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Qweku Chinese , a spoken word poet  known for his musical talent as a rapper specifically, performed some of his latest work in a video which he posted on his TikTok account. The poem which entitled , “A letter to my future,” talks about how he dreamt about life as a child and now facing the reality as an adult. When asked about his new found talent he says  “I am always excited about anything art and  I continue to be excited by my works and that people continue to be excited to hear my music and poetry.” Qweku said he is frequently asked about his writing process and difficulties he faces as a writer. he often jokingly answers with wisdom to people. “A talent is like a character. If the talent is inside you, it has to come out,” Qweku  said. You can watch and follow him on his TikTok account @ qweku_chinese.

  Selena Gomez   has became the first woman to have 400 million Instagram followers on Friday, just weeks after dethroning   Kylie Jenner   as the social media platform.  On her heels is Kylie Jenner, who has a whopping 382 million fans on the app, which she uses to share photos of her life and promote her makeup brand, Kylie Cosmetics. Gomez, 30, is the third most followed person on Instagram behind soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 562 followers, and Lionel Messi, who has 442 million people watching his every move. The feat comes less than a month after surpassing Jenner as the most-followed woman on the social media platform. The Wolves singer was previously the most followed woman on the site back in 2019 before Ariana Grande beat her to the post, with Kylie, 25, later overtaking them.  Many of the singer's fans have been rejoicing at the news, proclaiming Selena 'the queen of Instagram'. Taking to Twitter, one user...

  Job Opportunities in the Video Gaming Industry In today's digital and  technological  world, video gaming is a booming industry that offers a vast array of job titles and career paths. With the growing popularity of  gaming  comes a plethora of career opportunities within the industry. Some job  titles include animators, game designers, sound engineers, test developers, marketers and sales representatives, writers and technical support professionals. Animators are responsible for creating character movement in game animation while game designers develop the look and feel of the game by creating levels and design elements that drive player engagement. Animators also collaborate closely with artists to create dynamic gaming environments while sound engineers are responsible for creating music and audio effects that make games more exciting to play. Test developers work on testing the game's systems ensuring there are no bugs or glitches that can hinder game...

Shazam! Fury of the Gods  star Djimon Hounsou has lamented the pay inequality he's faced throughout such a celebrated career. Nominated for two Oscars in the Best Supporting Actor category thanks to his performances in 2002 drama  In America  and 2006 thriller  Blood Diamond , apparently, the Beninese-American still struggles to "make a dollar". "I've come up in the business with some people who are absolutely well-off and have very little of my accolades," he told  The Guardian . "So I feel cheated, tremendously cheated, in terms of finances and in terms of the workload as well." Hounsou elaborated: "I've gone to studios for meetings and they're like: 'Wow, we felt like you just got off the boat and then went back [post- Amistad , his breakout movie with Steven Spielberg]. We didn't know you were here as a true actor.' "When you hear things like that, you can see that some people's vision of you, or what you repre...

David Gathu, left, and Moses Kiuna are self-taught Kenyan innovators who have built a bio-robotic prosthetic arm out of electronic scrap AF Two  portraits of Albert Einstein hang on the walls of a makeshift laboratory on Nairobi's outskirts, inspiring a pair of self-taught Kenyan innovators who have built a bio-robotic prosthetic arm out of electronic scrap But their latest invention is a significant upgrade, according to the duo. The device uses a headset receiver to pick up brain signals and convert them to an electric current, which is then sent to a transmitter that wirelessly relays commands to the arm, prompting it into action. We saw people living with disabilities go through a lot of struggles and desired to make them... (feel) far more abled," Gathu told AFP. Kiuna said their first prosthetic arm, custom-made for the neighbour, had "helped him operate around the house on his own". The high cost of prosthetics means only one out of 10 people in need are able ...

Image credit: apnews.com The size of the tobacco crop increased despite increased fertilizer prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Zimbabwe expects to harvest 230 million kilograms (254,000 tons) of the golden leaf this season, up from 212 million kilograms (234,000 tons) last year, officials said at the official opening. The southern African country now wants to make its tobacco industry more lucrative by manufacturing more cigarettes at home and limiting foreign funding of farmers. Currently, China funds the bulk of production and buys the lion’s share of Zimbabwe’s tobacco. The war in Ukraine affected Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers “quite badly because it happened at the time when we were planting our crop, so we did pay more for fertilizer than we should have,” said Patrick Devenish, chairman of the regulatory body, the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board. He attributed the spike in production to more growers taking up the crop, from about 123,000 farmers last season to about 150,000 this ...

The sight of a red bloodstain on   Kenyan   Senator Gloria Orwoba's white pantsuit was so startling that a female security guard rushed over to hide it. It was an accident, Orwoba said. Just before walking into parliament, she looked down to discover that she had been caught unprepared by her monthly period. For a moment, she considered retreat. But then she thought about how the stigma around menstruation affects Kenyan women and girls and strode into the building. To those who noticed the stain, she explained she was making a statement. It didn’t last long. Within minutes, colleagues in the senate became so uncomfortable that another female lawmaker petitioned the speaker to ask Orwoba to leave and change her clothes. Male colleagues agreed, calling the issue “taboo and private,” and Orwoba walked out. A male colleague accused her of faking her accident in parliament, to which she replied in a local media interview that “everyone would rather think it's a prank, because if i...

