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BUSINESS
Co-op Bank Joins Kenya’s Digital Overdraft Race With Kamilisha
When the Co-operative Bank of Kenya rolled out its new overdraft product, Kamilisha, it wasn’t just launching another loan facility.…
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What Apple Intelligence Reveals About the Company’s Next Phase of Software Thinking
Apple Intelligence is no longer a promise. It is arriving in people’s pockets and workflows in small, useful bursts. Not…
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As Kenya’s Phone Banking Race Intensifies, Apps Begin To Redefine Everyday Money
Phones changed a habit and then a system. Over recent years the handset stopped being just a tool for calls…
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Thomas Follin’s Canal Plus Africa Diversification Brief: Bring Order to the Most Complex Market on Earth
When Canal Plus completed the deal that folds MultiChoice into its orbit, the company bought more than a pay-TV business.…
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Disney Sub-Saharan Africa Leadership: Rochelle Knock Takes the Helm as the Company Repositions Its Streaming and Network Strategy for a Fragmented Market
The Walt Disney Company’s decision to name Rochelle Knock as vice president of Disney+ and Networks and as country head…
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The Winners of the Orange Social Ventures Prize 2025: Why Africa’s Next Billion-Dollar Solutions are Built on Blood Banks and Desert Farms
Orange’s fifteenth Social Ventures Prize drew a field of seventy finalists from seventeen African countries, and the results say something…
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Airtel’s Smartcash Brings Free Banking To Nigeria’s Push For Real Digital Access
Smartcash Payment Service Bank, a subsidiary of Airtel Nigeria, has decided to erase what most digital users long treated as…
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GlideX: Driving Kenya’s Next Leap in Car Rentals
Nairobi’s rental scene has long relied on handshakes, phone calls, and faith. GlideX enters that landscape with a more grounded…
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iPhone Air’s Collapse and the Trouble With Apple’s Thin Future
The iPhone Air was supposed to be a tidy demonstration of craft: a phone you barely notice until you notice…
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OpenAI’s Atlas Tests the Limits of Agentic Browser Security and Human Trust
Atlas arrives as a browser that talks back. It elevates an assistant so it can read a page, remember a…
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Kenya’s Economy Now Runs In The Cloud, And Safaricom Is Building The Frame
Kenya’s economy has become quietly dependent on cloud computing. The process of invoice transmission and online lesson assessment by teachers…
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Safaricom Business Takes Cybersecurity To The Front Lines Of Kenya’s Digital Growth
Nobody predicted the rapid economic growth that Kenya would experience. A large number of businesses from small to large enterprises…
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High-Limit BNPL Arrives as LOOP FLEX Targets Consumers
LOOP has introduced LOOP FLEX, a Buy Now, Pay Later model built around small deposits and staggered repayment. The terms…
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Kenya’s Move To Expand The Computer Misuse Law Shows Power Shaping Digital Speech
The state has always monitored speech in one form or another, but the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Amendment Bill, 2024…
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With the M5 Chip Apple Is Rewiring Its AI Ambitions Around On-Device Processing and Heat Control
Apple has dropped a chip that asks us to rethink where the heavy lifting of modern computing happens. It is…
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Global Surveillance Tracking Exposed Through Telecom Exploits and Celebrity-Level Targeting
For years, public debate on surveillance focused on names like Pegasus and Intellexa. What slipped through was First Wap, also…
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Claims Delays Expose Cracks in SHA’s Digital System
The platform meant to modernize public health financing has become the main grievance in hospital corridors. A year after the…
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Netflix Podcast Partnership With Spotify Tests Video Formats and Audience Reach
Spotify and Netflix have struck a distribution partnership that will bring a curated slate of video podcasts from Spotify Studios…
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The Conversation Around AI Access Shifted at the TechTrends AI Forum and Samsung Was at the Center of It
At the recently concluded TechTrends AI Forum in Nairobi, Ryan Mule, Product Manager at Samsung Electronics East Africa, opened his…
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Apple TV Plus Rebrand Raises the Question the Company Has Avoided for Years
Apple has dropped the “Plus” from its streaming arm and now wants the world to call it simply Apple TV.…
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Vivo X300 Pro Doesn’t Chase Apple’s Script, It Goes After Photographers Who Still Think in Focal Lengths
The Vivo X300 Pro arrives at a delicate moment for mobile photography. Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max is narrowing the…
