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Intel's next high-end graphics chip seems more real by the day. Evidence for the rumored Battlemage GPU, specifically a model called BMG-G31, just popped up in Intel's own monitoring software. This addition to the XPU Manager tool usually means the hardware is far enough along for driver testing...

Rumors about Half-Life 3 are back, this time tied to Valve's Steam Machine. An industry journalist claims multiple sources believe the sequel will launch with the living room PC in early 2026. This follows earlier speculation about a joint announcement that never happened. That missed window...

China is supposedly testing its own homegrown EUV lithography machine. A working prototype, developed by reverse engineering ASML's tech, is reportedly being evaluated internally. The massive system is taking up a whole factory floor. Huawei is leading this project as part of its push for a...

The CEO of Kenya Airways is stepping down. Allan Kilavuka will retire after six years leading the national carrier. His tenure, which started in 2020, was defined by constant crisis management. He guided the airline through the pandemic, a major pilot strike, and parts shortages that limited...

The African Development Bank's funding arm just scored a record haul. Its concessional financing window, the African Development Fund, pulled in 11 billion dollars from 43 partners. That is a twenty-three percent jump over the last round, making it the largest replenishment ever. Bank president...

Businesses in Zimbabwe largely do not trust the new national currency. A recent survey from the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries shows most firms see the ZiG's stability as artificial. Over five hundred companies were polled. They believe the government is propping up the currency with...

The chairman of a major Zimbabwean retailer has officially left. Herbert Nkala retired from OK Zimbabwe Limited after thirteen years on the board, seven as chairman. His departure was announced back in June and took effect after the annual general meeting. The company, which holds over thirty...

That plugin company Sinevibes just made Skew version 2.0 completely free. It is a nonlinear reverse delay effect for Mac, Windows, and Linux. The plugin records incoming audio into a buffer, playing it back in reversed chunks that sync to your project tempo. It uses a triple-playhead design...

Got another mix utility for the plugin folder. A developer called In The Mix released Bandwidth, a stereo widening plugin. It runs on both Mac and Windows systems. The introductory price is twenty-seven British pounds. It promises very precise control over a track's stereo image with full mono...

Another vocal tuning plugin just hit the market. DoublePi Technologies released Vovious for Mac and Windows. It costs 229 dollars. The company claims it uses a new audio algorithm for more natural results. It works as a standard VST3, AAX, or AU plugin, with extra integration for ARA2. The...

Some developer just dropped a new free drum plugin. Justin Ehrlichman released JDrummer, an open source VST3 for Windows and Linux. It runs on the JUCE framework. The plugin comes with twenty-nine different SoundFont drum kits right out of the box, covering acoustic, electronic, and specialty...

The US government is threatening European tech and service firms with potential fees and restrictions. Officials from the US Trade Representative's office named nine specific companies that could face retaliation. The list includes Spotify, along with major firms like SAP, Siemens, DHL, and the...

The O2 Arena in London had a massive year. The venue hosted 239 shows in 2025, a nineteen percent jump, selling nearly 2.9 million tickets. AEG, the operator, said this set new records for events and attendance. Radiohead's four-night run drew over 22,000 people per show, exceeding capacity...

YouTube is pulling its data from Billboard's charts. Lyor Cohen, YouTube's music boss, announced the platform will stop providing US streaming numbers after mid-January. This ends a partnership that started over ten years ago. The move is a direct response to Billboard's recent tweak to its...

Global music copyright value hit a new record last year, according to an industry economist. That total reached 47.2 billion dollars in 2024, with most of that money coming from recorded music. The figure grew by a little over five percent from the prior year. The report from Will Page notes...

Billboard is changing its chart math again. Starting in mid-January, streams will count for more when calculating album sales. The main shift gives more chart influence to people using free, ad-supported streaming tiers. The new formula reduces the number of streams needed to equal one album...

Margo Price just inked a deal with Warner Chappell Music. The singer-songwriter signed a global publishing agreement with the company's Nashville branch. Her frequent creative partner Jeremy Ivey also got an administration deal there. Price's latest album, Hard Headed Woman, scored two Grammy...

Dude in Zimbabwe tried to fake his way into nursing school. Jonathan Mukwena, a twenty-year-old from Chiredzi, got slapped with a 350 dollar fine. He will go to jail for three months if he does not pay. A Bulawayo magistrate named Beverly Madzikatire hit him with the penalties for fraud and...

A Zimbabwean businesswoman and author has published a memoir about her life since divorcing five years ago. Theodora Madzinga-Chinembiri's book details her experience after a nineteen-year marriage ended. The 46-year-old mother of four says she wrote it to push society, especially religious...

Vodafone Oman just rolled out a new loyalty scheme called Wafi. It skips the usual points system to give customers instant rewards. The program works directly inside the existing My Vodafone app, offering deals from partner brands in categories like food and shopping. A company exec said the...