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Used EV buying guide: The $30,000 edition
A strange thing is happening in the used EV market. Supply is up thanks to an ever-increasing stream of ex-lease cars reaching the market, and yet prices have been going up as well. As a result of America's latest war in the Middle East, used EVs have appreciated by just over 5 percent since Februar...
Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
Google has been all-in with Gemini for the last several years, and despite some animosity online, the bet is paying off. CEO Sundar Pichai announced today that Gemini has reached 1 billion monthly active users (MAUs), an important milestone for any Google product. While 13 other Google products have...
Meta can't stop states' $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial
Meta and TikTok tried to defeat thousands of social media addiction lawsuits in one fell swoop, but an appeals court rejected the attempt in a ruling issued yesterday. First up among the lawsuits is a case brought against Meta by the California attorney general and other state AGs. Meta said in a Ju...
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google’s Chrome browser has added a new feature that could go a long way in preventing a form of account takeover that’s grown increasingly common as users adopt two-factor authentication, passkeys, and similar protections. The new Chrome protection is known as device-bound session credentials (DBSC...
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View AllUsed EV buying guide: The $30,000 edition
A strange thing is happening in the used EV market. Supply is up thanks to an ever-increasing stream of ex-lease cars reaching the market, and yet prices have been going up as well. As a result of America's latest war in the Middle East, used EVs have appreciated by just over 5 percent since Februar...
Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
Google has been all-in with Gemini for the last several years, and despite some animosity online, the bet is paying off. CEO Sundar Pichai announced today that Gemini has reached 1 billion monthly active users (MAUs), an important milestone for any Google product. While 13 other Google products have...
Meta can't stop states' $1.4 trillion lawsuit from going to trial
Meta and TikTok tried to defeat thousands of social media addiction lawsuits in one fell swoop, but an appeals court rejected the attempt in a ruling issued yesterday. First up among the lawsuits is a case brought against Meta by the California attorney general and other state AGs. Meta said in a Ju...
Chrome adopts what may be the best protection yet against account takeovers
Google’s Chrome browser has added a new feature that could go a long way in preventing a form of account takeover that’s grown increasingly common as users adopt two-factor authentication, passkeys, and similar protections. The new Chrome protection is known as device-bound session credentials (DBSC...
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Optiven Diaspora Homecoming: Land & Housing Opportunities | Optiven
Kenyans living abroad and those returning home for the August season will have an opportunity to explore property investment opportunities at the Optiven Diaspora Homecoming – August Edition. The event is scheduled for Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 3:00pm at GMC Karen, Nairobi , under the theme “O...
Patrick Njoroge: Why it was necessary to shut down Chase, Imperial and Dubai banks
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 11 – Former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge has said tough decisions had to be made during his tenure, including the closure of three banks. In an interview on the CBK Governor Series, Njoroge said the closures were necessary because the banks had faile...
Govt to import one million bags of maize amid expected deficit
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 11 – The Kenyan government will import one million bags of 90 kilograms of maize to bridge an expected deficit amid depressed rains in crop-growing regions. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the consignment will go towards the national strategic reserves. The CS pro...
Ex-CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge on what kept him awake
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 11 – While inflation and other economic problems such as the Covid-19 pandemic may be seen as major challenges, former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge says he had one big concern while running the apex bank that would literally keep him awake. According...
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The Canal+ Strategy Taking Shape After Showmax
The French media group Canal+ ended 2025 with 42.3 million subscribers worldwide, a figure that tells two different stories depending on where you look. Strip out the 14.4 million subscribers attached to MultiChoice, and the Canal+ base rises to 28.0 million, up from 26.9 million the year before. Th...
Southern Africa Starts Lowering Mobile Roaming Costs Under SADC One Network Area
In the past, crossing a border in Southern Africa meant an immediate jolt to a mobile phone bill. A short call, a few photos uploaded, a map opened in a hurry. The meter would spin. Now several countries in the Southern African Development Community are trying to dismantle that friction. Botswana, L...
Telecom AI Meets Mobile Money in Safaricom–Indosat Deal
The Safaricom–Indosat partnership brings together two operators that arrived at the digital economy from different directions. Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) operates one of Indonesia’s largest mobile networks, with a customer base of 98.5 million as of early 2026. Its recent strategy has revolved ...
Iladho Galgallo Returns to Marsabit to Encourage Girls in STEM Through Safaricom Mentorship
The road to Marsabit tests a lot of drivers thanks to how long it takes to reach there. It’s dusty, with trucks moving slowly on sections without asphalt. School-going students must start their commute before the first bell. Iladho Galgallo went back to her alma mater, Moi Girls’ High Sc...
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In defense of hip-hop | Roland Fryer
Hip-hop often gets blamed for its controversial lyrics. What if there was a way to actually measure its impact on people's lives? Analyzing 40 years' worth of radio station data and lyrics from rappers like Tupac, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar, economist Roland Fryer puts one of culture's most n...
The language you're fluent in — but forgot how to hear | Louis VI
What if the calm you feel when you hear birdsong isn't a coincidence, but ancient evolutionary wiring ... a signal that once meant safety? Musical ecologist and rapper Louis VI says humans are hardwired to nature's sonic language, but modern life has drowned it out. He explores how we can tap back i...
Why can't we better prepare for extreme weather? | Catherine Nakalembe
Thanks to advanced technology, we can now see droughts and crop failures months before they hit. So why are millions of people still going hungry? TED Fellow Catherine Nakalembe, director of the NASA Harvest program in Africa, exposes the blind spots that keep life-saving climate intelligence from r...
Budget Paradise
Filmed and set in Oakland, Budget Paradise follows Chester, a Black, nonbinary painter as they search for space and permission to exist within their hometown. Written…