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Mr. Asante is the MTN Group Senior Vice President, Southern & East Africa, Ghana and Sudan (SEAGHS) regions. In accordance with Rule 36 of the Uganda Securities Exchange Listing Rules 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MTN Uganda Limited  (“MTN”) announces the appointment of Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante as a non – executive director with effect from 6 May 2026. Mr. Asante is the MTN Group Senior Vice President, Southern & East Africa, Ghana and Sudan (SEAGHS) regions. He is an accomplished business leader with extensive experience in telecommunications and management across Africa. Prior to this, he served…

Gadgets and WearablesI’ve been watching the Fitbit brand slowly dissolve into Google’s product ecosystem for years, and if I’m being honest, I had kind of written it off. Then Google went and teased the Fitbit Air — a screen-free tracker aimed squarely at the WHOOP crowd — and suddenly I’m paying attention again. It’s Fitbit Air vs. WHOOP 5.0, and I’m looking at both trackers, side-by-side.Overall, WHOOP 5.0 is excellent. It’s the tracker that serious athletes, sleep-obsessed gym rats, and biohacker types have been reaching for. But a subscription is required to use the device, and the premium options costs…

Open earbuds have been gaining traction for a while now, and Oppo’s Enco Clip2 are its latest offering with a host of improvements over their predecessors. They bring dual-drivers co-tuned with Dynaudio, longer battery endurance, alongside updated connectivity and AI features. But first, let’s see what comes in the box. You get the charging case, which houses the buds and not much else. No charging cable, no extra cushions or added accessories, just the buds and their case. That’s not too different from competing clip-style earbuds we’ve tested recently. Our Enco Clip2 review unit comes in the Luminous Gold colorway,…

Zyphra Releases ZAYA1-8B Reasoning Model ZAYA1-8B delivers reasoning, mathematics, and coding performance competitive with models many times larger, achieving high intelligence density with under one billion active parameters trained on full-stack AMD infrastructure. SAN FRANCISCO, May 7, 2026 — Zyphra has announced ZAYA1-8B, a mixture-of-experts (MoE) language model that matches or exceeds substantially larger open-weight models on complex reasoning, mathematics, and coding tasks while using fewer than one billion active parameters. Built on Zyphra’s AMD-native training stack and our prior ZAYA1-base release, ZAYA1-8B was trained on custom AMD Instinct MI300X clusters with AMD Pensando Pollara networking on IBM…

Under the arrangement, FaydaVerse Digital Solutions will provide technical support in system design and implementation, while Mozambique’s ATDI will oversee coordination at the institutional level and support resource mobilisation efforts. Ethiopia and Mozambique have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening cooperation in digital transformation, with particular emphasis on digital identity systems and the expansion of public digital infrastructure. The agreement was signed in Addis Ababa on April 27 between Ethiopia’s FaydaVerse Digital Solutions Enterprise and Mozambique’s Agency for Digital Transformation and Innovation (ATDI, IP). The MoU establishes a collaborative framework to support the development of secure and…

HONOR MagicBook 16 2026 boasts a durable design HomeOffice GadgetsHONOR MagicBook 16 2026 Laptop Gadget Flow Editors Suitable for up to 14 hours of office work—on battery only!Editor’s QuoteHONOR MagicBook 16 2026 LaptopThe HONOR MagicBook 16 2026 is a 16-inch all-metal laptop built for full-day work, with a focus on durability, battery life, and eye comfort.Certified Durability: This is the world’s first laptop to hold both SGS Exceptional Reliability and MIL-STD-810H certifications, covering 34 tests across drop, water, dust, and extreme temperature resistance. It also features an IPX2 water-resistant keyboard and a case that stays intact even after a 1.2-ton…

As promised last week, Huawei has announced the nova 15 Max at an event in Thailand. The standout feature of the device is the 8,500mAh battery. If the phone looks familiar, that’s because it appears to be a rebranded version of the Enjoy 90 Pro Max, which was unveiled in China in March. Huawei hasn’t revealed the chipset powering the phone, but it’s likely the Kirin 8000, which is found on the Enjoy 90 Pro Max. The 6.84-inch OLED panel on the nova 15 Max offers an FHD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 120Hz. The device has a dual-rear…

OpenAI’s relationship with Microsoft, its longtime investor and cloud partner, has grown increasingly complicated over the years as the ChatGPT-maker has grown into a behemoth competitor.But Microsoft executives had reservations about sending additional funding to OpenAI as far back as 2018 when it was just a small nonprofit research lab, according to emails between more than a dozen Microsoft executives, including CEO Satya Nadella, shown in a federal court on Thursday during the Musk v. Altman trial.The emails show how Microsoft, at the time, wavered over what has since been held up as one of the most successful corporate partnerships…

Mastercard’s role within this ecosystem is anchored in enabling resilient infrastructure – ensuring payments continue to flow, businesses remain connected to customers and suppliers, and digital tools are accessible at scale. Mastercard  has launched Built Small. Moving Strong, a regional resilience program designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they navigate a challenging operating environment marked by supply chain disruption and tightening financial conditions. Across MENA, SMEs account for more than 90% of all businesses and contribute between 50–60% of GDP and employment, making them a cornerstone of economic stability and diversification agendas. However, regional instability – including…

Image Credit: BeatsExperts have long suggested that people feel more motivated when they start fresh goals at a time that means something to them. That makes World Athletics Day 2026 the perfect excuse to upgrade your routine.Maybe your mornings start in the gym, your weekends end on a bike trail, or your evenings revolve around one more lap around the park before sunset. You might already know your sport and just want gear that makes training smoother and more enjoyable. Or maybe you still test different workouts to find what clicks.Either way, the right gadget can make a huge difference. Small frustrations…