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How new cooling technologies could cut AC electricity demand - Axios
Keeping buildings cool without relying solely on air conditioning will be critical for adapting to climate change.
Axios · 24 Aug 2026Strategy adds $1.59 billion of flexible liquidity while leaving bitcoin holdings unchanged - CoinDesk
The company sold 18.26 million MSTR shares, increased its USD Reserve to $5.1 billion and repurchased another $136.4 million of STRC.
CoinDesk · 24 Aug 2026FDA Approves Alzheimer’s Blood Test Developed by Roche and Eli Lilly - WSJ
The Wall Street Journal · 24 Aug 2026Witness shows court ‘power banks and watches’ used to record Besigye treason evidence
Nile Post · 24 Aug 2026Nvidia earnings face a frustrating reality - Yahoo Finance
Earnings day hasn't been kind to Nvidia.
Yahoo Entertainment · 24 Aug 2026FDA pauses Regenxbio gene therapy trial again due to safety concerns - STAT
The FDA put a hold on a Regenxbio gene therapy trial again after new safety concerns emerged.
STAT · 24 Aug 2026US plans nuclear-powered merchant fleet to challenge China’s shipbuilding dominance - Financial Times
British company Core Power plans its first vessel in 2028 following partnership deal with Trump administration
Financial Times · 24 Aug 2026Eli Lilly Launches Foundayo Weight-Loss Pill in U.K. - WSJ
The drug is initially available through private prescription
The Wall Street Journal · 24 Aug 2026The Link :How to survive a business crisis - NTV Uganda
Business crises take many forms and can mean the end of a business. But crisis doesn't have to end your business.
Ntv.co.ug · 24 Aug 2026Trump Media CEO defends selling faster access to president's Truth Social posts, says more have signed up - CNBC
Trump Media interim CEO Kevin McGurn defended his company offering faster access to President Donald Trump's Truth Social posts.
CNBC · 24 Aug 2026Hotel Next Positions Masaka as a Rising Hub for Business, Tourism and Investment
Masaka’s growing hospitality destination positions itself as a base for business, tourism, conferences and investment MASAKA, UGANDA — For international travellers arriving in Uganda, opportunities do not always begin in Kampala. Increasingly, they can be found in the country’s growing regional cities, where business, tourism, trade and investment are creating demand for quality hospitality. In […] The post Hotel Nex
Watchdog Uganda · 24 Aug 2026Regenxbio gene therapy refiling plan derailed by FDA hold over spine MRI findings - Fierce Biotech
The FDA has put a clinical hold on Regenxbio’s RGX-121 over asymptomatic spine MRI findings,
FierceBiotech · 24 Aug 2026Sudhir Ruparelia Banks UGX 2.25 Billion Dividend from Bank of Baroda
Sudhir Ruparelia Banks UGX 2.25 Billion Dividend from Bank of Baroda KAMPALA — Prominent Ugandan businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has received a payout of UGX 2.25 billion from his equity stake in Bank of Baroda (Uganda) Limited for the financial year ended 31 December 2025. Ruparelia shared a photo on social media holding a ceremonial […] The post Sudhir Ruparelia Banks UGX 2.25 Billion Dividend from Bank of Baroda
Watchdog Uganda · 24 Aug 2026Electrician trapped for hours in 130-foot-high sign had recorded 'final words' for wife and kids - New York Post
What started as a routine job on July 23 quickly turned into a potential tragedy.
New York Post · 24 Aug 2026When Kampala Turns Pink: The Trees Giving Streets a New Kind of Beauty
The tree’s sudden transformation is part of what makes it so captivating. For much of the year, there is little about a Pink Poui that suggests it will eventually become the centre of such attention. When flowering begins, however, pink, trumpet-shaped flowers cover much of the crown, temporarily changing the appearance of the street beneath it.
Nile Post · 24 Aug 2026Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said - CNBC
Using the TGA would provide the Treasury with considerable firepower to influence long-term bond yields.
CNBC · 24 Aug 2026I've gotten over a dozen Amazon drone deliveries. The 35 seconds of noise are worth the convenience, novelty, and fun. - Business Insider
A woman in the greater Phoenix area shares why she enjoys receiving Amazon deliveries by drone. She says they're convenient fun.
Business Insider · 24 Aug 2026NYPD investigating video of 3 people climbing out of sewer near Penn Station in New York City - 6abc Philadelphia
Video posted to social media shows people in overalls and what appears to be headlamps emerge from the manhole, one by one.
WPVI-TV · 24 Aug 2026Mark Cuban: Companies should choose between giving staff equity and higher corporate taxes - Fortune
Shark Tank star Mark Cuban said companies should either give equity to staff pro rata, or pay higher corporate taxes.
Fortune · 24 Aug 2026Powerball, Mega Millions $1 billion and who won, sold winning tickets - Florida Today
Powerball winners, Mega Millions players who won $1 billion in Florida, Michigan, California.
Florida Today · 24 Aug 2026Prediction: If You Invest $10,000 in Micron Stock Today, It Will Be Worth This Much by 2030 - The Motley Fool
The memory maker's stock has surged 234% this year, handily outpacing the gains of AI processor designers.
Motley Fool · 24 Aug 2026The next financial divide isn’t between rich and poor, but investors vs consumers
On one side are people building ownership in the economy; on the other are people financing consumption with borrowed money. COMMENT | MITCHELLE MUGYENI | Everyone assumes Uganda’s next financial fault line will be the old one: rich versus poor. Look closer at the numbers, and a different divide is already forming … The post The next financial divide isn’t between rich and poor, but investors vs consumers appeared fi
The Independent Uganda · 24 Aug 2026Crocs’s Plan to Turn Short-Term Pain Into Long-Term Gain - WSJ
Plus, heirs to the Jack Daniel’s fortune are fending off a takeover—and a rogue cousin
The Wall Street Journal · 24 Aug 2026
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