Kano State Government approved Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to lead the Eid el Fitr Durbar, unveiling security measures and suspending some processions.
Nigerian banks, led by CBN's new policy, raise savings interest rates. But inflation outpaces yields, leaving many households feeling financial strain.
Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel the poor west African country into the ranks of the world's largest iron exporters. Doumbouya, who came to power in a 2021 coup, declared the day a public holiday, a sign of the importance authorities have attached to the mine.
A German court ruled Tuesday that OpenAI has infringed copyright law by using song lyrics to feed its chat models in a case that could have wide implications for European artists. "Both the memorisation in the language models and the reproduction of the song lyrics in the chatbot's outputs constitute infringements of copyright law," the court ruled.
The risk of the internet fragmenting into national "splinternets" will likely be averted in a UN vote next month, the head of the authority that manages web addresses told AFP on Tuesday. But ICANN has warned that any such move could lead to a fragmented "splinternet" in which it could prove expensive or impossible for people to connect across separate address systems.
Britain's unemployment rate rose more than expected to five percent in the third quarter, the highest level since early 2021, official data showed Tuesday ahead of a key UK government budget.
Japan's SoftBank Group reported Tuesday that net profit more than doubled in the second quarter thanks to a boom in AI-related share prices that has fuelled fears of a market bubble. But that has fed concerns of a market bubble that could eventually burst, like the dot-com boom that imploded at the turn of the millennium.
US fast-food chain Burger King will rapidly expand its China operations in coming years, its parent company said, selling its controlling stake to form a new joint venture powered by hundreds of millions of dollars in local investment. The latest shake-up follows an announcement last week by Starbucks that it will sell a controlling stake in its China retail operations.
Shares in Japanese giant Sony jumped more than five percent Tuesday after it hiked full-year profit forecasts thanks to the latest "Demon Slayer" anime blockbuster. Japanese auto giant Toyota last week also hiked its operating income and net profit forecasts for the current fiscal year.
Japanese giant Sony hiked its full-year revenue and profit forecasts Tuesday on the back of the huge global success of the latest "Demon Slayer" anime blockbuster. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba -- Infinity Castle: Part 1," the first title in a new trilogy based on the popular manga series, has been a huge hit.
Global tech leaders will pack Lisbon's annual Web Summit from Tuesday to talk Artificial Intelligence, robots and startups -- all under the shadow of tensions over cutting-edge tech and the natural resources needed to build it. Beyond the glossy tech products, global tensions over hi-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will weigh on discussions.
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