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[Tech Zone KE @Techzoneke]

Kenyan government has reportedly given 𝕏 an ultimatum to establish a local office in Nairobi or face possible regulatory action.
CA say the move is aimed at improving accountability, faster response to local concerns, and stronger engagement with Kenya’s growing digital economy.

[Axelrod Phones @axelrodphones]

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[CID @theonecid]

This FE looks really good, the bezels are tiny, the camera module doesn't protrude a lot but Samsung now adding the Pro will just be too many S devices

They need to reduce their devices AND FOCUS on those, not keep adding

[Emmanuel Qibor @Qiborke]

Apple has been testing memory chips from China’s CXMT for iPhones and MacBooks, the WSJ reports — a notable shift as the tech giant looks to diversify its chip supply chain.

[Google Cloud Tech @GoogleCloudTech]

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[The Trading Room @tradingroomke]

Kenya Daily Bond Market Report - 7 Aug 2026.

Bond index: 1,136.70 points
Bond Market Turnover: +3.95% to KES 6.76B
Total Number of Deals: -22.83% to 142

The highest grossing bond was FXD1/2022/25Yr, while the most frequently traded bond was IFB1/2022/19Yr.

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

JUST IN: X to end current creator monetization program and replace it with new "Original Content Rewards Program."

All existing creators will have to re-apply starting September 8th.

[Axelrod Phones @axelrodphones]

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[Axelrod Phones @axelrodphones]

Unfold or flip? ⚡️
The Samsung Galaxy Z Series 8 is here.
📱 Fold 8: Max screen, ultimate multitasking powerhouse.
📸 Flip 8: Pocket chic, FlexCam, hands-free flex.
Smarter, thinner, tougher.
Which team are you on? 👇
#GalaxyZFold8 #GalaxyZFlip8 #SamsungUnpacked #FoldableTech

[Emmanuel Qibor @Qiborke]

The Communications Authority has granted Airtel Kenya a 25-year operating licence, ending years of regulatory uncertainty and replacing its temporary permit expiring in January 2027.

[Md. Najeeb Hussain @mnh_18]

📊 TECH SCORECARD | August 5-6, 2026 🔥

🟦 SAMSUNG
🧠 HUGE: Unveils "zHBM" at FMS 2026 — new wafer-bonding tech delivering 10x+ the memory density of HBM5, 3x better energy efficiency, and thermal resistance cut by more than half
🔐 August security patch (56 fixes) begins rolling out — Z Fold 8, Flip 8 and S26 first, fixing codec flaws and a Weaver hardware module access-control bug

🍎 APPLE
⚖️ HUGE: OpenAI formally asks a federal judge to DISMISS Apple's trade-secrets lawsuit, calling its claims weak — the legal fight escalates further
📈 Confirms record iPhone Q3 revenue of $54.25B (+22% YoY), beating Wall Street forecasts
🏭 Foxconn, Apple's largest supplier, reports record monthly revenue in July
🐛 New detail emerges on the bug-bounty cap story: a security startup found 50+ macOS bugs (including a serious exploit) using ChatGPT but hit Apple's new submission limit trying to report them — Apple is now reviewing
📺 Apple TV+ kicks off its August slate today with Ted Lasso's return, plus Dark Matter's comeback later this month
🎧 Camera-equipped AirPods reportedly coming this fall for AI-powered gesture and audio features

🔍 GOOGLE
📱 August Android update brings gaming-crash fixes to Pixel 8 and 10 — but Pixel 6 and 7 get nothing despite still being within their official support window, sparking complaints
📅 Made by Google (Aug 12) remains the big date ahead for official Pixel 11 hardware details
🧠 Gemini continues shifting toward a tiered, workflow-embedded model across Search, Workspace and Vertex AI

🪟 MICROSOFT
🔐 Publishes new "Zero Trust for AI" guidance with fresh tools to secure AI agents and DevSecOps pipelines
👀 Notable: OpenAI has quietly become a data subprocessor inside Microsoft 365, with the toggle auto-enabled by default unless admins had already opted out
🤖 Adds Claude Opus 5 to Microsoft Copilot, following Sonnet 5 last month
🛠️ M365 Admin agent reaches general availability, managing users, licenses and service health natively

Apple and OpenAI are now openly slugging it out in court, and Microsoft just quietly opted everyone into sharing M365 data with OpenAI by default — worth checking your settings 👀

#Samsung #Apple #OpenAI #AppleVsOpenAI #Google #Pixel #Microsoft #Copilot #TechNews

[Tech Zone KE @Techzoneke]

Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple CEO. John Ternus, currently SVP of Hardware Engineering, takes over as CEO effective September 1, 2026. Cook moves to executive chairman.

[Google @Google]

This March, we introduced Ask Maps, the biggest @googlemaps update in a decade. Now, we’re making it even more helpful and bringing it to more people.

🌏 Expanded availability: Rolling out in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Japan and Mexico, along with over 150 countries and territories in English.
✨Get more done with Ask Maps: Including complex, multi-step tasks, like ordering food – along with finding the perfect hotel or discovering nearby events.
⌚Real-time transit information: Stay informed about up-to-the-minute delays and conditions for your bus, train, and more.
💬Personal intelligence and past conversations: Choose to securely connect @Gmail so Ask Maps can automatically reference booking details, like a hotel reservation or flight information. You can also pick up conversations just where you left them.
🗣️An easier way to help your community: Share tips and suggest edits to a place conversationally, like changing a store’s hours, right in Ask Maps and the Contribute tab.

[CID @theonecid]

One UI 8.5, One UI 9.0, One UI 9.5 😍

[Md. Najeeb Hussain @mnh_18]

The second WhatsApp flaw is genuinely sneakier: CVE-2026-23863 affected WhatsApp for Windows, involving improper handling of filenames containing embedded NULL BYTES.

In plain English: a file could appear as a harmless PDF in your chat, but actually run as a program the moment you opened it. Genuinely clever attack. Genuinely important patch. 💻

#WhatsApp #Meta #Windows #Security

[Netflix @netflix]

Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look. Coming to Netflix Thursday, August 27 at 12PM PT | 3PM ET.

https://t.co/cxt9P7oYVf

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iranian President Pezeshkian says the US and Israel thought they could "take over Iran like Syria in just 48 hours."

[Kalshi @Kalshi]

JUST IN: GTA 6 gameplay will be "exclusively" shown on Netflix for 6 hours

[Emmanuel Qibor @Qiborke]

@moneyacademyKE AI agents present critical security, operational, and systemic threats as they transition from isolated testing sandboxes into live, autonomous enterprise environments. Because these systems can execute actions, modify databases, and interact with external tools independently

[Md. Najeeb Hussain @mnh_18]

Samsung Browser quietly hit version 30.0.1.40 on Windows and 30.0.0.63 on Android this year — same underlying Blink engine, genuinely consistent performance across both platforms.

Sometimes the boring version-number updates matter just as much as the flashy AI headlines. 🌐

#Samsung #SamsungBrowser #TechNews

[WABetaInfo @WABetaInfo]

WhatsApp announces three new features for group chats!

WhatsApp is rolling out improved polls, all mentions, and a faster way to create new groups from existing ones.

https://t.co/ePhdrArU2K