According to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Monday the 27th of July 2020, Google together with its parent company; Alphabet, will be letting its employees continue carrying out their work obligations from the comfort of their homes, until at least June 2021. This development has put Google at par with other major companies like Facebook, Twitter and Square who all announces that they would continue with the remote-work or work-from home setup currently being implemented, until the foreseeable future. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Square and Twitter; Jack Dorsey made it known that he is even…
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A total of Five (5) airlines are preparing to resume into and out of the East African nation of Kenya, starting from next week. Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary; Najib Balala stated on Sunday that Air France, British Airways, Qatar Airways, Fly Emirates and KLM have all made known their intentions to continue flights into and out of Kenya. The Tourism Cabinet Secretary added that health and safety remain the topmost priorities for the Kenyan government, even as the nation’s economy begins to gradually reopen. In March of 2020 all international flights were suspended after Kenya got its first case…
According to reports, Facebook will be launch its very own rival to viral social media platform; TikTok which is hugely popular among young adults and teenagers alike. The video editing application which is called ‘Instagram Reels’ will be going Live this August. The video platform; Instagram Reels, will allow its users create short videos that are creative and also set to or with music. Just like TikTok right? If you had that thought, you are not entirely wrong. It does sound like TikTok. A whole lot. The Instagram Reels application, is currently being tested in India, France, Brazil and…
As the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to affect various income streams across board, a large number of individuals who live in high end apartments are now looking for and moving to more affordable apartments or homes away from highbrow areas, sometimes even smaller too. Moving companies are also corroborating this occurrence, stating that a substantial amount of Kenyans are no longer moving to expensive apartments. According to Nellions Moving and Relocations company, the recent increase in home or apartment relocation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has either been to houses or apartments on the outskirts of…
New car purchases in Kenya dropped by 26.4 percent in the six (6) months up to June 2020. The drop is so far being attributed to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and its economic implications. According to Data released by the Kenya Motor Industry Association formal dealers like Toyota Kenya & Isuzu East Africa experienced their sales decline to 4,628 units during the period that was reviewed. This is a far cry from the 6,294 units that were sold in 2019 during the same period. A larger portion of the decline went down in the second quarter of 2020 (from April…
East African Telecommunications giant; Safaricom, has now introduced a new feature that alerts users who use the company’s mobile money transfer user; M-PESA, to the transfer limit’s balance. Being that the maximum daily amount is 300,000 Kenyan Shillings this means is that, users will now be able to see exactly how much they have left to transact per day with each confirmation message received from M-PESA. This is the latest addition to the number of new features that have been included in the now updated M-PESA mobile money transfer service, which has had more than a few maintenance periods…
For a selected number of English Language pages Social Media Giant; Facebook has begun testing a number of new features. This is coming after the platform previously carried out testing on accounts for celebrities. One of the new features being tested, is an entirely different layout for the mobile app versions. This layout will ensure that the focus will be on the name of the Facebook Page, the page’s follower count as well as its description. According engadget.com, the layouts being tested will look a little like profile pages on Twitter and Facebook owned Instagram. What this means is…
In a bid to put an end to the large amount of misinformation being spread regarding Coronavirus, American multinational technology company; Google will be banning all conspiracy ads regarding Coronavirus. This means any adverts that “[contradict] authoritative scientific consensus”, will be stopped. A larger impact of this move, is that applications and websites will no longer be able to make any income from carrying out or executing adverts that help promote any conspiracy theories about the Coronavirus, including any and all claims that the virus was created by the Chinese in a lab, that billionaire Bill Gates is behind the…
Ted Sarandos, has been announced as the co-CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of American media services provider and production company; Netflix Inc. Sarandos who has also been inaugurated into the board of directors, will be occupying said position alongside Netflix’s co-founder Reed Hastings. The announced was made as part of the company’s release regarding its 2nd quarter earnings. It is not however known if the announcement will take effect immediately. In a letter to Netflix’s shareholders co-founder Reed Hastings said, “Ted has been my partner for decades. This change makes formal what was already informal — that Ted and I share…
In July 2020 Facebook owned social media giant; Instagram, began testing a very new kind of navigation on its mobile applications. This new navigation which allows Instagram’s users to shop with top creators and brands directly with one tap in the navigation bar, is expected to give the platform’s shopping feature a more important position. Users will also have the ability to sort products by categories within Instagram Explore’s Shop and also check out directly. With the launch of the revamped Shop feature powered by Facebook Pay, Instagram is being more deliberate with its plan to position itself as…
Creating your very own business and becoming an Entrepreneur, has now grown to become one of if not the most popular alternatives for young people in today’s world. The increased success rate of this occurrence, has subsequently resulted in people securing traditional 9 to 5 jobs, becoming a much less attractive path. Especially in the demographic of individuals who intend to accumulate long term wealth and also build stability. About 7 million individuals are unemployed in the East African Nation of Kenya, with over 1.4 million individuals constantly on the lookout for jobs. Those figures were made public via a…
Becoming an entrepreneur and creating your very own business, has now become one of the most popular alternatives for present day’s youth or young people. This development’s increased success rate, has now led to getting traditional 9 to 5 jobs, becoming a much less attractive option. Particularly among individuals looking to build stability and also accumulate long term wealth. In the East African nation of Kenya, around 7 million individuals are unemployed, with more than 1.4 million individuals constantly on the lookout for jobs. This was made public in a survey conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).…
Setting up a business and becoming an entrepreneur, is now one of the most popular alternative for today’s generation of young people. The increased success rate of this development, has led to the option of securing traditional 9 to 5 jobs, becoming less and less attractive. Especially for individuals looking to accumulate long term wealth and stability. An estimate of 7 million individuals are unemployed in Kenya and more than 1.4 million individuals are on the hunt for jobs. This is according to a survey conducted by KNBS which is the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. In 2019, statista.com put…
Starting a business and becoming self employed, has become the most popular alternative for today’s generation of young people. The growing success rate of this development, has led to the other option of a 9 to 5, becoming less and less attractive. Especially for individuals looking to accumulate long term wealth and stability. An estimate of 7 million individuals are unemployed in Kenya and more than 1.4 million individuals are on the hunt for jobs. This is according to a survey conducted by KNBS which is the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. This harsh reality, is part of why the…
