After numerous complaints delocalized teachers whose requests for transfers are delayed, the Teachers Service Commission has come out to respond to them to explain. Teachers from Taita Taveta, Nyandarua, Narok, …
Business Watch Team
Business Watch Team
Business Watch is an online business portal that is set to marry both the traditional media and the digital media and bring them under one umbrella
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Google has issued an urgent warning to millions of people around the world who rushed to use ChatGPT. The AI platform won over 100 million users within the first three …
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Call them the Y-generation, the new generation, the confused generation, kids, and the lazy. Call them anything but the fact remains clear, that the millennial is one of the most …
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Super Metro Sacco, one of Nairobi’s leading public transport operators, announced the introduction of its first electric bus as part of its fleet. Supplied by Kenyan electric mobility startup BasiGo, …
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Even the blind can tell that things are not right in Kenya. Everything is going South. So, what are the top 5 things ailing Kenya the most? Religion. Of late, …
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A recent survey done on 2,600 people has shown that having an active interest in cryptocurrency could be the new language of love. According to the survey: An active interest …
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Scammers have changed tact and are no longer dominating dating apps but other social media platforms such as Twitter. According to Sophos, there are expansive, still operational, pig butchering or …
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No business exists in a vacuum. They say that businesses are made of people. People do not buy products and services, but they buy people. People create trust and trust …
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Saccos, or savings and credit cooperative organizations, are becoming increasingly popular investment options for many individuals looking for a secure and profitable place to put their money. A Sacco is …
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There is an unusual heat sweeping across Kenya. The abnormal scorching sun is taking no prisoners and Kenyans have been warned against taking it lightly. Kenyans have now been called …
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Airtel Kenya has announced that it will introduce 5G mobile broadband services in Nairobi. The telecommunications company will target “high-income” neighborhoods within the city county because “they have the gadgets …
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The Salaries and Rnumeration Commission (SRC) made a ridiculous announcement that the salaries of the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers were to reduce by 13,000 shillings from what they …
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February 14th is here and the skies are colored with red roses. As is the norm, February 14th is the day people express love to those they hold dearly in …
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BDO East Africa, a public accounting, tax, and advisory firm, has expanded its Kenyan operations to serve the growing demand for outsourced financial services from the USA and European markets. …
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Nairobi’s iconic hotel Sarova Panafric, will this year highlight Valentine’s Day with a special evening of love and romance, making it a timeless classic with the legendary international artist Kidum. …
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Imagine a TV without any wires/cables. Imagine buying a TV, mounting it on the wall, and remotely having it start working without any wire connection, thanks to an accompanying wireless …
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With the Middle East Energy Exhibition and Conference set to host 20,000 visitors and 800+ international exhibitors representing 170 countries, key players in Kenya’s energy industry will be following keenly …
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For more than two weeks, one of the largest banks by assets in Kenya has been trending both online and offline not for so good reasons. A battalion of Kenyans …
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Teachers who were involved in the administration of the 2022 national examinations may have to wait longer before receiving their dues from the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC). All the …
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Invest before you spend: Your monthly consumption should be equal to your income (net of all taxes) minus your monthly investments. Regular investment every month grows your wealth, so your …
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Cases of heart attack have become very common nowadays with many people dying abruptly even without knowing that they are suffering from heart-related problems. The latest high-ranking person said to …
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The Ministry of Education is recruiting chairpersons and members of councils of public universities and constituent colleges who will be placed to serve in any university within the country taking into …
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In the latest episode of Inside Africa, CNN International meets the sea rescue services tapping into tech and tools to save lives in South Africa. The National Sea Rescue Institute [NSRI], are …
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Kenya’s Stima Sacco has come out to explain reasons why their members could not access some online services, putting to rest some of the fears that had gripped a section …
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Across industries and among organizations of every size, cyberattacks are on the rise. For instance, Kenya’s Communication Authority revealed that in the year 2021, cybercrimes in the country rose by …
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CNN International Correspondent Larry Madowo will be the new host of the long-running series African Voices Changemakers, which profiles outstanding individuals from across the continent. Based in Nairobi, Madowo has …
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LG Electronics is pleased to announce Dong Won Lee as its new Regional Managing Director for East Africa (EA). He replaces Sa Nyoung Kim who served as LG EA Managing …
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According to analysts from Xplico Insurance, the time for Kenyan small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to embrace insurance coverage is long overdue. According to the industry player, the immense contribution …
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Stima Sacco, as it is popularly known, is among the few investment vehicles in Kenya that have fully embraced the use of technology to make the transactions and relationships between …
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The Nairobi Global Trade Centre (GTC), the region’s most anticipated premier lifestyle and business destination, has reached a development milestone – the Executive Residences are now ready for occupation. Alongside, …
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Making a triumphant return at this year’s CES®, LG Electronics (LG) took home its most awards ever compared to previous years – with more than 220 recognitions honoring top innovations across its …
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UBA Bank Kenya has called on Kenyans to take advantage of the Tony Emelu Foundation and apply for the USD 5000 seed capital for their businesses and ideas. The seed …
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The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has deployed a total of 30,000 teachers to take care of the crisis facing Junior Secondary Schools around the country. The deployment comes after a …
