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IZI has today announced significant milestones in its mission to electrify Rwanda’s public transport sector. In just four months of operation, IZI’s initial fleet of five electric buses has demonstrated remarkable success. The buses have…
Airtel TV Services has officially been discontinued. The telco announced this a few days back saying the service is no longer available as it was discontinued on 30th September 2024. “We wish to inform all Airtel Networks Kenya Limited…
Vertiv has announced that it is releasing a complete 7MW reference architecture of the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform, co-developed with NVIDIA, that will enable customers to transform traditional data centre architectures into AI factories…
M-Pesa Fuliza, for those who don’t know, is an overdraft facility for M-Pesa users in Kenya. Fuliza was first released back in 2019 and is not a loan facility but an overdraft facility. There are charges associated with using Fuliza and…
Infinix is set to launch its thinnest smartphone yet later this month. This phone, the Infinix Hot 50 Pro+, is set to be the slimmest smartphone with a curved display in Kenya at just 6.88mm thick. Getting a phone to be this slim is…
Octavia Carbon, a Kenyan direct air capture (DAC) company, has successfully raised $5 million in seed funding to advance its innovative direct air capture (DAC) technology, which aims to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere…
The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) and KCB Bank Kenya have today announced a €230 million (KShs. 32 billion) partnership to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs), youth and women in Kenya. €115 million will be a credit line…
Showmax has announced the release of a new series, Black & Blue, an original police-based mockumentary series, premiering on 6 November. In a bold attempt to rebrand themselves and better appeal to the public, the Kenyan Police enlists a…
Binance has announced that users in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Togo and Senegal can purchase crypto directly through mobile money payments enabled through local partnerships. This comes a few weeks…
The HMD Skyline was recently launched in Kenya and is available in stores starting from Ksh 58,000. This is the latest from the company and is not cheap as you have noticed. At this price, this is a competitor to devices like the OPPO Reno…
Ampersand has opened a new manufacturing facility in Nairobi for its electric motorcycles. The company says with the opening of this new facility, it will triple its production capacity in the country. Josh Whale, CEO, Ampersand, said,…
LG Electronics has made significant strides in the global market with its innovative brand strategies, earning its place as a top global brand. On October 10, LG was ranked 97th globally with a brand value of approximately USD 6.5 billion…
Yellow Card has closed a $33 million Series C equity financing round led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Polychain Capital, Third Prime Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, Block, Inc., Galaxy Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors,…
Google has started rolling out Android 15 to some of its own Pixel phones. The devices getting this update include the Pixel 6 series and newer according to Google. Google has also shared some of the key features that it is introducing…
Kenya could earn billions of dollars from the global market in carbon credits but needs to finalise the regulations needed to achieve that potential, according to speakers at Diamond Trust Bank’s Sustainability and Economic Forum. Despite…
Two Kenyan and one Ghanaian companies are among 15 finalists competing for £1 million each in the 2024 Earthshot Prize, a global climate and environmental stewardship program. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Cape…
Red Hat has announced a collaboration with Lenovo to deliver Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR675 V3 servers. With this collaboration, RHEL AI is validated to support SR675 V3 servers and will be factory…
The consumer lending market in Kenya reflected a mix of resilience and optimism in the first quarter of this year, according to TransUnion Kenya’s Q1 2024 Kenya Market Analytics Report. This has come on the back of lenders, equipped with…
Fredrique Achieng, PR Manager at OPPO Kenya. Smartphone industry has undergrown a significant growth and evolution since the invention of the first telephone in the 1800’s, to the rotary phones in the 1900’s , the first mobile phones in…
Vertiv and the Kenyan National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), recently deployed a new integrated modular data centre infrastructure solution to boost data centre performance and service delivery. As part of its digital…
Sistema.bio has announced it has secured a package of US$15 million in financing to fuel its global growth. The company has grown its sales by over five fold in the last three years, driven by deep climate, economic and health impacts for…
Safaricom’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), George Njuguna, is set to exit the telco. He will be replaced by James Maitai from 1st November 2024. George Njuguna joined Safaricom back in 2019 and the Director IT and has been key in…
If you own a Samsung smartphone, we have a list of the devices that will get Android 15 when it is available. Samsung is one of the manufacturers that supports a wide range of devices with the latest software updates when they are…
We have identified a global malware issue that is significantly impacting cryptocurrency transactions by altering withdrawal addresses during the transaction process. This type of malicious software, often referred to as “Clipper malware,”…
