SpaceX and Tesla entrepreneur; Elon Musk is now the world’s richest person with a net worth of over 185 Billion Dollars (136 Billion British Pounds). The billionaire hit the top spot after the share price for Tesla increased on Thursday the 7th of January 2021. The boost puts him ahead of Amazon’s founder; Jeff Bezos who has held the number one spot since 2017. Tesla; the electric car company owned by Elon Musk has continued to rise in value this year (2021). It achieved a market value of 700 Billion Dollars (516 Billion British Pounds) for the first time ever…
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The United Kingdom has from this month (January 2021), provide highly skilled Kenyans who do not have degree level qualifications, access to work permits in Britain. This is as a result of new immigration laws that have been put in place, after the United Kingdom agreed to exit the European Union (EU). Britain’s new immigration system which is based on points, first came into effect on Friday, the 1st of January 2021. The new immigration system essentially reduces the requirements for job applicants to a minimum skill level of A Level or its equivalents, as opposed to the degree level…
Recent reports have surfaced that fuel the suspicion that Chinese Billionaire and Chairman of Alibaba Group; Jack Ma is missing. This is also supported by the fact that he has not been seen in public in more than two months. Jack Ma who founded Alibaba a Chinese multinational technology company that specializes in retail, e-commerce, Internet, and technology, did not make an appearance on the final episode of his talent show called Africa’s Business Heroes, as scheduled. The show gives African entrepreneurs an opportunity to compete for a share of 1.5 Million Dollars (163.8 Million Kenyan Shillings). According to the…
Starting from today Monday the 4th of January 2021 banks in Kenya will resume Banks will resume the listing of thousands of individuals who have defaulted on their loans. This will be done with the Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs) and is coming after the expiration of the initial 90-day (3-month) Grace period given to loan defaulters. Lenders across Kenya had starting from the 1st of October 2020, given borrowers with unpaid credit, 90 days to pay up al amounts borrowed following the decision by the Central Bank of Kenya to lift the 6-month freeze that was imposed on borrowers who…
Popular peer to peer Bitcoin marketplace and universal money translator; Paxful, has entered into a partnership with East Africa’s biggest Afro-pop band; Sauti Sol. The company made it known that its partnership with the award-winning band, is part of its efforts aimed at creating more awareness in East Africa about its company and about the Cryptocurrency industry as a whole. The news is coming after Paxful achieved 60,000 new users in Kenya, which is a significant increase from what it attained in 2019. It will also be increasing its presence in Kenya by hiring and setting up a team on…
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has announced the launch of its newest service. This service will allow users to now be able to hold, buy and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal accounts. Yes, including Bitcoin. Cool right? The e-commerce company will be enabling cryptocurrency as a funding source for digital commerce and purchases at its 26 million merchants across the globe. The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, has resulted in a heightened interest in crypto or digital currencies, and an accelerated shift towards digital representations of value, alongside digital payments. In the past the adoption of cryptocurrency by the mainstream or the general…
Facebook owned messaging application; WhatsApp has finally launched its very own disappearing message feature. Its users have been clamoring for this particular feature for awhile now. Especially since competitors like Snapchat, Telegram, Signal, Wickr, etc, already have disappearing or message self destruct type features. For WhatsApp’s Disappearing messages feature, messages will disappear after a period of seven days (one week). This feature will apply to individual chats and group chats as well. With no further ado, let’s get down to it! How To Set Up The Disappearing Messages Feature On WhatsApp For Android To activate the Disappearing Messages feature on…
According to recent reports telecommunications giant; Safaricom, is considering reducing the transaction fees for its M-Pesa mobile money service. The decision is in a bid to maintain the present high rates of M-Pesa use since the removal of transaction fees for sums of 1,000 Kenyan Shillings and below. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom; Peter Ndegwa, the telecommunications company might begin to offer lower transaction fees as an incentive for customers who began using its mobile money service; M-Pesa due to the payment guidelines brought on as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and those who increased…
Telecommunications giant; Safaricom, has introduced two new really useful features with the latest update for its mySafaricom mobile application. Its users can now redeem Bonga points directly from the mySafaricom mobile application, and utilize one of the modern era’s safest security features; the Fingerprint protection. With Fingerprint protection now available on the mySafaricom app, users will no longer have to worry about just anyone getting into the app via their mobile devices, and gaining access to valuable information like their Data bundle balance, airtime balance and of course their M-Pesa balance, without their say so. The mySafaricom app also lets…
Apple has announced its latest offering; the AirPods Max which is its very own innovative wireless headphones offering in a market currently dominated by Bose and Sony via their current flagship products; the Bose 700 and the Sony XM4. Essentially, it brings the user experience of the AirPods with an over the ear, custom acoustic design that sports high fidelity sound. It has an advanced software that powers computational audio, resulting in a never seen before listening experience with Adaptive EQ. Adaptive EQ gives users the ability to adjust the sound to the seal and fit of the ear cushions…
Launched alongside the Oppo Watch, the Oppo Reno 4 is one more addition to Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd (which is a Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communications company headquartered in Dongguan, Guangdong)’s quite impressive lineup of smartphones. The Oppo Reno 4 has a really amazing design. The smartphone manufacturer added two new designs one of which is a never seen before Reno Glow for the Galactic Blue variant of the Oppo Reno 4 that helps it achieve a matte finish. The Space Black variant has a glittery and not so laid back Oppo monogram at the back which…
From all indications Warner Bros believes that the future of the global entertainment industry is in homes and not theaters. The AT&T owned Hollywood studio that was founded as a Pennsylvania nickelodeon as back as 1903, has made it known that it will be releasing its movies scheduled for 2021 on its HBO Max streaming service and in theatres, at the same time. Even with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic making the entertainment industry look more towards indoor streaming services, this is still the most radical move taken by any major studio so far. Warner Bros’ new plan of action, will…
According to recent reports, Nairobi’s cost of living is expected to increase significantly if a new set of levies proposed by the Nairobi County, are implemented. These new levies which have been included in the Nairobi City County Finance Bill, 2020 will mean that individuals living in Nairobi, will have added strains on their finances. The Nairobi City County Finance Bill, 2020 wants a number of charges implemented, as a way to contribute towards it own source revenue target of 15.5 billion Kenyan Shillings for the financial year that will end on the 30th of June 2021. One of…
Realme since its launch on the 4th of May 2018, has gone on to release an impressive number of devices. These devices, targe the mid to budget range categories available in certain markets. The device this article will be focusing on, is the Realme 7i. The Realme 7i which was released not long after the Realme Narzo 20, the Realme Narzo 20A, and the Realme Narzo 20 Pro, is a more affordable version of its vanilla Realme 7 hence the ‘I’ suffix in its name. The more affordable Realme 7i comes with the compromise of having slightly less specifications than…
