Actress sparks drama by claiming permanent ownership of a famous TV role. Shilpa Shinde declared herself the only true Angoori Bhabhi upon returning to the show's new version. Fellow performer Rashami Desai later responded to those comments, suggesting such comparisons insult everyone involved...
Bollywood star gets sentimental over sister's marriage to longtime singer beau. Kriti Sanon shared an emotional public note celebrating her sister Nupur's wedding to vocalist Stebin Bin. She revealed the couple maintained a relationship for several years before their nuptials, with Stebin...
A digital Islamic bank just landed a massive investment for its AI-driven platform. Mal, founded by fintech entrepreneur Abdallah Abu-Sheikh, secured a strategic investment totaling two hundred thirty million dollars. BlueFive Capital led the funding round, which included various strategic...
A managed IT firm expands its UAE footprint with a fresh Abu Dhabi base. Abacus Group, providing managed and security services to regulated industries, opened an office in Abu Dhabi's financial hub. This move follows a prior entry into Dubai, establishing a physical presence in both major cities...
An AI outfit is barging into the MENA scene with a full suite of business apps. SolvFast is setting up shop in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, pushing a digital overhaul platform that bundles over fifty tools into one system. Their ecosystem covers everything from ERP and CRM to HR, finance, and project...
A new tech partnership is here to build websites at ridiculous speed. Impact Proximity, an agency within the Omnicom group, has teamed up with the Webflow development platform. The collaboration aims to accelerate digital transformation for enterprise clients using a visual design tool. It...
Morocco is building a central AI hub to coordinate its entire national strategy. The government established the JAZARI ROOT Institute as the core platform for its JAZARI Network. This public benefit entity will pool research and align innovation with the needs of public administration. It aims...
The government is selling a huge chunk of a telecom giant to fund infrastructure projects. Officials plan to divest a fifteen percent stake in Safaricom to the Vodacom Group. This partial sale aims to raise over two hundred billion shillings for development financing. Proceeds are earmarked as...
African languages are getting left out of AI, but a new project is trying to fix that. The Masakhane African Languages Hub launched a major funding initiative to build datasets for fifty African languages. It invites researchers and technologists to create speech, text, and image data that...
SIM swap scams are getting out of hand, but a tech firm claims it has a fix. Hayo has upgraded its National Mobile Registry platform to help governments and mobile operators fight fraud. The enhanced system targets SIM swap attacks and the use of stolen devices on networks. These issues...
Another day, another program promising to fix the startup funding gap. A new initiative called Startup 360 Connect aims to link Kenyan entrepreneurs with investors and international markets. The program is a collaboration between the UK Kenya Tech Hub, Viktoria Ventures, Anza Village, and POV...
ODM is closing ranks, telling everyone to stick together before making any deals. Party leader Oburu Odinga stated the Orange Democratic Movement has no plans to expel members, emphasizing internal unity as its primary strength. He argued the party must approach coalition negotiations from a...
Uganda just switched off the internet for everyone but a chosen few during their elections. The national communications regulator imposed a widespread shutdown of internet and mobile services following security advice. This action aims to prevent misinformation and potential violence around the...
A major political party just ordered its leader to start cutting a deal with the opposition. The United Democratic Alliance instructed its party leader, President William Ruto, to begin formal coalition negotiations with the Orange Democratic Movement. This move aims to solidify a growing...
A wildlife service is telling people to ignore a fake job link going around. The Kenya Wildlife Service issued a public alert about a fraudulent recruitment advertisement circulating online. The scam uses a specific link to trick applicants into submitting personal information or payments...
Fuel prices just dipped a little, giving drivers a minor break at the pump. The energy regulator announced reduced maximum costs for petroleum products. Super petrol dropped by two shillings per liter, while diesel and kerosene each fell by one shilling. In the capital city, the new prices set...
A grant event got hilarious when a kid promised to send his first goats to the president. A youth business funding dispersal in Samburu featured a young beneficiary amusing attendees with his entrepreneurial plans. Sailo Lekanapa explained he would use his twenty-two thousand shilling grant to...
Intel's next monster workstation chip just showed its face in a benchmark database. The listed Xeon 698X configuration boasts 86 cores and a massive 336 megabytes of L3 cache. Early single-core performance results appear significantly higher than the current flagship model, which is a critical...
Memory packaging costs are shooting up, and everyone downstream is about to feel the squeeze. Industry reports from Taiwan indicate suppliers like Powertech, Walton, and ChipMOS have raised prices significantly. This jump is attributed to severely constrained capacity and order books filled to...
A silent Windows update is about to turn into a boot failure for unprepared systems. Microsoft is replacing expiring security certificates that underpin the Secure Boot function on countless devices. Without these new certificates, systems may stop trusting updated software components, leading...
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