Why Saudi Arabia is making a play for East Africa
Riyadh wants ports, minerals, food and influence. East African governments want the capital NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | In late January, a delegation of Saudi Arabian investors and officials arrived in Port Lamu, Kenya, with an eye on one of East Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects. Led by Saudi Arabian Ambassador, Khalid … The post Why Saudi Arabia is making a play for East Africa appeared first on T
The Independent Uganda · 30 Aug 2026Survey Sunday: will the Ford Fathom steal Slate Auto’s thunder? - Electrek
For the last few weeks, we’ve been running a sidebar survey about whether Electrek readers believed the announcement of Ford’s upcoming, all-electric...
Electrek · 30 Aug 2026The official jobless rate has been falling. But the number of 'functionally unemployed' is climbing - Fortune
"If this continues, it would suggest the labor market is losing strength despite what we may see in the headline unemployment numbers."
Fortune · 30 Aug 2026Bugisu Cultural Institution partners with OWC, deploys UBOS tablets in major coffee survey
Mbale, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Bugisu Cultural Institution has, in partnership with Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) embarked on a rapid assessment of the Arabica coffee situation on the foothills of Mount Elgon. This is aimed at generating baseline data for the preparation of a strategic investment plan for the sub-region’s main traditional … The post Bugisu Cultural Institution partners with OWC, deploys U
The Independent Uganda · 30 Aug 2026Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem - TechCrunch
Elon Musk says a secretive new SpaceX foundry will let him cast his own turbine blades and get gas power online 18 months faster than anyone else — but it's a bet on a fuel source that's already triggering lawsuits and health studies everywhere his (and other…
TechCrunch · 30 Aug 2026What's Going on with SpaceX Stock? - Yahoo Finance
SpaceX stock is caught between a gigantic opportunity and gigantic expectations.
Motley Fool · 30 Aug 2026PayPal just lost its $53 billion safety net - thestreet.com
PayPal now has to prove why $60.50 wasn’t enough
TheStreet · 30 Aug 2026Nvidia Just Delivered Bad News for AMD and Intel - The Motley Fool
Nvidia announced stellar second-quarter results, but one number is particularly bad news for some of its chip competitors.
Motley Fool · 30 Aug 2026Cathie Wood buys $53 million of popular semiconductor stock - thestreet.com
Here are Cathie Wood’s latest moves.
TheStreet · 30 Aug 2026The World's Best-Selling Bourbon Brand Has Stayed On Top For Years - Mashed
Jim Beam is the world's best-selling bourbon. The brand has stayed on top for years, outselling its whiskey competitors by millions of cases per year.
Mashed.com · 30 Aug 2026'More than I expected to pay': Rents are rising at the fastest rate in over a year - Yahoo Finance
Rent increases are accelerating as builders pull back and Americans rent for longer.
Yahoo Entertainment · 30 Aug 2026When Social Security recipients will get September payments - NewsNation
September brings four Social Security payment dates. Here's when recipients can expect their checks to arrive.
Newsnationnow.com · 30 Aug 2026Most Neoclouds Suck At Security - SemiAnalysis
OpenAI vs HuggingFace, Container Escapes, Kernel Bypass, Network Policies, Security Keys, Multi-tenant Grafana, and a ClusterMAX 3.0 Preview
Semianalysis.com · 30 Aug 2026The Roth Conversion Deadline Is Dec. 31, but the Tax Bill Comes Due Jan. 15. Retirees Who Don't Prepay Get Hit With a Penalty on Top. - 24/7 Wall St.
Completing a Roth conversion on December 31 locks in the tax year, but the IRS starts running a penalty clock long before April, and most retirees discover this only after the damage is already done.
24/7 Wall St. · 30 Aug 2026Exclusive | Aon Nears Roughly $17 Billion Deal for Insurance Brokerage USI - WSJ
Private-equity giant KKR has owned USI since 2017
The Wall Street Journal · 30 Aug 2026Kalshi's head of research weighs in on election betting, possible regulations | CA Politics 360 - KCRA
Nicole Kagan, Kalshi's head of research, joined California 360 to explain the platform's purpose and safeguards.
KCRA Sacramento · 30 Aug 2026Americans feel they have lost their agency - Financial Times
People increasingly blame large corporations for the sense that they have ever less control over their own lives
Financial Times · 30 Aug 2026The 7 Best Costco Frozen Meals, According to Reddit - Allrecipes
Costco has plenty of easy, ready-to-eat, and frozen dinners that are perfect for busy nights and vetted by plenty of shoppers on Reddit.
Allrecipes.com · 30 Aug 2026Caterpillar is bringing to AI deployment what it learned from automating mining - TechCrunch
Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.
TechCrunch · 30 Aug 2026How Salesforce Is Overhauling the Way It Charges for AI - The Information
As software firms sell more AI, they are shifting from subscription fees to charging based on how much customers use it and whether it actually helps their business. Salesforce shows how complicated this transition may be. A provider of software for managing …
The Information · 30 Aug 2026Meta’s Day of Reckoning - WSJ
Plus, gauging the effectiveness of school phone bans, how the fallen ‘Nostradamus of AI’ got to the top of tech, Nvidia wants to run the world’s robots and more
The Wall Street Journal · 30 Aug 202640-year-old corner store brand closes all locations, to liquidate - thestreet.com
TheStreet · 30 Aug 2026Winner claims $800M Mega Millions ticket sold near Sarasota - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The winner of the $800 million Mega Millions ticket sold at a Bradenton Wawa near Sarasota chose the jackpot’s cash option.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune · 30 Aug 2026Funeral Costs Are Soaring - Newser
Families are increasingly turning to cremation, credit cards, crowdfunding to mitigate expense
Newser · 30 Aug 2026