Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
It is easy to find a mobile entertainment platform these days. But finding the right website can be much harder. As you look up information, you will encounter such things as outdated websites, false websites, pop-ups, clones, and even…
Switching password managers has always been a pain. You either had to export everything into a plain text file (basically the least secure place your passwords could live) or, if you used passkeys, you had no option at all except…
Kenya’s next major connectivity opportunity may lie beyond its biggest cities, as growing demand for cloud services and other digital technologies pushes infrastructure providers to expand fibre networks into underserved and emerging…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will take its Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) offline for 12 hours on September 13, 2026, and has told importers and clearing agents to wrap up any pending work before then. In a public notice…
John Ternus has entered his second week as Apple’s chief executive and the company has revealed the first major change to the iPhone since it was released almost 20 years ago. Ternus, who took on Apple’s top job after Tim Cook stepped…
Apple held its September event today, with new CEO John Ternus leading the event, and a big part of the news centered on health tracking and hands-free AI features. Here is what got announced, in plain terms. AirPods 5: Noise Cancellation…
Apple has announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, bringing a new camera system, a faster chip, and a bigger battery. A Camera Built Around Variable Aperture The biggest change is in the camera. The new 48MP Fusion Main camera…
Google will buy up to half the electricity produced by one of Finland’s nuclear power plants as part of a record €13bn (£11bn; $15bn) investment in the country’s AI infrastructure, the company announced. The US tech giant said the package…
Law enforcement officers in Siaya arrested 12 suspects following a chaotic incident in which a group of rowdy youth attempted to obstruct a convoy of dignitaries in Siaya town. Among them was the First Lady Rachael Ruto. The incident…
Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, a foldable phone that opens into a 7.6-inch display and closes down to a 5.4-inch outer screen. Design and Build Closed, the iPhone Duo is roughly the size of a standard iPhone. Opened, the inner screen…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 9 – Bolt has marked 10 years of operations in Kenya after investing more than Sh19 billion in the market, connecting more than eight million riders and…
Connecting a laptop to a phone hotspot is usually the easy part. Keeping track of what the laptop does with that connection takes a little more attention. You may only want to send a document or attend an online class. Meanwhile, files…
X (Twitter) is closing the book on Revenue Sharing, the ad-split program that has paid creators on the platform since 2023, and replacing it with a scheme called Original Content Rewards. The company confirmed the change through its X…
A new investigation from the YouTube channel Gamers Nexus has raised serious questions about what LG televisions are doing behind the scenes. Working alongside the tech channel Level1Techs and independent security researchers, the team…
Kenya’s education sector runs on data, and for years that data lived in a platform called NEMIS, the National Education Management Information System. NEMIS tracked enrollment, learner records, and institution details across the country,…
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) wants your input on new technical rules for network equipment sold and used in the country. The regulator has published a draft document called Technical Specifications for Network Equipment,…
OpenAI says it has found a solution to a decades-old advanced maths problem in a matter of hours using a new artificial intelligence (AI) model and thousands of AI bots. The ChatGPT-maker said on Tuesday that by focusing a group of roughly…
X finally shut down its older Revenue Sharing program this week and shifted eligible creators over to the new Original Content Rewards system. If you’re still catching up on what changed and what it means for your payouts, here’s the…
For years, journalists and bloggers in Kenya have had to worry that getting something wrong in a sensitive story could turn into a criminal case. That concern largely centered on sections 22 and 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes…
Singapore’s government says it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including its prime minister who is the highest paid political leader in the world. Lawrence Wong will see an increase of 1.4 million…
Africa skipped fixed-line telephony for mobile and skipped branch banking for mobile money. Binance says agentic AI could be the next technology the continent leapfrogs into rather than simply catches up on, and that the businesses moving…
Kenya has launched a new manual meant to help police officers and prosecutors handle cybercrime cases from the moment they are reported until they reach court. The Rapid Reference Guide on the Investigation and Prosecution of Offenses…
HOSTAFRICA secured three number-one awards at the 2026 Digitally Fit Awards Kenya Edition, held at the Argyle Grand Hotel in Nairobi on 28 August. The company was named Top Digitally Fit AI, Innovation & Technology Firm of the Year,…
TikTok moves faster than most platforms when it comes to enforcing a ban whereby even a single serious violation can end in a permanent ban rather than the escalating warnings other apps use. That speed cuts both ways, though, since the…
