China just threw another punch at the laptop chip race, and Moore Threads is betting big on its homemade silicon.
Yangtze chip enters laptops
Moore Threads jumped from discrete GPUs into laptop SoCs.
The Yangtze design blends CPU cores with its MUSA graphics.
ARMv8 powers a 12-core layout clocked at 2.65 GHz.
An onboard NPU pushes 50 TOPS for AI tasks.
MTT AIBOOK hardware push
MTT AIBOOK runs the new Yangtze silicon inside.
The laptop packs 32 GB DDR5 7500 memory.
Storage lands at 1 TB via SSD.
A 120 Hz OLED panel handles visuals.
AI PC ambition in China
Moore Threads is chasing the AI PC wave locally.
Local model deployment hype fuels that strategy.
Earlier versions capped at eight cores before this bump.
Real benchmark numbers...
Development limbo nearly killed the BioShock movie twice, and the game has been stumbling right beside it.
Universal deal that collapsed
Take-Two Interactive is locked in Universal Studios for a BioShock film.
Gore Verbinski was attached, with John Logan handling the script.
Budget fights and R-rated demands kept jamming the brakes.
Weeks before cameras rolled, the whole thing got scrapped.
Netflix revival plan
August 2022 brought Netflix and Vertigo Entertainment into the mix.
Francis Lawrence stepped in to steer the adaptation.
Michael Green was first tapped to draft the screenplay.
Ken Levine was said to be circling the project.
Budget cuts and rewrites
July 2024 at San Diego Comic-Con, Rory Lee said it survived.
Netflix...
Loyalty to his old neighborhoods keeps Alick Macheso circling back home instead of floating off like some untouchable superstar.
Shamva roots still run deep
Alick Macheso first hustled through life in Shamva before fame hit.
Later stops took him through Dzivaresekwa, Epworth, and Chitungwiza.
Even with a house in Waterfalls, Harare, his heart keeps dragging him back.
February had him popping up locally, from small hangs to packed shows.
Orchestra Mberikwazvo identity
Tichaona Makahamadze paints Alick Macheso as glued to everyday people.
Makahamadze says Orchestra Mberikwazvo carries that same street-level vibe.
When he is offstage, Macheso chills with longtime friends in Shamva.
That laid-back energy turned him into a nationwide...
Dark houses and repeat transformer failures have Magwegwe North residents demanding a law that forces everyone to chip in or get kicked off the grid.
Magwegwe North transformer dispute
Ninety-six households have lacked power since December last year.
Givemore Kutyauripo said this marks the third transformer breakdown.
Residents previously bought two transformers from their own pockets.
Luveve Zesa office promised token reimbursements that never came.
Calls for compulsory contributions
Community members want a statutory instrument enforcing payments.
About 10 households refuse to contribute, yet reconnect later.
Kutyauripo argued non-payers should be removed from the grid.
Each home is being asked for roughly US$8.
Frustration with...
Traffic choking Gwanda’s CBD is pushing the municipality to carve out a diversion road before growth turns the town into a daily gridlock nightmare.
Gwanda plots diversion road
The Municipality of Gwanda is mapping out a bypass project.
Thulani Moyo said heavy trucks will be rerouted from the CBD.
Plan forms part of the 2026 municipal agenda.
Rapid population growth is driving the infrastructure rethink.
Route and household impact
More than 400 households stand to benefit from the new road.
Beitbridge-bound motorists heading to industrial zones will skip downtown.
Jacaranda and Pina are listed along the proposed path.
Connection to other main routes is part of the design.
Funding and construction plans
Gwanda will finance the...
Coal output at Kiwira Mine is getting cranked up after the government tied it directly to clean cooking fuel plans and a new briquettes factory in Tabora.
Push to ramp up Kiwira coal
Anthony Mavunde ordered STAMICO to boost Kiwira Mine production.
The directive came during the Rafiki Briquettes Factory launch in Tabora.
Government links coal expansion to cleaner cooking alternatives.
The plan aims to cut reliance on firewood and charcoal nationwide.
Rafiki Briquettes Factory details
Rafiki Briquettes Factory can turn out 20 tonnes daily.
Construction cost hit Sh3 billion.
Tobacco farmers in Tabora Region are the main beneficiaries.
Annual tobacco output there averages 95,000 tonnes.
STAMICO funding and environmental pitch
Dr...
Hundreds of Mwanza youths just got keys, certificates, and a crash course in turning bodabodas and bajajis into legit income streams.
Bodaboda and Bajaji training rollout
Joel Nanauka kicked off the program at VETA College in Mwanza.
William Kafiti partnered with VETA to shape the initiative.
Training covers driving skills, road safety, and customer care.
Basic entrepreneurship lessons are baked into the curriculum.
First phase numbers and expansion plan
The program enrolled 461 youths in its opening phase.
Organizers aim to reach 5,000 participants over time.
Graduates walked away with official certificates.
Registration remains open for the next intake.
Government vision and transport growth
Nanauka linked the effort to Samia...
Investor buzz just spiked in Songwe after TISEZA rolled into town and basically told local business owners to stop sleeping on the region’s incentives.
TISEZA seminar draws Songwe investors
Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority hosted a Tunduma seminar.
More than 120 entrepreneurs from across Songwe showed up.
Domestic investors were the main target audience.
Interest centered on incentives tied to special economic zones.
Regional leadership backs investment push
Jabir Makame thanked TISEZA for bringing guidance closer to citizens.
Regional Commissioner highlighted the agriculture, industry, and trade potential.
Makame urged business owners to grab tax and non-tax perks.
The President’s directive to move services...
Wild animals keep raiding farms and homes, and Tanzania’s government is doubling down on protected areas while trying to calm that growing tension.
Government and Six Rivers Africa talks
Hamad Hassan Chande met Six Rivers Africa in Dodoma.
The Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism pushed for tighter area protection.
The government pledged ongoing cooperation with conservation partners.
Glenn Turner thanked Tanzania for sustained collaboration.
Focus on Nyerere and Ruaha National Parks
Six Rivers Africa tracks wildlife in Nyerere National Park.
Ruaha National Park also uses GPS collar data systems.
Monitoring programs focus on animal movement and biodiversity trends.
Infrastructure upgrades are part of the park support...
