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Firecracker factory blast in India kills 8 children

Videos reveal demolished houses and desperate rescue efforts after third such blast at a firecracker factory in August.

Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI

Anthropic pirated hundreds of lyrics from The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and other artists, lawsuit says.

Umohette celebrates 20th career win, hails Anthony Joshua, Itauma

Umohette thanked God, his family, promoter Erik Fleming, co-promoter Monte Ekott, boxing fans and his supporters in Nigeria and the United States for backing his comeback journey The post Umohette celebrates 20th career win, hails Anthony Joshua, Itauma appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

COP/USD: Colombia’s 9.4% Deficit Rattles Wall Street, Peso Slumps 2.1%

The picture painted by Colombia’s new government of the country’s public finances landed with a thud on Wall Street, sparking one of the worst selloffs of the year in the nation’s assets.

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‘Teargassing pensioners is like a gas chamber’ — Sowore condemns Lagos protest attack

The 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has described the alleged tear-gassing of protesting pensioners at the Lagos State House of Assembly as “equivalent to pushing them into a gas chamber.” Sowore made the comment in a statement shared on his social media page on Monday, while condemning what he […] ‘Teargassing pensioners is like a gas chamber’ — Sowore condemns Lagos protest attack

Markiplier is now GoPro’s biggest shareholder

YouTuber Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach has invested enough in GoPro to become its single largest shareholder, with an 8.5 percent stake in the company, Bloomberg reports. Speaking to Bloomberg, Fischbach said he thought GoPro "seems undervalued" and sees his investment as "part of a larger mission to make filmmaking more accessible," following the release of his first feature film, Iron Lung, earlier this year. Fishbach posted a video last week praising GoPro's new Mission 1 ILS camera and comparing it to the pricier Red Komodo-X, saying he plans to use the Mission 1 ILS in future movies. It includes an affiliate code for the new camera, but … Read the full story at The Verge.

VLC crosses 7 billion downloads

In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.

Clipto uses AI to search terabytes of video and is now valued at $250M

The three-year-old startup says it reached $15 million in ARR and profitability before raising its latest $15 million round.

Debian won’t ban AI code from its Linux distribution

Debian voted to allow developers to use AI tools in their contributions to the Linux distribution's "development, maintenance, [and] documentation." The new policy on AI acknowledges that "responsible" use of AI can improve developers' productivity, and goes on to say, "generative AI is neither exempt from nor subject to special rules beyond the standards already expected of Debian contributors." The project's voting developers considered several other proposals on how to handle AI, including some that would have banned contributions made using AI tools. As It's FOSS reports, some users and contributors aren't happy with the policy, includi … Read the full story at The Verge.

Ex-Congressman Santos Banned for Life by Kalshi After CFTC Case

Ex-Congressman George Santos won’t be able to place another wager on Kalshi Inc. after the prediction market platform banned him for life for allegedly manipulating wagers on his attendance at this year’s State of the Union address.

OdumoduBlvck’s lawyers petition police over alleged arrest attempt

Lawyers to Nigerian musician, Tochukwu Gubemi Ojogwu, popularly known as OdumoduBlvck, have petitioned the Lagos State Police Command over an alleged attempt by police officers to arrest the musician at about 3:00am on August 29, 2026. The petition, dated August 31, 2026, was written by Marshal Attorneys and addressed to the Assistant Commissioner of Police, State […] OdumoduBlvck’s lawyers petition police over alleged arrest attempt