Latest ai stories from across Kenya.
Kenya recorded 11.12 billion cyber threat events in the last financial year, a 29% increase from 8.62 billion a year earlier, as artificial intelligence gives cybercriminals new ways to automate scams, impersonate trusted individuals and…
Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the private lives of Kenyans, with a growing number of digitally engaged users turning to chatbots for emotional support, personal advice and questions they have not shared with other people.…
Kenya has signed a cooperation agreement with U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic covering AI skills, research, public-sector applications and safety as the East African country seeks to build local capacity in the rapidly…
Meta is partnering with African AI accelerator This Is Digital to launch an AI academy in Kenya, targeting students, developers, startups, small businesses and professionals as demand for artificial intelligence skills grows across the…
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi reportedly became the focus of a coordinated political amplification campaign that used Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence to generate social-media content portraying strong…
Power Learn Project is training 1,700 young people from refugee and host communities in Kenya’s Garissa and Turkana counties in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data analytics, as technology skills become increasingly important…
TryMassive AI has launched in Kenya with a platform aimed at helping restaurants, salons, pharmacies, retailers and other small businesses gain visibility in Google Search and Maps as consumers increasingly turn to online and AI-powered…
Kenya’s economy has become deeply dependent on digital systems, from mobile money and digital banking to e-commerce, cloud services, online government platforms and connected workplaces. Digital transformation has created enormous…
Microsoft has appointed Angela Nganga as its Country Lead for East Africa, putting an experienced regional executive at the helm as the technology giant expands its focus on artificial intelligence, digital transformation and local…
Apple unveiled a new Mac mini powered by its M6 chip, positioning the compact desktop as a machine for running artificial-intelligence workloads locally as the company pushes more computing away from the cloud and onto consumer devices.…
Intel is raising $20 billion through a new stock offering, giving the US chipmaker a major injection of fresh capital as it continues to invest in its business. Intel said Monday it priced 210,526,315 shares of common stock at $95 per…
Cape Town-based AI software startup Tennsa has raised pre-seed funding from Oakvale Invest to scale its platform and accelerate its push to help businesses move from fragmented legacy workflows to agentic intelligence. The investment makes…
Twenty-six projects backed by Microsoft, Gates Foundation, Google.org and Masakhane will build African-language AI for healthcare, agriculture, education, justice and digital inclusion. Africa’s AI revolution is expanding beyond the…
Artificial intelligence is now linked to 55% of reported cybercrime across Africa, helping drive financial losses to $484 million, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. The report shows that cybercrime losses…
The fastest-growing companies today are not waiting for the future. They are already using Artificial Intelligence to make better decisions, move faster, reduce costs, and find new opportunities. AI is helping teams work smarter, respond…
While cybersecurity companies leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance threat detection, cybercriminals are weaponising the same technology for automated phishing and malware attacks — highlighted by the fact that 43% of…
South Africa-founded startup Refiant AI has raised $5 million in seed funding to develop technology aimed at reducing the energy and computing costs of artificial intelligence systems. The round was led by California-based climate…
OpenClaw and the Rise of Autonomous AI Assistants: Why the Next Wave of AI Will Do More Than Just Talk Artificial intelligence has spent the past three years transforming how people search for information, write content, code software, and…
Chat Generative AI, also called conversational AI, is a branch of generative artificial intelligence that focuses on producing human-like dialogue. Unlike traditional chatbots that rely on pre-programmed rules, Chat AI uses large language…
Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI) is a transformative subset of artificial intelligence focused on creating novel content rather than merely analyzing or predicting data. Unlike conventional AI models that classify images, detect…
The future of work is rapidly evolving, shaped by automation, remote work, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). These transformative forces are not only changing how and where we work but are also redefining the skills required in…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in modern business, revolutionizing industries and reshaping traditional processes. Its impact spans from automating mundane tasks to enabling data-driven decision-making,…
