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Companies fight hard to hire the best AI workers. OpenAI leads the race for top talent. Meta follows close behind and wants to steal workers from other firms. Sam Altman runs OpenAI and created ChatGPT. He says Meta tried to take his best people away. Meta offered huge amounts of money to...

Intel announced details about its new 18A chip technology at a major tech conference. The company plans to replace its current Intel 3 process with this advanced system. Engineers will use 18A technology to build future Panther Lake computer chips and server processors. The new system brings...

Apple used iPhone parts to film scenes for the F1 movie. The company built a special camera module that looks nothing like a regular phone. Engineers took out the car's normal cameras and put their custom device inside instead. The module contains iPhone camera sensors and batteries but runs on...

NVIDIA plans to release the GeForce RTX 5090 DD graphics card for Chinese customers. The company must follow American export rules that limit powerful computer chips. China received the RTX 5090 D graphics card during January but authorities banned sales after new restrictions. The DD model...

Rosemary Nyakikongoro secured nomination to represent the ruling party during upcoming parliamentary elections. The Sheema District Woman Member wants another term fighting for fair teacher pay. Arts teachers earn less money than science teachers despite doing similar work. Government promised...

Theodore Ssekikuubo secured the ruling party nomination for Lwemiyaga county Member of Parliament during Wednesday submissions. The candidate brought over 10,000 supporter signatures even though officials only required 20 names. NRM electoral commission chairman Tanga Odoi picked 20 names from...

Uganda wants Japanese companies to invest more money before the 2025 Osaka World Expo begins. Officials held a business meeting at Lucua Business Center to show products from Uganda. Trade Minister Mbasu Mbadi and Ambassador Tophace Kaahwa spoke about business opportunities. Visitors tasted...

Uganda started bringing home citizens stuck during fighting between Iran and Israel. Armed conflict erupted June 13 when both countries attacked each other with missiles and drones. Foreign ministry officials work with embassies across the region to help people escape safely. Bagiire Vincent...

A security guard killed two coworkers at Ultimate Security Company before police shot him dead. Mwaawa Richard walked into the Mbuya office around 9 AM and started shooting people. He murdered Noella Zella from human resources and Bwampata Salez from the weapons room. Officers rushed to stop the...

East African Development Bank received $40 million from the OPEC Fund during a ceremony at Vienna headquarters. The money will help small businesses and build roads across East Africa. Officials signed their fourth deal together since starting partnerships 22 years ago. OPEC Fund agreed to find...

Uganda's Petroleum Authority signed a deal with oil regulators from Tanzania and Zanzibar during a ceremony at Entebbe. The three groups want to share knowledge about running oil and gas businesses across East Africa. PAU chairperson Lynda Biribonwa said regional cooperation helps countries use...

Uganda football leader Moses Magogo thinks the new Kadiba Stadium can train teams for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The stadium remains only 25 percent finished but already meets training standards. Parliamentary players tested the field Tuesday night during a friendly match under...

Kenya crushed Uganda 4-0 during the CECAFA Senior Women's Championship match on Tuesday. The Harambee Starlets dominated play from start to finish at Azam Complex. Diana Wacera scored first after 18 minutes when Uganda's defense failed. Dorcas Sikobe added a second goal eight minutes later with...

A second nude video of Rwandan-born Ugandan singer Gloria Busingye has spread across social media platforms. The Bankyawa hit maker appears touching herself intimately during the recording. Nobody knows who filmed the explicit content. Busingye seems relaxed and willing during the entire video...

Fire broke out Monday evening at Kitezi Landfill forcing emergency crews to rush to the scene. Citizens called police around 8 PM after spotting flames spreading across the garbage dump. Fire teams arrived quickly and stopped the blaze from growing larger. Nobody suffered injuries during the...

Israel's ambassador told Ugandans trapped during fighting to contact their Cairo embassy for help leaving the country. Michael Lotem spoke to reporters through video and said Uganda's Egypt mission could arrange exits through land borders. About 500 Ugandans live across Israel as business people...

President Museveni told local leaders to check every parish and count families who escaped poverty through the Parish Development Model program. He spoke to officials from Mpigi, Butambala and Gomba districts at Gombe Secondary School. The president wants real numbers instead of guesses about...

Two masked men robbed a gas station and shop during Monday night attacks in Kisoro. The armed criminals struck around 9 PM at Bihuru Village inside Nyakabande Sub-county. Police spokesman Elly Maate confirmed both robberies happened within 30 meters of each other. Ndyowawe Ishmael managed the KG...

Uganda's football federation picked Morley Byekwaso and Fred Muhumuza to coach the national team for the 2024 African Nations Championship. The tournament happens from August 2 to 30 during 2025 across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Head coach Paul Put will watch over both men as they lead the...

Indonesian officials took $725 million from palm oil giant Wilmar Group after finding corruption evidence. The Attorney General's Office said the company paid bribes to secure export permits during 2022. Wilmar returned 11.8 trillion rupiah to avoid criminal charges against the business...