Safaricom has partnered with GulfCap Investment Bank to launch the Ziidi Shariah Money Market Fund on M-PESA, allowing users to invest in interest free halal instruments starting from KES 100.
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Parliament is investigating Safaricom’s SIM recycling process following public complaints over data privacy and lost M-Pesa funds, as the CA introduces a mandatory 3-month notification rule for inactive lines.
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Kenya recorded 22 Ebola alerts across 9 counties before its first confirmed case. Now, the country’s contact tracing, laboratory testing and outbreak response systems are being put to their toughest test yet.
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OpenAI is adding an invisible watermark to ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act, allowing detectors to identify AI-generated content even after it is copied and pasted.
Kenya’s first imported Ebola case now puts the outbreak tracking system ADaM in focus, with the platform designed to help health teams trace contacts, map exposure sites, connect lab results, and monitor people even without internet access.
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Eric Muriuki is leaving NCBA after nearly two decades to join Absa Group, bringing experience behind some of Kenya’s biggest digital financial products, including M-Shwari, Fuliza and the M-PESA trust-account structure.
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Gemini could soon move beyond drafting messages to making phone calls for you, from checking plans with family to handling everyday errands.
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Safaricom’s new Jumbe feature is designed to make sharing M-PESA payment proof more private. It sends a separate receipt with the payment details while keeping your balance, full name and phone number out of view.
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Googlebooks launched with support for bootloader unlocking, giving developers the freedom to install custom software and modify the system. However, Intel models may struggle with some demanding Android apps due to ARM-to-x86 translation.
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Mark Zuckerberg envisions a future where AI agents handle everything from booking flights to paying bills, but consumers may be less willing to give AI control than Silicon Valley expects.
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Kenya is entering the coming rainy season at 54% flood readiness, with 18 counties and 5,660 health facilities identified as being in at-risk areas.
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Quickmart has priced its IPO at KES 7.50 per share, valuing the supermarket chain at KES 30 billion and targeting KES 15 billion from the sale of 50% of its shares.
WSO2 has been named a Leader in Gartner’s 2026 Magic Quadrant for API Management, as the company expands its platform to govern APIs, AI services and MCP servers through a single control plane.
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Apple is tightening macOS controls around Full Disk Access, warning that increasingly capable AI agents could expose private files, messages, mail, and browsing history without users fully understanding the risks.
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will operate as Skydance once their $110 billion merger closes, combining major studios, streaming services, TV networks, and franchises including DC, Game of Thrones, and Yellowstone.
Telecom operators have been ordered to deliver emergency SMS messages to every active subscriber, even those with DND or promotional messages blocked. The directive covers El Niño alerts and national warning system simulations.
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With more than 10 million downloads, AppBlock lets users block apps and websites based on time, location, or Wi-Fi network.
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Amazon has unveiled its 2026 Kindle lineup with thinner, lighter designs, new colors, aluminum models, and the new Kindle Click wireless page-turner. Prices start at $149.99.
Safaricom is bringing AI to M-PESA with AI Pay, which can scan printed or handwritten receipts and automatically identify Till or PayBill numbers and payment amounts before customers confirm the transaction.
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YouTube is updating Shorts recommendations to favor original content and reduce the reach of channels that mainly re-upload other creators’ clips with minimal changes.