Artificial Intelligence
Insights into artificial intelligence developments, applications, and ethical considerations in tech shaping the content and the world
- News
Safaricom and iXAfrica Partner to Launch Kenya’s First AI-Ready Data Centre Infrastructure
Safaricom and iXAfrica launch Kenya’s first AI-ready data centre to power AI, cloud, and enterprise solutions across East Africa.
- News
Samsung pokes fun at Apple Intelligence with Galaxy S25 Edge launch: “They’re here now, not coming soon”
Samsung just can’t help itself—and honestly, we love to see it. At its latest Unpacked event, Samsung finally pulled the…
- Announcements
Google Adds Kiswahili and Afrikaans to NotebookLM Audio Overviews in Latest Language Expansion
Google's NotebookLM now offers Audio Overviews in Kiswahili and Afrikaans, expanding accessible, AI-powered audio learning across multilingual African regions.
- News
Airtel is Using AI to Tackle SMS Fraud at the Network Level
Airtel Kenya launches a free AI-powered SMS spam alert system to protect users from fraud and unsolicited messages.
- International
Testsigma Launches Autonomous Testing Tools, Powered by Agentic AI
Testsigma introduces autonomous AI testing and new Test Management suite, aiming to unify and speed up QA workflows.
- Opinion
AI Won’t Save You: Why Cybersecurity Still Needs a Human First Approach
AI enhances cybersecurity but also empowers cybercriminals; careful, transparent, and human-first adoption is essential to avoid unintended security risks.
- Opinion
How Kenya’s National AI Strategy Is Tied to the Future of Mobile Technology
Samsung says Kenya’s AI strategy will accelerate mobile innovation, emphasizing AI on smartphones, local talent, infrastructure, ethics, and accessibility.
- News
AI Agents Will Soon Shop for You, and Visa Wants to Secure Every Transaction
Visa launches Intelligent Commerce to enable secure AI-driven shopping, letting trusted agents make purchases using tokenized credentials and user controls.
- Interesting Reads
ChatGPT’s New Shopping Features Signal the Slow Death of Traditional Search
OpenAI’s ChatGPT shopping update changes everything. Here's how it challenges Google, reshapes AI search, and raises privacy concerns.
- Startups
African Startups Using AI Can Now Apply for Google’s Flagship 2025 Accelerator Program
Google opens 2025 Africa Accelerator for AI startups offering equity-free support and $350K in Cloud credits.
- Announcements
Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Video Generation for Gemini Advanced and Whisk Users
Google launches Veo 2 for Gemini and Whisk, enabling AI-generated 8-second videos from text or image prompts globally.
- News
ChatGPT in Kenya to Cost More Starting May 2025 as KRA Enforces VAT
OpenAI’s CHATGPT will start charging 16% VAT on invoices in Kenya from May 2025, highlighting contradictions in Kenya’s AI and…
- News
AI Kenya Summit Returns in May to Tackle Sales, Hiring, and Customer Service with AI
Kenya’s AI Kenya Breakfast Summit returns May 15, 2025, focusing on conversational intelligence and enterprise AI adoption.
- Startups
Africa’s Youth Spearhead AI Revolution at ATU Innovation Challenge
Young African innovators won the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge in Nairobi for AI solutions addressing key continental challenges, receiving training…
- International
SigIQ.ai Emerges from Stealth with $9.5M to Deliver Elite-Level AI Tutoring
AI tutor that aced UPSC goes public: SigIQ.ai raises $9.5M to offer elite education at the cost of computation.
