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Kenya’s next unicorn: Which startup could be worth $1bn?

According to Africa: The Big Deal, Kenyan startups raised about Sh126 billion, outperforming Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria.

• Kenya is a leading African hub for startups in fintech, agritech, and renewable energy.
• No Kenyan startup has reached $1 billion valuation, the unicorn benchmark.
• Fintech and climate tech sectors show potential for future unicorns.

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My Cost Monitor Said $234 When the Real Bill Was $48. Then set -e Made It Go Silent for a Week.

A monitoring script that dies quietly is worse than no monitoring at all. Mine proved it twice: first it reported a 7-day spend of $234 when ccusage daily said the real number was $48 (a 4–6x…

1h ago ·dev.to

TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements

TikTok has agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to the US to end a lawsuit alleging its platform violated children‘s privacy, marking one of the largest ever settlements over the issue.

1h ago ·kahawatungu.com

The Optimization That Was Too Good: Why Our Push Notifications Only Worked When You Weren't Looking

This is a submission for DEV's Summer Bug Smash: Smash Stories powered by Sentry . When I was building the push notification system for ShelfTalk — a real-time social app that won the GitHub Finish Up…

• Push notification system optimized for inactive users
• Optimization missed notifications on secondary monitor
• Page Visibility API failed to hide notifications

1h ago ·dev.to