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California’s AI Chatbot Safety Law Is Forcing a Global Rethink
California has taken conversational AI out of the novelty category and treated it like a system with real stakes. The…
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Google AI Mode and the New Search Behavior Shift
The search box hasn’t changed shape, yet the experience around it no longer feels static. What looks like a small…
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MTN MoMo’s Expansion Tests the Limits of Africa’s Mobile Money Map
MTN’s mobile money operation has shifted from a domestic add-on to a continental engine. Its footprint now links markets where…
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Stanbic–NCBA Merger Talks Stir Fresh Jitters Across Kenya’s Banking Sector
In a deal that could rearrange familiar ground, Bloomberg reports that Standard Bank’s Kenyan unit has opened formal negotiations to…
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The Stakes Behind the Isiolo Mandera Fibre and Its Northern Route
The government has reached a pivotal administrative step on a project that reads like a map of competing ambitions. An…
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Why Leaders Are Pushing for an African AI Agency Before the Window Closes
Last week’s Lomé Peace and Security Forum did what these gatherings sometimes fail to do: it turned murmur into momentum.…
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Intel Panther Lake Arrives as a High-Risk Test of Whether the Company Can Still Shape the Laptop Market
Panther Lake landed in public view this week as more than a parts announcement. It reads like a test —…
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With the End of Windows 10 Support Imminent, Users Question Microsoft’s Motives and Next Moves
The clock is running out. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will close the book on Windows 10, a system once…
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Sanlam Kenya’s Akiba Plus Reimagines Retirement for a Digital Generation
Sanlam Kenya has introduced Akiba Plus, a digital pension platform that lets users start saving from as little as 500…
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Safaricom’s Sustainability Reporting Set a New Course for Kenyan Firms
When Safaricom released its first Sustainable Business Report in 2012, few Kenyan companies were talking seriously about purpose. The focus…
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Safaricom’s Trillion Shilling Impact Marks a Turning Point for Purpose and Profit in Africa’s Tech Landscape
For years, Safaricom has been more than a telecommunications company. It has become a case study in how African businesses…
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Paga Enters the U.S. to Build the First Real Banking Platform for African Migrants
Most fintechs entering the United States start by promising convenience. Paga is staking its entry on something deeper: familiarity. After…
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Africa’s Parallel Payment Revolutions: Why Local Stablecoin Systems and Bank Settlement Rails Are Racing to Replace the Dollar
Africa is attempting something few regions have dared to do in public view — unwind its dependence on the U.S.…
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Africa Raises the Stakes in the AI Power Race as Botswana and Nigeria Build Green Data Fortresses for Hyperscalers
The competition to host Africa’s next wave of digital infrastructure is no longer just about fibre networks or cloud licenses.…
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MTN’s Cloud-Native 5G Rollout Strategy Signals a New Playbook for African Networks
Every major operator in South Africa talks about 5G. Most have launched some form of it. Few, however, have rebuilt…
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Innovation, Ethics and Accessibility Take Center Stage at TechTrends AI Forum Awards in Nairobi
The TechTrends AI-Powered Business Transformation Forum in Nairobi concluded on a high note with an awards segment that celebrated the…
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TechTrends AI Forum Becomes the Defining Moment for Africa’s Push Toward Ethical, Affordable and Regulated AI Deployment
The opening moments made it clear that this wasn’t going to be another polite showcase of futuristic technology. Organisers stressed…
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TechTrends Media to Host High-Level AI Business Forum in Nairobi This Week
TechTrends Media has announced the TechTrends AI Breakfast Forum, a half-day business gathering focused on real-world applications of artificial intelligence…
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Aquilastar’s EV Plant Is Rising in Olkaria While the Data Hub Next Door Has Yet to Break Ground. Which One Signals Kenya’s Future?
Olkaria was supposed to symbolize Kenya’s big leap into the future — a geothermal valley where battery-powered vehicles and AI-ready…
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This Pesapal Pezesha Credit Partnership Could Decide Which Ugandan Merchants Grow and Which Stay Stuck
Pesapal could have stayed in its lane. Process transactions, issue receipts, stay invisible. Instead, it has picked a new role:…
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Tala’s Global Expansion Strategy Is Spreading Across Six Countries — But Can AI-Priced Debt Really Count as Financial Inclusion?
