Nigerian prophet unveils miracle soap, perfume, spiritual shirt, mustard seed

Jeremiah Fufeyin, founder and head prophet of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry (CMDM), has sparked debate online by launching a new line of faith-based merchandise. On Sunday, social media buzzed with Mr Fufeyin’s video showcasing a miracle soap, perfume, spiritual shirt, and mustard seed. Widespread discussion and controversy followed the unveiling of the new faith-based products. … Read more

Elon Musk warns that he will ban Apple devices if OpenAI is integrated at operating system level

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he would ban Apple devices at his companies if the iPhone maker integrates OpenAI at the operating system level. “That is an unacceptable security violation,” Musk, who is the CEO of electric-vehicle maker Tesla and rocket maker SpaceX and owner of social media company X, said in a post … Read more

Mountain of Fire Church denies jailing ex-members for nine years

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International (MFM) has denied being behind the ‘unjust’ nine-year jail term of its former members Femi Jimoh and Caleb Oloruntele. Mr Jimoh, an MFM ex-pastor, alleged during a Yoruba Gidi TV interview on 24 May that the church’s (MFM) founder, Daniel Olukoya, “imprisoned him for almost a decade … Read more

How Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now taught a fashion CEO that ‘your mind is your greatest enemy’

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (1997), by German self-help author and spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle, is a guide to living based on various spiritual traditions, which advocates for the power of living solely in the moment rather than focusing on the past or future. Frederieke van Doorn, the Netherlands-born founder and … Read more

How Chinese chilli sauce brand Fly By Jing became hot stuff in the US, and why its founder reclaimed her birth name

That’s incredible considering how drizzling Sichuan chilli oil over vanilla ice cream wouldn’t have been part of the conversation among food lovers a decade ago. Fly By Jing has been growing ever since it started in 2018, courting the likes of national food critics, celebrities and influencers around the world. Yet, with the brand on … Read more

Chinese AI expert Tang’s sudden death throws SenseTime into disarray, shares hit record low

The sudden death of Tang Xiao’ou, a key figure behind China’s facial recognition technology and a cofounder of SenseTime Group, is the latest challenge to face the US-sanctioned artificial intelligence (AI) giant, with its shares losing 11 per cent in Hong Kong on Monday. Shares of SenseTime, once held up as a model of China’s … Read more