Personalization is at the heart of what we do at Spotify. The beauty of these experiences is our ability to deliver the right piece of music for that exact moment in time, and maybe even connect you with your next favorite artist in the process. Starting today, we’re excited to […]
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By Mukesh Bector Every generation has a defining moment. The Silent Generation had WWII. Baby Boomers had the moon landing. Millennials had the global financial crisis. But Generation Z’s (Gen Z) defining moment has been heating up – climate change. Known as the “disruptive generation”, those born between 1997 […]
Jacob’s Ladder Africa, a non profit organisation focused on green workforce readiness, along with the Future of Development Programme at the Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford) hosted a roundtable discussion on green livelihoods and the future of jobs in Africa. The roundtable convened key individuals from academia, industry, international […]
Digital music service Spotify has stepped up its efforts to net more customers in the Kenyan market by launching an exclusive Kenyan playlist. The playlist, dubbed ‘Gengetone Fire’, seeks to incorporate more viewership and listenership amongst Kenya’s gen-z. Spotify says the its choice is informed by the genre’s diversity and […]
MultiChoice Kenya has announced the rebranding of the DStv App to DStv Stream! The new DStv Stream comes with enhanced personalization to discover content on subscribers’ profiles and a seamless, user friendly and simpler streaming experience. Viewers will also have the ability to switch soundtracks to their local languages where […]
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today released new findings on CryptoRom scammers—a subset of pig butchering [shā zhū pán] schemes. These kind of schemes are designed to trick users of dating apps into making fake cryptocurrency investments. In its latest report, Sha Zhu […]
Buy Now Pay Later firm Aspira Kenya has announced a strategic partnership with Hotpoint Appliances and Avana Laundromat to finance up to Ksh 3 million to SMEs in the laundromat business. Launched as part of the Aspira SME Bizna financing programme, the deal will see Hotpoint Appliances provide laundry equipment, […]
Google and the USAID eTrade Alliance have announced a partnership to expand the reach of the Hustle Academy Program in Kenya. This collaboration aims to provide 2,500 Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) with access to critical resources and digital tools to foster growth over 18 months. This will bring the […]
Meta Platforms has lost a bid to suspend proceedings at the Labour Court in which Facebook content moderators are battling their sacking. Even though interim orders are in place suspending their redundancy, Meta has tried to have the matter dismissed, citing jurisdiction issues but the court has declined. Meta moved […]
By Antynet Ford The Bank of Kigali has committed to providing Sh17.9 billion worth of loans to farmers and businesses across the agricultural value chain. A portion of the funding will be provided at a concessionary interest rate of as low as 8% per annum, which is less than half […]
