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A pair of Bluetooth headphones exposed a hidden tracking system on AliExpress, with scripts using silent audio to fingerprint users’ devices.

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The Premier League is back with new rules, from timed substitutions and throw-ins to stricter injury stoppages and more VAR explanations.

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ZiiDi Trader has expanded who can buy and sell NSE-listed shares through M-PESA, adding Kenyan passports, KDF military IDs, and foreign passports to its accepted identification documents.

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Flighty has built a loyal following among frequent flyers by giving users earlier insight into delays, cancellations, gate changes, and inbound aircraft than airline apps often provide.

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Slack is launching Slack Code, letting teams collaborate with AI coding agents like Claude Code and Devin in dedicated channels to build features, review changes, and preview code before it ships.

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Google has launched a "Preferred Source" button that publishers can add directly to their websites, making it easier for readers to tell Google to show their content more often in Top Stories, AI Overviews, and AI Mode.

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OpenAI has launched an Apple Messages plug-in for ChatGPT, allowing users to search, analyze, draft, delete, and even send messages through the chatbot. The feature runs locally, but its access to personal conversations raises fresh privacy concerns.

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Kenya has introduced a new licensing framework for data centers, bringing them under the Communications Authority’s NFP-T1 and NFP-T2 infrastructure categories.

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Kenya’s 2027 election countdown is underway, with IEBC setting key deadlines, but procurement of election technology and ballot papers remains suspended pending a review.

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New GTA 6 leaks are showing what appears to be near-final gameplay and the full Leonida map. Rockstar has issued DMCA takedowns against accounts sharing the footage, but the leaks are already spreading across social media.

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AWS is investing $1 billion to embed AI engineers directly within customer businesses, helping them build and deploy agentic AI systems faster while developing the skills to operate them independently.

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Spotify’s Culture Club podcast is putting Africa’s evolving music scene under the spotlight, from Afrobeats and Amapiano to the rising sounds of East Africa.

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DCI has arrested 14 suspects accused of running fake bus booking websites that tricked travelers into paying for nonexistent tickets. The websites allegedly cloned Zain Coach, Harmain Coach, and Habesh Coach.

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Two more global payment platforms, Sendwave and Wise, have restricted services for Kenyan users as anti-money laundering scrutiny intensifies. The move has raised concerns for freelancers, businesses, and families that rely on digital platforms for cross-border payments.

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Airtel has cut data allocations across all four Smarta bundles without changing their prices, with the biggest reduction hitting the KES 1,500 plan. Its data allowance has fallen from 90GB to 32GB.

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WSO2 has opened its first African office in Johannesburg as the enterprise software company expands across a region that has become one of its fastest-growing markets.

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OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens with new safety measures and Study Mode, designed to push young users to understand schoolwork instead of simply generating answers. Parents will also get more controls over how teens use the chatbot.

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Amaco Energy Group plans to invest $1.5 billion (KES 194 billion) to build an independently powered AI data center in Mombasa, as Kenya looks to close its growing gap in computing infrastructure.

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Kenya is proposing a national database to track qualifications from universities, colleges and other institutions, including recognized foreign qualifications. Institutions could face fines of up to KES 500,000 for awarding unrecognized qualifications

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Kenyans will pay more for electricity in August after EPRA introduced three tariff adjustments totaling KES 4.70 per kWh. The increase includes higher fuel costs, foreign exchange adjustments and a new water resource management levy.