Smartphones and the Next Generation of Hearing Aids If you don’t actually need one, you’d be forgiven for thinking a hearing aid just makes everything louder for the wearer. Especially since there are plenty of shady products out …read more https://hackaday.com/2026/08/18/smartphones-and-the-next-generation-of-hearing-aids/ #news

Orashi Endorses Dumo Lulu-Briggs for Rivers Guber Race Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt The Orashi National Congress (ONC) has endorsed the candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, ahead of the 2027 Rivers State governorship https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/18/orashi-endorses-dumo-lulu-briggs-for-rivers-guber-race/ #news

Understanding ETF Liquidation: What Investors Need to Know https://www.investopedia.com/articles/exchangetradedfunds/09/etf-out-of-business.asp #news

Can AI Coexist With Privacy? Proton’s Andy Yen Says It Will Have To Proton’s CEO is a champion of encryption for everyone. So why is he going all in on un-encryptable AI? https://www.wired.com/story/the-big-interview-podcast-andy-yen-proton/ #news

I won’t apologise to Okpebholo for publishing his WAEC result – Davido Afrobeats superstar, Davido, has vowed never to apologise to Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State for publishing his West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, result. Davido made the vow on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on News Central Television. DAILY POST recalls that the singer had blasted Okpebholo for mocking his uncle, […] I won’t apologise to Okpebholo for publishing his WAEC result – Davido https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/18/i-wont-apologise-to-okpebholo-for-publishing-his-waec-result-davido/ #news

What 9 months of AI Overview data and 51,000+ tracked events reveal Traffic swings, attribution gaps, and unexpected citation patterns offer a clearer picture of how AI Overviews affect organic search. https://searchengineland.com/ai-overview-data-51000-tracked-events-485080 #news

Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google has begun rolling out the August 2026 spam update, applying globally and to all languages, its third one this year. The post Google Begins Rolling Out The August 2026 Spam Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal. https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-begins-rolling-out-the-august-2026-spam-update/586301/ #news

Viral Disneyland Content Creator Defends Her ‘Special Friendship’ With Peter Pan Disney superfan Toni Kulusich has been accused of stalking her favorite character, sparking discourse about boundaries with park actors. She tells WIRED the backlash is unfair. https://www.wired.com/story/viral-disneyland-content-creator-defends-her-special-friendship-with-peter-pan/ #news

Everyone Is Negotiating With Google While Meta Reads The Web For Free via @sejournal, @slobodanmanic The machine-access fight is aimed at Google. Meta reads more, returns almost nothing, and no one is asking it to stop. The post Everyone Is Negotiating With Google While Meta Reads The Web For Free appeared first on Search Engine Journal. https://www.searchenginejournal.com/everyone-is-negotiating-with-google-while-meta-reads-the-web-for-free/584465/ #news

FAAC Shares Record ₦3.007tn July Revenue to FG, States, LGs The Federal Government, 36 states and 774 local government councils have shared a record ₦3.007 trillion in revenue for July 2026, following approval by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). The allocation was approved at FAAC’s meeting in Owerri, Imo State, with the Federal Government receiving ₦1.146 trillion, states getting ₦943.352 billion, and local government […] https://journalist101.com/2026/08/18/faac-shares-record-%e2%82%a63-007tn-july-revenue-to-fg-states-lgs/ #news