Author: Dorcas Onasa

Spotify is making a calculated push deeper into artificial intelligence, and company executives are not shy about saying they believe it may be the most important thing the platform can do right now. With Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music all circling the same pool of subscribers and offering nearly identical song libraries, Spotify is trying to build something its rivals cannot easily copy and AI is at the center of that plan. The Swedish streaming giant recently rolled out a direct integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, allowing users to link their Spotify accounts to the AI chatbot. Through the…

A bet most on Wall Street were not willing to make. When Old West Investment Management, a small Los Angeles based hedge fund overseeing roughly $1 billion in assets, decided to dramatically increase its exposure to energy stocks, few in the industry were cheering them on. Oil was trading around $60 a barrel, sentiment toward the sector had turned deeply negative and most analysts were forecasting that new supplies combined with slowing global demand would push prices even lower. Chief investment officer Brian Laks saw things differently. He and his team believed the bearish mood had gone too far and…

For millions of Americans who rely on the free version of ChatGPT to help with everything from work emails to recipe ideas, the experience is about to look a little different. OpenAI has confirmed it will begin showing advertisements to users on the free and Go tiers of ChatGPT in the United States within the coming weeks a move that signals a significant new direction for one of the most widely used AI platforms in the world. The company confirmed the rollout in an official statement, and the news was first reported by The Information. It marks one of the…

Apple’s next flagship smartphone is shaping up to be its most ambitious camera upgrade in years. New details about the iPhone 18 Pro point to a significant hardware overhaul — and a behind-the-scenes attempt to acquire a beloved third-party camera app that could have changed the iPhone photography experience entirely. Apple reportedly tried to buy Halide One of the more striking revelations to emerge this week is that Apple held talks last summer to acquire Lux Optics, the app development studio behind 1. Halide, a widely used pro photography app for iPhone, 2. Kino, a video shooting app, 3. Spectre,…

Elon Musk said he wants to personally cover the salaries of Transportation Security Administration workers who have gone without paychecks as the partial government shutdown stretches past one month  a move that raises serious legal questions about whether a private individual can even fund federal employees. The announcement, made on a Saturday morning via a post on X, came as airports across the country are experiencing some of the worst security delays in recent memory, with spring break travel now adding pressure to an already overwhelmed system. What Musk said and why it matters The world’s richest man said he…

For anyone who has spent their mornings with Al Roker over the past three decades, there has been one question quietly circulating since his 30th anniversary with the Today show earlier this year: is he actually thinking about retirement? The short answer, straight from the man himself, is no. The 71-year-old weatherman addressed the speculation in a recent interview and made it clear that stepping away from the show is not something that has crossed his mind. His response was characteristically warm, direct  and just a little funny, which is exactly what longtime viewers would expect from a man who…

For nearly four and a half decades, Johnny Dawkins has been one of basketball’s most recognizable names. He dominated college courts as a point guard, spent nearly a decade competing in the NBA and has since built a long and respected coaching career. Now 62, he is back in the national spotlight, guiding the UCF Knights through the 2026 NCAA Tournament  and reminding the sport exactly who he is.  He was a transformative player at Duke Dawkins arrived at Duke in 1982 and quickly became the cornerstone of coach Mike Krzyzewski’s program during its early years. He led the Blue…

FedEx delivered a standout performance in its fiscal third quarter, surpassing Wall Street expectations on both the top and bottom lines and raising its guidance for the full year a result that sent shares climbing nearly 9% in extended trading on Thursday. The shipping giant reported adjusted earnings per share of $5.25 for the quarter, well ahead of the $4.09 analysts had projected. Revenue came in at $24 billion, topping estimates of $23.43 billion. Net income rose to $1.06 billion, or $4.41 per share, compared with $909 million, or $3.76 per share, during the same period a year ago  a…

Spring has arrived, and with it comes one of the most complicated housing markets in recent memory. Rates were supposed to be heading lower by now. Instead, they just surged to their highest level since September 2025, landing at 6.53% on Friday the very first day of the season according to Mortgage News Daily. The sharp increase caught many prospective buyers off guard. Earlier this year, there was genuine optimism that borrowing costs would ease enough to bring more buyers off the sidelines. The 30 year fixed mortgage rate had briefly dipped below 6% at the end of February, offering…

Darryn Peterson was supposed to be the easy answer to the 2026 NBA Draft’s biggest question. The 6-foot-6 Kansas guard had spent the season building a case as the consensus top pick, averaging 19.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. But in recent weeks, that consensus has quietly unraveled, and the reason goes well beyond basketball. Peterson has opened up about a traumatic full-body cramping episode that required hospitalization. The experience, he explained, fundamentally altered his mindset on the court, leading him to sub himself out of games and adopt a more cautious approach to his own physical…