Anthropic is Paying Students $3,600 to run AI clubs, Apply Now!
Anthropic pays student ambassadors USD 3,600 to run campus AI clubs. Kenyans can apply, and applications close on 12 September.
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Nvidia’s RTX Spark PCs ship in October, and both configurations are the N1X
Nvidia says RTX Spark PCs ship in October in two N1X configurations, 6,144 or 5,120 GPU cores, and no prices
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Sun King Deepens Kenya Smartphone Push With Under $1-a-Day EZ 3 Series
Sun King is expanding its smartphone business in Kenya, launching the EZ 3 and EZ 3 Pro less than a year after entering the market as the solar company looks to turn its distribution and financing infrastructure into a broader consumer…
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Cane farmers back Kagwe’s sugar board election postponement
Cane farmers from western Kenya have welcomed the decision by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe to postpone the sugar board directors’ elections that was slated 5th September until further notice, citing pending court cases.…
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Kenya, China explore ways to leverage zero-tariff access to expand coffee, agricultural exports
Kenya and China are working to transform Beijing’s recently introduced zero-tariff access for African goods into expanded trade, investment and value addition, with coffee emerging as a key sector for deeper commercial cooperation. The…
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UDA leaders in Ukambani demand NCIC action against hate speech
UDA leaders in Ukambani are calling on the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to take action against leaders they accuse of making inflammatory and divisive remarks ahead of the 2027 General Election. The leaders spoke…
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Wajir West MP backs Ruto as community endorses his re-election
Wajir West MP Yusuf Mohamed Farah has urged residents to support President William Ruto’s re-election bid in the 2027 General Election, citing government development programmes in Northern Kenya. Speaking in Wajir West Constituency during…
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Murkomen calls for speedy probe into abduction of Standard editor, defends media freedom
Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen strongly condemned the abduction of a Standard journalist Alex Kiprotich calling for a swift investigation into the incident and the protection of media freedom. He said he was…
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Murkomen calls for speedy investigation into journalist’s abduction
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has strongly condemned the abduction of a Standard journalist, calling for a swift investigation into the incident and the protection of media freedom. “It’s embarrassing and barbaric. Whoever…
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Anthony Joshua’s driver attempted overtake before fatal crash, trial hears
The driver of a car carrying Anthony Joshua was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it crashed, killing two of the boxer’s friends, a court in Nigeria has heard. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, faces charges including causing death by…
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US billionaire Leon Black defies summons and sues Epstein panel
Billionaire investor Leon Black has failed to appear before a US congressional committee investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – instead filing a lawsuit challenging the committee’s efforts to summon him. The lawsuit calls…
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Trump hints US would not back UK over Falkland Islands due to lack of Iran war support
Donald Trump has hinted he would not come to the UK’s aid in a potential future conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands. In an interview with GB News, the US president said that Britain had “not been there to help me” with his…
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Xiaomi’s first Xring tablet, the Pad 9 Pro Max, launches 7 September
The 13.3-inch Pad 9 Pro Max is Xiaomi’s first Xring O3 tablet. It launches on 7 September in China only.
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Range Rover finally has an electric car, and it is years behind China
JLR’s first electric Range Rover opens orders at $140,450, with a 118.5 kWh battery and 333 miles of EPA range.
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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra and says we are now in the AGI era
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra. President Greg Brockman says the AGI era has started.
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Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers creator dies at 84
The man behind the novelty pop act Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers has died aged 84, the company he founded has confirmed. John Pickles formed Jive Bunny in Rotherham in 1989 and the act went on to have three UK number ones with Swing The…
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Fifa accuses Uefa of ‘smear campaign’ against Infantino
Fifa has accused Uefa of a “smear campaign against it and its leadership” in a challenge to litigation over president Gianni Infantino’s scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Last week European football’s…
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Canada unveils new $20 bill featuring portrait of King Charles
Canada has unveiled a new $20 banknote featuring a portrait of King Charles III, the first new monarch to appear on a Canadian banknote in more than 70 years, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. The banknote was revealed at…
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Mas extends lead as Omrzel wins Vuelta stage 12
Spain’s Enric Mas extended his overall lead in the Vuelta a Espana with a late attack as Slovenia’s Jakob Omrzel won stage 12 to Calar Alto. Omrzel, 20, secured his first Grand Tour stage victory in imperious fashion, riding clear of his…
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Ferrari upgrade a step but not all we need – Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton says an upgraded Ferrari engine for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix is a “step forward but not the whole amount we need”. Ferrari are taking the opportunity of their home grand prix to introduce the second of the two…
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Arsenal’s Martinelli joins Al-Hilal in £60m move
Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for a fee of £60m. The deal, which is worth a guaranteed £60m and includes a sell-on fee, ends the Brazil international’s seven-year stay in north London.…
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Africa Blockchain Festival launches startup fellowship to link founders with investors
The programme has been developed in partnership with early-stage venture capital firm Antler and pan-African venture capital firm Launch Africa Ventures, alongside Hevy Hub.
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Fans praise Catherine Zeta-Jones for using her Welsh accent in new series
Catherine Zeta-Jones has been praised by fans as she uses her natural Welsh accent in an upcoming thriller series. The 56-year-old Hollywood actor returned to her hometown of Swansea, where some of the filming took place for Amazon’s Kill…
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Nvidia strikes $12.9bn deal to buy AI platform Hugging Face
Nvidia has agreed to buy artificial intelligence platform Hugging Face in a deal valued at about $12.9bn (£9.5bn), one of the AI chipmaker’s biggest acquisitions as it expands into software. Hugging Face, founded in 2016, has become a…
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