Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
By James Labocki, Senior Director of Product Management at Red Hat The “works on my machine” problem has been a thorn in the side of IT since the dawn of distributed development workflows. As organisations accelerate their shift to…
Meta and AMD have entered into a massive partnership that could see Meta spend upwards of $100 billion on AI chips over the next several years. The deal is designed to provide Meta with 6 gigawatts of computing power, a staggering amount…
There’s a graveyard no one talks about, and you’ve visited it more times than you realize. It’s the app you opened every day for three years that you haven’t thought about since. The service that felt so essential you couldn’t imagine the…
When Spotify launched in Kenya in February 2021, it entered a market already deeply shaped by YouTube links, WhatsApp shares, and FM radio culture. Five years later, the numbers tell a story of adoption and immersion. Kenya has embraced…
SanlamAllianz Life Insurance Kenya has unveiled an Income Drawdown (IDD) Fund. The insurer says the new fund is designed to provide retirees with flexible income options while allowing their remaining savings to continue growing through…
The vivo Y31d has officially gone on sale in Kenya, positioned as a solution for users who prioritize battery life above all else. Starting at KES 26,999, the device is built around a 7200mAh battery, which is the largest capacity vivo has…
Tala, the global financial infrastructure company has been named one of the hottest fintech in 2026 in the 11th Annual Forbes Fintech 50 feature. Even as AI start-ups take center stage with investors and enjoy frenzied funding , Tala has…
Asset financier Mogo Kenya has secured Sh800 million in local debt financing from I&M Bank and Ecobank, alongside the launch of a Sh1.5 billion two-year bond programme, as it moves to expand asset-backed lending to small and micro…
Canva ended 2025 with $4 billion in annualized revenue, 265 million users, and positive free cash flow for 9 straight years. Adobe, by comparison, pulled in $6.2 billion last quarter but only grew 10%, and its stock is down 30% this year.…
Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is building its own taxi-hailing app for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), and it wants technology firms to help make it happen. According to tender documents seen by the Business Daily, KAA has put…
PayPal has confirmed a data breach that exposed the personal information of about 100 customers who used its PayPal Working Capital (PPWC) loan product. According to breach notification letters sent on February 10, 2026, the issue traces…
After establishing strong leadership in the global electronics market over the past several decades, LG Electronics is now repositioning itself as a Smart Life Solution Company. This shift reflects a broader transition from product…
In many African retail shops and distributor networks, growth can look deceptively simple. Customers line up at the till. Delivery bikes idle outside. New products arrive in cardboard boxes stamped with foreign brand names. But behind the…
Samsung is hosting its Galaxy Unpacked event on February 25, 2026, where it’s expected to unveil the new Galaxy S Series smartphones and a new pair of Galaxy Buds. The event will be a livestream, and Samsung Kenya is running a registration…
World leaders and Big Tech executives recently met in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit, a high-level gathering aimed at shaping how AI is built, governed and distributed globally. For Africa, and Kenya in particular, it could represent a…
Samsung plans to expand Galaxy AI so it can work with other AI services on the phone instead of only using Samsung’s own assistant. Until now, most of its AI features have relied on Samsung’s in-house tools, but this change will allow…
Zoho recently marked its 30th anniversary and announced it has surpassed one million paying customers globally. The company also reported that in 2025 it had strong year-on-year growth. According to the company, it recorded 32% customer…
Airtel Africa plans to partner with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to Kenya. Through this partnership, Airtel will be able to expand mobile internet coverage and speeds in underserved regions. The deal would…
Recently, US President Donald Trump’s policy statements and supportive moves have drawn strong market attention to XRP. Market sources indicate that several XRP spot ETFs are seeing billions of dollars in inflows, a trend widely seen as a…
Kenya is scaling its power sector from the current installed capacity of 3,840.8 MW as of June 2025 and intends to add approximately 253 MW to the national grid in the next 3 years. Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), the…
The Konza Technopolis Development Authority (KoTDA) and the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) today announced the groundbreaking of the ACTS Complex at Konza Technopolis, marking ACTS’ entry into Africa’s Silicon Savannah as an…
Anthropic launched Claude Code Security yesterday, a tool that scans software codebases for vulnerabilities and proposes fixes, and the cybersecurity industry responded by losing billions in market value within hours. CrowdStrike fell…
Kenya, India and Italy have announced a strategic trilateral partnership aimed at co-designing and deploying scalable, sovereign AI systems across Africa. This makes it one of the most structured international AI collaborations involving…
The Connected Africa Summit (CAS) 2026 will be held in Nairobi from April 27 to 30 at the Edge Convention Centre. Under the theme “Uniting Africa’s Innovation for a Single Digital Market,” the summit aims to move beyond dialogue and into…
