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Mansa has today announced the launch of its first pool on Base. Mansa is a decentralized finance platform that connects global investors with businesses in African markets seeking loans. Base is on its part, is an Ethereum-equivalent L2…
Google announced that it has expanded the coverage of its AI-powered wildfire tracking tool across 15 new countries across the world including Kenya. This comes after the tech company was able to map over 40 incidents in southern Europe…
As outlined in Section 10 of KNEC Act No. 29 of 2012, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is mandated to Set and maintain examinations standards, administering national exams at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels and…
Remember in May, ChatGPT maker OpenAI, did a demo of a voice tool which Scarlett Johansson slammed for sounding like her. The release was delayed without an explanation. Now, the company has begun rolling out Voice Mode to a select number…
Infinix is set to add to its widely acclaimed Note 40 series with the new Infinix Note 40X 5G that launches internationally on August 5th. With the launch date drawing closer, the tech firm has confirmed the Note 40X price range as well as…
The Windows system has obviously been in trouble for the last few weeks highlighted mostly by the huge outage experienced last week. But it seems that has not deterred the team at Microsoft from working on new features with one reported to…
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened application for those seeking to pursue academic programmes offered at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). This application period is open for the…
On July 25, 2024, the High Court temporarily blocked the government’s plan to introduce the Maisha card, the new 3rd generation ID, following a legal challenge by Haki na Sheria Initiative. “The Court is satisfied that based on the latest…
Starlink kits in Kenya are now cheaper by 34.07 in Kenya after a price drop offer that is set to last until August 14. SpaceX the company that owns the Satellite internet service provider has dropped prices from the current KES 45,500 to…
Everything You Need to Know About the PDF Format The PDF (Portable Document Format) has become essential in the digital world for presenting and sharing documents. What is a PDF file? This article covers its history, purpose, unique…
Social Media platform X, has removed the grey checkmark on Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro’s handle. This action follows a disputed election that has left the South American country in crisis. Elvis Amoroso, the head of the National…
Microsoft is looking into yet another widespread outage that is limiting access to some Microsoft 365 and Azure services. The tech giant acknowledged a global network infrastructure issue is impacting access to its Azure cloud platform.…
Since the world’s top athletes converged in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics last week, there has been a lot of chatter about how technology will factor into the games. One of the biggest entries in this edition of the Olympics is…
July has been a cold month marked by the continuation of Youth protests across Kenya. However, the startup scene continues to push on. The month was had mergers and acquisitions that illustrated the strong relantionship between Nigeria and…
Social media platform X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, for a few hours suspended the White Dudes for Harris account. The suspension, which lasted for about 3 hours, raised uproar online. Eerily, the suspension comes at the back of…
WhatsApp is set to introduce a new feature that lets users react to messages by simply double-tapping on the bubble. This is a feature that has become a staple for other social media platforms like Instagram that also lets you react on the…
The 30th Summer Olympics games are ongoing in France capital city of Paris. 15,000 athletes from across the world are expected to take part in the month-long event. During this period, Paris usually one of the most visited cities annually,…
Kenya’s electricity grid is set to be further expanded after the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) granted the government KShs .1.85 billion. This grant is meant for the Last Mile Connectivity Project (LMCP) and will cater for…
If you have had your phone connected to the internet over the weekend, you might have noticed that alot of people are angry at the organizers of the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games being held in Paris, France. This major outrage that has been…
Smartphone manufacturer Vivo seems set to get into the world of Extended Reality (XR) through a new mixed reality (MR) device. The company confirmed these plans at the Imaging Festival event in China, where it detailed its vision for the…
X (formerly Twitter) has silently flipped the switch on a setting that allows the platform to use your posts to train its AI chatbot, Grok. This development, first spotted by an eagle-eyed X user, has sparked a whole debate about data…
Recent violent protests in Bangladesh have led to a remarkable increase in Virtual Private Network (VPN) usage as citizens attempt to bypass government-imposed internet restrictions. According to data from vpnMentor’s research team, there…
The ICT sector in Kenya has been experiencing robust growth, creating numerous job opportunities, especially for young people (ILO 2023). With the increasing reliance on remote work, e-learning, digital content creation, and digital…
Kamala Harris has been serving as the 49th and current Vice President of the United States since 2021, under President Joe Biden. She is the first woman to hold the position. Uniquely, the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party in the…
