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MultiChoice is Set to Lower DStv Prices in Kenya
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MultiChoice is Set to Lower DStv Prices in Kenya

If you’re a DStv subscriber, you may soon pay slightly less for your monthly subscription. This is because MultiChoice plans to lower the subscription rates across all its packages in Kenya. Sources who spoke to TechArena said the…

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Vertiv, Deloitte Introduce Guide to Help Enterprises Deploy AI
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Vertiv, Deloitte Introduce Guide to Help Enterprises Deploy AI

Vertiv and Deloitte Center for Integrated Research today introduced a collaboration to help enterprises address a critical challenge in moving artificial intelligence from experimentation to production: determining where AI workloads…

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Authentication keeps evolving… but so do the risks
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Authentication keeps evolving… but so do the risks

By Patrick Munsami, Security Architecture and Engineering Manager at Datacentrix Authentication has come a long way over the past decade. Organisations have moved away from relying exclusively on passwords to implementing multi-factor…

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A Calm Base for a Jiuzhaigou Valley Adventure
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A Calm Base for a Jiuzhaigou Valley Adventure

Jiuzhaigou is the kind of place that can make a full day feel wonderfully unreal. Turquoise water, wooded slopes, and mountain air fill the hours quickly, yet the practical side of the trip still begins with a simple question: where will…

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The Galaxy A08 LTE Making Every Day Smartphone Experiences Go Further
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The Galaxy A08 LTE Making Every Day Smartphone Experiences Go Further

For many people, the day begins and ends with a smartphone. It is the alarm that gets you moving in the morning, the place where conversations with family and friends continue throughout the day, the screen used to catch up on news and…

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South Africa’s Strong Start Sets Up November Qualifiers
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South Africa’s Strong Start Sets Up November Qualifiers

South Africa will approach the November AFCON qualifying window with six points from two matches. Their 2–1 victory over Guinea on 26 September and 5–0 win against Eritrea four days later established an early lead in Group D, where only…

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Binance Academy Launches Free Course to Help Beginners Understand Bonds
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Binance Academy Launches Free Course to Help Beginners Understand Bonds

The bond market is worth more than $100 trillion and sits at the center of global finance. Its core ideas of lending, interest and risk appear in every market, including crypto. But for many newcomers, the jargon alone (such as face value,…

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Ethiopia Joins PAPSS Network to Boost Cross-Border Payments in Africa
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Ethiopia Joins PAPSS Network to Boost Cross-Border Payments in Africa

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) and the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) have announced that Ethiopia has officially joined the PAPSS network. PAPSS was established under the auspices of Afreximbank, the African Union…

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Vertiv Appoints Michael Resha as Executive VP of Manufacturing
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Vertiv Appoints Michael Resha as Executive VP of Manufacturing

Vertiv has appointed Michael Resha as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing, Logistics and Operational Excellence, effective immediately. Resha joins Vertiv from Stellantis, where he served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of…

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NETSCOUT Records 9.1 Million DDoS Attacks in First Half of 2026
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NETSCOUT Records 9.1 Million DDoS Attacks in First Half of 2026

NETSCOUT released its first half 2026 Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Threat Intelligence Report, revealing a significant shift in how attacks are launched and sourced. With more than 9.1 million DDoS attacks recorded globally by…

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Absa Bank Kenya Opens Second Sales & Service Pod at Nyali Bazaar Mall
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Absa Bank Kenya Opens Second Sales & Service Pod at Nyali Bazaar Mall

Absa Bank has expanded its presence in the Coast region with the launch of a Sales & Service Pod at Nyali Bazaar Mall, its second such facility in the country, as the Bank continues to bring banking services closer to customers. Located in…

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SBM Bank Kenya Profit Before Tax Jumps 122% to KES 911 Million
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SBM Bank Kenya Profit Before Tax Jumps 122% to KES 911 Million

SBM Bank Kenya has announced profit before tax of KES 911 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2026, up 122% from KES 411 million in the corresponding period of 2025. The results reflect continued progress in building a stronger…

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Memory management and silicon limits in consumer web platforms
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Memory management and silicon limits in consumer web platforms

Most software products are built on top-of-the-line hardware. A typical frontend engineer in London, San Francisco, or Berlin writes code on a machine equipped with thirty-two gigabytes of RAM and a multicore processor capable of chewing…

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Payment Gateways in Ethiopia: Local Payment Options
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Payment Gateways in Ethiopia: Local Payment Options

Payment gateways in Ethiopia give merchants a way to offer payment options intended for this market. For an Indian operator assessing an Ethiopian launch, three questions come first. Does the provider support the required local payment…

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