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The Hidden Cost of America's Data Centre Boom: Who Really Pays for the Cloud
Across the United States, entire towns are getting a crash course in what a data centre actually costs a community: soaring electricity bills, drained aquifers, a constant mechanical hum, and tax breaks that rarely deliver the jobs they promised. Here is what the boom is actually doing to the people who live next to it.
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AI That Does the Work, Not Just the Talking: What Agentic AI Really Means for Zambian Business
For three years, AI meant a chat window that gave you a good answer. In 2026, the frontier has moved to AI that logs into your systems, browses your accounts, and finishes the task itself. Here is what that shift can and cannot do for a Zambian business right now.
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Phishing, Fraud, and a Hijacked WhatsApp Account: The Cybersecurity Threats Hitting Zambian SMEs Right Now
Almost eight in ten Zambians say they were targeted by digital fraud in the past year, and the victims are not just careless individuals. Here is what phishing, mobile money fraud, and WhatsApp Business hijacking actually look like for a Zambian SME in 2026, and what to do about each one.
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Why RAM Prices Are Surging and What It Means for Your Next Hardware Purchase
AI data centres have quietly redirected the world's memory chip supply toward their own needs, and the bill is arriving at your doorstep in the form of a PC build that costs twice what it did a year ago.
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MTN Zambia Just Made History. Here Is What Starlink Direct-to-Cell Means for Every Zambian With a Phone
MTN Zambia became the first operator in Africa to complete Starlink Direct-to-Cell testing, demonstrating WhatsApp calls and mobile money transactions via satellite on standard phones. Here is what that milestone means for Zambia's connectivity future.
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Your Business Is Real. Your Website Should Prove It.
Over 7 million Zambians are online and the first thing most of them do before spending money is search. If your business does not show up, a competitor who does will get that customer instead.
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Your Business Lost Data Last Year. Load Shedding Did Not Do It.
Every time a Zambian business loses important data, the same culprit gets blamed: load shedding. But power cuts do not delete files. They expose a much older problem that was already there, waiting.
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Why Your Office Wi-Fi Is Costing You More Than You Think
Your team is losing hours every week to slow connections, dropped video calls, and Wi-Fi that works fine at home but collapses the moment ten people try to use it at once. The cause is almost never what you think it is.
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