Apple and Google have announced that they are collaborating on an industry specification aimed at combating safety risks associated with Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices like AirTags. The proposed standard requires the implementation of “unauthorized tracking detection and alerts” across Android and iOS devices. The new specification lists several best practices for creators of Bluetooth tracking devices…
50 Cent has made a massive investment in Hollywood by purchasing a 985,000-square-foot property, which he plans to develop into a studio for G-Unit Film Division. In a video shared on social media, the rapper expressed his excitement about the acquisition, saying, “985,000 square feet. Can you say G-Unit studios?” View this post on Instagram…
Hollywood’s power couple, Zendaya and Tom Holland, made a rare public appearance on Thursday night at Usher’s My Way The Las Vegas Residency at Dolby Live. The couple was spotted by fans as they entered the venue and were excitedly shared on social media platforms. During the show, the Euphoria star and her Spider-Man co-star…
The White House is set to host a meeting on Thursday with top executives from major tech firms to discuss concerns about the potential dangers of advanced artificial intelligence, and Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, will be in attendance. Other attendees include the CEOs of Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic, as well as US Vice…
Years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) is the last hope for his fading lineage, a once-proud family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow is alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy…
The company that owns London’s private hire cab firm Addison Lee has broken into profits as passenger revenue surged by a third. Accounts filed at Companies House this week show that parent company Atlas Topco made an operating profit of £12.4 million in the year to end August, compared with an £8.9 million loss in…
The sensational disc jockey is set to drop a collaboration with the Afrobeats star. Nigerian ace disc jockey, Michael Babatunde Adeyinka, popularly known as DJ Tunez, is set to drop a new song with Afrobeats superstar Wizkid. The American-based DJ who has served as Wizkid’s official DJ for the past five years is known for…
Usher and Kimora Lee Simmons have a history of creating steamy moments. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the music video for Usher’s hit single, “Nice & Slow,” starring Simmons as the then-newcomer’s love interest. Over the weekend, the two proved their chemistry is still strong. Simmons recently attended Usher’s My Way: Las Vegas…
New concerns and increased scrutiny are being placed on artificial intelligence systems as they gain new powers. Italy has taken action by banning ChatGPT, and the popular AI image generator Midjourney has had to switch off free access due to abuse of its platform. These issues follow calls from experts, including Elon Musk, for AI…
The eastern alignment is what the game needs to further push the culture. Prolific Nigerian singer, songwriter, and performer Flavour and buzzing rapper Odumodublvck might be releasing a new collaboration for their fans. Odumodublvck, who is currently one of the most sought-after rappers in the Nigerian music industry, continues to link up with the Big…
Real Madrid are in advanced talks to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund but a deal is yet to be agreed. Below is a video that captures details of the yet-to-be-agreed deal as reported by Sky Sports.
Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season, according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano. Wednesday’s bombshell comes a day after PSG suspended Messi for two weeks without pay over an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia. PSG had reportedly denied his request to carry out sponsorship duties in…
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland set a new record with his 35th goal in a single Premier League season against West Ham United – and he still has the rest of Wednesday’s game at the Etihad Stadium plus five more matches to add to this count. His cool lob over Lukasz Fabianski meant he eclipsed the…
The ultimate wish fulfilment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver. Based on a true story. Starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Darren Barnet, Thomas Kretschmann, Djimon Hounsou and Orlando Bloom, the movie is set for its August 11,…
Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has revealed her dream collaborator. The ‘Sability’ crooner said it has been her childhood dream to collaborate with Barbadian-American superstar, Rihanna. She disclosed this recently while featuring on Elle’s Game of Song Association. She described the billionaire singer as her “queen.” Ayra said: “My dream collab is Rihanna. That’s like my…
Fireboy DML has announced when he will be releasing his first song of 2023 as well as the song’s title. Following the release of the album ‘Playboy,’ multiple award-winning singer Fireboy DML is set to join his label mate Asake as well as YBNL’s boss Olamide and release his first song for the new year…
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford reportedly came to the rescue of ‘world’s sexiest footballer’, Alisha Lehmann, when she was being assaulted by an unruly male mob during a recent night out in Manchester. The Aston Villa female team star and Rashford were partying separately at the Chinawhite club earlier this month when the Manchester United…
