News
Get the latest updates and breaking news from the tech industry. This category covers everything from new product releases to major industry developments.
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How Students in Kenya and Uganda Are Building Apps with Zero Coding Knowledge
Zoho’s Young Creators Program trains 150 East Africans in low-code, empowering athletes and students to build apps without complex coding.
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Why 70% of Kenyans Fear AI Will Break Education—And Why Coding Isn’t the Answer
70% of Kenyans fear AI in schools, but a new report says human mentorship, not coding, is the real future.
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Why TikTok Switched Off Nigeria’s Late-Night LIVE Streams
TikTok briefly shut Nigeria’s late-night LIVE, hitting creators’ incomes days after awards triumph, exposing tensions between safety and growth online.
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Access Bank and NBK consolidate women-focused banking under new ‘W Initiative’
Access Bank and NBK unify women-focused banking into the W Initiative, targeting the massive credit gap for Kenya’s female entrepreneurs.
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KCB launches Tap-to-Phone with VISA in Kenya
KCB and Visa launch Tap-to-Phone, allowing Kenyan merchants to accept card payments directly on NFC-enabled Android smartphones, eliminating POS hardware.
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The 2025 TikTok Awards prove the era of ‘viral dances’ is over
Nigeria sweeps narrative awards while Kenya’s Tunero Animations and Zoza Sportscast define a new era at the 2025 TikTok Awards.
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Safaricom’s Share Sale Explained: The KES 245B Vodacom Deal, 9 Key Conditions, and M-Pesa’s Future
Vodacom takes 55% control of Safaricom in a KES 245B deal as Kenya retains 20% to fund new infrastructure projects.
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Safaricom slips new promo offers into M-PESA transactions to Airtel
Safaricom appears to have quietly rolled out a new, rather unusual behaviour inside the M-PESA SIM Toolkit, and it’s already…
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Safaricom now requires users to reconfirm M-PESA recipient number when using SIM Toolkit
Safaricom appears to be rolling out a new SIM Toolkit (STK) change that adds an extra confirmation step when sending…
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Google finally adds native HLS playback to Chrome, Edge, & other Chromium desktop browsers
After nearly four years of development, Google is finally rolling out native HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) playback to Chrome on…
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Why Netflix Acquiring Warner Bros is Actually a Good Thing
Netflix acquires Warner Bros for $82.7 billion. We break down the pricing, library changes, and what this means for piracy…
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Google Search Year in Review 2025: What Kenyans searched the most this year
It’s that time of year again! The season when every major platform rolls out its annual Year in Review. Spotify…
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Binance launches ‘Binance Junior’ to help kids learn crypto savings under parental control
Binance has announced the launch of Binance Junior, a new sub-account feature designed specifically for children and teenagers aged 6-17.…
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BAKE Awards 2025 voting extended to December 11 as Gala pushed to December 13
Voting for the BAKE Awards 2025 has officially been extended, giving creators and their audiences more time to rally support…
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Spotify Wrapped 2025: Njerae Beats Drake as Kenya’s ‘New Wave’ Overtakes Global Hits
Spotify 2025 Data: Watendawili and Toxic Lyrikali break records as Kenyan listeners prioritize homegrown hits over global chart-toppers.
