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OpenAI Is Building a TikTok-Style App Filled With AI Videos
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OpenAI Is Building a TikTok-Style App Filled With AI Videos

OpenAI is preparing to shake up social media once again, this time with a new short-form video app that could feel a lot like TikTok, except there’s a big twist. Instead of user-uploaded content, the feed will be made up entirely of…

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CBK to Slash Mobile Money Fees by 57% Under New Plan
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CBK to Slash Mobile Money Fees by 57% Under New Plan

The Kenyan government is planning to significantly lower mobile money fees by about 57% through its upcoming National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) 2025 to 2028. The goal is to reduce the average cost of a mobile money transaction…

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Proven Growth Hacks to Expand Your Spotify Followers Quickly
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Proven Growth Hacks to Expand Your Spotify Followers Quickly

On Spotify, growing an audience happens with more than just dropping songs and hoping they take off. Seeing as millions of tracks are uploaded daily, talented artists need value addition to their strategy. The queue to building followers…

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IEBC Opens Continuous Voter Registration for 2027 Elections
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IEBC Opens Continuous Voter Registration for 2027 Elections

Kenya’s electoral commission, IEBC, kicked off continuous voter registration today, targeting 6.3 million new voters ahead of the 2027 General Election. The exercise, which launches in Kajiado County before expanding nationwide, marks the…

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Financial Wellness and Peace of Mind: Why LOOP Is the Smart Choice
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Financial Wellness and Peace of Mind: Why LOOP Is the Smart Choice

September is recognized globally as National Suicide Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and the many factors that influence it. One of the biggest, often overlooked contributors to stress and…

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Windows 11 Photos App Now Uses AI to Organize Your Images
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Windows 11 Photos App Now Uses AI to Organize Your Images

Microsoft has started rolling out a major update to the Photos app on Windows 11, introducing AI features designed to make managing large photo libraries much easier. With version 2025.11090.25001.0, the app can now automatically…

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E-Commerce Fuels 9% Rise in Kenya’s Local Courier Deliveries
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E-Commerce Fuels 9% Rise in Kenya’s Local Courier Deliveries

Kenya’s courier and postal sector is undergoing a shift, with domestic parcel deliveries rising sharply on the back of e-commerce while international traffic continues to slump. The latest report from the Communications Authority of Kenya…

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How TikTok Likes Can Power Up Your Influencer Marketing
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How TikTok Likes Can Power Up Your Influencer Marketing

TikTok has swiftly become a dominant platform for influencer marketing, offering creators the opportunity to build an audience, showcase their talent, and partner with brands. But with so many videos being uploaded, not all of them can…

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4G Network Drives Mobile Data Use in Kenya to 620 Billion GB
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4G Network Drives Mobile Data Use in Kenya to 620 Billion GB

Kenya’s appetite for mobile data continues to skyrocket, with the latest Communications Authority (CA) sector statistics revealing that the country consumed more than 620 billion GB of data in the second quarter of 2025. The surge is being…

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Xiaomi Pad Mini and Redmi Pad 2 Pro Launched Globally
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Xiaomi Pad Mini and Redmi Pad 2 Pro Launched Globally

Xiaomi has officially expanded its global tablet portfolio with the launch of the Xiaomi Pad Mini and Redmi Pad 2 Pro. Xiaomi Pad Mini The Xiaomi Pad Mini originally launched in China as the Redmi K Pad back in June, but its global debut…

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Starlink Drives 115% Growth in Kenya’s Satellite Internet
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Starlink Drives 115% Growth in Kenya’s Satellite Internet

Kenya’s satellite internet market is experiencing remarkable growth, with new data from the Communications Authority of Kenya showing a sharp rise in subscriptions. Satellite internet users increased by 115.5% to 17,939 in June 2025,…

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KRA Targets Global Tech Firms With New Digital Tax Proposal
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KRA Targets Global Tech Firms With New Digital Tax Proposal