Administrators have sold collapsed South London pizza chain Mamma Dough, saving 47 jobs, but two of its restaurants will close. Mamma Dough entered administration just before Christmas, blaming “soaring cost inflation and energy bills, combined with the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and train strikes on consumer spend and footfall”. Administrators Begbies Traynor have now…
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable, has taken to the direct message, DM, of the famous Nigerian Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, professionally known by his stage name Davido to beg for a feature in his song. Recall that Portable has in the past asked Wizkid and Burna Boy to offer him a verse. After the…
Barbadian-American superstar, Rihanna, has revealed that she is enjoying her current pregnancy more than the first one. The pregnant singer disclosed this in a side interview with Entertainment Tonight (ET) at the 2023 Met Gala in New York. She said it was different from the first one, stressing that she is more energetic. She said,…
One of the creators of ChatGPT has added to a growing chorus of researchers warning of the potentially catastrophic consequences of artificial intelligence development. Former OpenAI worker Paul Christiano, who now runs AI research non-profit Alignment Research Center, said he believed there was a significant chance that the technology would lead to the destruction of…
Stellantis, the owner of Vauxhall, is suing Continental, a tyre maker, and Bosch, a car parts maker, over allegations of historical price-fixing. The lawsuit follows an EU ruling which found that Bosch, Continental and other firms had formed a cartel, suspected of colluding to fix prices for electronic brake and steering systems. As part of…
Shares in US-listed education firm Chegg and London-listed textbook publisher Pearson tumbled today – each seeing roughly $1 billion (£803 million) knocked off its market cap – after the former warned that students were using ChatGPT instead of its services. Chegg – which offers services including homework help, digital and physical textbook rentals, textbooks and…
Adidas is being sued by investors who claim the firm knew about Kanye West’s problematic behaviour years before it ended their partnership. Investors allege Adidas failed to limit financial losses and take precautionary measures to minimise their exposure. The sportswear giant ended its collaboration with the designer and rapper, who is known as Ye, last…
The all-new musical-comedy welcomes audiences to Rosas, a fantastical land located off the Iberian Peninsula. “Our heroine, Asha, lives in Rosas, known as the kingdom of wishes,” said director Chris Buck, who helms the film with Fawn Veerasunthorn. “People come from everywhere to give their wishes to a magical king who promises to grant their…
A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth,…
Show Dem Camp is set to present the first and biggest African Music Festival to Summerstage 2023 in New York, US. Alte’ originators and leading Nigerian Hip-Hop duo Show Dem Camp expand their Palmwine Music Festival to North America. Making it the first African Music Festival to take over the iconic Central Park in New…
Asake stunned fans at his first headline concert in Dubai as the American rapper DaBaby hit the stage with him at the event. Fans had a night to remember as Asake headlined his first concert in Dubai on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The singer, who has performed in Europe, America and also Nigeria, took on…
Heineken has pledged a £40 million cash injection into the pubs business, in a move which will create around 600 jobs this year. The global brewing giant said the investment will upgrade 570 pubs, almost a quarter of its UK venues, in 2023. Heineken runs around 2,400 pubs through its Star Pubs & Bars operation…
Jack Dorsey has openly criticised the leadership of Twitter’s current chief Elon Musk in a new unfiltered response. Commenting on Friday under a discussion on his new social media platform BlueSky, the Twitter co-founder said “it all went south” after the Tesla chief’s purchase of the platform. He said Musk should have “walked away” from…
Manchester United star Alejandro Garnacho has announced that he and his partner are expecting a baby boy. The 18-year-old revealed the news in a heartfelt message on social media, capping off a massive few days for the youngster after he agreed a huge pay rise with the Red Devils. Garnacho posted the message alongside a…
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has recently announced that the social media platform will enable media publishers to charge users for individual articles with a single click, which he believes will benefit both the public and media organisations. The feature, which will be rolled out this month, will enable users who do not “sign up for…
Oil giant ExxonMobil’s profits more than doubled in the first three months of this year, helped by the increased demand for oil and gas. The US energy firm said cost-cutting measures also contributed to its record $11.4bn (£9.1bn) first-quarter profits, up from $5.5bn a year earlier. The jump came despite falling oil prices and a…
Chris Evans would have gone into woodworking if he didn’t become an actor. The ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ star has opened up about his life in a new interview to promote his Apple TV Plus film ‘Ghosted’ and revealed his other career option would have been carpentry if he hadn’t found fame in Hollywood….
