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Someone dropped a sketchy BIOS for the ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 that lets the card pull 2000 watts, which is way past anything consumer cards should handle. ASUS said they never made this firmware and told people not to touch it because it could fry your hardware instantly. The file probably got...

A new group called Afro Sports Tourism just launched in Harare and wants to turn Zimbabwe into a regional sports hub that pulls tourists and cash. Co-founder Nyasha Sanyamandwe said the country already has solid material across 84 registered sports and recent international events like the Rugby...

Economists torched Zimbabwe's 2026 budget for squeezing citizens harder while pretending to offer breaks. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube dropped IMTT on local currency deals by half a percent but cranked VAT from 15% to 15.5%, which wipes out any gains since VAT hits everyone and poor people...

ZCTU secretary general Tirivanhu Marimo torched the 2026 National Budget for ignoring workers who are getting hammered by rising costs and stagnant pay. The government kept the income tax-free threshold frozen while bumping VAT to 15.5%, slapping a 15% withholding tax on digital services from...

The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries went after the government for keeping the Intermediated Money Transfer Tax around despite warnings that it wrecks production and makes businesses less competitive. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube dropped the rate on ZiG transactions to 1.5% from 2% but left...

Aurally Sound put out Prism, which is an audio-to-MIDI converter that runs on machine learning and apparently handles polyphonic stuff without falling apart. The plugin works best with solo recordings like guitar, piano, bass, and strings, and it keeps velocity and timing details when it spits...

Sinevibes dropped Cache, which is basically a plugin that records your audio in real time and lets you mess with it through a bunch of buffer-based tricks like looping, reversing, scratching, and time stretching. You can stack up to 12 effects at once and fire them off using MIDI notes with...

Universal Audio just launched Paradise Guitar Studio, a single plugin that crams their whole recording chain into one package. The thing has 11 tube amp models, 35 cabinet and mic setups recorded by pros, and over 25 effects units from classic pedals to studio gear like the 1176 compressor. The...

Neural DSP dropped massive updates for both Quad Cortex and Nano Cortex that bring next-generation capture tech plus a ton of new gear models. The Quad Cortex got 669 fresh V2 captures across 41 different devices, 29 new virtual units like the Dumbbell ODS amp, and improved processing that...

Brian Samuriwo picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Entrepreneurs and Business Awards in Bulawayo, and the recognition came from his business work, plus community projects through his foundation. The ZANU PF politician runs health expos that give free medical care to older...

A massive crowd showed up in Glen Norah B for the kickoff of Masowe for Economic Development, which is basically a faith group backing President Mnangagwa and ZANU PF economic plans under NAMFED. Harare Province chairman Goodwills Masimirembwa told religious leaders to drop their differences and...

Temba Mliswa went after Fadzayi Mahere for posting about national problems on X instead of handling them in Parliament back when she had the chance. Mahere bailed on her Mt Pleasant seat after winning by over 12,000 votes, saying she refused to work with people connected to what she called a...

Montreal-based Xposure Music just locked down $42.5 million through a mix of debt from Andalusian Credit Partners and equity from private investors and family offices, bringing their total haul past $50 million since launching in 2021. The platform uses machine-learning tech to bankroll indie...

A security guard at DGL5 Mine in Bubi District shot and killed 31-year-old Thabo Ngwenya, hitting him three times in the chest while he walked past the property. Another person heading to shops got hit in the arm. Villagers went absolutely feral and blocked police from taking the body, accusing...

Jah Prayzah had a moment at Harare International Conference Centre, where the crowd basically sang his track Ruzhowa for him while he just vibed and danced. The sold-out show was part of his Ndini Mukudzeyi World Tour finale, and fans felt like they got their money's worth. The artist later...

Rapper Maskiri just wrapped up a messy situation after spending two days locked up over a goat deal gone wrong. The Zimbabwean artist got arrested because he never delivered on a purchase agreement with Tonderai Chisoro, who lives in the US and ended up filing criminal charges. Maskiri finally...

London-based Atlantic Screen Group just dropped some major leadership shuffles and new deals. Rupert Hollier got bumped up to Chief Operating Officer, while Rosie Hill is taking over as President of Nightjar Music and Nightjar Songs Publishing. Hill has been with the company since 2021 and...

Bangladesh geologists are basically screaming that Dhaka might be cooked after a bunch of quakes hit the area since late last month. A retired professor from Dhaka University, Syed Humayun Akhtar, explained that the Indian Plate is subducting beneath the Burma Plate in a subduction zone, and all...

Khaleda Zia got a tiny bit better while posted up at Evercare Hospital getting treatment for whatever's been knocking her down. The BNP boss has been stuck under heavy monitoring, and doctors noticed she actually responds when people call her name, which is better than the past few sessions...

India's top navy guy, Admiral Dinesh Tripathi, still thinks Bangladesh counts as a friend despite all the chaos after Sheikh Hasina got booted out last August. The former prime minister bounced to India and caught a death sentence from a tribunal back home, and Bangladesh wants her sent back...