has been disclosed by Senator Ned Nwoko The Delta North senator, who has been making headlines over his marital affairs with Nollywood actor, Regina Daniels, disclosed the president’s support at an event in Abuja Trending Senator Nwoko also …
Read More »Developers: Trust But Verify | Global Finance Magazine
Despite its broad adoption, AI raises questions amongst 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 …
Read More »Google Maps releases new AI tools that let you create interactive projects
Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create interactive projects using Maps data and code. The company said it is using Gemini models across …
Read More »Transfers in Milliseconds: National Payment Stack Launches in Nigeria
The inaugural live payment on Nigeria’s National Payment Stack (NPS) was completed over the weekend The transaction was between PalmPay and Wema Bank, which was completed in milliseconds The new NPS replaces the NIBSS Instant Payment platform, offering speed, high-volume processing Legit.ng journalist Dave Ibemere has over a decade of …
Read More »Margaret Atwood says success of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is “not due to me or the excellence of the book”
Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” sold more than 10 million copies and spawned an Emmy-winning Hulu series, but the Canadian author dismissed the notion that the dystopian novel is her magnum opus. The 85-year-old author said she believes that if not for the ongoing rollback of reproductive rights and the …
Read More »Scribe hits $1.3B valuation as it moves to show where AI will actually pay off
After helping several enterprises document how work actually happens, Scribe has raised $75 million at a $1.3 billion post-money valuation to roll out Scribe Optimize, a platform that maps workflows across the enterprise to reveal where automation and AI will actually yield returns — instead of becoming another sunk cost. …
Read More »Group Demands Oyo Governorship Slot for Popular Region in 2027: “Deputy Slot Is No Longer Enough”
Ẹgbẹ́ Àjọṣepọ̀ Fún Ìtẹsiwájú Gbogbo Wa in Oyo state has demanded Oke-Ogun governorship slot in 2027, citing fairness The social pressure group rejected deputy governorship, stressing past contributions and calling for full political inclusion Leaders of the platform appeal to Ibadan for rotational power, framing the demand as justice, not …
Read More »I’m A Celebrity star Eddie Kadi flies out to Australia as he joins Kelly Brook and Lisa Riley on ITV show
I’M A Celebrity star Eddie Kadi was spotted flying out to Australia as he joins Kelly Brook and Lisa Riley on the ITV show. Comedian Eddie, 42, was all smiles as he strolled through Heathrow Airport today on his way to the famous jungle. Sign up for the TV newsletter …
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