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Africa's electric mobility sector has received another significant financing commitment.

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Africa's electric mobility sector has received another significant financing commitment.

President Donald Trump has proposed a new name for artificial intelligence: 'super intelligence.' Trump made the remark during his September 22, 2026 address to the United Nations General Assembly.

Samsung's next flagship smartphone family is still months away from an expected launch, but leaks are already beginning to outline the Galaxy S27 lineup.

Kenyan TikTok creators who earn money through the platform are being asked to provide tax and residency information as TikTok moves to comply with Kenya's tax requirements.

Google has finally made a much bigger move in laptops.

Kenya's electric mobility industry has received a regulatory change that could materially affect the economics of charging infrastructure.

Kenya's ICT Authority opened an international tender, referenced KE-ICTA-538567-NC-RFB, to expand the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure and strengthen cross-border and metropolitan connectivity, under the World Bank-backed Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project.

A 135-minute investigation published this month by hardware channel Gamers Nexus, working with Level1Techs and independent security researchers, found that retail LG OLED smart TVs actively scan home networks to map nearby devices, collect Wi-Fi network names and signal data, and can buffer microphone audio locally while in standby mode, uploading it once network connectivity is restored.

This is a labeled analysis piece, not neutral reporting.

Apple TV is available for the first time ever in Kenya as of this month, bundled at no extra cost into every paid iCloud+ subscription, including the entry-level 50GB plan, which stays at $0.99 a month, roughly KES 128.

Kenya's High Court declared the government's sale of a 15% stake in Safaricom PLC to Vodacom Group unconstitutional, null and void, and ordered the shares restored to the state.

Apple released iOS 27 to all compatible iPhones on September 14, 2026, closing out a beta cycle that started at WWDC on June 8.

GT Flow Limited, the operating entity formerly known as Twiga Foods One Limited, entered statutory administration in Kenya on August 17, 2026, confirmed by a Kenya Gazette notice published September 11.

Nairobi E-Mobility Week 2026 launched at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on September 14 and runs free to the public through September 19, organized by UNEP and Kenya's Ministry of Transport as part of UNEP's Global Electric Mobility Programme.

Valve launched the Steam Frame, its standalone wireless VR headset, on September 14, 2026, without advance notice, at $1,059 for a 256GB model and $1,299 for 1TB.

Every iPhone 18 Pro, in every country including the US, uses Apple's own C2 modem.

Absa Bank Kenya confirmed Yusuf Omari as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect on September 10, 2026, following board approval and completion of regulatory clearances.

Starting September 10, 2026, Android lets users transfer saved passwords and passkeys directly between Google Password Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden, and Dashlane, without exporting an unencrypted file first.

Kenya's rollout of interactive smartboards and teacher laptops to 10,382 public junior secondary schools launched with an official flag-off on June 9, 2026, under the World Bank-funded Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project (KDEAP), not this week.

Principal Secretary for ICT and the Digital Economy John Tanui held discussions with Fortinet East Africa this week focused on strengthening Kenya's cyber defenses using AI-driven threat intelligence and automated response systems.

Apple's "Surprise and Shine" keynote on September 9, 2026, the first hosted by new CEO John Ternus, announced five new products: the iPhone Duo (Apple's first foldable, starting at $1,999), the iPhone 18 Pro ($1,199) and iPhone 18 Pro Max ($1,299), and the Apple Watch Series 12 ($399) and Watch Ultra 4 ($799).

Apple raised the starting price of the iPhone 18 Pro to $1,199 and the iPhone 18 Pro Max to $1,299, both $100 more than their iPhone 17 predecessors, and simultaneously discontinued the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.

This is analysis, not neutral reporting.

Xiaomi launched the 18 Fold in China on September 7, 2026, two days before Apple officially unveiled the iPhone Duo on September 9.