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The White House confirmed on Tuesday that the Trump administration is working on a deal that could see the US government taking a 10% stake in chip giant Intel.”The president wants to put America’s needs first, both from a national security and economic perspective,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.The potential deal could involve swapping government grants for Intel shares, according to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.The move could help Intel as it struggles to compete with rivals like Nvidia, Samsung and TSMC, particularly in the booming artificial intelligence (AI) chip market. Intel has been contacted by the…

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The art of the Emmy submission has long been a strategic tightrope walk — part performance showcase, part calculated gamble. This year’s contenders are playing the game more thoughtfully, and creatively, than ever. Apple TV+’s “Severance” and “The Studio” lead the pack in drama and comedy, with 27 and 23 nominations, respectively, while HBO Max made history with 142 total nominations — its highest tally yet. Still, while numbers and category domination make for splashy headlines, the real intrigue lies in how nominees carefully curate the episodes meant to win over Emmy voters. Historically, episode submissions were everything. When Emmy…

Here are the key events on day 1,273 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Wednesday, August 20:Fighting Russian authorities have returned the remains of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on Monday, according to The Kyiv Independent news outlet. Russia’s state-run TASS news agency confirmed that Russia returned the bodies of 1,000 soldiers, adding that Ukraine returned the bodies of 19 Russian soldiers. Separately, TASS reported that about 1,370 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a single day, citing the Russian Ministry of Defence. Al Jazeera could not verify…

The UK government has dropped its insistence that Apple allows law enforcement officials “backdoor” access to US customer data, Donald Trump’s spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, says.The US director of national intelligence posted the claim on X following a months-long dispute embroiling the iPhone manufacturer, the UK government and the US president. Trump had weighed in to accuse Britain of behaving like China, telling the prime minister, Keir Starmer: “You can’t do this”.Neither the Home Office nor Apple are commenting on the alleged agreement, which Gabbard said meant the UK was no longer demanding that Apple “provide a ‘backdoor’ that would…

Nairobi — Environmental campaign groups are confident that a suit filed in the United States, seeking to stop the country’s Export-Import Bank (EXIM) from the ‘unlawful’ lending of nearly USD 5 billion to the controversial Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, will succeed. The groups, including Friends of the Earth U.S. and Justiça Ambiental/Friends of the Earth Mozambique, with representation from EarthRights International, filed a lawsuit and believe the financial transaction in March in a deal with the project owners, TotalEnergies, was rushed through to avoid going through requisite requirements. It alleges that EXIM rushed through approval without conducting required…

Seoul/Mokpo, South Korea – In 2018 when Kim Ji-ung lived in the South Korean capital, Seoul, he felt alone all the time. Single and in his early 30s, the salesman spent most of his day at work or holed up in his apartment.“I pondered about dying during my morning commute,” Kim told Al Jazeera.“The most difficult thing was that I had no one to talk to. After work, I would be at home scrolling through TV channels or playing video games,” he said.Finding it difficult to make connections at work, Kim was feeling increasingly desperate and isolated. Then a close…

104 Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has declared Wednesday, 20 August 2025, a work-free day for all public servants in celebration of the annual Isese Day. The announcement was contained in a circular signed by the Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro, on Monday, 18 August 2025, and addressed to all ministries, agencies, parastatals, and local councils. “It is hereby notified for general information that this year’s Isese Day Celebration will hold on Wednesday, 20 August 2025,” the circular stated. The Lagos State Government explained that the holiday reaffirms its commitment to promoting indigenous Yoruba culture, traditions, spirituality, and…

Jesus Rodriguez, a highly accomplished Electronic and Telecommunications Engineer with over two decades of experience, is leveraging his vast expertise to address critical needs within the autistic community. Driven by a profound personal experience, Rodriguez has founded Blue Kind Steps, an innovative venture dedicated to developing smart, practical technological solutions for lifetime inclusion and safety for autistic children, teens, and adults. Rodriguez brings a distinguished career to this new endeavor, known for his pivotal role in enhancing connectivity across Latin America and the United States. His leadership in mobile network projects, spanning GSM, 4G LTE, and 5G technologies, and his…

Danny Boyle is set to direct an adaptation of award-winning play Ink, based on the rise of the Rupert Murdoch empire.According to Deadline, Guy Pearce is in talks to take on the lead role with Jack O’Connell also in negotiations to star as Larry Lamb, who Murdoch hired to run the Sun in the late 1960s.The film will be written by original playwright James Graham, whose other screen credits include recent TV drama Brian and Maggie. Ink was a critical hit after it premiered on stage in 2017 going on to win an Olivier award and two Tonys.The Guardian’s Michael…