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Rockstar Games suffers massive breach as hackers steal 78.6 million records
A cybercrime group has claimed responsibility for a major data breach at Rockstar Games, the company behind Grand…
Meta set to overtake Google as world’s largest ad platform by 2026
Meta Platforms is on course to overtake Google as the world’s biggest digital advertising company by the end…
Binance co-founder CZ talks going to prison and the cost of moving first in new memoir
Few figures have shaped the modern payment and cryptocurrency industry as visibly as Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as…
How to apply for FG’s ₦25k/month technical and vocational training programme
The Federal Government has opened applications for the second cohort of its Technical and Vocational Education and Training…
TymeBank now GoTyme Bank in South Africa after regulatory approval
South Africa’s digital bank TymeBank has officially changed its name to GoTyme Bank, following approval from the South…
Hackers stole $237,000 in the Bridged-Polkadot exploit after minting 1 billion DOT and converting them to 108 ETH
Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the Hyperbridge cross-chain bridge’s Ethereum gateway contract earlier today, minting 1 billion unauthorised…
UTME 2026: JAMB revises first session’s arrival time to 7am
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced reforms to arrival and start times for the 2026…
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) to sue Justin Sun in a $75m DeFi dispute
The high-profile decentralised finance (DeFi) project linked to the Trump family, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has escalated a…
Global smartphone shipments decline by 6% YoY in Q1’26
Global smartphone shipments declined 6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring continued pressure on the device…
