Kevin Okoth and Hellen Njoka Okoth build furniture together at their workshop. The 31-year-old husband learned carpentry through practice six years ago, and his 28-year-old wife picked up woodworking skills at her father's repair shop. The couple started their business four years ago and hired four young workers. Their handmade beds, chairs, tables, and shoe racks earn them around 8,000 shillings daily.
Customers demand more furniture from the married team each month. Kevin wants better equipment and a larger workspace for expansion plans. The business focuses on sofa sets and bed orders from local buyers. Training passionate workers appeals more to Kevin than hiring experienced staff. Growing sales push the couple toward opening...
Samsung will start using glass parts for computer chips in 2028. The company wants to replace silicon pieces with glass ones for better results. Glass costs less money and works more accurately than silicon parts. The new material helps connect different chip sections faster. Samsung makes smaller glass pieces instead of huge panels like other companies do.
The glass parts connect graphics processors to memory chips for artificial intelligence computers. Traditional silicon connectors work well, but cost much more money. Glass pieces offer better precision for tiny circuits and stay stable during manufacturing. Samsung developed a special plan to switch over during the next four years. Other chip makers like AMD plan similar changes to...
Bungie faces serious problems making Marathon. The company announced the game in May 2023 but delayed it until 2025. Staff layoffs caused major development setbacks. Game Director Christopher Barrett lost his job for bad behavior. Joe Ziegler from Valorant took over as the new director.
People who know about games shared bad news about Marathon. Bungie set September 23, 2025, as the release date and showed new videos. The company used artwork without asking the artist, Antireal, first. Bungie admitted the mistake and promised to pay the artist. They will remove the stolen art from the game.
A former journalist heard that Marathon might have no advertising budget. Colin Moriarty said someone told him about cancelled marketing plans...
Apple will reveal the iPhone 17 models later this year. Customers may pay more if Trump adds a 25 percent tariff. Trump wants Apple to build phones in America. California Attorney General Rob Bonta considers suing the president. Bonta believes Trump targets Apple without good reason.
Trump constantly changes his stance on Apple. Bonta thinks the president makes random decisions each morning about what Apple should do. Bloomberg expert Mark Gurman claims iPhone production cannot move to America. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump feels confident America can handle iPhone manufacturing. Bonta aims to shield California businesses from presidential pressure.
Bonta normally battles tech companies over privacy matters. This time...
Intel launched new workstation computers for regular buyers. The company says these machines beat rival chips from AMD. Desktop models use Core Ultra 200S processors that run 13 percent faster than AMD's best chip. These computers also use 11 percent less power when doing the same work. Desktop systems can hold up to 256 GB of memory and connect to fast WiFi.
Laptop workstations come in two types for different needs. High-performance models use Core Ultra 200HX chips that work 8 percent faster for single tasks. Multiple tasks run 42 percent faster than AMD's competing processor. These laptops use 41 percent less battery power than older Intel chips. Thin laptops use Core Ultra 200H processors for everyday work.
HP will sell the ZBook...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited Russia and Belarus recently to strengthen partnerships with both countries. These trips sparked arguments among political experts about Zimbabwe's foreign policy direction. Some critics say these meetings contradict efforts to improve relationships with Western nations. Mnangagwa wants Zimbabwe back inside the Commonwealth and better ties with America. His government claims the Eastern visits focus on economic cooperation and trade deals.
Professor Ricky Mukonza from Tshwane University believes these trips will bring few benefits to Zimbabwe. Belarus ranks 74th globally for economic strength and faces many internal problems. Russia fights the Ukraine war and cannot focus much attention on distant...
Joana Mamombe wants 100,000 US dollars from fellow CCC lawmaker Bridget Nyandoro over harmful lies. The Harare West representative filed court papers at the High Court against the Southerton MP. Nyandoro spread false stories about Mamombe having secret relationships with former party leader Nelson Chamisa. She also claimed Mamombe traded sexual favors for political benefits from powerful people. These accusations appeared across many WhatsApp chat groups throughout the opposition party.
Court documents list many damaging statements Nyandoro made about her colleague. She accused Mamombe of hating other party members and ignoring voters who elected her. Nyandoro said Mamombe gave away protected wetlands illegally and hired family members...
Academic Blessing-Miles Tendi warns that Zimbabwe faces another dangerous political crisis. His new book studies how military leaders removed Robert Mugabe from power in 2017. Tendi believes the next government change could create much more violence and chaos. Liberation war veterans want President Emmerson Mnangagwa to quit his job immediately. These important groups support Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga instead of the current leader.
Someone tried to kill Air Marshal Perrance Shiri back in December 2008. Unknown gunmen shot at Shiri as he drove alone to his farm that night. The wounded officer escaped, but nobody ever caught the shooters who used government bullets. Military leaders began suspecting each other after this...
Zimbabwe First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa traveled to Paris and met French First Lady Brigitte Macron. The fancy presidential palace hosted their meeting during UNESCO Africa Week celebrations. People back home criticized the expensive trip because Zimbabwe faces serious money problems. Citizens struggle with rising prices and medicine shortages every day, and many question whether these diplomatic visits actually help ordinary families.
During her visit, Mnangagwa talked about helping women, schools, and hospitals, and protecting children. Political experts say these conversations produced no real results for Zimbabwe citizens. The meetings created good photo opportunities but offered no concrete solutions. French officials promised...
