Anthropic PBC, the artificial intelligence company known for its Claude chatbot, is reportedly planning to launch its initial public offering as early as mid-November. The potential listing comes after the company shifted its earlier IPO timetable. Bloomberg reported the development, citing unnamed sources familiar with the private discussions. This move places Anthropic at the forefront…
Sandile Nene, acting deputy director-general, Government Communication and Information System. The conclusion of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026 brought renewed focus to one of the defining questions of our time: how do we harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI), while ensuring its development is safe, inclusive and accessible…
Heirs Energies Ltd, a company controlled by Tony Elumelu, has acquired 6 million ordinary shares in Seplat Energy Plc. The transaction is valued at £53.2 million. Seplat Energy disclosed the new share purchase in a regulatory filing on Thursday, signed by Edith Onwuchekwa, the company’s Director, Legal/Company Secretary. Mr. Elumelu, who also serves as a…
Last month, a woman identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against Cornell University, the fraternity Chi Phi and the seven fraternity members she accused of gang-raping her on the night of October 19, 2024. Her allegations have triggered a nationwide reckoning in the United States over the prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses….
Never has so much cash flowed into a new technology as is pouring into AI, eclipsing the sums splurged on railways or the internet when those technological revolutions sucked in capital. Cumulative spending globally on data centres alone could top US$30-trillion by 2050, according to a projection by PwC, almost matching the value of outstanding…
The Draft Kings website arranged on a laptop in New Hyde Park, New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wagering on sports outcomes has exploded in the 2020s, but recent surveys show just how widespread gambling has become for Generation Z. A survey of retail investors released…
P3 is designed to integrate into an organisation’s existing card-issuance environment. (Image source: 123RF) Barnes Smart Solutions, a specialist provider of payment-card technology, is continuing to enhance its P3 EMV Data Preparation solution to meet evolving security standards, cryptographic requirements and card-issuance models. P3 is a secure EMV data-preparation platform developed, sold and supported by…
The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Cornell University fraternity members has received threats pressuring her to drop her lawsuit, her attorney said Sunday. Thomas Giuffra told CNN’s “State of the Union” that people attempting to unmask his client’s identity had also targeted at least three women mistakenly identified as her. The former…
President William Ruto and Dangote Group President Aliko Dangote. PHOTO/PSCU. By PATRICK MAYOYO No, Mr President. Kenyans who are asking questions about the Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu are not extortionists. They are citizens and taxpayers. They are members of communities whose land, livelihoods, environment and cultural heritage may be affected by one of…
Cell C CEO Jorges Mendes The R20.8-million Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes spent on the company’s shares in September sits on top of a far larger holding he did not pay for: 7.65 million shares, worth about R203-million at the R26.50 listing price, allocated to him by the operator’s largest shareholder when it listed on…
