Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is engaged in active negotiations with Google regarding the potential licensing of Gemini, Google’s leading generative AI engine. This development signifies a potentially groundbreaking shift in…
Kenya is barely using half of total available Internet bandwidth capacity in the country. According to the latest industry report from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Kenya has a total available bandwidth capacity of 17,293.743…
Over 8,000 Australian taxi and hire car drivers have emerged victorious in a class action lawsuit against ride-hailing giant Uber, securing a settlement of A$271.8 million (US$178.3 million). The class action was filed against Uber in 2019…
xAI has made Grok’s foundation public on GitHub. This open access allows a wider range of developers to build upon the model, potentially accelerating its development and shaping its future iterations as it rivals tech from OpenAI, Meta,…
A Silicon Valley startup that was only registered as a corporation 2 months ago may have made a huge breakthrough. Cognition AI is reported to have developed an AI platform with the capabilities to reason. The platform named Devin, is a…
Blockchain stands out as a transformative force that extends far beyond its origins in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. While digital currencies have played a pivotal role in popularizing the blockchain, the underlying…
Samsung wants to use its own smartphone application processors (APs) more often. The reason behind the incorporation of its Exynos chips in its Galaxy lineup is that the price of chips keeps going up. According to a Samsung report, their…
A judge in California found that plaintiffs in a class action suit against Apple AirTag had “made sufficient claims for negligence and product liability.” On Friday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco quashed Apple’s bid…
If you are on Facebook, the Meta owned platform tracks as many activities of your day as it can. At the very least, it will try to know all about you. A tech journalist has revealed that data from her own Facebook account shows she was…
Networking giant LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, is known for professional connections, learning, and recruitment. With over a billion users, they’re venturing into a surprising new territory: games! Hard to imagine that in the midst of a…
Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook is under probe for allegedly profiting from the sale of illegal drugs. Federal prosecutors based in the state of Virginia, USA are looking into whether the platforms owned by Meta are facilitating…
Summary Glovo has teamed with Visa to empower small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) through a series of online training courses. The collaboration is a result of Glovo and Visa’s shared belief that SMEs are the pillars of our global economy.…
21 top Kenyan students were awarded today out of the almost 6,000 who entered the 2023-2024 Huawei ICT Competition during a ceremony held in Nairobi. Of the 21 winners at a national level, an impressive 18 of them have subsequently won…
Adult site Pornhub disabled its website in Texas, USA on Thursday. This was done after a federal appeals court upheld a new state law requiring adult sites to verify a user’s age. Hence, residents of Texas are finding it difficult to…
As traditional media houses seem to struggle with online readers and viewership, a French founder of the media outlet Hugo Décrypte, has captured the attention of a young audience on social media. Hugo Travers, 26, founded the French media…
The number of Kenyans opting for satellite internet services more than doubled in the last quarter of 2021, sparked by the entry of Elon Musk’s Starlink into the Kenyan market in July of the same year.
A number of countries across Africa experienced Internet outages on Thursday due to damage to submarine fiber optic cables. A total of 13 countries were reported to be initially affected. Of the 13, some including Ghana and Nigeria, are…
Midrange camera smartphones have gotten so good, going tow to tow with the best flagship smartphones around. We’ve gotten to review some of the best midrange camera smartphones and here are our best picks: Vivo V29 5G – Ksh 58,500 When it…
LG has announced the rollout of the 2024 lineup of LG OLED TVs and QNED TVs in Kenya. The TVs will be available for purchase at LG Brandshops and leading supermarkets countrywide. Central to this TV lineup are the company’s latest…
The Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G is the middle child in the just launched midrange Note 13 series from Xiaomi. It brings an upgraded design, a new and faster processor, a brighter and high-resolution screen, a bigger battery, and better cameras.…
ORA Technologies has successfully secured $1.5 million in Seed funding from Moroccan entrepreneurs, demonstrating their strong belief in the company’s growth and impact potential. The ORA Maroc Super App, with its impressive 300,000+…
Check Point has announced insights from its Global Threat Index for February 2024, shedding light on the cybersecurity landscape across Africa, with a particular focus on South Africa. The report reveals a concerning surge in cyber threats…
The United States government is planning to ban TikTok, a short-form vertical video platform popular among its 170 million American users with half this audience being under 25. This possibility became real when the U.S. House of…
Summary Village Capital and Moody’s Foundation have announced the launch of Greetech2024: The Future of Sustainability, an investment-readiness accelerator. This accelerator is meant to advance innovative and sustainable solutions that…
