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TikTok is now asking Kenyan creators for their tax information
TikTok is asking Kenyan creators for tax details. The residency answer on its new form decides whether it withholds 5%.
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Google Password Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden and Dashlane can now hand your logins to each other
Android can now move passwords and passkeys between password managers on the same phone, with no unencrypted export file needed.
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Google Translate adds iPhone earpiece listening and Android background mode
Google Translate now supports background live translation on Android and earpiece listening on iPhones, with Swahili among its supported languages.
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Uber is accepting Visa cards in Kenya again
Uber has started asking Kenyan riders to add Visa cards again, eight months after dropping Visa over payment processing costs.
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Airtel is giving 376 million subscribers in India a free year of Super Duolingo
Bharti Airtel and Duolingo announced a 12 month free Super Duolingo offer for 376 million Indian subscribers on 3 September.
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Glovo Kenya launches ‘She Delivers’ to train 16 women as electric bicycle couriers
Glovo Kenya and eBee trained 16 women as electric bicycle couriers, aiming to lift female riders from 1% to 5%.
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Android apps that use too much memory lose Play Store visibility from 2027
Google Play will penalise Android apps that use too much memory from February 2027, and require sign-in restoration from April.
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Safaricom has switched on Tap to Pay in the M-PESA Business App
Safaricom has added Tap to Pay to the M-PESA Business App, letting merchants accept contactless payments on their phone.
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Your Android phone may no longer support YouTube, Gmail or Google app: Here’s the new minimum OS
Google is quietly dropping support for older Android versions across some of its most popular apps, making it even harder…
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Firefox 153 finally brings HDR video playback to Windows users
Mozilla has rolled out one of Firefox’s most requested media features. Starting with Firefox 153, Windows users with HDR-capable displays…
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Spotify Data Shows Kenya’s New Artists Growing at Record Speed, Without Displacing the Old Guard
Spotify's June 2026 data shows Kenyan artists like Ywaya Tajiri growing over 6,000% as established names keep gaining listeners.
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Safaricom’s biggest My OneApp update yet adds Home Fibre security, DStv management, roaming bundles & more
When Safaricom first introduced My OneApp a few months ago, it was clear they were taking a huge leap toward…
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Samsung Launches Health Assistant, an AI Chatbot That Reads Your Health Data
Samsung's Health Assistant AI chatbot launches in US beta, coaching users on sleep, activity and vitals. Kenya availability remains unannounced.
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Poll: Should Safaricom allow multiple phone (M-PESA) numbers in My OneApp?
When Safaricom introduced My OneApp, the idea was simple: bring everything together under one roof. Instead of juggling separate apps…
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Uber is buying Glovo’s parent company. In Kenya, that means Uber will own Glovo
Uber is buying Delivery Hero, owner of Glovo. In Kenya that means Uber will own both Glovo and Uber Eats.
