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Xiaomi Kenya has today announced the launch of the Redmi 13 series in Kenya. The series is available in the country starting at Ksh 18,199 for the 6GB variant with 128GB of space. According to Xiaomi, this phone promises to captivate tech…
OPPO has announced a new partnership with Ericsson that includes global patent cross-license, technical cooperation, market expansion and other collaborations. The global cross license covers standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to…
Sophos has released a sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024,” which revealed that the median recovery costs for two critical infrastructure sectors, Energy and Water, quadrupled to $3 million over…
Recently, Binance’s Global Chief Compliance Officer, Noah Perlman, sat down for podcast appearances with notable content creators in the space: Fraud Eats Strategy, TRM Talks, and Chainanalysis Public Key podcasts. On these occasions, Noah…
Sama, the leader in providing data annotation and model evaluation for some of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence (AI) models, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with The University of Nairobi (UoN)…
Over 250 stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, such as government, civil society, donors, academics, students, and private industry experts have convened for DataFest Africa 2024 conference, organised by the Aga Khan University and…
On Monday, e-Taxi drivers held demonstrations in Nairobi demanding better pay. They claim the rates offered by the platforms are not sustainable. Bolt has issued a statement regarding this but the company is yet to confirm if ity has…
In a move that can be termed ‘ridiculous’, Posta Kenya is planning to raise annual Mpost rates by up to 2,000%. The corporation published a notice on X (Twitter) indicating that the new rates have been in effect since 5th July 2024. The…
Absa Bank Kenya and Old Mutual have today partnered to unveil a new bundled insurance product dubbed, Linda Biz. This product offers assets, medical and life insurance addressing the specific risks faced by SMEs. Speaking during the launch…
Safaricom has added 598 5G sites in Kenya in just one year. The company revealed this in its latest annual report. As of March 2024, the telco had 803 active 5G sites up from the 205 sites it had last year. With 803 sites, Safaricom is the…
In a world where technological advancements often leave behind the most vulnerable, Zero Bionic stands out as a beacon of hope, using the power of innovation to create a more inclusive society. Co-founded by Kevin Opondo, Zero Bionic is…
Summary The third season of Tanzania’s Digital Accelerator Program has come to an end with a Demo Day event. This was a three-month acceleration program was in partnership with MassChallenge and Huawei. The program featured workshops,…
d.light has closed a new securitization facility that will purchase $176 million of receivables in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This financing is provided by social impact-focused asset management company African Frontier Capital. With this…
About 600 stakeholders from over 30 countries in Africa and beyond came together from July 8 to 10 at the inaugural Mastercard Foundation EdTech Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, to discuss education technology for resilient and inclusive…
Young Scientists Kenya [YSK], has received 1,780 project abstracts for its 7th edition of the National Science and Technology Annual Exhibition 2024. Speaking at this year’s exhibition launch event, National Director, Dr. Eng. Victor…
Liquid C2 has announced the expansion of its Cloudmania business into the Egyptian channel partner ecosystem. Cloudmania is Liquid C2’ award-winning distribution business unit for cloud and cyber security solutions with operations in 35…
M-PESA Foundation, in partnership with the County Government of Lamu equipped Mokowe Sub-County hospital with a Maternal and Child Health Unit as well as a Trauma and Orthopedic Unit at a cost of KES 29 million. The Foundation further…
The Samsung Neo QLED 8K and AI TVs were recently unveiled in Kenya and are currently available on pre-order. You can pre-order the Neo QLED 4K TV in 85″, 75″, and 65″. Those who pre-order get the following: You can pre-order the Samsung…
Last week, Samsung unveiled its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Fold 6 and Flip 6. You can pre-order the new foldables from Samsung here. At the same event, the company also unveiled its latest wearables, the Samsung Galaxy Ring,…
Uncover has successfully closed a $1.4m Seed II funding round led by EQ2 Ventures and IgniteXL Ventures, with participation from Chui Ventures, Samata Capital and Altree Capital. As part of the round, Uncover also facilitated a significant…
Last week, Samsung officially launched its latest foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6. Both phones will be available in Kenya next month for ksh 264,000 and Ksh 148,000 respectively. You can pre-order either phone right…
Digital taxi drivers in Nairobi are on a go-slow today, demanding better pay and enforcement of the rule that requires digital taxi platforms to take only an 18% commission for every ride. The drivers are protesting in Nairobi, but I…
Safaricom has rescheduled its planned system maintenance that was to happen today to a later unspecified date. The planned maintenance was set to take place tonight from 11pm to 4am tomorrow (Monday, 15th July). During the maintenance…
Hotpoint Appliances Limited, one of the leading sales channels of LG appliances and equipment, is offering mega-discounts up to 40% as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, which began at the end of June and will last until August 4,…
