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April 20, 2026
Lua, the Nairobi-Rooted AI Agent Startup, Raises $5.8M Led by Norrsken22
Lua, the AI agent startup built by Money254 and Paystack alumni, raises $5.8M led by Norrsken22 for global expansion.
April 20, 2026
Meta is Set to Overtake Google in Digital Advertising for the First Time Ever in 2026. Here’s How That Happened.
eMarketer projects Meta will earn $243B in 2026 ad revenue, finally overtaking Google after 26 years of dominance.
April 20, 2026
OnePlus Ace 6 Ultra arrives 28 April in China with a bolted-on “Gun God” controller that turns it into a handheld console
OnePlus is answering Backbone and Razer Kishi with a first-party gamepad that makes the Ace 6 Ultra feel like a…
April 20, 2026
Samsung’s New SmartThings Update Turns Your Phone Into a Long-Distance Caregiver
Samsung SmartThings now helps caregivers check on ageing parents and expands Now Brief briefings to Samsung TVs and smart fridges.
April 17, 2026
KONVERSATIONS is Here: Pawa IT Launches AI Platform Built for African Customer Support
Kenya’s pawaIT launches KONVERSATIONS, an Africa-first AI platform built on Google’s Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience for enterprise customer support.
April 16, 2026
Safaricom Apologises for My OneApp Chaos, but the Damage Is Already Done
Safaricom apologises for My OneApp rollout failures but offers no timeline, no rollback, and no concrete fixes for users.
April 16, 2026
YouTube Now Lets You Turn Off Shorts From Your Feed Entirely
YouTube now lets all users set Shorts feed limits to zero minutes, but the setting is dismissible, not absolute.
April 16, 2026
Sama to Lay Off 1,108 Nairobi Employees After Meta Ends Major Contract
Meta has ended a major contract with Sama's Nairobi office. 1,108 employees now face redundancy under Kenya's labour law.
April 15, 2026
16% to 13% to 8%: Kenya’s Chaotic Fuel Price U-Turn, Explained
Two Legal Notices, two EPRA releases, two sets of prices, one day. Kenya's fuel market just had its most confusing…
April 15, 2026
Craft Silicon’s TouristTap Now an Authorised Payment Option at Kenya’s Parks, Hotels and Attractions
Craft Silicon’s TouristTap approved across Kenya’s Parks and Hotels. Card to Till payments, refer all commissions and 24 hour support…
