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TLDR Kenya’s technology sector overtook banking, manufacturing, and retail as the leading destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, Foreign capital inflows into the tech sector rose 71% to KES 64.7 billion ($501 million), accounting for more than a quarter of total FDI of KES 242.6 billion The rise reflects strong investor appetite for Kenya’s digital economy Kenya’s technology sector overtook banking, manufacturing, and retail as the leading destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, according to new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Foreign capital inflows into the tech sector rose 71% to KES 64.7…

Biologists in particular and scientists in general frequently state that waterborne diseases are primarily caused by pathogens like bacteria, viruses, and parasites found in contaminated water sources. These pathogens are ingested or come into contact with humans as well as various beast taxonomic groups. These pathogens can infect both humans and animals through various means, including drinking contaminated water, engaging in recreational activities in polluted water, and even inhaling tiny droplets of polluted water. Taking this scientific fact into account, The Ethiopian Herald had a stay with Girma Ayana, Senior Biologist graduated from Addis Ababa University, to have a piece…

Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in of the most significant ongoing AI copyright lawsuits in history. The move will allow Anthropic to avoid what could have been a financially devastating outcome in court.The settlement agreement is expected to be finalized September 3, with more details to follow, according to a legal filing published on Tuesday. Lawyers for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Anthropic declined to comment.In 2024, three book writers, Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson,…

Long-time Paramount communications executive David Bittler is departing the company. Bittler has been with Paramount (and its forerunner Viacom) for some 25 years, most recently as executive vp communications for the company’s kids and family division, including Nickelodeon, Awesomeness and kids and family series at Paramount+. He also spent time at MTV Networks and helped launch Logo, the first ad-supported LGBTQ+ cable network. “While today we find ourselves in another era of evolution, and at an exciting inflection point, this is the turn in the road where I must loosen the yoke and diverge from this pack of marvelous people…

Video captured the chaotic aftermath of a deadly Israeli attack on a crowded Gaza market near al-Ahli Arab Hospital.

Qatar’s foreign ministry said delegations were meeting in Doha to review the implementation of a truce signed in July.The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 armed group have resumed negotiations in Qatar as violence deepens in the country’s mineral-rich eastern provinces in spite of a recently signed an agreement to reach a full peace deal.Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said delegations from Kinshasa and the M23 were meeting in Doha to review the implementation of a truce signed in July. “We’ve received the two parties here in Doha to discuss the earlier agreement,” Ansari said…

Rich CiminiAug 26, 2025, 11:11 AM ETCloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A year ago, the New York Jets wanted Malachi Corley so much that they traded up and selected him with the first pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.On Tuesday, they cut…

Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit with a group of fiction and nonfiction authors, as announced in a filing on Tuesday with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Anthropic had won a partial victory in a lower court ruling and was in the process of appealing that ruling. No details of the settlement were made public, and Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Called Bartz v. Anthropic, the case deals with Anthropic’s use of books as training material for its large language models. The court had ruled that Anthropic’s use of the books qualified as…

US envoy Thomas Barrack sparked outrage in Beirut after telling Arab journalists to act “civilised,” not “animalistic."

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you grew up during the ’90s, then there’s a very good chance that you saw and played “Terminator 2: Judgment Day — The Arcade Game” when you went to a movie theater. It seemed like it was everywhere, including arcades, pizza shops and even some gas stations. However, you can now play the hit arcade game at home. Available for $599.99 at Walmart, the Arcade1Up Terminator 2 Deluxe Arcade Machine is a replica of the classic video game…