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CFAO Motors, through the Toyota Kenya Foundation Academy, has announced the graduation of 30 trainees consisting of refugees from Kakuma, Kalobeyei Camp, and Turkana County under the Toyota Service Technician …
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About 13.9 million Kenyans do not have any form of a retirement savings scheme. The majority of them are found in the informal sector and are living from hand-to-mouth which …
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Kenyan teachers will now be smiling all the way to the bank. The last stage of the Collective Bargaining Agreement has fully been implemented, which only means, “more money”. Chief …
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First, it is important to note that Nokia C21 Plus is an “ultra-affordable device” but one that comes with more features that are more sophisticated than other devices within the …
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Nairobi is a difficult city to set up and run a business, but those who do, end up making a killing. The reason why it is difficult to set up …
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The main form of transport in Kenya is a matatu. Of course, there are the boda boda guys, but nothing beats the matatu. The matatu crew can be crazy and …
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Kenya’s leading real estate developer, Mi Vida Homes has sold 100 percent of its one-bedroom apartments and 75 percent of its studio apartments at its latest project months before groundbreaking, …
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The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), initially National Hospital Insurance Fund, will soon be changing its name to National Social Health Insurance Fund (NSHIF). The Cabinet Secretary for Health Susan …
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OpenAI, a startup behind the popular ChatGPT platform is set to launch a mobile app for the platform. Currently, ChatGPT is only available on computer programs, and having it as …
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Emirates has operated its first milestone demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight took off from Dubai International …
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UBA Kenya Bank through The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Program is giving at least USD 5000 as seed capital to entrepreneurs across Africa to enable them to kickstart and turn …
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More than 200 teachers from Trans-Nzoia County stormed the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) offices in Kitale demanding to be issued transfer letters. The visibly angry and furious teachers, mostly from …
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Sophos has released new findings on CryptoRom scams—elaborate financial fraud schemes that prey on and trick dating app users into making fake cryptocurrency investments—in its latest report, “Fraudulent Trading Apps …
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Six teachers from Itumbe DOK Primary School in Kisii County have been arrested after a video went viral of them, forcing young boys to engage in an indecent act by …
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The County Government of Nairobi is planning to lay off at least 700 workers who were employed by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). NMS completed its contract and handed over …
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EssenceMediacom has launched in Kenya with an ambition to deliver marketing breakthroughs for its clients. Disrupting the old models across media, creativity, innovation, and analytics, the agency has been built …
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Convergence Partners has closed its Convergence Partners Digital Infrastructure Fund (CPDIF) at $296 million, surpassing its initial target by over 18%. This achievement is despite subdued private capital fundraising on …
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The United States of America has been hit by an acute egg shortage. At least 47 states have reported a more than 90 percent drop in egg supply. The country …
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The former Secretary-general of the once-powerful Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Mr. Willson Sossion has called on the government to do away with the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). According to …
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Bank of Kigali has donated KSh124.5 million to its charitable arm for philanthropic support of needy groups across Rwanda. The Foundation will continue different charitable initiatives currently run under BK’s …
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The Central Bank of Kenya is still in the process of vetting and approving digital lenders in Kenya. So far, the banking regulator has fully approved 22 lenders with an …
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HMD Global has announced the second Nokia tablet, Nokia T10, joining its in-demand tablet range. Engineered to last longer through a combination of signature durability, frequent security updates, and guaranteed …
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A landlord in Kisumu has put up an ad in a newspaper to auction eight underwears belonging to his former tenant who moved out without paying rent. According to the …
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A lot has changed at Twitter since billionaire Elon Musk bought it. Twitter has never been the same since, changed for the better though. In an effort to promote “freedom …
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Nairobi City County released a list of unclaimed dead bodies that are piling up in mortuaries around the city. In a Public Notice published in the dailies, City Mortuary, for …
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The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, is still affecting the delocalization of school administrators. The Commission has released lists of delocalized teachers per county. Those transferred have either overstayed in the …
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Sarova Hotels and Resort’s city property, Sarova Panafric Hotel scooped a top award at the World Luxury Hotel Awards, in a global exercise that required both existing and potential customers …
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Middle East Energy, the leading energy industry event in the MEA region, will be making its anticipated return to Dubai World Trade Centre on 7 – 9 March 2023 to …
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Shadrack Kiprotich is the 2022 recipient of Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for actively sharing high-quality expertise with other technology professionals. With just over 3,000 awardees worldwide, the Microsoft …
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The world is evolving fast. Faster than human beings can catch up. Technology is becoming the order of the day, and before we know it, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will run …
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Binance Charity, the philanthropic arm of Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency and blockchain infrastructure provider has partnered with Utiva, a technology education company in Africa that helps young people learn …
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The average rental yield for serviced apartments within the Nairobi Metropolitan Area increased by 0.7 percentage points to 6.2 percent in 2022 from 5.5 percent in 2021, with Westlands and …
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East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has reported Kshs 57.3 billion in net sales for the half year ended 31 December 2022, representing a 4 percent growth compared to the same …
