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'Queer Eye' star Antoni Porowski says the tech and advertising worlds are obsessing over the wrong word
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (488+ words) Antoni Porowski, the "Queer Eye" star turned Nat Geo host, says "taste" "one of the buzziest words right now in both Silicon Valley and the ad world isn't actually what leaders should be chasing. "The word taste makes me uncomfortable,…...
Pilots react to a Boeing 777 freighter that came within feet of the ground in a 'reckless' stunt over Texas
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (664+ words) A viral video shows a Boeing 777 freighter coming so close to the ground during an unusual flyover in Texas on Wednesday that people think it must be AI. The footage is real, with the plane's wingtip appearing to come within…...
Amazon just made a key AI cloud service more expensive
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (536+ words) Amazon raised prices for a key AI cloud service, the latest sign of strong demand for this new technology. Amazon Web Services recently announced price increases for EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML. This lets companies reserve GPUs in advance, so they can…...
Open AI says access to its new GPT-5. 6 model is limited at the request of the US government
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (228+ words) Open AI is limiting preview access to its latest GPT models at the request of the US government. The company said it previewed the capabilities of its new series of GPT-5. 6 models, which includes Sol, Terra, and Luna, to the…...
The winter of our dis-coin-tent: Why bitcoin is trading at a 2-year low
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (476+ words) Bitcoin is in the dumps. The apex cryptocurrency is down more than 30% in 2026, slumping to its lowest level since 2024 this week to trade around $59, 200. That marks about a 53% drop from the token's all-time high above $126, 000 last October. Ethereum, the second-biggest…...
10 African countries with the highest fuel prices in June 2026
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (398+ words) A daunting economic challenge for many African countries is the cost of energy. Fuel prices, in particular, have been shown to be able to alter the economic reality of an entire country. One of the most enduring economic issues facing…...
South Africa may consider government intervention in Africa's richest city amid deepening financial crisis
16+ hour, 59+ min ago (760+ words) South Africa could be forced to place Johannesburg under government administration as years of financial mismanagement, political instability and deteriorating public services push the country's commercial capital closer to a fiscal collapse that business leaders warn could undermine the national…...
Livespot expands to build Africa's creative infrastructure
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (814+ words) Livespot, the integrated creative powerhouse behind some of Africa's most significant cultural moments of the past decade, today unveiled a sharpened five-vertical operating model and announced University of Side Hustle, its first original scripted feature film, which will premiere at…...
Europe's Africa migration strategy faces a test as Somalia rejects unverified deportees
13+ hour, 9+ min ago (396+ words) Europe's strategy of working with African countries to curb irregular migration is facing a fresh test after Somalia rejected the idea of accepting deportees whose nationality has not been verified, pushing back against growing pressure from the European Union to…...
Africa's top oil producer set to add rare earths to its list of prized exports after breakthrough discovery
13+ hour, 52+ min ago (422+ words) Nigeria has made significant discoveries of platinum, lithium, as well as rare earth deposits, according to one of the West African country's ministers. Describing the discovery as a breakthrough, Dele Alake, the country's Minister of Solid Minerals Development, noted that…...