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Samsung Launches Galaxy Buds4 Pro With Adaptive ANC and AI Call Boost
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Samsung Launches Galaxy Buds4 Pro With Adaptive ANC and AI Call Boost

Samsung just announced the Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro, and there’s actually a fair amount worth talking about beyond the usual “great sound, great fit” talking points. The most notable hardware change on the Pro model is a redesigned…

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Samsung Unveils Galaxy S26 with Built-In Privacy Screen
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Samsung Unveils Galaxy S26 with Built-In Privacy Screen

Samsung just announced the Galaxy S26 series, and rather than walking through a list of upgrades, it’s worth focusing on what actually matters to someone deciding whether to care. The Chip Situation The S26 Ultra runs on the Snapdragon 8…

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Google Buys AI Music App ProducerAI That Builds Tracks From Text
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Google Buys AI Music App ProducerAI That Builds Tracks From Text

If you’ve ever hummed a tune and wished you could turn it into an actual song, a new app might make that possible, and Google just bought the company behind it. Google announced this week that it has acquired ProducerAI, a music-making…

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Meta and AMD Strike $100 Billion AI Chip Deal
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Meta and AMD Strike $100 Billion AI Chip Deal

Meta and AMD have entered into a massive partnership that could see Meta spend upwards of $100 billion on AI chips over the next several years. The deal is designed to provide Meta with 6 gigawatts of computing power, a staggering amount…

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The Fallen Tech Giants of the 2010s: How Many Do You Know?
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The Fallen Tech Giants of the 2010s: How Many Do You Know?

There’s a graveyard no one talks about, and you’ve visited it more times than you realize. It’s the app you opened every day for three years that you haven’t thought about since. The service that felt so essential you couldn’t imagine the…

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Spotify Streams in Kenya Hit 203 Million Hours in 2025
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Spotify Streams in Kenya Hit 203 Million Hours in 2025

When Spotify launched in Kenya in February 2021, it entered a market already deeply shaped by YouTube links, WhatsApp shares, and FM radio culture. Five years later, the numbers tell a story of adoption and immersion. Kenya has embraced…

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vivo Y31d Launches in Kenya With Massive 7200mAh Battery
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vivo Y31d Launches in Kenya With Massive 7200mAh Battery

The vivo Y31d has officially gone on sale in Kenya, positioned as a solution for users who prioritize battery life above all else. Starting at KES 26,999, the device is built around a 7200mAh battery, which is the largest capacity vivo has…

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Canva Acquires Cavalry and MangoAI to Close Gap With Adobe
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Canva Acquires Cavalry and MangoAI to Close Gap With Adobe

Canva ended 2025 with $4 billion in annualized revenue, 265 million users, and positive free cash flow for 9 straight years. Adobe, by comparison, pulled in $6.2 billion last quarter but only grew 10%, and its stock is down 30% this year.…

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PayPal Confirms Data Breach Linked to Working Capital Loan Product
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PayPal Confirms Data Breach Linked to Working Capital Loan Product

PayPal has confirmed a data breach that exposed the personal information of about 100 customers who used its PayPal Working Capital (PPWC) loan product. According to breach notification letters sent on February 10, 2026, the issue traces…

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Galaxy S Series and Buds to Be Unveiled at Samsung Unpacked on Feb 25
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Galaxy S Series and Buds to Be Unveiled at Samsung Unpacked on Feb 25

Samsung is hosting its Galaxy Unpacked event on February 25, 2026, where it’s expected to unveil the new Galaxy S Series smartphones and a new pair of Galaxy Buds. The event will be a livestream, and Samsung Kenya is running a registration…

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Africa at the AI Table: What the India Summit Means for Kenya
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Africa at the AI Table: What the India Summit Means for Kenya

World leaders and Big Tech executives recently met in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit, a high-level gathering aimed at shaping how AI is built, governed and distributed globally. For Africa, and Kenya in particular, it could represent a…

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New Galaxy Phones Will Use Perplexity Alongside Samsung AI
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New Galaxy Phones Will Use Perplexity Alongside Samsung AI

Samsung plans to expand Galaxy AI so it can work with other AI services on the phone instead of only using Samsung’s own assistant. Until now, most of its AI features have relied on Samsung’s in-house tools, but this change will allow…

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Canal+ Pulls SuperSport Rights Decisions From Africa to Paris
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Canal+ Pulls SuperSport Rights Decisions From Africa to Paris

When Canal+ completed its acquisition of MultiChoice, most attention fell on the business deal itself. Now, the operational changes are becoming visible, and African sports viewers are starting to feel them. The most significant shift…

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Kenya’s Virtual Assets Act Spurs Rapid Growth in Crypto Market
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Kenya’s Virtual Assets Act Spurs Rapid Growth in Crypto Market

Kenya is becoming one of Africa’s most important players in the cryptocurrency space, and the transformation is happening fast. Just a few years ago, the Central Bank of Kenya was warning citizens away from virtual currencies. Today, Kenya…

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16 Years of Samsung Galaxy S: What Actually Changed and Why
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16 Years of Samsung Galaxy S: What Actually Changed and Why

The first Samsung Galaxy S launched in 2010 with a 5MP camera, a plastic body, and a screen that impressed people at the time. 16 years later, the S25 Ultra shoots with a 200MP main sensor, has a titanium frame, and runs AI features that…

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What Secretbet offers in Kenya
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What Secretbet offers in Kenya

Secretbet came onto the Kenyan market around June 2025, and for a relatively new platform, it has hit the ground running. It’s about sports betting and casino games together, so there’s no need for separate accounts. You can bet on sports…

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Interpol Arrests 27 in Kenya Crackdown on Online Investment Scams
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Interpol Arrests 27 in Kenya Crackdown on Online Investment Scams

More cybercriminals have been arrested in Kenya in a collaborative operation between local and international law enforcement agencies. From December 8, 2025, to January 30, 2026, Operation Red Card 2.0, carried out under Interpol, led to…

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Airtel Expands Cloud and Mobile Money Footprint Across Kenya
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Airtel Expands Cloud and Mobile Money Footprint Across Kenya

Airtel Kenya is making a serious play to stop being Kenya’s distant number two by investing in physical infrastructure that can serve businesses and governments, and a ground-level distribution network that can get closer to ordinary…

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