A young metro Atlanta inventor, who previously made headlines for his unique solution to turn waste into fuel, has been missing for two weeks, according to social media posts. Julian Brown, in his 20s, recently went viral for his invention – ‘Plastoline’ – which converts old plastics into usable fuels like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. No major outlets have reported on or confirmed Brown’s alleged disappearance. However, netizens believe he may have been targeted for his invention as he shared a few concerning social media posts before going missing. His final post read, “Something is happening keep me in…
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Samsung Electronics has entered into a $16.5 billion contract for supplying semiconductors to Tesla, based on a regulatory filing by the South Korean firm and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s posts on X. The memory chipmaker, which had not named the counterparty, mentioned in its filing that the effective start date of the contract was July 26, 2025 — receipt of orders — and its end date was Dec. 31, 2033. However, Musk later confirmed in a reply to a post on social media platform X that Tesla was the counterparty. He also posted: “Samsung’s giant new Texas fab will be…
Virtual private network (VPN) apps have become the most downloaded on Apple’s App Store in the UK after sites such as PornHub, Reddit and X began requiring age verification of users on Friday. VPNs can disguise your location online – allowing you to use the internet as though you are in another country. It means that people are likely using them to bypass requirements of the Online Safety Act, which mandated platforms with certain adult content to start checking the age of users. As of Monday morning, half of the top ten free apps in Apple’s app download charts in…
Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 38 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC. In recent years, criminal gangs in the region, known in the country as bandits, have taken to kidnapping people as a means to raise money. In this incident, 56 people were taken from Banga village, Kauran Namoda local government area in March. The gunmen then demanded a ransom of one million naira ($655; £485) per captive, media in Nigeria report. Local government chairman Manniru Haidara Kaura said that most…
In the dynamic world of digital marketing, staying ahead of the competition is essential for the success of your social media campaigns. One proven method to gain this advantage is by leveraging Facebook ad spy tools. These tools offer a unique opportunity to analyze your competitors’ advertising strategies, helping you understand what works for them and how to adapt those insights to strengthen your own campaigns. Whether you’re involved in dropshipping, affiliate marketing, or managing a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand, understanding your competitors’ use of Facebook ads can make a significant difference. Ad spy tools are straightforward yet highly effective: they…
Officials have protested after a senior ministry of interior and national administration official who has been holding two public jobs concurrently was moved in changes at the immigration department. This is despite there being a court order stopping any such movement. John Njuguna Burugu, who was the Commissioner for Refugee Affairs, was last Tuesday asked to hand over immediately and return to his other office. Barugu had been appointed by former President Uhuru Kenyatta as a member of the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) on June 19, 2020. However, in March 2023, the then Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof Kithure Kindiki,…
Ghanaians are mourning one of the country’s best known singers, Charles Kojo Fosu, known as Daddy Lumba, who has died aged 60. A statement from the family of the legendary highlife artist said he died in hospital on Saturday after a short illness. Daddy Lumba, whose musical career spanned almost four decades, “was a cultural icon and his music touched countless lives”, the statement said. Kofi Okyere-Darko, director of diaspora affairs at the office of the president, described Daddy Lumba as “the greatest from Ghana in the last 100 years”. Daddy Lumba inspired many young Ghanaian musicians to pursue highlife…
American musician and satirist Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97, according to US media reports. Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations, that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Modern comedians such as Weird Al Yankovich said they have been influenced by Lehrer’s work. His death was confirmed to the New York Times by David Herder, a friend. Born in Manhattan in 1928, Lehrer was a classically trained pianist. But despite his musical success, he spent most of his life pursuing academia. His teaching posts included spells at Harvard University, the…
Destiny’s Child have reunited for the first time in seven years for the grand finale of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour in Las Vegas. The trio surprised fans with a medley of some of their best-loved songs, including Lose My Breath and Bootylicious. Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams also joined Beyoncé for a rendition of her 2022 hit, Energy. The chart-topping group went their separate ways in 2006, but have previously reunited during Beyoncé’s half-time performance at the Super Bowl in 2013 and at her Coachella headline slot in 2018. After the show on Saturday, Beyoncé shared a photo of the…
Travelers planning to visit the United States and apply for a tourist visa may experience some sticker shock after a new “visa integrity fee” goes into effect. What to know about new US visa Integrity Fee Although it has yet to be implemented, President Donald Trump’s megabill — which encompasses tax cuts, spending packages and immigration policy and was signed into law earlier this month — includes a provision that gives the Department of Homeland Security authority to charge fees on foreign visitors. The new $250 “visa integrity fee,” as defined in the legislation, applies to travelers who are applying…
A group of civil society organisations Sunday condemned what it terms the enforced disappearance, harassment, and incommunicado detention of Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi. They accused law enforcement of complicity and neglect. A statement issued on Sunday by the Police Reforms Working Group-Kenya (PRWG-K) said Mwagodi was kidnapped in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on July 23 and then abandoned in a forested area in Kinondo, Kwale County, around 3 a.m. on July 27. Disoriented and exhausted, he reportedly walked kilometers to Diani Police Station to seek help, only to be met with threats of arrest by police officers. Mwagodi, known for…
Islamist militants took control of the strategic town of Maxaas in central Somalia on Sunday after heavy fighting with the army and local militias, military sources said. The Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab has taken dozens of towns and villages since launching an offensive early this year, reversing almost all of the gains made by the government in its own military campaign in 2022 and 2023. Al-Shabaab said it had taken the town of Maxaas, around 300 kilometres from the capital Mogadishu, which is considered a strategic hub for transport and logistics in the central region. Members of the Somali National Army confirmed…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Sunday declared the government’s sweeping education reforms irreversible. He cited recent policy shifts, infrastructure investments, and staffing increases as having reshaped Kenya’s learning ecosystem. He said the education sector’s transformation over the last 22 years has reached a tipping point, with reforms implemented in just the last two years anchoring long-term change. “These milestones are not cosmetic. They are foundational, permanent shifts that will define the future of education in Kenya,” Kindiki said in a statement released Sunday. Among the reforms, he stated that the resolution of early challenges associated with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). CBC…
Oscar Piastri increased his world championship lead over Lando Norris after overtaking his team-mate and then withstanding late pressure from his title rival to win a wet-dry Belgian Grand Prix. After heavy rain at Spa-Francorchamps had delayed the race start by 80 minutes, and then the first four laps of belated running took place behind the Safety Car, Piastri wasted little time in seizing the lead by sling-shotting past the sister McLaren down the Kemmel Straight into Les Combes – the same move Max Verstappen pulled on him to win Saturday’s Sprint. Piastri’s initial slender early lead on a wet…
Liverpool have agreed a deal to sell Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich. The total fee for the deal is £65.5m. Diaz, who has two years remaining on his Liverpool contract, now has permission to leave the club’s Asia tour. He is currently in Tokyo with the team, but will look to travel in the next 24 hours. Liverpool rejected Bayern’s initial advances and an offer believed to be in the region of £58.5m (€67m) but the German returned with a second offer of £65.5m (€75m) including add-ons. The Reds have accepted the offer after securing what the club considers to…