Author: Salako Temitope

There seem to be an extension of Vladamir Putin’s reign over Russia for another six years beginning tomorrow as worthy opponents of the Russian Leader are either dead, jailed or, mysteriously missing. Despite an atmosphere of repression not seen since the Soviet era, there have been sprouts of internal dissent and external attacks ahead of the election that have pierced the picture of unity and stability the Kremlin has cultivated. According to Nikolai Rybakov, chairman of Russia’s liberal political party, he says “The results have been announced in advance,” he further stated during his contact with reporters that, “It’s painful, unpleasant…

With this third test, SpaceX is hoping to demonstrate that Starship can carry out a controlled re-entry through Earth’s atmosphere before splashing down in the Indian Ocean. Before that finale, the test also includes several different objectives from the rocket’s previous two outings. SpaceX is attempting to fire one of Starship’s Raptor engines while in space, open and close the vehicle’s payload door and transfer propellant between two of Starship’s tanks in orbit. The rocket lifted off at 9:25 a.m. ET from SpaceX’s Starbase test site in Boca Chica, Texas. The flight is the rocket’s third and most ambitious such…

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority On March 12th approved operating licenses for 59 cryptocurrency firms. This was stated at the ongoing FSCA Industry Conference in Johannesburg. 355 applications for crypto licenses were reported to be received, of which 59 were approved, while 262 are still being vetted according to the regulator. Felicity Mabaso, divisional executive for licensing at the FSCA said “Any entity that did not apply for a license and continues activities will be investigated and there will be consequences for such actions.” This is as regards some of the business models of approved firms which include advisory services,…

The Finnish Prime Minister, Petteri Orpo on Wednesday warned of gearing tensions from Moscow following Sweden and Norway’s finalized membership with NATO . Concerns are raised over the tension in the Nordic regions of which Finnish PM asserted that Moscow is ready for “long conflict with the West” as Denmark is also on top of their defense budget. “Russia is evidently preparing for a long conflict with the West and represents a permanent and essential military threat to Europe,” Says Orpo. He continues, “If we, as a united Europe, fail to respond sufficiently to this challenge, the coming years will…

Despite criticisms and comments from U.S citizens and constituents and world power China, the U.S House of Representatives today, Wednesday passed a bill that would force the divestiture of the ByteDance firm away from it’s Chinese owner or face being banned completely from the U.S. With 352 vote in favor of the bill and some 65 rep. members against it, the bill got majority votes to pass. Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Marco Rubio issued a joint statement immediately after the passage, saying they were encouraged by the bipartisan support for the bill and that they “look forward to working…

After entering a shallow recession in the quarter of 2023, the British economy is sid to have returned to growth which defines a relief to PM Sunak ahead of the election expected this year. With a 0.2% GDP growth on month-on-month which boosted by a rebound in retailing and house-building – after a fall of 0.1% in December, in line with economists’ expectations. According to Liz McKeown, a director at the Office for National Statistics, she said, “The economy picked up in January with strong growth in retail and wholesaling, Construction also performed well with house-builders having a good month,…

An assessment from an American Intelligence revealed that Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration in Israel is faced with challenges which with expert warning reveals the report could give the appearance of trying to influence Israeli voters. Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a former National Security Council official said, “We didn’t need an intelligence assessment to read Israeli public opinion polls. Israel is a democracy and has a free press. The politics of Israel are on full display.” He further clarified that “the fact that ODNI inserted this section and framed it in this manner reeks…

The rise in prices of crude oil and rent has the U.S inflation figures for the month of February jump ticks unexpectedly. This emphasizes the challenge of taming price pressures within the economy. According to the U.S Labor Department today, Tuesday, the consumer price index, which measures broadly the price of everyday goods including gasoline, groceries and rent, rose 0.4% in February from the previous month. Prices ticked 3.2% from the same time last year. These figures came in higher than the January recorded 0.3% monthly increase and 3.1% headline gain. Core prices index excludes the more volatile measurements…

Today, Wednesday, Russian President, Vladamir Putin revealed that Russia is technically ready for nuclear war should the U.S interfere in the Ukranian war via troops assistance which would escalate the conflict largely. While giving his speech before the March 15-17 election, President Putin said the nuclear war scenario was not “rushing” up and he saw no need for the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. While speaking on Rossiya-1 TV, President Putin said, “From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready,” this is as a response to if the country was ready for a nuclear war. While…

Artificial intelligence (AI) startups boom in Europe is heating up the competition for technical talent, which is driving established players like Google’s DeepMind to navigate between substantial wage/salaries or risk losing top talent to emerging competitions. OpenAI’s ChatGPT success has energized investors, spiraling a surge of funding into promising AI startups and heightening pressure on tech firms to attract and retain talent across the region. DeepMind which was founded in 2010 and acquired by Google in 2014, the London-based firm faces a burgeoning landscape of well-funded competitors surrounding around its domain, backed with the stream of departing employees launching their…