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Tanzania Social Media Tax Rule Sparks Privacy and Cybersecurity Fears

Tanzania · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —New rule: Businesses selling on social media must display their Tax Identification Number (TIN), TIN certificate, or tax clearance certificate publicly on their profiles from 1 July 2026. —Legal basis: The requirement comes from amendments to the Tax Administration (General) Regulations, 2016, issued by Finance Minister Khamis Mussa Omar. —Penalties: […] The post…

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The Developer Who Put an OS on the Amiga — Tim King (1947–2026)

A Cambridge Student Writes an Operating System In the late 1970s, a Cambridge computer science student named Tim King needed an operating system for the Cambridge LISP machine.

  • Tim King, born in 1947, created Tripos, a preemptive multitasking OS in BCPL.
  • King joined MetaComCo in 1984, bringing Tripos to Commodore for Amiga development.
  • King founded Perihelion and UK Online, shaping modern computing concepts.