Attah, investors revive Ibom Science Park plan, seek takeover as Eno backs out

Vector Databases: Types, Architecture, and Why They Power Modern Apps

If you built an AI app in the early days of LLMs, you probably hit a wall pretty quickly: Large Language Models have no long-term memory.

• Vector databases store high-dimensional vector embeddings for efficient similarity searches.
• Dedicated vector databases offer massive scale and low-latency performance.
• Embedded vector databases provide zero-copy retrieval directly from disk or memory.

2026-08-12 ·dev.to

React Email Checks Need Abortable State

I like fast signup forms, but I do not trust the ones that talk too early. A lot of React teams wire an async email check straight to onChange , then wonder why the UI flashes between valid, invalid…

2026-08-12 ·dev.to

Apple Removes Yandex’s Payment Service App

Apple has not publicly commented on the removal, though it has delisted apps linked to sanctioned Russian entities in recent months.

2026-08-12 ·themoscowtimes.com

Kalonzo tops WANTAM vote as bid for single Ruto challenger moves to August 23 debate

The final WANTAM results show Kalonzo with 50.2 per cent against Sifuna’s 48.2 per cent, a two-point margin in a closely fought digital ballot.

2026-08-12 ·capitalfm.africa