Category: Digital Technology
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TikTok logo on phone After years of threats, court battles, and high-stakes negotiations, TikTok’s American future now rests on a freshly inked deal. President Donald Trump is set to sign an agreement that restructures TikTok into a U.S.-based joint venture, reducing ByteDance’s stake to less than 20 percent. On paper, the move satisfies a bipartisan…
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IMAGE: CASSAVA TECHNOLOGIES Cassava Technologies has cast its lot with Accenture in a partnership that promises to deliver “sovereign AI” across Africa. The pitch is straightforward: combine Cassava’s GPU-as-a-Service housed in secure data centres with Accenture’s AI Refinery platform, all accelerated by Nvidia hardware, and you get a continent-wide solution that keeps data — and…
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For years, Tunisia has spoken of modernising its bureaucracy, but progress has often been halting. Ministries ran on outdated systems, public services were tangled in paperwork, and investors complained of a climate too slow and opaque for growth. That may be about to change. The Tunisian Cabinet has approved a sweeping package of reforms aimed…
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Xiaomi Kenya has officially launched the Redmi 15, a feature-packed smartphone designed to deliver long-lasting power, immersive visuals, and amplified sound at an accessible price point. The Redmi 15 introduces Xiaomi’s largest-ever global battery, a massive 7,000mAh unit, supported by advanced silicon-carbon anode technology. According to the company, the phone offers up to 28 hours…
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The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has asked the court to dismiss a petition filed by 62 of its employees, arguing that the workers are pushing a selfish agenda designed to keep union benefits while enjoying management perks. The company said the employees, who were redesignated from Grade 8 (unionisable staff)to Grade 7 (management), now want…
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#KataaUtapeli #KaaChonjo Kenya is experiencing a significant rise in fraud, both online and offline. From cyberattacks targeting critical systems to fake agents and mobile phone scams, fraudsters are exploiting every vulnerability to steal money and sensitive information. A recent report, the Cyber Shujaa Industry Report 2025, revealed that Kenya recorded 2.5 billion cyberattacks between January and…
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Pay television service provider MultiChoice lost more than 84 percent of its DStv Kenya customers in the year to June 30, 2025. This is after the company that owns DStv and GOtv implemented price hikes that subscribers couldn’t keep up with. According to the latest data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), MultiChoice had…
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One of Geothermal Development Company’s plants. (Photo: GDC/X) The Employment and Labour Relations Court has been asked to throw out a case filed by 62 employees of the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) over pay and benefits. Through lawyer Cecil Miller, the state-owned firm argued that the workers, who were redesignated from Grade 8 (unionisable staff)…
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#KataaUtapeli #KaaChonjo Kenya is experiencing a significant rise in fraud, both online and offline. From cyberattacks targeting critical systems to fake agents and mobile phone scams, fraudsters are exploiting every vulnerability to steal money and sensitive information. A recent report, the Cyber Shujaa Industry Report 2025, revealed that Kenya recorded 2.5 billion cyberattacks between January and…
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Pay-TV provider DStv has lost over a million Kenyan subscribers in a year as high prices and economic pressure push many of its customers to illegal online streaming. According to the latest data from the Communications Authority of Kenya, active DStv subscribers fell by over 84 per cent in 12 months, dropping from 1.19 million…