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John Ternus to Lead First Apple Event as CEO on September 9
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John Ternus to Lead First Apple Event as CEO on September 9

Apple has confirmed that it will unveil its newest lineup of products on September 9 at the Steve Jobs Theater. This year’s date will bear more importance, as it marks the first major product event under incoming CEO John Ternus, who will…

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How to Recover a Disabled Facebook or Instagram Account
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How to Recover a Disabled Facebook or Instagram Account

Getting locked out of Facebook or Instagram can happen suddenly. You try to log in, only to see a red banner saying your account is gone. Meta relies heavily on automated systems to detect policy violations, so genuine users can sometimes…

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Apple Unveils New Mac Mini With M6 and M5 Pro Chips
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Apple Unveils New Mac Mini With M6 and M5 Pro Chips

Apple has unveiled the next Mac mini, and it’s sticking with the same small footprint from the 2024 M4 lineup while packing in significantly stronger chips, faster storage, and quicker networking. As before, there are two versions: a…

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Android 17 Adds Motion Assist to to Reduce Nausea in Cars
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Android 17 Adds Motion Assist to to Reduce Nausea in Cars

Google is rolling out a feature called Motion Assist on Android 17 that’s designed to use motion dots to stop you from feeling sick while using your phone in a moving car. It’s landing on Pixel phones first, in phases, so not everyone with…

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KRA Raises Customs Benchmark for Consolidated Cargo to KES 3.2M
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KRA Raises Customs Benchmark for Consolidated Cargo to KES 3.2M

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has raised its minimum customs benchmark for general containerized consolidation cargo from KES 2.5 million to KES 3.2 million. The new figure took effect on August 20, 2026, after months of talks between…

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High Court Clears Betting Regulator to Collect Disputed Gambling Fees
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High Court Clears Betting Regulator to Collect Disputed Gambling Fees

Kenya’s High Court has given the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRAK) the green light to start collecting licensing fees from betting companies, casinos, and other gaming operators, even though a court case challenging those very…

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Mobile Money Is Now Kenya’s Biggest Fraud Problem
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Mobile Money Is Now Kenya’s Biggest Fraud Problem

Half of all reported computer fraud cases in Kenya between February and July 2026 involved mobile money, either as the way criminals collected payment or as the destination for stolen funds. That number comes from an analysis presented at…

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Premier League Adds Stopwatches and New VAR Rules This Season
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Premier League Adds Stopwatches and New VAR Rules This Season

The English Premier League is back, and so is the annual ritual of turning a 90-minute match into a full-blown constitutional debate and meltdowns on timelines. The 2026/27 season kicked off yesterday evening, with Arsenal winning 3-0…

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ZiiDi Trader Expands ID Options for NSE Stock Trading
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ZiiDi Trader Expands ID Options for NSE Stock Trading

ZiiDi Trader, the M-PESA-based stock trading platform, has widened its net, loosening the identification rules that once limited who could sign up to buy and sell NSE-listed shares straight from their phones. Until now, opening an account…

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Flighty App: A Flight Tracker With an Early Warning System
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Flighty App: A Flight Tracker With an Early Warning System

Airlines have a complicated relationship with honesty. A delay is frequently announced in stages: first a small push, then another, then a gate change, and somewhere in that sequence a passenger who had been watching the board realizes…

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itel Power 80 Hits Kenyan Stores With Military-Grade Durability
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itel Power 80 Hits Kenyan Stores With Military-Grade Durability

itel POWER 80, a 4G smartphone, is now available in official retail stores in Kenya. It arrives at a mass-market recommended price of KES 19,499. With itel, the price has always been an attractive point, with the Power 80 joining the list…

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IEBC Opens 2027 Election Period as Key Deadlines Take Effect
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IEBC Opens 2027 Election Period as Key Deadlines Take Effect

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has formally opened the election period for the 2027 General Election, publishing a Gazette Notice on 20th August 2026 that brings the Electoral Code of Conduct and the Election…

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Spotify’s Culture Club Puts Africa’s Music Growth in Focus
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Spotify’s Culture Club Puts Africa’s Music Growth in Focus

Spotify has spent the past few years expanding its presence in Africa, and its new editorial podcast, Culture Club, hopes to reflect that focus. Culture Club podcast has been in listeners’ feeds since October 2025, and the show now stands…

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DCI Arrests 14 Over Fake Bus Ticket Website Scam in Nakuru
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DCI Arrests 14 Over Fake Bus Ticket Website Scam in Nakuru

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has today arrested 14 suspects associated with a website cloning scam to trick travelers into buying nonexistent tickets. Police officers from Nakuru Police Station and detectives from DCI’s…

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Airtel Cuts Smarta Data Bundles by Up to 64% Without Lowering Prices
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Airtel Cuts Smarta Data Bundles by Up to 64% Without Lowering Prices

Airtel has quietly reduced the data allocations across all four Smarta prepaid bundles while keeping their prices unchanged. Plan Old data New data Change Other cuts Smarta 300 (7 days) 7GB 3.5GB -50% SMS 500→250; on-net mins 100→50/day…

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WSO2 Opens First African Office in Johannesburg as Growth Accelerates
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WSO2 Opens First African Office in Johannesburg as Growth Accelerates

WSO2 has opened its first office in Africa, choosing Johannesburg, South Africa as the base for its next stage of growth on the continent. The company, which builds software for enterprise digital infrastructure, says the move reflects how…

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ICT Authority Opens Applications for 400 Digital Talent Interns
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ICT Authority Opens Applications for 400 Digital Talent Interns

The ICT Authority has opened applications for Cohort XI of the Presidential Digital Talent (DigiTalent) Program, targeting 400 recent graduates for a 12-month internship spanning: Applicants have until midnight on September 7, 2026, and…

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