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Govt launches devolution manual

The Herald 

Oliver Kazunga Senior Business Reporter THE Government yesterday launched the Zimbabwe Inter-Governmental Fiscal Transfers System Administrative Manual, which seeks to guide local authorities to manage and process devolution funds in a transparent and accountable manner. Under President Mnangagwa, the Second Republic that came into being in November 2017, operationalised the constitutional provision that stipulates that […]

18-year-old found dead in water in Brooklyn: police

Pix11.com 

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – An 18-year-old man was found dead in water in Brooklyn Wednesday, police said. The 18-year-old’s body was found in water near Allen Avenue and Garland Court in the Gerritsen Beach neighborhood around 4:50 p.m., according to the NYPD. Authorities sent harbor and aviation units to the scene. The New York City [...]

CNN plans to launch paid streaming service

Japan Today 

CNN, which has struggled amid the decline of the U.S. cable broadcasting industry, plans to launch a new paid streaming service and to cut about 100 jobs, the…

Construction worker dies in Harlem: police

Pix11.com 

HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) -- A construction worker in Harlem was pronounced dead on Wednesday after an accident, according to officials. The 45-year-old man got his leg caught on a rope that pulled him down to the ground, police sources told PIX11 News. The incident happened around 3 p.m. at 1505 Park Ave, according to police. [...]

Early Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombified

The Verge 

Christina Warren hasn’t worked at this website since 2009, and that’s not her face. | Screenshot by Christina Warren

An old Apple blog and the blog’s former authors have become the latest victims of AI-written sludge. TUAW (“The Unofficial Apple Weblog”) was shut down by AOL in 2015, but this past year, a new owner scooped up the domain and began posting articles under the bylines of former writers who haven’t worked there for over a decade. And that new owner, which also appears to run other AI sludge websites... Читать дальше...

NFL Hit With $4.8 billion Verdict In NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Case

Techdirt 

On any given Sunday there’s simply no shortage of U.S. antitrust violations, where some giant predatory corporation leverages its consolidated power to derail price competition and harm consumers. But because U.S. antitrust enforcement is a feckless and inconsistent mess, in most instances (see: telecom), a company can engage in these kinds of practices for decades […]

4 council officials nabbed over US$9m tender scandal

The Herald 

Trust Freddy  Herald Correspondent The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested four Harare City Council officials for allegedly awarding a street lights tender worth over US$9,2 million to Juluka Enndo Joint Venture, a company owned by businessman Moses Mpofu, without following proper procedures.  Mpofu, who is currently in remand prison on fraud charges involving US$87 […]

Oil Prices Climb as U.S. Reserves and Gasoline Stocks Fall

«The Rio Times» 

On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, the oil market experienced a notable uptick. This rise was largely due to an unexpected decrease in U.S. oil reserves, significantly beyond what was forecast. The Energy Information Administration detailed a reduction of 3.4 million barrels, overshooting the predicted 1.3 million barrel fall. Additionally, gasoline reserves dropped by 2 million […]