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Clive Davis was an empathetic executive whose expertise transcended genres; he displayed an uncanny ability to spin talent into gold. Aretha Franklin once called him “the greatest record man of all time.” “Clive has the mind of a bank…
The $450m+ Howard Street Tunnel in Baltimore has marked a major milestone as it commenced operations despite significant setbacks. The project marked its official start of double-stack rail services after decades of setbacks in its…
A police officer was shot dead in Montreal on Monday, marking the first time a local officer was killed in the line of duty in nearly a quarter of a century, while a civilian was also killed and another officer was injured. The male…
When guests gathered at a church in the south-west Nigerian city of Ibadan at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare. A pair of twin brothers – Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye – were marrying twin sisters Taiwo and Kehinde…
A ransom note sent days after the 84-year-old mother of US presenter Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home claimed she had died. The note was one of two addressed to Nancy Guthrie’s family and sent to news media in the days after her…
One after another the calls came in from hospitals; criminals were infecting computer networks in a mass hack that was putting countless lives at risk. At Bucharest’s national cyber-security centre (DNSC) they watched helplessly as the…
The 3GW PIF5 wind complex in Saudi Arabia is advancing as Goldwind ships out the project’s first batch of turbine components. The company noted in a social media post that it marks a key step in the PIF5 project’s progress. The project is…
A Nakuru court released 12 suspects arrested in connection with an arson, assault and malicious damage to property incident in Kuresoi North Sub-County, declining a police request to detain them for 21 days to allow investigations. The…
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale was found guilty of contempt of court over his handling of the construction of a controversial US-funded Ebola quarantine facility. Last month, the High Court halted the building of the 50-bed isolation…
Clive Davis, one of the most influential music executives in the history of rock and pop, has died at the age of 94. A former head of Columbia and Arista Records, he signed and shaped the careers of artists including Aretha Franklin, Bruce…
WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart has announced that he is leaving his role. Cathcart has overseen Meta’s popular messaging platform for nearly seven years – and scaled its private chat functions to more than three billion users worldwide. He…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has explained only one charge of murder was dropped against 13 police officers linked to the suspected killing of two Indian nationals and their Kenyan driver. He said the charges of…
A team of detectives from the DCI Headquarters arrested a suspect linked to a criminal gang responsible for a series of robbery with violence and gang rape incidents reported in Ruai and Kamulu areas. In one incident reported on June 11,…
The government has launched a new digital birth registration platform that will allow Kenyans to apply for and download birth certificates online, marking a major step in the digitisation of public services. The new e-Birth Notification…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened a formal investigation into a Tesla Model 3 crash that killed a woman inside her Texas home. The crash happened on June 19 in Katy, Harris County, near Houston.…
Automation testing only pays off when the grid behind it is fast, scalable, and dependable. The Automation Testing Cloud delivers exactly that. It is one of the products within the platform now called TestMu AI, and LambdaTest Automation…
A family living room rarely stays the same for long. A couple moves into a first apartment. A baby arrives. The coffee table gets pushed aside for play space. A home office appears in the corner. Guests come for weekends. Children grow…
The AI infrastructure race has officially detached itself from the American electrical grid. In a historic shift that structurally merges Big Tech’s insatiable appetite for power with Big Oil’s physical assets, Chevron Corporation and…
SpaceX has officially cemented its role as a premier infrastructure landlord to the artificial intelligence elite. In an announcement that disrupted both the aerospace and technology sectors today, open-source foundation model startup…
Kenya and Japan have unveiled a new Ksh22 billion financial facility primarily aimed at rapidly expanding Kenya’s young automotive industry. The deal between the Government of Kenya and Japan’s Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI)…
RDU Airport Expansion continues to accelerate at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) as $2.5 billion in capital works approach critical delivery milestones in 2026. The stakes are high at the airport this summer as runway, terminal,…
The U.S. Department of State has announced a new premium service that will allow eligible visitor visa applicants to secure a U.S. visa interview appointment within 10 business days—for an additional $750 fee. The initiative, published in…
(CBK)Central Bank of Kenya received bids worth KSh 78 billion at this month’s first Treasury Bonds auction, designed to raise cash for budgetary support, the state fiscal agent issuing the prospectus, just days before the end of the…
A federal judge on Monday rejected the U.S. Department of Justice’s effort to compel Maryland to surrender its full, unredacted statewide voter registration database, handing a victory to state officials and Democratic-aligned groups that…
