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The Jeel Sandbox serves as a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s fintech roadmap empowering startups, financial institutions, and innovators to test, validate and deploy digital financial solutions efficiently in a secure and scalable environment. Jeel,  the innovation and technology subsidiary of Riyad Bank, has partnered with Mambu,  the global cloud-native core banking platform, to enhance the unified ecosystem powered by the recently launched Jeel Sandbox, Saudi Arabia’s pioneering fintech sandbox accelerator developed by Jeel in collaboration with Fintech Saudi. The Jeel Sandbox serves as a cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s fintech roadmap empowering startups, financial institutions, and innovators to test, validate and…

Apple’s iPad Pro will reportedly get much cooler in 2027. The high-end tablet will also be equipped with a new chip, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The analyst notes that Apple will incorporate a vapor chamber in the next-gen iPad Pro models, which will debut in 2027. A vapor chamber should help the Pro tablets perform much better while being more efficient, especially when running resource-intensive tasks. Gurman also states that the 2027 iPad Pro will come equipped with a new Apple M6 SoC. The chip will likely be manufactured on TSMC’s 2nm process. Notably, Apple announced the latest iPad…

Today’s high school students face an uncertain road ahead. AI is changing what skills are valued in the job market, and the Trump administration’s funding cuts have stalled scientific research across disciplines. Most professions seem unlikely to look the same in 10 years, let alone 50. Even students interested in STEM subjects are asking: What can my career look like, and how do I get there?WIRED talked to five high school seniors from across the country about their interest in STEM—and how they’re making sense of the future.These comments have been edited for length and clarity.This Generation Needs to Be…

Apple has just pulled controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store. These two apps have been taken off the App Store in all markets, apparently. Apple removes Tea and TeaOnHer dating safety apps from the App Store Apple has confirmed to TechCrunch that these two apps have been removed from the App Store. According to the Cupertino tech giant, this was done because the apps didn’t meet Apple’s criteria for content moderation and user privacy. The company says that it noticed an excessive number of complaints from users and negative reviews. Some of the complaints also indicated that minors’…

This milestone underscores Kenya’s position as a regional leader in digital transformation and reflects the country’s strong mobile-first economy, growing internet penetration, and rapidly evolving advertising landscape. Kenya has been named the fastest-growing internet advertising market in the world, according to PwC’s Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2025–2029. The report highlights Kenya’s remarkable rise as a digital powerhouse, forecasting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% in internet advertising through 2029 — more than double the global average of 8.4%. This milestone underscores Kenya’s position as a regional leader in digital transformation and reflects the country’s strong mobile-first economy,…

The Porsche × Smeg 917 Salzburg collection brings race-car heritage into home design, blending Porsche’s precision with Smeg’s Italian flair. It turns everyday appliances into bold, collectible art pieces that celebrate speed, style, and the beauty of performance.I have a weakness for beautiful things that don’t need to be this beautiful. You know—those objects that could have been purely functional, yet someone decided, “Let’s make this feel like a sculpture.” That’s how I ended up spiraling into a 2 a.m. rabbit hole over Smeg’s Porsche 917 Salzburg Limited Edition collection.Because, really, who wakes up thinking, “You know what my kitchen…

Nothing is set to unveil its next smartphone with the Phone (3a) Lite. As the name suggests, this will be a more affordable version of the midrange Nothing Phone (3a) and it will launch this Wednesday, October 29, at 1PM GMT. Phone (3a) Lite. 29.10. 13.00 GMT.Light up the everyday. pic.twitter.com/VVNclQ6mEl— Nothing (@nothing) October 27, 2025 Nothing confirmed that the Phone (3a) Lite will be the brand’s first entry-level smartphone. It will feature Nothing’s signature transparent design, and the short teaser video shows a single flashing LED light, which is likely part of the Glyph Matrix interface. Based on previous…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, DeepSeek, and xAI’s Grok are pushing Russian state propaganda from sanctioned entities—including citations from Russian state media, sites tied to Russian intelligence or pro-Kremlin narratives—when asked about the war against Ukraine, according to a new report.Researchers from the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) claim that Russian propaganda has targeted and exploited data voids—where searches for real-time data provide few results from legitimate sources—to promote false and misleading information. Almost one-fifth of responses to questions about Russia’s war in Ukraine, across the four chatbots they tested, cited Russian state-attributed sources, the ISD research claims.“It raises questions regarding…

According to the latest data from the CA, Safaricom PLC continues to lead the broadband sector, commanding a 34.3% market share, followed by Jamii Telecommunications Ltd (20.6%) and Wananchi Group (Kenya) Ltd (12.7%). The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)  has reported significant growth and renewed competition in the country’s broadband and fixed data market, signaling a dynamic shift in Kenya’s digital connectivity landscape. According to the latest data from the CA, Safaricom PLC continues to lead the broadband sector, commanding a 34.3% market share, followed by Jamii Telecommunications Ltd (20.6%) and Wananchi Group (Kenya) Ltd (12.7%). Poa Internet Kenya Ltd…

Do you have a list of the favorite phones you’ve owned? I’ve been lucky enough to have 17 years under my belt with PhoneArena which sure covers plenty of great-and not so great-phones. At the time I started writing for PhoneArena, I was using a BlackBerry Storm 9530. Every unit of this phone sold by Verizon, including mine, had to be sent back. The Storm 2, released a few tears later, was actually a decent phone, but it was too late by then. The Motorola DROID was the first iPhone challengerThe Motorola DROID that I purchased in late 2009 not only…