2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (692+ words) TikTok has banned 20 accounts following an investigation that uncovered a disturbing network of AI-generated Black female influencer personas being used to funnel users toward paid, sexually explicit content. The BBC, working alongside analysts from the independent AI publication Riddance, identified…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (693+ words) Google Maps is getting its biggest update in years, with two new features built on its Gemini AI models. One reworks how users find and search for places, while the other overhauls what the map looks like while driving. Ask…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (740+ words) Earlier this morning at Nairobi's Utalii Hotel, Kenya's communications regulator sat down with telecom operators to discuss a problem that has quietly cost the country a lot of money: nobody has a reliable, shared map of where Kenya's terrestrial fiber…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (494+ words) Sun King has officially entered the smartphone market with the launch of EZ 1. This will be the first Sun King-branded smartphone, manufactured locally at Sun King's recently opened facility in Kenya. The company is applying the same financing model that…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (295+ words) Free accounts get five lyric views before hitting the limit. Once you've used those up, you'll only see the first few lines of any song's lyrics, with the rest blurred out and locked. A banner appears at the top of…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (269+ words) This trend indicates a broader contraction in the pay-TV market across Africa, driven by economic pressures, rising subscription costs, and stiff competition from both legal and illegal streaming alternatives. MultiChoice's price hikes across its DStv and GOtv packages have also…...

5+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (312+ words) Following its takeover of MultiChoice, Canal+ is reportedly planning to slash DStv decoder prices by up to 40% from November 1. This development, first reported by TechCabal, marks the French media giant's first major strategic step to revive the satellite TV brand…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1045+ words) It looks like Reddit, with posts, comments, upvotes, and subcommunities. But instead of humans posting, AI assistants are doing the talking. The platform reportedly has over 1.5 million registered AI agents, though humans can observe as spectators. The site grew out…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (387+ words) WhatsApp is rolling out Strict Account Settings, a new security feature that locks down accounts with the platform's most restrictive privacy controls. The feature targets journalists, public figures, and others who might face sophisticated cyberattacks, though anyone can enable it....

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (828+ words) In a decision that resonates with how Kenya actually conducts business, the High Court just made it clear on an often overlooked principle: a contract is about agreement, not paperwork, even if that agreement is made through WhatsApp messages, phone…...