Month: September 2026

Uganda’s Tooro kingdom is preparing to crown Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo I as its new king, amid a succession dispute over whether the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV left behind a son who should have inherited the throne. Kijanangoma, 56, is a familiar figure in Uganda, having spent more than two decades as a broadcaster and editor at the state broadcaster, according to a BBC report. He was formally selected by a 21-member committee of the royal Babiito clan following the death of King Oyo, who…

For the first time in US history, the number of Black-owned employer businesses crossed 200,000 firms. According to US Census Bureau data, these businesses generated $249 billion in revenues and provided employment to more than 1.8 million people. The growth is also reflected in wages, with a Brookings Institution study, Black employers are reaching new heights, finding that Black-owned employer businesses paid a combined $69 billion in wages in 2023. Black Americans make up 14.4% of the US population and own about 4.6 million businesses. But most of these are…

Lawyers representing the New York Times and other leading publishers have asked a US federal court to disregard the Justice Department’s intervention in their copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, arguing that the Trump administration may be biased in favour of the AI company. The publishers are suing OpenAI for allegedly infringing their copyrights. Earlier this month, the Justice Department filed a statement supporting OpenAI’s defence, arguing that copying copyrighted material without permission to train large language models can be protected under the “fair use” doctrine. In a filing on Monday, the…

At least 34 civilians were killed in seven incidents during military joint operations in Mali by the army and Russia’s ​Wagner mercenary group between June 2023 and December 2025, Amnesty ‌International said in a report on Tuesday. The human rights organisation documented the deaths of 34 people, who it said were not participating in hostilities, in incidents ​across Mali’s Segou, Mopti and Timbuktu regions along the Mauritanian ​border. It said the victims were mostly members of pastoralist ⁠communities who were attacked based on their ethnicity and their presence ​in areas…

Apple’s MagSafe technology, introduced with the iPhone 12, combined wireless charging with a magnetic attachment system that made it easier to align devices and accessories. The iPhone 12 launched with 5G and brought Apple’s flat-edged industrial design to the iPhone lineup. But MagSafe was one of its notable additions, turning what had previously been a simple wireless charging system into a broader platform for accessories, according to a Forbes report. Apple had been relatively late to wireless charging. The company announced its AirPower charging mat but never released it, eventually…

Apple has been ordered to pay $5.7 billion in damages after a US jury found that the technology giant used another company’s patented haptics technology without permission. Audio technology firm Taction Technology sued Apple in 2021, alleging that it had infringed two patents covering haptic systems that produce vibrations for functions such as receiving messages and pressing buttons. The technology is used in devices including iPhones and Apple Watches, a BBC report said. Apple denied using Taction’s technology and said it would appeal the verdict, arguing that its Taptic Engine…