Yemen’s Houthi movement has claimed it shot down a Saudi Arabian F-15 fighter jet over Marib province, releasing footage that it says captures the operation and the aircraft’s wreckage. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Wednesday that the fighter was hit by a locally manufactured surface-to-air missile while carrying out operations over Marib in…
Decentralized finance protocol Aave is expanding deeper into institutional finance with plans to launch a dedicated real-world asset (RWA) lending market on Avalanche, allowing institutions to use eligible tokenized assets as collateral to borrow stablecoins. The planned Aave V4 RWA Hub would give institutional investors a way to unlock on-chain liquidity from tokenized financial assets…
Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has taken legal action against actress Jing Tian and her parents in a dispute over a 30 million yuan payment — approximately $4.5 million — that he says was made as a traditional marriage gift. Sun, the founder of blockchain platform Tron, reportedly transferred the money to Jing Tian’s family…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pushing back against calls for the artificial intelligence industry to slow down, arguing that AI companies should continue developing the technology while taking responsibility for making their systems safe. Zuckerberg’s position comes as a growing divide emerges among major technology leaders over how quickly advanced AI should progress. In a…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that humanity could eventually lose control of its future to artificial intelligence if the technology’s capabilities advance faster than the safety systems designed to keep powerful AI models under human control. In a post on X on September 14, Altman identified what he described as two ways AI development…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured local and international investors that Nigeria remains open for business, saying his administration is working to make the country’s business environment more predictable, competitive and supportive of investment. The President made the statement on Monday in Abuja during the 75th anniversary celebration of Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC), where…
Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz has warned that the United States could be left without comprehensive cryptocurrency regulation for years after the Senate failed to advance the proposed CLARITY Act. Novogratz issued the warning ahead of Tuesday’s crucial Senate vote, saying that if the legislation failed to move forward, the United States might not get meaningful…
The Akwa Ibom State Government has paid more than ₦90 billion out of the ₦111 billion in inherited gratuity liabilities owed to retired public servants, the state’s Head of Civil Service, Mrs Elsie Peters, has disclosed. Peters made the disclosure on Monday in Uyo during a media briefing to mark the commencement of the 2026…
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing a proposed $2.8 billion munitions package for Israel that includes 40,000 large 2,000-pound bombs, according to a U.S. official familiar with the planned sale. The proposed package includes 20,000 MK-84 bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing the U.S. official, who spoke on…
Saudi Arabia has heightened security around the holy city of Makkah as regional tensions escalate, with the kingdom’s air-defence systems remaining prepared to respond to any potential aerial threat. The development comes amid a sharp increase in missile and drone attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen, which have targeted areas across Saudi Arabia in…
