Netflix reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2026 results on April 16, posting $12.25 billion in revenue — a 16.2 percent year-on-year increase…
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Meta’s Muse Spark is here — Zuckerberg’s $14 billion AI bet lands on Instagram, WhatsApp and Ray-Ban glasses
Meta launched Muse Spark on April 8, the first AI model from its newly created Meta Superintelligence Labs — and…
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Google launches Gemini for Mac and a new Flash-Lite model that’s 2.5× faster — Apple’s AI rival just got closer
Google launched a standalone Gemini app for macOS on April 15, giving Mac users a dedicated AI assistant without a…
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Iran-US ceasefire expires in 4 days — mediators race to prevent war resuming as nuclear gap remains unbridged
The ceasefire between the United States and Iran — announced on April 7 following weeks of intense US-Israeli airstrikes —…
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Russia hits Ukraine with 660 drones and 44 missiles — 16 killed in Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro in largest attack of 2026
Russia launched its largest aerial assault of 2026 on Ukraine overnight on April 16, firing nearly 660 drones and 44…
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Mahama unveils 24-Hour Economy incentives at Kwahu — duty-free imports and fast-track port clearance for multi-shift firms
President John Mahama used the 2026 Kwahu Business Forum in Mpraeso, Eastern Region, to unveil the operational details of Ghana’s…
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Mahama absorbs GH₵2.00 off diesel, GH₵0.36 off petrol — government forfeits GH₵200m per pricing window
Ghanaians filling up at the pump from 16 April 2026 are paying less for fuel — not because world oil…
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One year of US tariff war — S&P 500 lags peers, Sub-Saharan Africa grows at 4.3%, and the rules keep changing
One year after President Trump’s Liberation Day tariff announcement, global trade remains fractured. The S&P 500 has lagged global peers.…
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Kenya breaks diesel record — EPRA hikes price to KSh 206.84/litre, East Africa braces for knock-on costs
Kenya has broken its diesel price record. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has raised diesel by KSh 40…
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Africa Tech Summit marks 10th edition at the London Stock Exchange — AI and $4.1bn in funding define the moment
The Africa Tech Summit marks its tenth edition on 29 May 2026 at the London Stock Exchange — a symbolic…
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