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Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telco company, is making a significant move to get customers to switch back from Starlink. Recall, Starlink introduced a new rental option in Kenya, allowing customers to rent a Starlink kit for just $15 a month. Safaricom…

Instagram has officially rolled out a new feature that allows users to add text to your photos and incorporate stickers directly as they post.  This exciting new update on Instagram applies to both single-image posts and carousel formats, enhancing the…

Scandium, a software testing startup founded by Abdulazeez Ogunjobi and Sodeeq Elusoji, has achieved an impressive 90% gross profit margin in its first year of operation.  The startup, which provides a platform for automated software testing, has already gained traction…

NCBA Bank has reportedly introduced a new feature known as auto-sweep. This new feature is aimed at improving loan repayments for its customers. According to the bank, the unique feature is designed to ensure timely payments and help NCBA Bank…

Uber, a popular ride-hailing platform, has reportedly violated European data protection laws. According to the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the company sent sensitive information to the United States. Dutch Data Protection Authority Fines Uber The DPA announced on Monday that…

Wasoko and MaxAB have successfully completed their all-stock merger after a four-month delay.  This merger, which aims to create a “category king” in the competitive B2B e-commerce sector, combines the strengths of both companies, with Wasoko hailing from Kenya and…

Prudential plc and Google Cloud today announced an expanded strategic partnership to build innovative AI-powered products and applications.  Google Cloud will support Prudential’s new AI Lab – the first partnership of its kind for the insurance industry in Asia and…

Mark Zuckerberg, the Chairman and CEO of Meta, has publicly acknowledged that his company cooperated with the U.S. government to censor content on its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads.  This admission, made in a letter to the Congress…

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested on Saturday evening by French police at Le Bourget Airport, just north of Paris, after arriving in his private jet.  Durov, a dual citizen of France…

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore are facing an unexpected holiday season in space after being stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for two months.  The duo launched on June 5 aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for what was…