  Many countries continue to struggle to bring back tourism on the scale that it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.   Places like Hong Kong   and   regions in Italy have turned to offering free travel   and even free houses to encourage people to visit and to help boost their economies. The latest place on that list is Taiwan. The government is offering tourists 5,000 New Taiwan dollars (about $163 USD) per traveler or NT$20,000 (about $653 USD) for up to 90,000 tour groups. According to The Points Guy, Chang Shi-chung, the director-general of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, said the money would be sent via a digital tourist card to ensure the funds go directly to Taiwan’s tourism. Travelers will be able to use the cards for food, accommodation, and other travel expenses. Taiwan is focusing on attracting more visitors from places like Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao, Europe, and the U.S. According to the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, it saw ...

   Elon Musk's Tesla has inked a contract to buy anode active material (AAM) from Tanzania. This comes after Tesla struck an agreement with a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery business, Magnis Energy Technologies Ltd, and its Tanzanian subsidiaries Uranex Tanzania Limited (Uranex) and Magnis Technologies Tanzania Limited (MTT). According to a statement released by Uranex yesterday, Tesla has consented to buy between 17,500 tonnes and 35,000 tonnes of anode active material (AAM) annually from Magnis Energy Technologies beginning in February 2025 for a period of three years, for an unknown sum. The company is a member of the Imperium3 New York consortium of businesses, which is constructing a gigafactory for lithium-ion battery cells in New York, in addition to its graphite mining operation in Tanzania. Magnis is also a partner and stakeholder of C4V, a battery cell technology firm situated in New York. Consequently, Tesla might benefit from the battery projects as the m...

   Nissan is recalling at least 712,458 vehicles in its Rogue line over an issue with malfunctioning car keys that can inadvertently cause engines to shut off. The recall affects “S” grade trim-level Nissan Rogue Sport and Nissan Rogue vehicles equipped with jackknife keys, including the 2017-22 Nissan Rogue Sport and the 2014-20 Nissan Rogue. As a result of the defective keys, drivers could inadvertently make contact with them and turn the vehicles off while driving, increasing the risk of crashes, Nissan said. Nissan said that while it prepares a remedy, registered owners will be notified to avoid attaching accessories to key fobs and to use the key in the "nonfolding" orientation. Dealers and rental fleets will also be instructed to insert fasteners into the key slots that will prevent the keys from folding.   According to Autoweek, the Rogue was the eighth-best-selling used vehicle of 2022. It is also a top seller for Nissan overall.

   CAA  has signed Grammy-winning Nigerian singer-songwriter Temilade Openiyi, known as  Tems , in all areas worldwide. In recent years she has collaborated with Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake, Future, Wizkid, Davido and Brent Faiyaz, among many others, and won her first Grammy for her feature on Future and Drake’s hit “Wait for U.” She is also the first Nigerian artist to be nominated for an Academy Award for her work on Rihanna’s song “Lift Me Up,” form Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” soundtrack. She is set to release her debut album through Sony/RCA and will embark on her first worldwide headline tour later this year. She is managed by Wale Davies and Muyiwa Awoniyi at the Leading Vibe.

   The tech giant has chosen to release  new features for Windows 11  as and when they are ready rather than waiting for the annual fall update. While the headlining feature of the latest update is support for the AI-powered preview of “the new Bing,” which includes the infamous Bing chatbot, there are several other significant changes that enhance existing Windows 11 apps and features. The Notepad app has been updated to support tabs, allowing users to view multiple notes in a single window. The Quick Assist app has also been redesigned to streamline the process of remotely connecting to, viewing the screen of, and taking control of a PC for remote tech support. Additionally, the Snipping Tool has been updated to support recording on-screen videos, making it more helpful in recording app demos or other snippets. New widgets There are also new first- and third-party widgets seeking to make widgets more useful. A “collapsed,” icon-free version of the taskbar will now ...

  Lanny Smith wants someone to challenge sportswear giants like Nike, Adidas and Reebok — so much that he’s trying to do it himself. Smith, 38, is the founder and CEO of Actively Black, the sportswear company he launched in 2020 in the wake of George Floyd’s death. At the time, plenty of big companies were issuing statements condemning racism while pledging to promote diversity and invest in Black communities. The promises rang somewhat hollow for Smith, a former University of Houston basketball star who saw the $170 billion industry as reliant on the Black community’s culture, influence and consumer dollars. Rather than lobbying for change within multibillion-dollar giants, Smith wanted to try beating them at their own game. “A lot of these sports apparel brands have profited off of Black talent,” Smith tells CNBC Make It, referring to numerous endorsement deals with superstar Black athletes. ”[The companies] have profited off of the consumerism from the Black ...