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Today may open with a few rough edges, because apparently the universe woke up and skipped the morning coffee. Hold on and just ride it out; by late afternoon, the Moon moves into Taurus, and your emotional market finally starts to stabilize.

Kenya has secured Dangote Group's proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery, positioning the country as East Africa's leading energy hub. The landmark investment is expected to create thousands of jobs, strengthen regional energy security, reduce fuel imports, and drive industrial growth.

Google and Novastar Ventures have launched the Applied AI Lab for Africa to help startups build impactful AI solutions. The programme offers access to advanced AI models, expert mentorship, Cloud credits, and funding opportunities, empowering innovators to solve real-world challenges.

What feels a little unreal, unclear, or suspiciously dressed up as “inspiration” right now? Neptune is turning the spotlight inward, which means dreams, assumptions, and expectations are all due for a tough performance review.

Tilly Norwood is more than an AI-generated actress. She represents one of the first attempts to create a licensable AI performer, signaling the possible birth of a new market where digital personalities become valuable intellectual property

From Argentina's independence and the U.S. dollar to The Beatles and the Battle of Kursk, July 6–12 shaped our modern world.

OPEC+ raises oil output as crude falls below $72, SK Hynix sets terms for a $28.1 billion U.S. IPO, Canada weighs bids from Germany and South Korea for submarines, and a Chinese missile test rattles Pacific security, setting the tone for markets and geopolitics this week.

Our belief system is a layer of information that exists between everything we see, hear and even touch. Because of that, it's rare that we experience reality.