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Global Technology Company Epson has unveiled the production of sustainable textile creations, made possible through the utilization of Epson’s digital textile printing technology. Epson, Regional Head East, and West Africa, …
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Fairly priced smartphones helped some mobile vendors to keep up their shipment numbers in a tough year characterized by a general slow-down in the economy, realme PR and Marketing Manager …
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The technology world was on fire about the latest artificial intelligence demonstration by OpenAI in the waning months of 2022, ChatGPT. It is truly a remarkable achievement, an artificial intelligence …
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RUBiS Energy Kenya has launched a 4-week challenge dubbed ‘Fanikiwa na Ultra Tec’, rallying motorists to use Ultra Tec fuel to gauge their fuel consumption and how much they can …
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The Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation is auctioning at least 109 vehicles. Some of the cars will be sold for as low as 5,000 …
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The insurance and reinsurance markets are drastically evolving in an unpredictable world of new risks, either underestimated or just dynamic and challenging to model. We have witnessed rising costs of …
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The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) announced the mass recruitment of teachers for positions of test setters and moderators in the examination body. The KNEC stated in a public notice …
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HACO Industries Ltd has unveiled its Recycled Rulers initiative that offers sustainable learning aid solutions to students, teaching staff, and schools as the school year begin. HACO Rulers have been …
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The development and acceptance of digital currencies in Africa have been truly monumental. Although in 2022, the digital asset industry saw several high-profile breaches of trust and was largely characterized …
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Digital insurance platform mTek has partnered with digital informal retail aggregator Kyosk.app and Fin, a focused fintech platform to provide insurance covers to over 100,000 Kenyan Dukas. Despite employing over …
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BasiGo and AVA have announced a partnership that will see the latter assemble modern electric buses for BasiGo in Kenya. In January 2023, AVA successfully completed the final assembly of …
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LG Electronics (LG) presented an exciting, new color option for its groundbreaking refrigerator with MoodUP™ to offer personalized customer experiences at CES 2023. The 4-Door French-Door model fridge comes embedded with more than 190,000 possible color …
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Kenyans have been warned against taking a loan from a mobile loan app by the name KeCredit that operates under Mulla Pride Limited after complaints emerged that the company threatens …
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On Friday 20th January, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia announced that the 30,000 new teachers are expected to be part of the payroll on January 30, 2023. …
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The Nokia G11 Plus is the latest addition to the Nokia G-series smartphone portfolio – bringing quality, durability, and performance to the Kenyan consumer. Retailing at 18,000 shillings, the phone …
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A lot has been said about the new Competency-based Curriculum (CBC) and its impact on Kenyan children, hence future generations. As the discussions about CBC rage on, a few have …
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Global electronic giant, LG Electronics, rolled out its 2023 blueprint aimed at creating innovation for a better life and ensuring a sustainable future for all by embracing renewable energy and …
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Some people are like garbage trucks. They move around full of garbage, looking for someone to dump on. On their effort to find someone to dump on, they may choose …
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Most parents often take their kids, as soon as the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results are out, to some backstreet colleges to do “computer packages.” Mostly, the kids …
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The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) fined 10 insurance companies in Kenya a total of 56.9 million shillings over late payments and failure to submit audited accounts. The 10 insurance companies …
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No nation has ever developed by overtaxing its poor population. If you keep on milking an emaciated cow, it will soon die. The Kenya Kwanza Government seems to be under …
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Egerton University is set to sack an unknown number of lecturers and also plans to do away with at least 5 degree courses in an effort to save itself from …
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The National Treasury’s plan to increase fees for excise stamps by up to 317% is another gift for criminals involved in illicit trade and another setback for consumers already battling …
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Embracing innovation, and rethinking service capabilities – these are part of a vast realm of possibilities that have been opened across Africa through the adoption of e-commerce, and for tech …
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In brief, tell us about Koko Networks and the number of counties you impacted in Kenya. As a global climate technology company, KOKO Networks is driving the transition to sustainable …
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Africa Data Centres has officially broken ground on an additional data center facility in Nairobi. The new build will see the existing facility on the adjacent piece of land expanded …
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Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web said, “Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.” Today, data has become more diverse than …
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The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has advertised more than 14,000 teacher vacancies for various positions in line with the Career Progression Guideline, CPG. The TSC has further invited applications for …
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Absa Bank Kenya PLC has been named the top employer of choice in Kenya and Africa for a second consecutive year by the Top Employers Institute for excellence in people …
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LG Electronics (LG) has announced and awarded the final winners of its LIFE’S GOOD AWARD, supporting global innovators taking on challenges to help create a Better Life for All. Topping the list of …
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman announced the foundation will spend US$8.3 billion this year to continue its work fighting poverty, disease, and inequity. He also shared examples …
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LG Electronics and Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI) have announced the opening of the 2023 LG Ambassador Challenge which seeks to promote and support the growth and self-reliance of …
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It is possible textbooks of the future will relay our current era’s stories of a global decline in bees as an extraordinary example of the world’s post-internet fake news. Yet, …
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There are many smartphones on the market. Sometimes it is even difficult to choose between which one is smart and which is not. Not until you come in contact with …