Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Most of the code running on a typical business site was written by companies that have never heard of the business. Analytics, advertising pixels, chat widgets, review embeds, heatmaps, and consent banners arrive as a line of JavaScript…
The latest artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Anthropic and OpenAI went to new extremes in trying to undermine a popular platform during testing by the UK’s AI Security Institute. The AISI said on Tuesday that Anthropic’s Mythos and…
Artificial intelligence is enabling 55 per cent of reported cybercrimes across Africa making attacks faster, more scalable, and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat…
Data has become the working memory of modern life. It stores family photos, business contracts, school research, product designs, customer records, and years of conversations. As more of that value moves onto phones, laptops, SSDs, cloud…
Apple briefly pulled Telegram from the App Store on Monday night after its review process turned up child sexual abuse material on the platform. The removal caught users off guard. Searches for Telegram on iOS and iPadOS returned nothing,…
Airtel Money has entered the micro-merchant payments market with Bizna Wallet, a digital business wallet designed for kiosk owners, mobile money agents, and small traders who make up much of Kenya’s informal economy. The move sets Airtel…
Safaricom has revised the cost of running a Pochi La Biashara account, as anyone paying into a Pochi till will now pay a maximum transaction fee of KES 50, regardless of the amount involved. That is down from the previous ceiling of KES…
As the fastest growing sector in Africa, Nigeria’s digital economy is growing at an unprecedented rate with millions moving in and out of the West African nation through smartphones, digital wallets, and dollar-backed crypto assets. With…
The Open University of Kenya (OUK), through the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs), has announced the introduction of several new undergraduate, postgraduate and professional development programmes as it seeks to…
Two specialised centres have commenced operations in Ethiopia, where surgeons will be able to receive training in performing procedures using robotic surgical systems and endoscopic technologies. This was reported by the Ethiopian…
Mobile connectivity in many parts of the continent is a moving target. A handset that runs on 4G in the central business district often drops to 3G a few kilometres out, slows to a crawl during peak hours, and falls off the cell tower…
If you have a Gmail account, Google’s AI is probably reading it right now. Not in a vague, theoretical way, but literally scanning your emails, attachments, bank statements, tax files, and medical letters through Gemini, its AI system.…
Some changes attract attention immediately. Most do not. A pricing adjustment here, a new product there, customers searching for different alternatives, suppliers reacting a few weeks later. On their own, those developments rarely say…
Snapchat has joined the likes of YouTube, LinkedIn and Substack in a growing effort to combat fake writing, images and videos that are entirely created by artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Such content, commonly called “AI slop”, has…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is rolling out a blockchain-based trade system aimed at cutting the paperwork and delays that have long slowed cargo through Kenyan ports and border points. The new platform is called the Trade Logistics…
Safaricom shareholders just approved the biggest dividend in the company’s history. At today’s Annual General Meeting, they signed off on a final dividend of KES 1.15 per share for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, bringing the…
By Donghun Lee According to data from Kenya’s National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the country generates an estimated 51,300 metric tons of electronic waste annually. However, just 5 percent of this total is formally recycled.…
The IEBC has released a statement critiquing media coverage of the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, calling it a misrepresentation of what the Bill actually does. Compared with the reporting, the Commission’s response clearly…
Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muli has partnered with recruitment platform Joby to expand access to sustainable employment opportunities for young people in Machakos through a technology-driven platform that connects verified job seekers with…
US technology firm Anthropic says its artificial intelligence (AI) models hacked into the systems of three other firms during a cybersecurity test due to an error that gave them access to the internet. It comes just days after rival OpenAI…
Thousands of Kenyans woke up today to a second inconvenience layered on top of Wednesday night’s blackout, which knocked out power across Nairobi, the Coast, Mt. Kenya, and parts of the Central Rift. Attempts to buy Kenya Power prepaid…
Microsoft is done spreading its AI tools across a dozen different products. During the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that Microsoft is building a single app that pulls together Copilot chat, GitHub…
Modern technologies make our lives easier: voice assistants carry out commands, algorithms recommend content, and banking apps analyze spending habits. However, as mobile applications become smarter, users are paying more attention to how…
Schools in Kenya can now access a more secure and integrated education solution to improve digital learning. Samsung Electronics East Africa says the Samsung Digital Classroom integrates classroom management, device security and…
