The commerce department has started issuing licenses to Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, removing a significant hurdle to the AI bellwether’s access to a key market. The U.S. last month reversed an April ban on the sale of the H20 chip to China. The company had tailored the microprocessor specially to the Chinese market to comply with the Biden-era AI chip export controls. The curbs will slice $8 billion off sales from its July quarter, the chipmaker has warned. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Trump on Wednesday, two sources…
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NBA legend LeBron James said that Shedeur Sanders was “looking good out there” as he made an impressive debut for the Cleveland Browns. Sanders threw two touchdown passes in the Browns’ pre-season opener, his first game since enduring the most dramatic draft slide in NFL history. The 23-year-old quarterback was the initial favourite to be the first overall pick in this year’s draft but slid to the fifth round, where he was taken 144th overall by Cleveland. Sanders has been thrown into a four-way fight to be the Browns’ starting quarterback this season and with rivals Kenny Pickett and Dillon…
Viktor Gyokeres scored his first goal for Arsenal as the Gunners finished their pre-season campaign with a 3-0 victory against Athletic Club. Gyokeres’ first Arsenal start against Villarreal ended without a goal and in defeat in midweek, but Arsenal’s new £63.5m striker was all smiles on his second Emirates appearance. Teed up by the impressive Martin Zubimendi, Gyokeres emphatically headed an inch-perfect cross past Simon before pulling out his trademark celebration for the first time in Arsenal colours, much to the delight of the home fans. They were celebrating again just two minutes later. Gyokores, who showed flashes of brilliant…
India shot down five Pakistani fighter jets and one other military aircraft during clashes in May, India’s air force chief said on Saturday, in the first such public claim by the country after its worst military conflict in decades with its neighbour. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif rejected the statement, saying India had not hit or destroyed a single Pakistani aircraft. At an event in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, Indian Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh said most of the Pakistani aircraft were downed by India’s Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system. He cited electronic tracking data as confirmation…
A 17-year-old opened fire and wounded three people in a shooting at New York City’s Times Square early Saturday, the New York Police Department said. The shooting occurred around 1:20 am (0520 GMT) following a dispute, an NYPD spokesperson told AFP. An 18-year-old woman’s neck was grazed, while a 19-year-old man and a 65-year-old man’s lower limbs were both injured. None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said. The three victims were taken to New York City’s Bellevue Hospital, where they were determined to be in stable condition. “The perpetrator has been taken into police custody, and a firearm has…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Saturday demanded that the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua record a statement with the police over his remarks on terrorism while in the United States. They want Gachagua to record his statement upon his return to the country. During his ongoing US tour, Gachagua has recently claimed that President William Ruto must explain to Kenyans why he allegedly met with three al-Shabaab militia at night to discuss “business.” Gachagua also speculated that the government is hiding its intention by removing the vetting requirement for non-Kenyans before issuing…
US Vice-President JD Vance and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy are hosting a meeting of senior security officials near London to discuss on the war in Ukraine. Earlier on Saturday, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer had a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and said they agreed it would be a “vital forum to discuss progress towards securing a just and lasting peace”. Zelensky has stressed he will make no territorial concessions to Russia ahead of a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin next week to discuss the future of the war. Trump earlier signalled…
South Korea’s military says North Korea has begun removing some of the loudspeakers used to broadcast propaganda across the border between the two countries. North Korea’s move appears to be a positive reaction to the overtures from newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who had campaigned on improving inter-Korean ties. South Korea dismantled some of its own loudspeakers earlier this week. It had halted broadcasts along the demilitarised zone shortly after Lee took office in June – prompting a similar response from its neighbour. South Korean broadcasts had often featured K-pop songs and news reports while the North…
The US justice department has filed a subpoena ordering New York Attorney General Letitia James to testify about her civil fraud investigation into President Donald Trump, sources have told US media. James won a civil case against Trump in 2023 – before he returned to office – that accused him of overvaluing his properties in order to take out loans with favourable terms. He is currently appealing against the judgment. No charges have been filed against James. Both her office and Trump argue the other has abused their investigative powers. James’ office has also received another subpoena regarding her investigation…
Slain Kitengela police officer Manaseh Ithiru died of excessive bleeding, postmortem on his body showed. The autopsy was conducted on Friday at the Shallom mortuary by pathologist Dr.Simon Omuok. It also revealed Ithiru had excessive bleeding due to blunt force trauma. Also there was a sign of gun shot wound in the upper side of the right arm. It is suspected he was shot by the fellow cop in the scuffle. Present during the exercise were the deceased family members. The scene was revisited and the CCTV footage retrieved to help in the murder probe. The body has been transfered…
President William Ruto Friday revoked the appointment of Mary Wambui Mungai as the non-executive chairperson of the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK). He replacer her with Charles Kamau Karondo in the changes seen as a demotion for Wambui. The changes were made through a gazette notice dated August 8, 2025. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 (1) (a) of the Kenya Information and Communications Act, as read together with section 51 (1) of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, I, William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, appoint—Charles Kamau…
The Dardanelles Strait was temporarily shut to maritime traffic due to forest fires raging in north-western Turkey, the country’s transport ministry has said. The major international waterway was shut as a precautionary measure as the blazes spread near the city of Canakkale where a number of residents were evacuated. Turkish firefighters have been deployed to try to contain the fires. Specialist firefighting planes and helicopters are also in use. The Dardanelles links the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. Together with the Bosporus Strait, it serves as a vital route for commercial shipping between Europe and Asia. Nearly 46,000…
TikTok content creator Joseph Gitonga, alias Gitonga Archives, was on Friday arraigned over claims of attempting to extort Sh500,000 from a media company contracted by Cooperative Bank of Kenya. Gitonga appeared before Milimani Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Sharon Ouko and faced one count of demanding property by menace. He was charged alongside a second suspect who did not appear in court. According to the prosecution, the alleged offence occurred between July 20 and July 25 this year within Nairobi County. Gitonga was released on a cash bail of Sh50,000 or an alternative bond of Sh100,000, with strict instructions not…
Makini Schools, a member of the ADvTECH Group, has expanded its operations in Kenya through the acquisition of Regis Runda Academy. The school, located in the fast-growing Ridgeways area northeast of Nairobi, will be rebranded as Makini School Runda. It currently has a capacity of 2,000 learners, with ADvTECH set to officially take over operations on August 20, 2025. “We are pleased to welcome the Regis staff, students, and parents to Makini Schools,” said Horace Mpanza, Regional Managing Director at Makini Schools. “We plan to build on the strong foundations the founders of Regis have laid and our intention is…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki Friday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring that no Kenyan falls behind in national development, putting an end to decades of discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, and political affiliation. Speaking during a development tour of Moyale in Marsabit County, the Deputy President stated that the country had put an end to the practice of excluding certain regions from national issues. “The history of discrimination where some regions were set aside and left behind in terms of development is long gone. Now is the time to bring equality all round, as Kenya belongs to us all,” said…