Humanoid robot sprints around track during testing in Beijing - Yahoo
Footage filmed on August 18 in Beijing, China, shows a humanoid robot sprinting around a blue athletics track during testing ahead of the 2nd World Humanoid...
Yahoo Entertainment · 20 Aug 2026The Treasury Market’s Coveted Status as a Safe Haven Is Fading - WSJ
The Wall Street Journal · 20 Aug 2026Ticketmaster’s Quicket Launches in Uganda
Nile Post · 20 Aug 2026Exclusive: 75% of Americans Now Oppose Local Data Center Development - Heatmap News
The American public has soured even further on local data center development since the spring, new polling shows.Three-quarters of Americans now say that they would oppose a new data center being built near where they live, according to a new Heatmap Pro poll…
Heatmap.news · 20 Aug 2026After Moderna stock surge of 177% on cancer drug breakthrough, here's what Wall Street thinks happens next - Yahoo Finance
Wall Street weighs in on a big day for Moderna.
Yahoo Entertainment · 20 Aug 2026Enjovu Family Business Breakfast Urges Succession Planning, Investment Diversification and Wealth Protection
Family business leaders have been urged to plan early for succession, diversify investments and strengthen legal and governance structures to protect wealth and ensure enterprises survive across generations.
Nile Post · 20 Aug 2026Dollar Debasement Has Begun - Robin J Brooks | Substack
Yesterday’s buyback announcement risks sending the Dollar into a devaluation spiral
Substack.com · 20 Aug 2026Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder to life in prison for fraud - AP News
A Chinese court has sentenced Hui Ka Yan, founder of property developer Evergrande, to life in prison. The court in the southern city of Shenzhen also fined Evergrande Group and Evergrande Real Estate group a total of $2.35 billion. Evergrande collapsed with …
Associated Press · 20 Aug 2026One monthly bill Americans can’t avoid is quietly surging thanks to emerging industry: data - Fox News
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas research estimates AI data centers could push electricity generation costs 20% to 30% higher by 2028 than without them.
Fox News · 20 Aug 2026dfcu urges stronger regional finance links to accelerate East African industrialisation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | dfcu Bank has called for stronger integration among financial institutions, regulators and central banks in East Africa to improve access to capital, strengthen industrial competitiveness and facilitate cross-border trade. Speaking at the Regional Industrialisation Conference organised by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) at Serena Kampala on August 18, … The post dfcu ur
The Independent Uganda · 20 Aug 2026One big thing is dragging down Americans' vibes about the economy - Business Insider
Wage growth below inflation, affecting purchasing power, is adding to Americans' relatively low sentiment.
Business Insider · 20 Aug 2026Uganda’s Trade Deficit Widens as Imports Surge 33%, Coffee Earnings Fall
Uganda’s merchandise trade deficit widened to about $598 million in June as imports grew three times faster than exports, while coffee earnings fell by more than a third.
Nile Post · 20 Aug 2026Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prison - dw.com
A Chinese court ordered the former billionaire's assets to be confiscated and fined Evergrande-related companies billions of dollars.
DW (English) · 20 Aug 2026New mRNA vaccine could reduce the recurrence and spread of skin cancer - NPR
Merck and Moderna announced a successful late-stage trial for a melanoma vaccine. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Robert Vonderheide of Penn Medicine and the American Association for Cancer Research.
NPR · 20 Aug 2026Stanbic expands access to unsecured loans with revamped ‘Oli in Charge’ campaign
Stanbic Bank Uganda has expanded access to unsecured loans under a revamped ‘Oli in Charge’ campaign, positioning the initiative to support families preparing for the third school term, entrepreneurs seeking business capital, and farmers investing in production as the country enters the final quarter of the year. This initiative comes as Stanbic Bank celebrates 35 […] The post Stanbic expands access to unsecured loan
Watchdog Uganda · 20 Aug 2026Sumz Unveils African Harvest, Tortilla Nachoz as Psalms Food Industries Marks 16 Years
Nile Post · 20 Aug 2026Humanoid robots' 'ChatGPT moment' could be 10 years away, Unitree founder says - CNBC
Unitree founder Wang Xingxing says humanoid robots could take up to 10 years to reach a breakthrough comparable to ChatGPT.
CNBC · 20 Aug 2026Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial - BBC
A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.
BBC News · 20 Aug 2026Otunnu Calls for UN to Return to Charter Basics, End Business as Usual
Uganda’s candidate for United Nations Secretary-General Olara Otunnu has called for sweeping reforms at the global body, warning that it risks losing credibility unless it returns to its founding principles.
Nile Post · 20 Aug 2026Meta’s first witness told a jury the problem was Mark Zuckerberg’s culture - The Next Web
Former Meta engineer Arturo Béjar told an Oakland jury that company culture made safety fixes impossible, in a trial brought by four states.
The Next Web · 20 Aug 2026CBP officers seize nearly 850 pounds of khat packed into 12 suitcases after flight from London - Fox News
CBP officers at Baltimore airport found 847 pounds of khat disguised as tea leaves in 12 suitcases carried by two travelers arriving from London.
Fox News · 20 Aug 2026Court orders businessman Bitature to pay Shs909m to Finicon - Daily Monitor
Court orders businessman Bitature to pay Shs909m to Finicon Daily Monitor
Daily Monitor · 20 Aug 2026dfcu Bank Calls for Integrated Financial Ecosystem to Drive East Africa’s Industrial Growth - ChimpReports
dfcu Bank Calls for Integrated Financial Ecosystem to Drive East Africa’s Industrial Growth ChimpReports
ChimpReports · 20 Aug 2026Meta faces a $1.4 trillion threat that could mean ‘turning in the keys and walking away’ - Fortune
The Meta trial could reshape how states challenge Instagram, Facebook and other tech platforms over product design.
Fortune · 20 Aug 2026