Texas roller coaster malfunction leaves 8 riders stranded 100 feet in the air for hours
Eight riders were stranded nearly 100 feet in the air on Thursday evening after a roller coaster in Texas stopped during its vertical climb. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Iron Shark roller coaster at Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier came to a stop mid-ride,…
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon C for entry-level Windows laptops
At Computex, Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon C processor, a chip specifically engineered to power affordable Windows laptops. The move serves as a direct industry counter to Apple’s highly disruptive MacBook Neo, which redefined consumer expectations for budget notebooks at its $599 price point ($499 for students). Qualcomm is promising to deliver responsive performance, cool…
Africa: Muslim Faithful Leave Mecca After Hajj
Thousands of Muslims began to leave the holy city of Mecca on Friday after having completed the hajj pilgrimage in scorching heat and despite the shadow of war across the Middle East. This year more than 1.7 million people from 165 countries took part in one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, against the backdrop…
5 Smart Money Moves for Millennials and Gen Z Seeking Financial Freedom
Want to be a young retiree – or just have more financial freedom? Here’s 5 steps to set you on the right path. At some point, you’ve probably thought about it. How good it would feel to start your mornings unhurried, enjoying your perfectly brewed flat white in peace, without the crushing pressure to open…
Africa: Activists Gather At TotalEnergies Offices to ‘Kick Polluters Out of Africa’
Campaign laid blame for South Africa’s skyrocketing electricity tariffs at the feet of the fossil fuel industry As TotalEnergies held its Annual General Meeting in France on Friday, climate activists gathered at the company’s Johannesburg headquarters to protest the fossil fuel industry. The gathering was organised by the StopEACOP (East African Crude Oil Pipeline) Campaign…
‘Controversial’ Korea setting for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
George Osborn, author of “Power Play: Video Games, Politics and the Battle for Global Influence” told the BBC the setting was “likely to attract scrutiny” in the territory and pointed to previous games, such as Homefront, which depicted a unified Korea under northern control and which had received bans in South Korea.
AI has fundamentally changed enterprise support
Stefan Steinle, executive VP and head of global customer support at SAP. AI is reshaping enterprise support and changing how solution providers think and operate, says Stefan Steinle, executive VP and head of global customer support at SAP, who adds that support has evolved into a strategic driver of business value. Support in this context…
African Champions Parade TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Trophy to Thousands of Fans in Pretoria
Freshly crowned African champions Mamelodi Sundowns showed off their TotalEnergies CAF Champions League trophy to thousands of adoring fans in a day-long trophy parade in the nation’s capital of Pretoria. The open-bus parade took place on Tuesday, kicking off at Sundowns traditional home Mamelodi before travelling to various Pretoria townships and the city centre where…
Africa: Nigeria’s Expanding Tech Ecosystem Leads Africa’s Innovation Push – Report
Nigeria’s growing influence in Africa’s technology and innovation ecosystem has received fresh global recognition as startups founded by Nigerians emerged strongly on Bloomberg’s latest list of 25 African Startups to Watch. The ranking, which highlights innovative startups solving critical challenges across the continent, underscored Nigeria’s expanding dominance in sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, health…
Romania says Russian drone hit apartment building, lightly wounding 2 people near Ukraine border
A Russian drone struck an apartment building in NATO-member Romania, its defense ministry said early Friday morning, wounding two people. “During the night of May 28-29, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine, near the river border with Romania,” the ministry said. “One of these drones entered Romanian airspace,…
