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Copy of The UK’s Ill Conceived Government Surveillance Plan Social Media Ban; Nigerian Tech Startup YarnGPT Gets Acquired; SpaceX Acquires CursorAI; & The IMF Continues Meddling In Nigerian Affairs
Britain is preparing one of its toughest digital regulations yet with plans to ban under-16s from major social media platforms, while Nigeria’s AI ecosystem scores a win as Bluechip Technologies acquires voice-AI startup YarnGPT. Elsewhere, SpaceX is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a $60 billion acquisition of coding startup Cursor, and the IMF is warning that the growing use of dollar-backed stablecoins could weaken demand for the naira. All this and more in to
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The UK’s Ill Conceived Government Surveillance Plan Social Media Ban; Nigerian Tech Startup YarnGPT Gets Acquired; SpaceX Acquires CursorAI; & The IMF Continues Meddling In Nigerian Affairs
Britain is preparing one of its toughest digital regulations yet with plans to ban under-16s from major social media platforms, while Nigeria’s AI ecosystem scores a win as Bluechip Technologies acquires voice-AI startup YarnGPT. Elsewhere, SpaceX is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a $60 billion acquisition of coding startup Cursor, and the IMF is warning that the growing use of dollar-backed stablecoins could weaken demand for the naira. All this and more in to
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI Files To Go Public; TikTok Erases Millions Of Nigerian Videos; Failed Crypto Scammer And Convicted Felon Seeks Pardon From Trump; And Nigeria Fails First Evacuation Flight For Its
No one wants to be the last AI company to go public as OpenAI files confidentially to go public. While TikTok ramps up content moderation in Nigeria after removing more than four million videos and interrupting 86,000 LIVE sessions. Elsewhere, former convicted cryptocurrency scammer and founder of failed crypto platform FTX is reportedly seeking a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, and Nigeria’s Federal Government has been forced to reschedule its first evacuation flight
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The Economics of Snowfall
A Deep Dive Into Who the Economic Winners and Losers are during Snowfall "The weather outside is frightful.” Frank Sinatra I was working from home on a random weekday when I took a break to look at the view from my apartment and let my mind wander. Whilst I watched people penguin walk and cars all but crawl, I settled on an interesting thought: who benefits and suffers the most financially when it snows? That question led me down an incredibly fascinating rabbit hole, t
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Your "Investment" Is Probably a Gamble. Here's How to Know for Sure.
The Differences between Dice, Deals & Dividends; "The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” John Maynard Keynes I commonly get consulted for investment proposals, whereby people are asking of me where I believe is best for them to deploy their capital in order to get a financial return, and the first thing that I ask [after strongly indicating that I am not a financial advisor, and the entire conversation isn’t financial advice] what their time
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From Manger to Markets: An analysis of Christmas’ Commercial Takeover
Has Capitalism Devoured Christmas? Underneath the bustle of the German Christmas markets, the pouring of mulled wine and hot chocolate, the wrapping of selected trinkets, and the voices of the choir singing Christmas carols, is the faint, almost imperceptible, constant pinging of successful transactions, whether it be Apple Pay, Google Pay, cash, or a physical card. That sound is the evidence of the “Golden Quarter” in full swing, and the silent prevalence of the second r
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Copy of The UK’s Ill Conceived Government Surveillance Plan Social Media Ban; Nigerian Tech Startup YarnGPT Gets Acquired; SpaceX Acquires CursorAI; & The IMF Continues Meddling In Nigerian Affairs
Britain is preparing one of its toughest digital regulations yet with plans to ban under-16s from major social media platforms, while Nigeria’s AI ecosystem scores a win as Bluechip Technologies acquires voice-AI startup YarnGPT. Elsewhere, SpaceX is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a $60 billion acquisition of coding startup Cursor, and the IMF is warning that the growing use of dollar-backed stablecoins could weaken demand for the naira. All this and more in to
5 min read
The UK’s Ill Conceived Government Surveillance Plan Social Media Ban; Nigerian Tech Startup YarnGPT Gets Acquired; SpaceX Acquires CursorAI; & The IMF Continues Meddling In Nigerian Affairs
Britain is preparing one of its toughest digital regulations yet with plans to ban under-16s from major social media platforms, while Nigeria’s AI ecosystem scores a win as Bluechip Technologies acquires voice-AI startup YarnGPT. Elsewhere, SpaceX is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a $60 billion acquisition of coding startup Cursor, and the IMF is warning that the growing use of dollar-backed stablecoins could weaken demand for the naira. All this and more in to
5 min read
ChatGPT maker OpenAI Files To Go Public; TikTok Erases Millions Of Nigerian Videos; Failed Crypto Scammer And Convicted Felon Seeks Pardon From Trump; And Nigeria Fails First Evacuation Flight For Its
No one wants to be the last AI company to go public as OpenAI files confidentially to go public. While TikTok ramps up content moderation in Nigeria after removing more than four million videos and interrupting 86,000 LIVE sessions. Elsewhere, former convicted cryptocurrency scammer and founder of failed crypto platform FTX is reportedly seeking a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, and Nigeria’s Federal Government has been forced to reschedule its first evacuation flight
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