The Transgabonais Lifeline: €312 Million Rail Boost Unlocks Gabon’s High-Stakes Mining Corridor

OWENDO - A massive €312 million international financing agreement has officially cleared the tracks for Gabon’s ambitious mining boom. Backed by deep-pocketed

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Josh Weiner

3 weeks ago

Business

Whole Foods CEO says grocery will turn Amazon from the “everything store” into the “everyday store”

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Jason Buechel wears two titles at once: CEO of Whole Foods Market and, since January, vice president of Amazon

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Josh Weiner

4 weeks ago

Tech

OpenAI’s first human rights lead says military use of AI ‘keeps me up at night’

Artur Widak—Anadolu via Getty Images Sarah Yager took on an unusual assignment at OpenAI in June: the company’s first human rights and

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Josh Weiner

4 weeks ago

Business

Waymo Upsizes Its Debut Debt Deal to $5 Billion as It Chases Global Robotaxi Growth

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Waymo has boosted its first-ever debt raise to $5 billion, tapping private lenders to fund the robotaxi company’s expansion

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Josh Weiner

4 weeks ago

UAE

Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema will receive the inaugural Grand Prize for State Leadership, Economic Transformation and Development at the 8th African Emirati Business Summit (AEBS) in Dubai.

DUBAI, Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the African Emirati Business Summit (AEBS) Grand

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Josh Weiner

1 month ago

Business

The Architect of West African Resilience: How Dr. Jules Konan’s ITA is Engineering Regional Infrastructure

ABIDJAN, CÔTE D'IVOIRE — Across West Africa, the race to build sustainable, resilient cities is accelerating. As rapid urbanization transforms the continent,

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Josh Weiner

1 month ago

Entertainment

Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Bombs With $8 Million Opening, His Worst in Nearly 20 Years

Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection Tom Cruise’s latest film, “Digger,” collapsed at the box office this weekend, opening to just $8 million across

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Josh Weiner

1 month ago

People

Steve Wozniak Says He Cofounded Apple After HP Rejected Him Five Times — and It Was Never About Money

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Stella Artois Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says the company that would go on to become one of the

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Josh Weiner

1 month ago

World

OBS Global Aims to Bridge Borders with Trust, Connecting Pakistan to UAE Markets

The recent meeting between Dr. MAC Munir Ahmad Chaudhry, Chief Business Savior at OBS Global, and prominent businessman Humayun Akhtar Khan underscores

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Josh Weiner

1 month ago