2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith not only broke up the 90s darling pair: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, but also gave birth to the sensational Pitt-Jolie duo. The decade-long relationship, which has been called by many names and referred to as “an era” in the modern world of romance, came to an end in 2016….
Davido has revealed the only artist he has plans of probably working with on any other project he would be working on in the year 2023. Following the successful release of his record-breaking fourth studio album ‘Timeless,’ multiple award-winning singer, and performer, David Adeleke has hinted that he has other projects coming out in the…
Ayra Starr, in a recent interview, opened up on how she got her stage name before the release of her debut project. Talented singer and performer Ayra Starr, in a recent podcast interview with Joey Akan on Afrobeats Intelligence, opened up on how she came by her stage name before the release of her debut…
Arnold Schwarzenegger Friday said he was “very, very proud” of son-in-law Chris Pratt’s performance in the new “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” movie. “I saw #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3 last night and WOW. @prattprattpratt, you crushed it,” the 75-year-old tweeted. “A non-stop, perfect mix of comedy and action. I loved it and I’m very, very proud of…
Jamal Murray kept imploring the crowd to get louder and louder with each trip down the floor.As if the Nuggets point guard even needed to. His play was already rocking the arena. Murray scored 34 points, hitting six of Denver’s 16 3-pointers, and the Nuggets sprinted past the Phoenix Suns 125-107 on Saturday night in…
Cold calls offering financial products will be banned under government plans aimed at stopping fraudsters from tricking people into buying fake investments. Rishi Sunak said the move was needed to “prevent fraudsters from infiltrating their way into people’s lives”. The aim is to extend a current ban on cold calls relating to pension products to…
YouTube has been accused of “massaging” viewing figures to boost its advertising business in a major row with British broadcasters. The Google-owned video sharing platform is currently in discussions with the Broadcasters Audience Research Board (Barb) about signing up to the official TV ratings agency. But the talks have descended into a row after Barb…
Bluesky, a Twitter alternative supported by one of its original founders, may be the world’s hottest and most controversial app. The app was originally launched by then-Twitter chief executive and co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2019. It became separate from Twitter a couple of years later, and has stayed largely quiet over that time. In recent…
Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League on Sunday as Erling Haaland shattered a 92-year goal landmark while Julian Alvarez scored a stunner to clinch a 2-1 win at Fulham. Norway striker Haaland converted a third-minute penalty at Craven Cottage to become the first top-flight player to score 50 goals in all…
Rihanna will voice Smurfette in ‘The Smurfs Movie’. The ‘Diamonds’ hitmaker – who is pregnant with her and A$AP Rocky’s second child – made a surprise appearance during Paramount Pictures’ CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas to reveal she will be playing “a little blue bad a**” in the comedic musical adventure, which will be released…
Nigerian veteran disc jockey DJ Charlie Shee and fast-rising singer Arred are excited to announce the official release of their new hit single “Part Scatter.” The song is accompanied by a music video, which is already making waves on social media platforms. “Part Scatter” is an upbeat and groovy track that combines Afrobeat and Dancehall…
Sony announced its FY2022 Q4 earnings today, revealing that it has now sold 38.4 million PlayStation 5 consoles since launch. The company sold “a record high” 6.3 million PS5 units in the past quarter, with a total of 19.1 million units sold in its fiscal year 2022. The Japanese company has finally solved its PlayStation…
Following the Al-Nassr’s exit from the Saudi Cup, the club’s chief executive, Al-Muammar, was highly critical of Portuguese football star, Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined the Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr during the off-season, has continued to be a subject of conversation for fans. According to El Desmarque, Al-Muammar, president of Al-Nassr, expressed his anger…
Nigerian singer, Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has ‘slammed’ his wife, Simi Kosoko, aka Simi after she solicited advice from her fans on whether to leave the singer or stay because of their child. As reported on Daily Post, Simi had taken to her Twitter handle to jokingly announce that she is considering…
The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, but that doesn’t mean business comes to a stop. On Friday afternoon, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant announced on social media that he had signed a lifetime contract with Nike. Nike has sponsored Durant since he entered the league in 2007. Since then, the two parties have created…
Ed Sheeran played the chord progression to his hit song Thinking Out Loud and sang on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, during a trial over whether he copied Marvin Gaye’s classic Let’s Get it On. Testifying as the first witness in his own defense to a packed courtroom, the British singer-songwriter…
