Ventures Platform goes bigger — and broader — with its second Africa fund The Pan-African venture firm has raised $84 million and plans to invest in startups beyond its home market of Nigeria. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/ventures-platform-goes-bigger-and-broader-with-its-second-africa-fund/ #news

Google Pixel 11 Review: Why the base model is still my favorite, even this year In a year of iterative upgrades, Google is introducing smart features that make the base Pixel still the one to buy for most people. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-pixel-11-review/ #news

The Practical Guide to Google Analytics 4 Key Takeaways Are you getting the most out of Google Analytics 4 (GA4)? GA4 has been Google’s standard analytics platform for a few years now. The move from Universal Analytics (UA) was a major shift, but Google has continued updating GA4 itself along the way. One of the biggest changes came in 2024, when Google […] https://neilpatel.com/blog/google-analytics-4/ #news

Mussel-inspired lithium battery targets EVs, keeps 80% capacity after 1,000 cycles Researchers in South Korea have unveiled a tri-layer composite solid electrolyte (CSE) that boosts ion... https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mussel-inspired-lithium-battery-targets-evs-keeps-80-capacity-after-1000-cycles #news

Lagos Technicians Call for Skills Development, Stronger Govt-Industry Collaboration to Support Energy Transition Fadekemi Ajakaiye Generator and solar energy technicians in Lagos have called for a coordinated framework to support the transition from the traditional genset economy into the rapidly growing solar energy https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/26/lagos-technicians-call-for-skills-development-stronger-govt-industry-collaboration-to-support-energy-transition-2/ #news

Scientists achieve 30.3% efficiency in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) in Germany has revealed a simple way to boost the performance and... https://interestingengineering.com/energy/perovskite-silicon-tandem-solar-cells #news

I Believe Iranian Leader Khamenei Is Still Alive — Trump The US President and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in February had declared Khamenei dead, after Israel and the United States launched an attack of unprecedented scale against the country. The post I Believe Iranian Leader Khamenei Is Still Alive — Trump appeared first on Channels Television. https://www.channelstv.com/2026/08/26/i-believe-iranian-leader-khamenei-is-still-alive-trump/ #news

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement. https://www.wired.com/story/meta-will-pay-up-to-dollar167-billion-to-settle-its-social-media-harms-case-and-thats-just-for-starters/ #news

‘Middle Belt, South won’t accept proposed livestock ranching scheme’ – SMBLF The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has expressed concern over what it called “the audacious attempt by the Federal Government to take over lands belonging to ethnic communities in the Middle Belt under a spurious pilot scheme” being introduced in the name of a New National Livestock Policy. It said the proposed areas […] ‘Middle Belt, South won’t accept proposed livestock ranching scheme’ – SMBLF https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/26/middle-belt-south-wont-accept-proposed-livestock-ranching-scheme-smblf/ #news

NUJ Bauchi Condemns DSS Assault, Threat against Journalists Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Council, has strongly condemned the assault, intimidation and threat against journalists covering an official engagement at the Yankari Game https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/26/nuj-bauchi-condemns-dss-assault-threat-against-journalists/ #news