Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Fintech startup Jahazii has announced the close of its $400,000 pre-seed round, a mix of equity, debt, and grant financing. The round drew participation from Antler East Africa, DEG Impulse, Jozi Angels, Innovest Afrika, and several angel…
Paradigm Tower Ventures, a newly established sub-Saharan African towers platform, backed by a consortium of investors including Convergence Partners, British International Investment, and Proparco has made its maiden investment by closing…
NTT DATA and Fortanix Inc., a global leader in data security for an AI world, today announced a global partnership to help enterprises safeguard sensitive data, counter emerging AI threats and prepare for looming post-quantum cryptography…
Kenya has officially entered a new era of digital finance and crypto after President William Ruto signed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill into law. The legislation marks the first comprehensive framework to regulate…
OpenAI is preparing to open a new and rather bold chapter in the ChatGPT story. CEO Sam Altman has confirmed that the AI chatbot will soon allow erotica content for verified adults. Speaking earlier this week, Altman said the change is…
Microsoft has revamped the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Edge browser after uncovering a sophisticated campaign where threat actors abused the feature to compromise users’ devices. According to a report from the Microsoft Browser…
If you have logged in to your YouTube app today, you might have noticed some changes. Well, the video-hosting platform has introduced a refreshed design across web, mobile, and smart TV platforms, giving its interface a cleaner and more…
B2B fintech startup Kuunda has announced the completion of its $7.5 million pre-Series A round. This funding will help the startup accelerate its financial inclusion efforts across Africa and the MENA region. If you have a startup you want…
Vertiv has announced a collaboration with Airtel Africa’s data centre division, Nxtra, to support its large-scale data centre rollout across the continent. It will start with a 42MW facility in Nigeria. The partnership was announced at…
After nearly a decade, Windows 10 has officially reached the end of support. As of today, Microsoft will no longer provide free security updates, bug fixes, or technical support for the operating system. Your PC will still run just fine,…
Microsoft has introduced a new initiative called the Security Bridge to extend protection for Windows 10 users beyond its official end-of-support date. The move comes as millions of devices still run the older operating system despite the…
Standard Bank Group is in advanced discussions to acquire Kenya’s NCBA Group through its Kenyan subsidiary Stanbic Holdings, in a move that could significantly change the country’s financial landscape. If successful, the merged entity…
Kenya’s plan to create Africa’s Silicon Savannah is taking shape with the official launch of Phase 1 of Konza Technopolis. Konza aims to position the country as a hub for innovation, technology and smart urban development. “Konza is not…
OpenAI’s Sora 2 has quickly become one of the most talked-about AI apps of 2025. The upgraded video generator lets users turn simple text prompts into cinematic, animated, or photorealistic videos, and it’s already flooding social feeds…
Google Drive has become the go-to cloud storage service for millions of people, from students to professionals. It makes file sharing and collaboration easy, but not everything you upload should be open to everyone. Sometimes, you want to…
Kenyan authorities have arrested a man running an illegal streaming operation that gave subscribers access to premium TV channels without proper licensing. Kelvin Kiplang’at Singoéi was picked up in Kiplombe, Uasin Gishu County, after…
By Mukesh Bector Switching to solar is good. But on its own, it’s not nearly enough. If companies are serious about sustainability, they must look beyond energy use and tackle the entire value chain on how we source, move, and design…
216 Capital and Plug and Play Africa have partnered to launch the 216 Capital Venture Accelerator. This is a six-month program whose aim is to help Tunisian startups become investment-ready and scale to regional and global markets. If you…
Crypto enthusiasts across the world had what you would describe as the worst weekend ever as the market saw its worst crash ever, leading to a loss of nearly $20 billion (about KES 2.6 trillion) in just one day. As expected, the internet…
Kenya ranked as the second most attacked country in Africa in September, according to the Global Threat Intelligence Report by Check Point Research. Angola topped the list with an average of 3,045 weekly cyberattacks per organization,…
Four young Kenyan women are set to represent the country at the upcoming continental finals of the Absa Bank Kenya–GirlCode Women-in-Tech Hackathon. This is after their innovation, an AI-powered fintech platform dubbed “Jasho – Powering…
By Keenan Crouch, Executive Associate at Change Logic Change leaders are accustomed to thinking in terms of people and process. These are the pillars of transformation, the levers that guide organisations through mergers, digital rollouts,…
The LineageOS team has officially released LineageOS 23, introducing Android 16 to the custom ROM ecosystem. This release is another milestone for the open-source project, which continues to power older devices long after official OEM…
Microsoft is rolling out a major change to the way users create and save documents in Microsoft Word. Starting with Windows Insiders, new files on the Word desktop will now be saved directly to OneDrive by default. This appears to be a…