Most startups that survive long enough begin acting their age — cutting burn, consolidating markets, moving from chaos to caution.…
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Spotify’s Future Strategy Points to a Bigger Battle Than Apple Music — It Wants to Own Every Sound That Touches Your Day
Spotify doesn’t need to beat Apple Music or YouTube anymore. It already has. The streaming wars are over, and Spotify…
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Digital Convenience vs Ecological Sovereignty: Kenya’s Tourism Sector Faces Its First Platform War
Tourism used to be guided by memory, luck, and handshake logistics. If you made it to Nairobi National Park, it…
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CBK’s Fee Cap Gambit: Cheaper Mobile Money for Kenyans, or a Slow Squeeze on M-Pesa’s Golden Engine?
For nearly two decades, M-Pesa has operated like essential infrastructure and untouchable monopoly at the same time — a utility…
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Gadgets
Apple Chased Thinness. Samsung Chased Balance. Now the iPhone Air Has No Excuse.
The first time you pick up the iPhone Air, you don’t just notice it — you underestimate it. It feels…
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Kenya Turns the Tables on Global Digital Services with SEP Tax Enforcement via Local Users
Kenya’s digital economy is quietly evolving into a battleground between tech giants and local authorities. With the Significant Economic Presence…
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Kenya’s Electric Future: How 10,000 EV Charging Stations Could Unlock Mass Adoption of Clean Transport
Kenya is fast-tracking its clean-transport ambitions. The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has unveiled a $47.26 million (Sh6.12 billion) plan…
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Kenya’s 1.4 Million Smartphone Loans Highlight the Rising Influence of Watu Africa
In Nairobi’s crowded streets and rural villages alike, a smartphone is no longer just a communication device. For many Kenyans,…
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KRA Digital Tax Collection Surges to Sh2.3 Billion as Kenya Claims Its Slice of Foreign Tech Revenue
By the end of August 2025, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) had pulled in Sh2.3 billion from 454 foreign digital…
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The Safari Goes Digital: How Bolt and Uber Are Turning Wildlife Tourism into a Click-to-Book Price War
Uber’s move into safari bookings did not arrive with fanfare. It appeared quietly inside its standard ride-hailing app — wedged…
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CBK Digital Fraud Compensation Plan Could Finally Force Telcos and Banks to Refund Scam Victims — Whether They Like It or Not
Kenya’s fintech revolution has long been celebrated for its ingenuity — a country where almost everyone can send money across…
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TRENDING
Tems Lands in Nairobi With More Than a Concert — She’s Testing Whether Kenya Is Ready for Women to Lead Its Music Industry
By the time Tems walks onto the Blankets & Wine stage tonight — or by the time you’re reading this,…
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Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX Step In as TikTok USA Investors With 45% Stake, Raising New Questions Over Algorithm and Control
TikTok’s American future has never been entirely in its own hands. After years of mounting suspicion in Washington, the video…
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Samsung Brings Galaxy S25 FE to Kenya, Pushing AI Features Into the Mainstream
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S25 FE in Kenya, and the company is framing the device as its most…
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Instagram Hits 3 Billion Users, but Its Biggest Decisions Still Lie Ahead
Three billion monthly users. Few platforms in history have reached that kind of global saturation. Instagram is no longer just…
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Beyond the Deal: What TikTok’s New U.S. Setup Still Doesn’t Answer on Ownership, Algorithms, and Influence
After years of threats, court battles, and high-stakes negotiations, TikTok’s American future now rests on a freshly inked deal. President…
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PayPal’s Middle East and Africa Investment: Can Digital Payments Outrun Regulation and Market Fragmentation?
Few regions carry as much digital promise as the Middle East and Africa. Young populations, rising smartphone penetration, and widespread…
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Ghana Re-Elected as ANCA Chair for Second Term, Steering Africa’s Cybersecurity Ambitions Into a Defining Phase
In Rabat on 17 September 2025, the 6th meeting of the African Network of Cybersecurity Authorities (ANCA) delivered a signal…
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BUSINESS
KRA USSD Tax Services for Small Businesses: How *222# is Changing Compliance in Kenya
For years, Kenya’s micro and small businesses have carried the same complaint: tax systems built for the digitally connected elite,…
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Tunisia’s Digital Transformation: 138 Projects Using AI and Open Data to Rebuild Public Administration
For years, Tunisia has spoken of modernising its bureaucracy, but progress has often been halting. Ministries ran on outdated systems,…
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KRA’s Innovative USSD and WhatsApp Services Are Transforming How Small Businesses Comply With Taxes
KRA’s USSD code *222# allows feature phone users to access essential tax services without internet. Users can retrieve their PINs,…
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Cassava and Accenture Are Building Sovereign AI in Africa — but Who Will Really Control the Continent’s Data Future?
