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Yudala Storms Major Locations In Lagos For Offline ‘Black Friday’ Deals

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In line with its Yu Live Well promise, Yudala has finalized plans to storm major locations within the Lagos metropolis every weekend from November 11th, bringing the amazing deals lined up for its Mega Black Friday promotion tagged 11/11-12/12 to the doorsteps of millions of Nigerians in these locations while its online platform will take orders 24hours to meet the needs of Nigerians this season.

The locations include Ikorodu, Trade Fair Complex in Alaba, Ajah, Mafoluku, Agege, Shomolu, Ajao Estate, Iyana Ipaja, Ejigbo, Festac, among others.

The strategy, according the Head of Offline Retail, Ms. Oyeronke Atoyebi is to reach the unreached and under-served members of the public.

Equipped with a mobile store, two 40-feet trucks and buses accompanied by dancers, music and digital entertainment; the Yudala 11/11-12/12 Offline Mega Black Friday train will visit each identified location on Saturdays with an eye-catching line-up of genuine products at the best prices unmatched in the marketplace, with shoppers in line to enjoy bundled offers, raffle draws, freebies and other special giveaways at each venue.

The massive movement kicks off this Saturday November 11th 2017 at Sara Stadium, Festac town and Trade Fair Complex at Ojo Alaba simultaneously by 9am to 5pm, with other locations expected to experience the shopping frenzy on succeeding Saturdays.

On Saturday November 18th 2017, it will be the turn of Agege and Ita Ilewa, Ikorodu to enjoy the Yudala 11/11-12/12 deals galore while Saturday, November 25thwill see the action move to the Ajah Complex in Ajah and the Sports Complex in Iyana-Ejigbo.

For residents in Shomolu and Gowon Estate in Iyana-Ipaja, Saturday December 2nd will see Yudala storm both locations simultaneously from 9am while the following weekend, Saturday December 8th will be the turn of eager shoppers in Ajao/Mafoluku and Ojodu-Berger to take advantage of the massive promotion.

Among the wide-ranging categories of products lined up for shoppers are Home Appliances, Computing, Electronics, Mobile devices, Gaming, Lifestyle/Consumer Goods, Power Solutions, Food, Wines/Spirits, among others.

For millions of Nigerians caught up in their weekly busy schedules, this is a unique opportunity to enjoy the loads of amazing offers lined up for the 11/11-12/12 Mega Black Friday promotion for which Yudala has boldly claimed to have the best prices for genuine products nationwide.

“Our mantra at Yudala is Yu Live Well, so we are offering you a chance to live the good life by bringing our 11/11-12/12 Black Friday deals to the comfort of your homes. So, we urge you to choose the good life. Remember, you can only get guaranteed genuine products at the best prices this Black Friday at Yudala. If you find a lower price for a genuine product, we will refund the difference,” noted Atoyebi Oyeronke, head of Offline Retail at Yudala.


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Schmidt, Ex Google Chief Says AI Risky in Terrorist Hands

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Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO has expressed concerns about the extreme risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) falling into the hands of terrorists or rogue states.

Schmidt, Ex Google Chief Says AI Risky in Terrorist Hands

Eric Schmidt, former Google CEO

He warned that nations such as North Korea, Iran, and Russia could adopt AI technologies to develop weapons capable of causing significant harm, including biological weapons.

Schmidt urged governments to oversee private tech companies, emphasising, “The real fears I have are not the ones most people discuss about AI, I talk about extreme risk.”

“I’m always worried about an ‘Osama Bin Laden’ scenario, where truly evil individuals take control of some aspect of modern life to harm innocent people,” he added.

With private companies driving AI advancements, he stressed the need for careful government monitoring and regulation. “It’s really important that governments understand what we’re doing and keep their eye on us,” he said.

