Global AWS Outage Knocks Out Major Apps — Including Snapchat, Canva, and Roblox in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya- A number of popular websites and apps were left inaccessible on Monday, October 20, following a global outage on Amazon Web Services...
Instagram Introduces New Parental Controls and PG-13 Filters for Teen Users
Instagram is tightening safety settings for its teenage users with a new set of parental controls and content filters designed to give parents more...
Microsoft Unveils MAI-Image-1 to Rival Sora and Google’s Nano Banana
WASHINGTON - Microsoft has taken a step toward AI independence with the unveiling of MAI-Image-1, its first proprietary text-to-image generation model — a move...
Parliament Approves Law to Govern Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s Parliament has approved a bill to regulate digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, marking a major step toward formalising...
Instagram Introduces ‘Rings’ Awards to Honor Top Creators
Instagram has unveiled a new awards program called Rings, aimed at recognizing creators who have made significant contributions to the platform’s culture, storytelling, and...
The Scoop- Walls Have Ears
The Scoop by Y News is a one-page online magazine that takes you straight into Kenya's corridors of power. Each edition delivers sharp, thrilling stories – secrets, deals, and behind-the-scenes intrigues shaping the nation. Designed for the fast reader, The Scoop is made to be consumed in a glance and shared in a click.