A group of Nigerian stowaways who hijacked a UK-bound ship have been arrested after a 10-hour standoff. The alleged Nigerian hijackers had threatened to kill the crew of an oil tanker – Nave Andromeda – bound for the UK. However, they were eventually arrested by UK special forces after a 10-hour standoff in the English Channel. The Nave Andromeda departed Nigeria on October 6 bound for Southampton. UK authorities believe the stowaways boarded in the port of Lagos through the vessel’s rudder trunk; an opening near the ship’s hull. When they were found by the crew, the stowaways had no…
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A government judge on Tuesday dismissed a U.S. government solicitation to drop Donald Trump as a litigant in a maligning claim; by an essayist who said the president erroneously denied assaulting her in a Manhattan retail establishment 25 year back. U.S. Region Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan wouldn’t let the administration substitute itself for Trump; as a litigant in previous Elle magazine feature writer E. Jean Carroll’s claim. A decision for the legislature would have protected Trump from risk and likely bound Carroll’s maligning guarantee. Carroll had sued Trump last November in a New York state court; after…
Microsoft Corp MSFT.O beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday; as the software giant continued to benefit from a global shift to work and learning from home. The tech giant’s revenue rose 12% to $37.2 billion in the first quarter ended Sept. 30; beating analysts’ estimates of $35.72 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Microsoft beats quarterly revenue estimates as Sony PS5 demand ahead of launch Meanwhile, Sony Corp is seeing “very considerable” demand for its PlayStation 5 (PS5) console via pre-orders its gaming chief said on Wednesday, as users rush to secure the next-generation device ahead…
The Nigerian Army has disassociated itself from “a viral video on social media in which it was alleged that civilian protesters were massacred by soldiers at Lekki Toll Plaza”. According to a statement issued by Acting Deputy Director Public Relations of 81 Division, Major Osona Olaniyi, “This allegation is untrue, unfounded and aimed at causing anarchy in the country. “At no time did soldiers of the Nigerian Army open fire on any civilian. From the onset of the ENDSARS protest, there was no time personnel of 81 Division Nigerian Army Lagos were involved,”‘ he said. He continued that the decision…
Facebook is the latest tech giant to get into the world of cloud gaming — but the company’s offering is quite a bit different than the competition. Unlike Amazon or Google, which both offer standalone cloud gaming services for a fee, Facebook is introducing cloud games to its existing app — several of which are playable right now. “We’re doing free-to-play games, we’re doing games that are latency-tolerant; at least to start,” says Jason Rubin, Facebook’s vice president of play. “We’re not promising 4K, 60fps, so you pay us $6.99 per month. We’re not trying to get you to buy…
Last year, Google pledged that, by 2022, it would include recycled materials in all of its Made By Google products; a list that includes Pixel phones; Pixelbooks; Google Home speakers; Nest devices; and also accessories like phone cases and charging stands. Today, the company announced it hit one of its goals ahead of schedule: all new Pixel and Nest products are now designed with recycled materials; according to Google sustainability systems architect David Bourne. That’s not to say its products are made entirely of recycled materials, but they at least include recycled materials somewhere in the product. According to…
A Nigerian lady has reportedly murdered her boyfriend during an altercation in India. The Nigerian lady identified as Oge Florence was arrested after she stabbed her partner who also hails from Nigeria. The InfoStride gathered that she killed him during a disagreement. The incident took place in their home in New Delhi on Sunday, October 25. The victim has been identified as Obinna from Uli in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. Confirming the incident, a source told The InfoStride that the couple had a heated argument which led Oge to stab him in the chest with a knife.…
Academics, journalists and First Amendment lawyers are revitalizing behind New York University analysts in a confrontation with Facebook; over its interest that they end the assortment of information demonstrating who is being miniature focused by political advertisements on the world’s predominant online media stage. In an October 16 letter to the scientists, a Facebook executive requested they incapacitate a unique module for Chrome; and Firefox programs utilized by 6,500 volunteers over the United States and also erase the information acquired. The module lets specialists see which promotions are appeared to each chip in; Facebook lets sponsors tailor advertisements dependent…
Chrome OS may finally be getting a dark mode, but so far it’s only been spotted in its experimental Canary channel, Android Central reported. Before you go tinkering with Canary just be advised: Canary is Google’s “bleeding edge” Chrome OS path; which receives daily updates of features before they’ve been widely tested. It can only be accessed from Chromebooks switched into a special developer mode (not to be confused with the Chrome OS Developer channel). Google warns that Canary can be “unstable.” But at the moment, to activate dark mode on your Chromebook, you need to have the Canary channel…
Facebook is planning for possible trauma around the November 3rd US presidential election; with internal tools it’s used before in countries like Sri Lanka and Myanmar. The plans may include slowing the spread of posts as they begin to go viral; altering the news feed algorithm to change what content users see; and changing the rules for what kind of content is dangerous and warrants removal. They’re strategies Facebook has previously used in so-called “at-risk” countries; dealing with mass ethnic unrest or political bloodshed. The tools would only be used in the event of election-related violence or other serious circumstances;…