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ScienceDaily Health One immune switch may help drive aging across the body

Aging may be partly fueled by immune cells losing their ability to clear away damaged, inflammation-promoting cells. Blocking a si...

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ScienceDaily Health Bats carry dangerous viruses without getting sick. This may be why

Scientists discovered that more than 500 species of vesper bats possess two separate sets of antibody genes, an immune arrangement...

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TechCrunch Google’s latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella

WeatherNext 3 is the latest wave of a sea change in meteorology brought out by deep learning techniques. Google says it will start...

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TechCrunch Volunteer at TechCrunch Founder Summit in Boston

Our rebranded Boston event, TechCrunch Founder Summit (formerly All Stage), is back on November 4th! And we are looking for some i...

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TechCrunch TikTok comments are getting more interactive with voice comments, polls, and more

With the additions, the app is borrowing features from messaging apps as it looks to deepen engagement on its platform.

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TechCrunch Nvidia confirms it will buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion

Nvidia said Hugging Face hosts over 3 million models and is used by over 18 million developers.

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TechCabal Village Capital deploys $450,000 in first Nigeria investments

The Nigeria investments come as early-stage startups continue to face a difficult funding environment.

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Premium Times Kenyan president orders shutdown of foreign-owned small business

"We have made efforts to improve the economy; we have not improved investor confidence for hawkers to come to Kenya," President Ru...

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Vanguard 43 feared dead, others missing in Rivers oil incident

By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt PANIC has gripped Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State following an incident in which several p...

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Vanguard Flooding: FCTA begins desilting of drains along Airport Road, other areas

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has commenced the desilting of drains along the Airport r...

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Vanguard Video: ‘I made nothing less than ₦10m monthly selling akara, bread’ — Gov. Eno

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has revealed that he made not less than ₦10 million monthly from selling akara and bread before...

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Vanguard ASUU kicks as Adeleke extends UNIOSUN VC’s tenure

…Assembly amends university’s establishment law By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)...

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Vanguard Clubs spend $9.89 bn in record-breaking transfer window

English clubs once again dominated spending, investing more than $3.02 billion in transfer fees to sign players from clubs abroad....

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Vanguard PFIPC Scandal: Alleged ‘fake’ DG Adeyemi seeks bail, access to lawyers, doctor

Although the court directed that he be allowed access to his lawyer, it declined to grant the other requests until it hears from r...

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Vanguard IGP Disu disburses ₦2.3bn insurance benefits to families of 2,971 fallen officers

By Kingsley Omonobi The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has presented life insurance benefits totalling ₦2,317,177...

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Vanguard AAUA students block highway, protest 68-day ASUU strike

By Dayo Johnson, Akure Students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, on Thursday blocked major roads around the ins...

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Vanguard ‘You can insult, attack me and still sleep well,’ says Tinubu

According to him, his tolerance for criticisms lies at the heart of his administration's Renewed Hope Agenda and its commitment to...

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Vanguard 4 things to know about new UK worker visa rules allowing change of employers

The UK government has introduced a new immigration protection for recognised victims of modern slavery, allowing migrant workers o...

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Vanguard I once went 20 minutes without blowing my whistle – ex-EPL ref

“There used to be games that we used to have; as a laugh, we used to say, ‘Right, we’ll kick off now, right? See how long we can g...

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Vanguard 2027: Tinubu panicky, plots to reintroduce subsidy through backdoor, Atiku alleges

.Says, apologise to Nigerians or be rejected over petrol price hike By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Presidential candidate of the African D...

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Vanguard Fubara signs 2026 Rivers budget into law

However, on Thursday, the bill was unanimously passed by 26 lawmakers during the House’s resumed sitting in Port Harcourt. The pos...

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Vanguard DSS DG orders operatives not to arrest anyone over civil matters

The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Oluwatosin Ajayi, has directed operatives of the agency not to arrest an...

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Vanguard Despite 53.7m barrels supplied, Nigeria’s refineries still face crude crunch

By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor Nigeria’s domestic refining is facing a prolonged crude supply paradox, with 53.7 million barrels of...

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Vanguard Rivers Police dismiss three officers over Uniport graduate’s death

By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed three officers over their alleged involvement in the deat...

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