Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Communication Authority of Kenya (CA), Board Chairperson, Ms. Mary Mungai, is the new Vice Chairperson of the Council of African Regulators (CAR). Ms. Mungai garnered 7 votes to help her clinch second place. The round of voting took placed…
The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has taken steps to make it cheaper for Ethiopian residents to make phone calls. The telecommunication regulator has cut mobile termination rates (MTR) to 0.23 Ethiopian Birr (Sh0.54) per minute…
By Lillian Barnard, President of Microsoft Africa. It’s difficult to imagine a time before the widespread adoption of mobile technology in Africa – particularly where financial services are concerned. For millions of unbanked people,…
Starting today, you’ll start seeing Meta AI, the company’s A.I.-powered smart assistant integrated across all its apps. The tech giant is pushing Meta AI into the search bar of its apps including WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram and…
AI is taking centre stage this year and Google wants its products and services to have an AI focus with a new internal reorganization. Sundar Pichai announced earlier today that they’re combining its hardware and Android teams to ship AI…
Africa Tech Summit (ATS) London will host its eighth edition on June 7th, 2024, at the London Stock Exchange. The previously sold-out summit gathers over 300 African and international tech leaders, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs,…
Less than a decade ago, to play with your friends you would all have to be playing within the same ecosystem. That meant you were a part of the PlayStation, Xbox or PC gaming communities—especially if you were gaming in high school. But…
Video-sharing platform TikTok has now been mandated to start publishing reports every quarter following a new mandate by the Ministry of ICT. This new rule comes at a time when the platform has been facing scrutiny from the Kenyan…
The latest device unveiled for the Kenyan market is the OPPO Reno11 F 5G which joins its fellow siblings, the base Reno11 and Reno11 Pro in the country. The latter two were launched in the country last month. OPPO Reno11 F comes with a…
US based social media platform, Reddit, has released it latest transparency report. This report covering the period between July 1st and December 31st 2023 shares numbers on legal removal requests received by Reddit. The platforms legal…
By Akua Gyekye Over the last year and a half, the audience for AI has grown from IT experts to almost anyone with internet access. Large Language Models enable online users to interact with AI systems, regardless of whether they can code.…
By Christopher Saul, Territory Sales Lead for East Africa at Red Hat Demand for cloud infrastructure and services across East Africa is prompting vendors to significantly invest in the region. Recently, it was announced Oracle will open a…
The Israel ongoing siege and assault on Gaza has today led to the arrest of 9 google employees. After an 8hr sit in at the company’s offices in New York and California, the 9 were arrested early Wednesday morning. Google is currently…
An update to the Edge browser (version 123.0.2420.65), released March 28th, 2024 might have accidentally installed an application labelled “Microsoft chat provider for Copilot in Windows” on your Windows PC or Windows Server device. This…
Airtel Kenya has today announced its newly reduced interconnection rates and call minutes, following the decision by the Communication Authority (CA) to further reduce Mobile Termination Rates (MTR). According to the telco, this decision…
How Technology Helps Students Be Prepared In The Future Innovations transform our lives, create new promising industries, and offer new job opportunities while improving old ones. It’s also transforming work environments, medical tools,…
RS South Africa, which sells a wide range of tech products and services to industrial businesses around the world, has partnered with Hydromatics as a new reseller in Kenya. This is a key part of the South African company move to expand…
WhatsApp remains the primary channel brands use for conversational support, where businesses send 90% of support messages over the chat app. New research from global cloud communications platform Infobip shows that whether a person is…
Phone manufacturer OPPO has launched its newest flagship, the Oppo Reno11 F 5G, in the Kenyan market. The OPPO Reno11 F 5G will be available for purchase across all OPPO Stores country wide, OPPO Kenya Website and eCommerce platforms at a…
By Dr Jacki O’Neill The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked widespread debate about its potential impact, particularly on jobs, in recent years. Africa is on the verge of a transformative era that has the…
LinkedIn is working on a premium subscription service that will include an AI tool able to produce written content for subscribers. Admin to pages eligible for the new subscription report cost is currently placed at $99.99/month per page…
OPPO Kenya has today launched the Reno11F 5G smartphone in Kenya. This is part of the Reno11 series that the company launched in the country a few weeks back. The OPPO Reno11F 5G has a 64MP Ultra-Clear Triple Camera, 120Hz AMOLED…
Human Mobile Devices (HMD), has produced a feature phone dubbed ‘The Boring Phone’ as part of a partnership with Heineken and US brand and retail marketplace Bodega. In a world where phone makers are racing to launch flagships reliant on…
RHIPFactory Venture Studio has partnered with Qhala Kenya and Africa CDC to host the first BuildHealth4Africa Hackathon. This is a dynamic 48-hour hackathon with a prize of up to Ksh.500,000. The hackathon will be held in Nairobi from…