The Kenyan government is preparing to introduce new rules that will change how digital firms are taxed, with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) proposing the Income Tax Significant Economic Presence Tax Regulations 2025. The plan is to…

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Viewers Can Now Remove End Screens on YouTube Videos
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Viewers Can Now Remove End Screens on YouTube Videos

YouTube is rolling out a new feature with a hide button that lets viewers remove distracting end screens at the end of videos. These end screens are often used by YouTube creators to suggest other videos, encourage subscriptions or direct…

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Kenya Crosses 2 Million Fiber and Wireless Internet Connections
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Kenya Crosses 2 Million Fiber and Wireless Internet Connections

Kenya’s fixed broadband market has posted impressive growth, with subscriptions surging 42.9% to 2.14 million by June 2025, according to new data from the Communications Authority (CA). The surge reflects rising demand for high-speed…

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Kenya Telco Jobs Decline Despite KES 425.5 Billion Revenue
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Kenya Telco Jobs Decline Despite KES 425.5 Billion Revenue

Kenya’s telecommunications sector has posted strong financial results even as employment levels show signs of strain. According to the latest fourth quarter sector statistics report from the Communications Authority (CA), the telco…

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Google Is Merging Android and ChromeOS Into One PC System
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Google Is Merging Android and ChromeOS Into One PC System

Google is officially merging Android and ChromeOS to create a new operating system for laptops and PCs. At the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit in Maui, the spotlight wasn’t just on Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite chips; it was also on…

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TendePay Partners With PesaLink, Unlocking Bulk Payments for SMEs
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TendePay Partners With PesaLink, Unlocking Bulk Payments for SMEs

Kenyan businesses can now process instant payments up to KES 999,999 around the clock following a new partnership between spend management platform TendePay and payment network Pesalink. The integration connects TendePay’s business payment…

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This Infinix Phone Can Track Your Heart Rate and Oxygen Levels
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This Infinix Phone Can Track Your Heart Rate and Oxygen Levels

When it comes to smartphone health monitoring, the Infinix Note 50 Pro takes an unusual approach by embedding what it calls a Bio-Active Halo sensor, directly into its rear camera module. Instead of relying on a separate smartwatch or…

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DStv Kenya Faces 84% Subscriber Decline in a Year After Price Hikes
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DStv Kenya Faces 84% Subscriber Decline in a Year After Price Hikes

DStv Kenya has experienced one of its steepest subscriber declines in recent years after losing more than 80% of its customers within a year. Data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that the satellite television service…

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Regulators in Canada Push TikTok to Fix Child Privacy Gaps
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Regulators in Canada Push TikTok to Fix Child Privacy Gaps

TikTok has promised to make major changes in Canada after regulators raised serious concerns about how the app handles children’s data. Privacy watchdogs from the federal government and three provinces found that the platform’s safeguards…

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New WhatsApp Update Will Let You Translate Chats Instantly
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New WhatsApp Update Will Let You Translate Chats Instantly

WhatsApp has started rolling out a new on-device translate feature for messages on Android and iPhone. Announced by Mark Zuckerberg, the update is designed to help users communicate more easily across different languages while still…

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Kenya’s IoT Growth Stalls as M2M Connections Fall Nearly 10%
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Kenya’s IoT Growth Stalls as M2M Connections Fall Nearly 10%

Kenya’s path to a connected economy has encountered a slowdown. The latest Communications Authority (CA) sector statistics reveal that Machine-to-Machine (M2M) subscriptions, which power Internet of Things (IoT) services, fell by 9.9% in…

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Canal+ Finalizes Takeover of DStv Parent Company Multichoice
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Canal+ Finalizes Takeover of DStv Parent Company Multichoice

French media giant Canal+ now controls South African broadcaster Multichoice, the parent company behind DStv, after completing what the company calls the largest transaction in Canal+’s history. The takeover became unconditional on…

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