Cassava Technologies has cast its lot with Accenture in a partnership that promises to deliver “sovereign AI” across Africa. The…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Pushes Windows Laptops Forward With Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme Chips
In the ever-evolving landscape of computing, Qualcomm’s introduction of the Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme marks a significant…
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Medusa’s Atlantic Ambitions: The Subsea Cable That Could Transform Africa’s Digital Future
In the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, a new digital artery is being envisioned—a subsea cable that could redefine…
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Kenya’s Tourism Payments Go Digital: TouristTap Bridges Mobile Money, Card Networks, and Small Businesses
Tourists navigating Kenya’s safari circuits or local markets may soon leave cash behind. TouristTap, a mobile app from fintech firm…
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Wired for Tomorrow: How ITU, Google, and will.i.am Are Rewiring Africa’s Future with AI and Robotics
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are reshaping economies and societies, Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads.…
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Kenya Grants Security Agencies Power to Deactivate Devices and Shut Down Websites Linked to Terrorism, Cybercrime, and Child Exploitation
Kenya is set to give security agencies unprecedented authority over the digital space. Under proposed amendments to the Computer Misuse…
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Airtel Africa Foundation Sets A 2030 Target To Transform 10 Million Lives Through Digital Inclusion, Education, And Sustainability
When Airtel Africa Foundation announced its ambition to transform 10 million lives by 2030, it sounded like the sort of…
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M-Kopa Crosses 7 Million Users in Africa, Turning Smartphones Into Gateways for Financial Inclusion
In Nairobi, it’s not unusual to meet someone who bought their first smartphone through M-Kopa. What began as a payment…
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Africa’s Next Financial Leap: Why Local-Currency Stablecoins Could Redefine Sovereignty, Remittances, and Digital Payments
Africa’s leap into mobile money was a surprise — and a missed opportunity for many legacy banks. As Safaricom’s M-Pesa…
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Kenya’s $1B Olkaria Data Center: Promise, Delay, and the Battle for Africa’s Digital Future
In May 2024, Kenya’s government unveiled a deal with Microsoft and G42, the Abu Dhabi-based AI firm, to build a…
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Treasury Exempts Kenya Airways Suppliers From Digital Service Tax, Sparing the National Carrier Heavy Software and Avionics Bills
Kenya Airways has been handed a significant reprieve. Draft regulations published by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi in September 2025…
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Kenya Moves to Keep Tech Tax Refunds at Home, Forcing Global Platforms to Bank Through Local Accounts
Kenya has drawn a line in the sand for global internet companies. If a foreign digital platform overpays the new…
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Bolt Expands Parcel Delivery Beyond Nairobi as Mombasa and Kakamega Become New Battlegrounds for Kenya’s Last-Mile Logistics Market
Bolt has grown familiar to Kenyans as a ride-hailing app, but in recent months it has been trying something different:…
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LOOP System Upgrade Downtime Scheduled for September 24 at 11:59 PM, Services to Resume by 2:00 AM
At 23:59 on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, the LOOP app will go dark. For just over two hours—until 02:00 on…
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The TikTok Algorithm Control Deal Explained: What Leasing the Code Means for U.S. Law, Security, and Digital Power
For millions of Americans scrolling through TikTok’s “For You” page, the app’s algorithm is the unseen force shaping what they…
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Featured
Kenya’s Streaming Boom: How Safaricom Home Fibre Is Changing Everyday Entertainment
Not long ago, the Kenyan living room revolved around a single TV set, tuned to a handful of channels, often…
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Kenya’s Microfinance Loan Rules Put Industry in Survival Mode
Microfinance banks in Kenya were designed to fill a gap. They were supposed to serve the market that traditional banks…
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iPhone 17 Pro & Pro Max Overview — and the Bigger Picture Behind Apple’s 2025 Playbook
Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max are more than incremental upgrades. They arrive as part of a carefully orchestrated…
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The Invisible Engine: How Vibe Coding and AI Startups Are Fueling Google Cloud’s Surge
Google Cloud is no longer just the underdog chasing AWS and Azure. In the past year, it has become the…
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Kenya’s New Loan Pricing Model: What KESONIA Means for Borrowers, Banks, and the Cost of Credit
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has put commercial banks on notice: stop hiding behind excuses and start lowering lending…
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Trump TikTok Deal Explained: U.S. Spin-Off, Xi’s Role, and the Multibillion-Dollar Fee at Stake
Donald Trump announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping has approved a deal to keep TikTok alive in the United States.…
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H-1B Visa Fee Hike: How Trump’s $100K Rule Could Reshape U.S. Tech and Global Talent
On September 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation imposing a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, marking…
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If xAI Is Worth $200B, What Does That Mean for OpenAI, Anthropic, and the Global AI Race?
