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ENTERTAINMENT; Kenyans, Other African Music Streamers To Soon Access Spotify As It Launches In 39 Nations
Global music streaming service Spotify is making a giant leap into Kenya and other 38 African countries with the launch in a matter of days. Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Capo Verde, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Estwani, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea and Guinea Bissau. The rest are…
Read More »TECH, Tesla Officially Recalls 134,951 Vehicles, Musk Says He’s “Off Twitter” For A While
Tesla has officially finally agreed to recall 134,951 Model S and Model X vehicles due to touchscreen display failures. The displays can fail, resulting in a number of potential problems for Tesla owners, according to Reuters. The move begrudgingly comes after U.S. auto safety regulators sought the recall a month…
Read More »Kenya Set To Receive USD 10Million From Google In Support Of Post Covid-19 Recovery
American technology giant Google has announced a 10 million US dollar package to support Kenya’s post Covid-19 recovery efforts. The announcement was made Wednesday evening by Google’s Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai during a virtual meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta on the sidelines of a public discussion on digital transformation…
Read More »COVID-19, Kenya launches Robots To Assist Health Workers
Kenya’s health ministry on Friday launched smart anti-epidemic robot technology to reduce exposure of health workers to COVID-19 patients under their care. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health said the robots will be deployed at the country’s main referral hospital, the Kenyatta National Hospital and Jomo Kenyatta…
Read More »TECH, Kenya’s 4G Internet Balloon Project Discontinued
A pilot project in Kenya meant to provide internet access to remote areas will be discontinued from March – six months after its launch. The move comes following a decision by Google’s parent-company Alphabet to close its sister firm, Loon, which was set up to build giant balloons to beam…
Read More »Kenyan Students Shine at the Huawei ICT Competition Global Final, Awarded In Nairobi
Kenyan students who emerged among the World’s best at the Huawei ICT Competition Global Final held in November 2020, were on Monday awarded in Nairobi. Five teams later proceeded to the regional finals and eventually three teams represented Kenya at the global stage. One team from Kenya shared the First…
Read More »TECH, Apple’s Project Titan eyes 2024 For Self-driving Car Launch
Tech giant Apple plans to start production of a self-driving car using its own battery technology in 2024, according to reports. Apple has been developing its own electric car since 2014 under the codename Project Titan. It has remained tight-lipped about the venture but according to reports, the iPhone maker…
Read More »TECH, Global Chip Shortage Threatens Production Of Laptops, Smartphones And Other Electronic Equipment
Makers of cars and electronic devices from TVs to smartphones are sounding alarm bells about a global shortage of chips, which is causing manufacturing delays as consumer demand bounces back from the coronavirus crisis. The problem has several causes, industry executives and analysts say, including bulk-buying by U.S. sanctions-hit Chinese…
Read More »Google, Youtube, And Gmail Down: Services Restored After Global Outage
Google services including Gmail, YouTube, and Google search were restored after a close to 45-minute global outage Monday. Gmail and other Google services stopped working after a major outage for the technology giant. Google said the issue affected “a majority” of the 1.5 billion users of its email platform. Gmail…
Read More »TECH, Uber Sells Self-driving-car Unit To Autonomous-driving Startup Aurora Innovation Inc.
Uber Technologies Inc. sold its self-driving-car unit to a Silicon Valley competitor, Aurora Innovation Inc., in the latest business exit by the ride-hailing company as it aims to deliver on a promise to shareholders to become profitable. The two companies on Monday said that as part of the deal for…
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