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Nigeria minister touts ‘quite good’ relationship with USNigeria minister touts ‘quite good’ relationship with US

Nigeria’s trade minister on Tuesday described the country’s relationship with the US as “actually quite good” despite a 12.5% tariff Washington imposed on Nigerian exports in July as part of a broader action targeting 60 countries. “The US-Nigeria relationship is actually quite good,” Jumoke Oduwole, Nigeria’s federal minister of industry, ...

Hormuz disruption will lead to ‘structural shift’, Shell Foundation CEO saysHormuz disruption will lead to ‘structural shift’, Shell Foundation CEO says

The disruption from the Strait of Hormuz will yield a “structural shift” in the energy consumption of the billions of people who remain disconnected from the digital economy, Shell Foundation CEO Jonathan Berman said at Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion on Tuesday. Forecasts estimate it will be about three years ...

IFC chief takes aim at Africa’s costly risk labelIFC chief takes aim at Africa’s costly risk label

The News The head of the World Bank’s private-sector arm said investors “absolutely” overprice risk in Africa, inflating borrowing costs across the continent by treating dozens of diverse markets as a single investment story. Speaking at Semafor’s The Next 3 Billion event, Makhtar Diop, managing director of the International Finance ...

Why you should quit and not look back: ‘Saying yes to everything is saying no to what matters’Why you should quit and not look back: ‘Saying yes to everything is saying no to what matters’

In her new book, The Case For Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out, Lindsay Crouse discusses the costs and traps of never giving up – and how she set herself free Lindsay Crouse used to define herself as not a quitter. She went to Harvard University, where she learned ...

‘Literally state-run TV’: Trump launches YouTube channel amid boycott by US networks‘Literally state-run TV’: Trump launches YouTube channel amid boycott by US networks

White House press coverage row continues while anchor-less channel of the administration’s ‘latest and greatest’ streams propaganda for the Maga faithful Donald Trump’s previous television career centred on his role on The Apprentice, but the US president’s latest media venture is a rather lower-budget affair: the launch of Trump TV ...

‘I’m afraid they’ll bomb the cafe where I work, or bomb me’: a day in the life of a 12-year-old boy in Gaza‘I’m afraid they’ll bomb the cafe where I work, or bomb me’: a day in the life of a 12-year-old boy in Gaza

This week, as the war in Gaza approaches its fourth year, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives. Each tells the story of their day, revealing the terrible toll of the conflict. Ramadan lives in a tent on the beach and works to support his ...

The viral Hyrox horror: is the ‘go hard or go home’ attitude to exercise finally over?The viral Hyrox horror: is the ‘go hard or go home’ attitude to exercise finally over?

When an athlete soiled herself at a hybrid fitness event, it sparked a debate about a culture that pushes people to ignore their body’s signals at real cost How far would you go to secure an impressive marathon time, or a Hyrox personal best? Maybe you’d turn down a boozy ...

‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees

A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data “on all FBI employees and applicants.” A representative of the group, called ShinyHunters, told 404 Media the data includes FBI agents’ names, home addresses, phone number, and information on their spouse. The data breach could ...

Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call CenterMeta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center

Last week, Meta executives announced that its much-hyped AI agent, Muse, had a new feature: It could call businesses for you to do things like make a restaurant reservation or a haircut appointment. But in reality, Meta is testing having these calls being made by human beings in call centers, ...