Par Axel Toubson
#TechFriday n°2️⃣6️⃣3️⃣ – Issue of 05/12/2025
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In this week’s #TechFriday, we dive into Cameroon’s emoji revolution, the rise of agentic AI, Samsung’s TriFold, Burkina–Ghana connectivity, Botswana’s first national data center, Google.org’s cybersecurity push, Spotify Wrapped 2025, Zimbabwe’s digital tax, South Korea’s spycam scandal, and the surprising photo feature removed from the iPhone 17 Pro. Enjoy!
Inside Cameroon’s emoji culture: a visual language reshaping communication 🇨🇲😊🔥
In Cameroon, emojis and stickers are becoming a language in their own right. They simplify conversations, circumvent connection issues, and reflect a dynamic local digital culture. Combining humor, emotion, and creativity, they are redefining the way Cameroonians express themselves online. Click here for full story
Agentic AI: When Artificial Intelligence Moves from Talk to Action 🤖
Agentic AI is here and changing the game. Unlike ChatGPT that answers your questions, they actually take action for you: research, bookings, complex tasks. Discover this new generation of autonomous AI that promises to revolutionize our daily lives, balancing opportunities with ethical questions. Click here for full story
Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold unfolds into a 10-inch tablet that fits in your pocket 📱
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Z TriFold: a dual-hinge smartphone that transforms into a 10-inch tablet. Features Snapdragon 8 Elite, 200MP camera, 5,600mAh battery, and just 3.9mm thin. Launches in Korea Dec 12, US early 2026. Expected price: $2,500-$3,000. Click here for full story
Burkina Faso and Ghana move to scrap roaming fees in major cross-border deal 🇧🇫📡🇬🇭
Botswana launches its first national data center, aiming for digital independence 🇧🇼💾
Botswana has inaugurated its first national data center, a Tier III-certified facility. It enhances data security, supports the digital economy, and prepares the country to become a regional technology hub. This center marks a step toward digital sovereignty and the modernization of public services. Click here for full story
JA Africa and Google.org are investing $1.5 million to train 750,000 children, parents, and teachers in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa in digital safety skills. The program, called “Be Internet Awesome,” aims to strengthen online protection, vigilance, and responsibility. Click here for full story
Spotify Wrapped 2025: Your music recap just became a group event 🎧
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is becoming more social than ever: enriched stories, playlists with play counts, more detailed insights, and above all, Wrapped Party, a collective experience that transforms the musical retrospective into a truly shared moment. Click here for full story
Zimbabwe will tax foreign digital services 15% starting in 2026 🇿🇼 💰📲
Starting in 2026, Zimbabwe will impose a 15% tax on all payments to foreign digital platforms such as Netflix, Starlink, and InDrive. The goal is to recover lost revenue, better regulate the digital economy, and rebalance competition, despite concerns about price increases. Click here for full story
South Korea busts massive spycam ring that hacked 120,000 connected cameras 🎦
iPhone 17 Pro drops night portrait mode — and users aren’t happy 🌑📸
Apple has quietly removed the ability to combine Portrait mode and Night mode on the iPhone 17 Pro, a popular feature that had been available since the iPhone 12 Pro. This discreet removal has divided opinion and raised a real question: is it simply a bug or a deliberate choice by Apple? Click here for full story
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That’s it for this week. We wish you a good weekend and look forward to hearing from you in the comments.
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