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Two months ago, Indian electric motorcycle startup Ultraviolette expanded into 10 European countries. Now, fueled with $21 million in an all-equity round led by the corporate venture arm of Japanese electronics giant TDK Corporation, Ultraviolette is putting its expansion plans into overdrive. The nine-year-old startup plans to grow its European footprint fourfold, enter other motorcycle-driven markets such as Latin America and Southeast Asia, and increase its portfolio to 14 models by early 2027. Ultraviolette’s global expansion follows the 2024 launch of its F77 Mach 2 flagship model and its second product, the F77 SuperStreet, in February. Behind Ultraviolette are two…

Nine staff members at Shambyu Roman Catholic Mission’s hostel in the Kavango East region have expressed concern over poor and unfair working conditions. Speaking on condition of anonymity due to fear of victimisation, the workers on Tuesday said despite being in service at the mission for between five and 30 years, their salaries remain unsatisfactory. According to them, they previously earned as little as N$1 800 per month, including those with the longest tenure. The workers say their salaries were only increased last April, and they now earn either N$2 600 or N$2 400. “Every time we raise the issue…

Shopping for gardening tools online can feel overwhelming with thousands of options, conflicting reviews, and the inability to physically handle tools before purchase. However, with the right strategy, you can confidently select high-quality tools that will serve your garden for years to come. This comprehensive guide reveals the insider secrets to making smart online gardening tool purchases that you’ll never regret. What Makes Online Gardening Tool Shopping Challenging? The global gardening market reached $157 billion in 2024, with e-commerce channels growing rapidly as 28% of gardeners now rely on websites as their primary information source. Yet this digital shift creates…

Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorJoshua NevettPolitical reporterEPAStaff at the UK’s national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) have warned the charity is at risk of collapse, after Technology Secretary Peter Kyle threatened to withdraw its funding.Workers at the Alan Turing Institute raised a series of “serious and escalating concerns” in a whistleblowing complaint submitted to the Charity Commission.The complaint, seen by the BBC, accuses the institute’s leadership of misusing public funds, overseeing a “toxic internal culture”, and failing to deliver on the charity’s mission.A government spokesperson said Kyle “has been clear he wants [the Turing Institute] to deliver real value for money for…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reveals details of phone conversation with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said that Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, is “in denial” about the suffering inflicted on Gaza, and the international community is now saying, “Enough is enough”.A day after announcing that Australia will recognise Palestinian statehood at the United Nations next month, Albanese said that frustration with the Israeli government amid the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza had contributed to Australia’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state.“[Netanyahu] again reiterated to me what he has said publicly as well, which is to be…

Taylor Swift is officially entering her next era, with the superstar announcing her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, during a teaser for an upcoming special episode of Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast on Wednesday. The new album — her 12th studio effort since her 2006 debut — marks Swift’s first new project since releasing The Tortured Poets Department in April 2024. Just over a year later, that album is already six-times-platinum, according to the RIAA, and it was nominated for album of the year at the 67th Grammy Awards. Earlier on Monday, a countdown started on…

In the remote stretches of the Kapako constituency in the Kavango West region, ox-drawn carts have become makeshift ambulances, and five families have paid the ultimate price for this inadequate access to healthcare. The reality of the underserved constituency came into sharp focus during an ongoing Kavango West regional leadership engagement on Wednesday, where community members laid bare decades of neglect that have turned medical emergencies into death sentences. “Many councillors have received our cries daily, and it has become the norm. We have lost more than five innocent lives due to poor roads and a lack of clinical facilities,”…

The operator of Wikipedia has been given permission by a high court judge to challenge the Online Safety Act if it is categorised as a high-risk platform, which would impose the most stringent duties.The Wikimedia Foundation has said it might be forced to reduce how many people can access the site in order to comply with the regulations if it is classified as a category 1 provider by Ofcom later this summer.As a non-profit, the site said, it “would face huge challenges to meet the large technological and staffing needs” required to comply with the duties, which include user-verification requirements,…

About 100 people, including several children, risked their lives by trying to swim from Morocco into Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta early on Saturday morning, as the territory’s authorities warned that its overwhelmed reception system was close to collapse.Recent weeks have seen a rise in the number of people trying to reach Ceuta, with more than 50 children swimming across from Morocco on 26 July alone.In the latest attempt, on Saturday morning, dozens of people were intercepted as they attempted to enter the enclave. Seven children reached the shore, where they were handed over to the regional authorities.“About 100…

In case you missed it, “South Park” reshared the Paramount+ exclusive post-credits scene for the second episode of Season 27. The post-credits scene, shared to the official “South Park” X account on Monday, shows United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem walking into a pet store and opening fire on the puppies inside. One dog manages to escape the store, but Noem quickly catches up to it and brutally guns it down. It’s unclear why the scene was included on Paramount+ and not in the Comedy Central premiere. “South Park” is produced on a week-to-week basis to ensure new…