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CIO100 Symposium 2025: Africa’s Tech Leaders Head to Naivasha
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CIO100 Symposium 2025: Africa’s Tech Leaders Head to Naivasha

Africa’s most influential technology and business leaders are gearing up for the CIO100 Symposium & Awards 2025, set to take place from November 19 to 21, at Enashipai Resort & Spa, Naivasha. Now in its 17th year, the CIO100 Symposium has…

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YouTube to Enforce Age Restrictions on Graphic Video Game Violence
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YouTube to Enforce Age Restrictions on Graphic Video Game Violence

YouTube is tightening its policy on violent video game footage by introducing new age restrictions for content that depicts graphic scenes involving realistic human characters. The update, which takes effect on November 17, will…

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2.15TB of Sensitive Patient Data Stolen in Alleged M-Tiba Hack
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2.15TB of Sensitive Patient Data Stolen in Alleged M-Tiba Hack

A hacking group called Kazu says it has stolen over 17 million files containing medical and personal records from M-Tiba, the Safaricom-backed mobile health wallet used across Kenya. If confirmed, this would rank among the largest data…

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Meta Taps Safaricom for Second Undersea Internet Cable in Kenya
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Meta Taps Safaricom for Second Undersea Internet Cable in Kenya

Meta has signed a deal with Safaricom to bring its second submarine cable to Kenya. The new undersea system will connect Oman and Kenya, increasing data capacity and reducing latency across the region. The project is being developed…

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Apps Like Uber and Glovo to Pay 16% VAT on Every Ride
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Apps Like Uber and Glovo to Pay 16% VAT on Every Ride

Kenya’s digital platforms are about to get a lot more expensive to run. A High Court decision just ruled that taxi apps, delivery services, and e-commerce platforms must collect and pay the full 16% VAT on every transaction that goes…

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Treasury Moves to End Unfair Motor Insurance Claim Denials
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Treasury Moves to End Unfair Motor Insurance Claim Denials

Kenyan Treasury is taking aim at one of the most common nightmares for motorists: having your insurance claim rejected on what feels like a technicality. The proposed Insurance Claims Management Guidelines for 2025 would fundamentally…

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Former Little Cab GM Wins KES 98 Million for Unfair Dismissal
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Former Little Cab GM Wins KES 98 Million for Unfair Dismissal

In a landmark ruling, the Employment and Labour Relations Court in Kenya awarded KES 98 million to Ronald Otieno Mahondo, the former General Manager of Little Cab, for unfair dismissal and failure to honor a promised equity stake. Mahondo…

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How to Find Your Nearest IEBC Voter Registration Center in Kenya
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How to Find Your Nearest IEBC Voter Registration Center in Kenya

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is running a Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) and verification drive across the country. Yet, if you scroll through social media, one thing is clear: many young Kenyans…

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Microsoft to End Office Online Server Support by 2026
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Microsoft to End Office Online Server Support by 2026

Microsoft is officially retiring Office Online Server (OOS) by December 31, 2026, in a bid to prioritize cloud-based experiences powered by Microsoft 365 and Copilot. Office Online Server was the on-premises version of Office for the web,…

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Infinix Launches Nationwide Roadshow With Instant Rewards
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Infinix Launches Nationwide Roadshow With Instant Rewards

Infinix wants to make it impossible for you to miss their October promotion. Instead of waiting for customers to come to them, they’re loading up trucks and driving straight into towns across Kenya from October 27 to November 8. Each stop…

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Interpol Flags 14 in Kenya Over Crypto Terror Financing
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Interpol Flags 14 in Kenya Over Crypto Terror Financing

Interpol has identified 14 suspects in Kenya allegedly using cryptocurrency to finance terrorism, with four already in custody. The disclosure came Wednesday as part of a larger crackdown across six African nations that resulted in 83…

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Africa Tech Festival 2025 to Spotlight Cybersecurity and Cloud
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Africa Tech Festival 2025 to Spotlight Cybersecurity and Cloud

Africa’s biggest celebration of digital innovation is almost here. Africa Tech Festival 2025, now in its 28th edition, will take place from November 11 to 13 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The event will bring…

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Safaricom Business Cybersecurity for the Digital Enterprise
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Safaricom Business Cybersecurity for the Digital Enterprise

Trust has become the most valuable currency in the digital age. Every online payment, data exchange, and virtual interaction depends on one critical promise that the information shared will remain private and secure. However, as Kenya’s…

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Kenya’s Car Sales Rise 25% as Market Hits Pre-COVID Levels
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Kenya’s Car Sales Rise 25% as Market Hits Pre-COVID Levels

Kenya’s automotive industry is having its best year since 2019, with new car sales climbing nearly 25% in the first nine months of 2025. The sector has finally shaken off a brutal four-year stretch that saw it battered by pandemic…

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Microsoft Warns of Rising Cyber Threats Across Africa
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Microsoft Warns of Rising Cyber Threats Across Africa

Microsoft has unveiled its 2025 Digital Defense Report, offering a sweeping view of the global cyberthreat landscape and providing critical insights for business leaders across Africa, drawing from over 100 trillion daily security signals.…

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How Safaricom Business Fixed Connectivity Is Transforming Enterprises
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How Safaricom Business Fixed Connectivity Is Transforming Enterprises

In a world where everything happens online, even the smallest connection glitch can throw things off balance. A slow upload, a dropped call, or a lagging transaction can mean lost business or disappointed customers. Across Kenya, companies…

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YouTube Rolls Out Daily Time Limits for Shorts Scrolling
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YouTube Rolls Out Daily Time Limits for Shorts Scrolling

The endless scroll might finally have an end. YouTube has announced a new daily time limit for its Shorts feed, designed to help users enjoy bite-sized videos without losing track of time. The new feature, which is rolling out to mobile…

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General Motors to Phase Out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
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General Motors to Phase Out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

General Motors (GM) is moving further away from Apple and Google’s smartphone projection systems as it prepares for a new era of AI-powered vehicles. The U.S. automaker has confirmed plans to end support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto…

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Warner Bros. Discovery Puts Itself Up for Sale
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Warner Bros. Discovery Puts Itself Up for Sale

Warner Bros. Discovery announced yesterday that it’s officially shopping itself around after receiving multiple acquisition offers. The company that owns HBO, CNN, the Warner Bros. studio, and a bunch of cable channels is now openly…

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Amazon Wants to Replace 600,000 Workers With Robots
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Amazon Wants to Replace 600,000 Workers With Robots

Amazon has a problem: people are expensive. The solution, according to leaked internal documents, is to replace them with robots on a scale that would make even the most cynical sci-fi writer shocked. The company’s automation team wants to…

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Kenyans to Pay More for Electricity and Fuel Under New Energy Fund
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Kenyans to Pay More for Electricity and Fuel Under New Energy Fund

Kenya is preparing to establish a Consolidated Energy Fund that will likely add new charges to fuel and electricity bills. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi confirmed that contributions from energy sector players will help finance the…

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High Court Freezes Ruto’s New Cybercrime Law Pending Review
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High Court Freezes Ruto’s New Cybercrime Law Pending Review

Parliament and President William Ruto barely had a week to celebrate the new cybercrime law before it ran straight into a courtroom wall. Today, Justice Lawrence Mugambi of the High Court in Nairobi suspended key sections of the Computer…

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