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Museveni outs Kenzo as son of NRA's Chefe Ali
President Museveni disclosed that musician Eddy Kenzo descends from late National Resistance Army commander Chefe Ali during Saturday's Yoweri Music Album launch at Munyonyo. The president commended the Uganda National Musicians Federation leader for transparent financial management of government funding. Museveni noted physical similarities between Kenzo and his father while addressing attendees. The revelation surprised guests who previously remained unaware of this family connection. Chefe Ali, born Enock Mwine, served as a bush war commander alongside Museveni during the 1981-86 conflict in Luweero. His contributions included fighter mobilization and supply route security operations. Kenzo overcame childhood poverty as a street...
Galaxy TV’s Mwesigwa hides after Nabbanja heat
Galaxy TV reporter David Mwesigwa remains concealed after Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja instructed police to arrest him. The journalist had confronted President Yoweri Museveni about poor conditions at three medical facilities during a recent public appearance. He described mothers delivering babies on floors and broken oxygen equipment at the hospitals. Nabbanja later inspected the facilities and confirmed overcrowding at Mukono Hospital. She disputed claims about faulty oxygen systems at Kayunga Hospital and accused Mwesigwa of misleading the president. The prime minister demanded police summon the reporter for retracting his statements and apologizing. Mwesigwa released a video message confirming he evades capture but denies...
Museveni cheers scientists for waking up
Scientists presented their research achievements to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni during a State House Entebbe meeting yesterday. Dr. Monica Musenero, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, led the delegation that outlined advances in electric vehicle manufacturing and diagnostic kit production. The team also detailed progress in natural medicine standardization and machine-building technology development. Museveni praised the researchers for embracing their responsibilities in national development while pledging continued government backing. He challenged them to stop attributing setbacks to colonial history and instead focus on modernizing indigenous knowledge systems. The president emphasized that mechanizing and...
Rukiga DJ Natukunda was busted with a toy gun
Authorities detained Daglas Natukunda, a 27-year-old broadcaster from Rukiga FM, after discovering him carrying a toy weapon Saturday afternoon. Officers apprehended the Nyangorogoro Village resident at Kyerero Village around 1:30 PM during a targeted police operation. District Police Commander SP Moses Karakire Musinguzi led the arrest following community intelligence reports. Local residents had previously alerted security forces about an armed individual moving through their area. The detention followed citizen complaints made during a recent community safety meeting at Nyaikunama football pitch. Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson Elly Maate praised public cooperation with law enforcement agencies. Officers continue examining why...
AMD Strix Halo slays lag with Zen 6 link
AMD plans to replace its die-to-die interconnect technology with Zen 6 processors after using the same approach since Zen 2. The company currently relies on SERDES PHYs that convert parallel traffic to serial bitstreams for communication between dies. This method creates energy overhead through clock recovery and encoding while adding latency to data transfers. Strix Halo APUs demonstrate AMD's new strategy using TSMC's InFO-oS technology with redistribution layers. The updated design employs short parallel wires placed between dies rather than serial conversion processes. High Yield researchers identified this change by spotting rectangular pad fields and missing SERDES blocks on Strix Halo chips. The parallel wire approach reduces...
Intel Panther Lake mobile CPUs set to debut with Xe3 graphics and 18A power
Intel prepares Panther Lake mobile processors for fourth-quarter 2025 debut with mass production scheduled for early 2026. The chips will utilize advanced 18A manufacturing technology and carry Core Ultra 300 series branding. Engineers designed the platform with Cougar Cove performance cores and Darkmont efficiency cores across multiple configurations. The processors support LPDDR5X memory speeds reaching 8533 MT/s and DDR5 at 7200 MT/s. Panther Lake incorporates fifth-generation neural processing units delivering 180 TOPS of artificial intelligence performance. The platform features Xe3 Celestial graphics architecture with up to 12 GPU cores representing a 50 percent increase over previous generations. Industry analysts view this...
iPhone Air storage mods fail as Apple blocks third-party upgrades
Apple blocks unauthorized storage modifications on iPhone Air models through software restrictions. Modder DirectorFeng attempted upgrading a device from 256GB to 1TB capacity using soldering techniques. The smartphone contained memory chips with unrecognized serial numbers beginning with "2NB" from unknown manufacturers. DirectorFeng faced error code 4014 when attempting to install iOS after replacing storage components. Multiple attempts with 512GB and 256GB modules produced identical failures. The modification process rendered the device inoperable after wiping original data from factory-installed memory chips. Compatible replacement modules remain unavailable for successful storage upgrades on these devices.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 edges x86 but trails Apple M4 Max
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme processor trails Apple's M4 Max chip in benchmark testing despite significant advances over x86 competitors. The ARM-based processor scored 162 points in single-thread performance and 1,968 points in multi-thread performance using Cinebench 2024. Apple maintains a 9.5 percent advantage in single-thread tasks and 2.8 percent lead in multi-thread operations. The Snapdragon X2 demonstrates substantial superiority against traditional x86 processors from AMD and Intel. Performance gains reach 34 percent over AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in single-thread tests and 55 percent in multi-thread benchmarks. Against Intel's Core Ultra 9 288V, Qualcomm achieves 31 percent better single-thread results and 234...
Colorful B850M ARK brings BCLK wars to AM5 under $200
Colorful Technology announced new motherboard designs for AMD Ryzen processors targeting the AM5 socket. The company revealed the B850M CVN ARK and X870E iGame Vulcan models at recent industry events. These boards feature dual-DIMM configurations and external base clock generators previously exclusive to Intel platforms. Strong market demand for AMD processors drives manufacturers toward advanced overclocking capabilities. The flagship X870E iGame Vulcan uses ATX format with powerful voltage regulation modules and dual eight-pin power connectors. Five M.2 storage slots accompany the primary PCIe 5.0 expansion slot with quick-release mechanisms. The B850M CVN ARK provides micro-ATX sizing while supporting DDR5 memory speeds above 8,000...
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