His remarks followed a two-day AI summit in Paris, where the UK and the U.S. declined to sign a communiqué outlining the future direction of AI. The declaration on “inclusive and sustainable artificial intelligence for people and the planet” was endorsed by 57 countries, including India, China, the Vatican, the EU, and the African Union Commission.

The UK justified its decision, stating that the agreement lacked “practical clarity” on global AI governance and national security concerns.

Schmidt supports U.S. export controls restricting the sale of advanced AI microchips to certain countries, aiming to slow adversaries’ progress in AI research.

He also highlights the importance of international collaboration on AI safety, suggesting that cooperation with nations like China is essential to addressing global AI challenges.

 

 


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OpenAI CEO Rejects $97.4Bn Takeover Bid from Elon Musk

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Sam Altman, chief executive of ChatGPT-owner OpenAI, has firmly declared the company “not for sale” following a $97.4bn (£78.4bn) takeover bid from a consortium led by Elon Musk.

OpenAI CEO Rejects $97.4Bn Takeover Bid from Elon Musk

Elon Musk

Speaking at the AI Action Summit in Paris, Altman emphasised OpenAI’s mission to develop AGI (artificial general intelligence) for the benefit of humanity.

Marc Toberoff, attorney for Elon Musk, confirmed the bid submission on Monday.

In response, Altman humorously offered to buy Twitter for $9.74 billion on Musk’s platform.

Unlike many tech giants, OpenAI is not publicly traded but operates through a complex partnership between non-profit and for-profit entities.

Musk aims to return OpenAI to its non-profit roots, despite owning a rival firm, xAI.

Christie Pitts, a tech investor, expressed scepticism about Musk’s intentions, noting his competitive interests.

Altman echoed this sentiment, suggesting Musk’s move disregards OpenAI’s mission.

Altman, who holds no stock in OpenAI, advocates transforming the organisation into a fully for-profit company to raise more funds for AI research.

Although the board has the final say, the $97.4bn offer falls short of OpenAI’s previous $157bn valuation and rumoured $300bn in future funding talks.

Toberoff stated the consortium might increase their bid. Meanwhile, OpenAI is collaborating with Oracle, a Japanese investment firm, and an Emirati sovereign wealth fund on “The Stargate Project,” a $500 billion AI infrastructure initiative announced by President Donald Trump.

 

 

 

 


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Adobe Launches AI Video Tool to Compete with OpenAI

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Adobe yesterday released the first public version of an artificial intelligence tool that can generate video clips and revealed how much it will charge, but said it will not set pricing for major users such as studios until later this year.

The Firefly Video Model, as Adobe is calling the service, will compete against Sora, a model developed by ChatGPT creator OpenAI, and startup Runway, both of which currently offer video-generation services. Facebook owner Meta Platforms has also developed a video-generation AI model but has not given a timeline for when it will be released.

Adobe’s model differs from its rivals because it is geared toward generating clips that will fit into how film and television studios use Premiere Pro, its flagship video editing software.

To that end, many of the features that Adobe is emphasizing revolve around feeding existing shots into the video model and asking it to generate clips that fix or expand on shots that were taken on a real production set but that did not come out quite right.

Adobe said the service will generate five-second clips at 1080p resolution. While that is shorter than the clips of up to 20 seconds generated by OpenAI’s service, Adobe executives said the majority of individual clips in most productions are only three seconds.

Adobe said a user can generate 20 clips per month for $9.99 and 70 clips for $29.99. That compares with 50 videos for $20 per month with OpenAI’s plan at lower resolution and a $200 OpenAI plan that can handle longer, higher resolution videos.

Adobe is also working on a “Premium” pricing plan for studios and other high-volume video users and will release those pricing details later this year. Alexandru Costin, Adobe’s vice president of generative AI, said the company is working to generate 4K video and will remain focused on quality rather than longer clips.

“We actually think that great motion, great structure, great definition scheme, making the actual clip look like it was film, is more important than making a longer clip that’s unusable,” Costin told Reuters.

 


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