Reports that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised $10 billion at a $200 billion valuation have set off…
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How the OpenAI $450B Infrastructure Plan Could Reshape Computing Power, Cloud Partnerships, and the Economics of Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI is charting a course few companies could even imagine. Over the next decade, the company is projected to spend…
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Featured
Safaricom Home Fibre Gives Online Classes Stability as Kenya Embraces Digital Education
On any given weekday, you can find learners scattered across Nairobi estates, Kisumu suburbs, or rural Meru, sitting in front…
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Safaricom to Launch New M-PESA App in November Built on Fintech 2.0 for Faster and Smarter Services
When Safaricom announced that M-PESA would briefly go offline on the night of September 22, most Kenyans likely shrugged. After…
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Safaricom to Shut Down M-PESA for Three Hours on September 22 as Part of Major System Upgrade
In the small hours of Monday, 22 September 2025, M-PESA will briefly go offline. From 0:30 AM to 3:30 AM,…
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Spotify’s Video Podcasts Give Creators More Reach While Unlocking Fresh Advertising Opportunities
Spotify, long known as an audio-first platform, is layering in video content. Playlists, podcasts, and audiobooks remain central, but video…
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vivo X300 Series Touts 4K 60fps Portrait Video, Advanced Focus Tracking, and Ultra-High-Res Cameras Ahead of Launch
When vivo confirmed its upcoming X300 series, the message was clear: this is more than another annual refresh. It’s an…
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Regional Satellite Network Could Give East Africa Control Over Its Digital Future Amid Starlink’s Rapid Growth
East Africa is preparing to launch a shared satellite program, a step that could reduce dependence on foreign-owned systems and…
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Uber Safari Debuts as Company Celebrates a Decade in Kenya
Nairobi is one of the few capitals in the world with a national park at its doorstep. Now, the gap…
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East African Community Pushes for Cheaper Roaming and Seamless Cross-Border Connectivity
For years, travelers within the East African Community (EAC) have carried a quiet dread in their pockets: the moment a…
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Cassava Technologies to Launch Five AI Factories Across Africa in 12 Months
Cassava Technologies is betting big on Africa’s digital future. The pan-African tech group, founded by Strive Masiyiwa, has unveiled plans…
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TikTok Deal Nears Resolution as U.S. and China Reach Framework Agreement
Just days before the deadline that could have forced TikTok out of the United States, negotiators from Washington and Beijing…
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Spotify Expands Free Tier with Pick, Search, and Share Features Amid Rising Demand for Better Audio
Spotify has expanded what its free tier can do, giving listeners the ability to pick and play specific tracks instead…
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Google’s AI Search Summaries Face Lawsuit as Publishers Warn of Revenue Collapse
Google’s AI Overviews feature is facing its first major legal test. Penske Media Corporation — owner of Rolling Stone, Variety,…
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KRA Bets on AI Scanners to Tackle Smuggling at Mombasa Port
On any given morning at the Port of Mombasa, cranes swing overhead as containers are stacked in neat metallic rows.…
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Absa Bank Kenya Appoints Former CBK Chief Mohammed Nyaoga as New Chairman
Absa Bank Kenya has tapped former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) chairman Mohammed Nyaoga as its new board chair, effective…
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Kenya’s Power Producers Face Stiff Fines for Failing to File Outage Plans
Kenya’s electricity sector is on the verge of a significant regulatory shift. Power producers will soon be required to submit…
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