Artificial Intelligence
Insights into artificial intelligence developments, applications, and ethical considerations in tech shaping the content and the world
- News
Google Launches the Fitbit Air: A Screenless KES 12,900 Tracker That Skips Kenya at Launch
Google's new screenless Fitbit Air launches at $99.99 with 7-day battery and AFib detection, but skips Kenya at launch.
- News
Apollo Agriculture and Kaleidofin Close Kenya’s First Private-Sector Agri Securitisation at KES 276 Million
The deal turns smallholder farmer loans into investable assets, and could unlock billions more in local currency financing.
- Startups
Stellar Launches Its First EMEA Accelerator With CV Labs, Offering Startups Up to $150,000 in Funding
The 12-week programme targets early-stage startups building payments, tokenised assets, and DeFi applications across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
- News
Apple’s Gemini-Powered Siri Is Still On Track for 2026, Google Confirms
Google Cloud's Thomas Kurian confirmed at Cloud Next 2026 that a Gemini-powered, personalised Siri remains on track for 2026.
- Interesting Reads
All Safaricom employees are now AI trained, and the reason says a lot about where the telco is headed
Safaricom has revealed that every single employee, regardless of role, was required to complete AI 101 training last year. That…
- Opinion
Apple’s Incoming CEO John Ternus Says the Company Is ‘About to Change the World’ Again
From the first foldable iPhone to long-rumoured smart glasses, here is the speculation around Apple's first wave of products under…
- News
Google’s New Deep Research Agents Can Now Search Both the Web and Your Private Files
Google's Deep Research and Deep Research Max agents now blend web search with private company data through the Gemini API
- Startups
Coamana, Duck, ReportsAI, VunaPay: Kenya Lands 4 Spots in Google’s Class 10 Accelerator
Four Kenyan AI startups join Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 10 from a record 2,600 global applications.
- Startups
Lua, the Nairobi-Rooted AI Agent Startup, Raises $5.8M Led by Norrsken22
Lua, the AI agent startup built by Money254 and Paystack alumni, raises $5.8M led by Norrsken22 for global expansion.
- News
Samsung’s New SmartThings Update Turns Your Phone Into a Long-Distance Caregiver
Samsung SmartThings now helps caregivers check on ageing parents and expands Now Brief briefings to Samsung TVs and smart fridges.
- Interesting Reads
KONVERSATIONS is Here: Pawa IT Launches AI Platform Built for African Customer Support
Kenyaβs pawaIT launches KONVERSATIONS, an Africa-first AI platform built on Googleβs Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience for enterprise customer support.
- News
Sama to Lay Off 1,108 Nairobi Employees After Meta Ends Major Contract
Meta has ended a major contract with Sama's Nairobi office. 1,108 employees now face redundancy under Kenya's labour law.
- News
TECNO Wants to Put an AI Agent on Your Phone. EllaClaw Is Its First Attempt.
TECNO's EllaClaw, built on the open-source OpenClaw framework, brings autonomous AI agent capabilities to budget smartphones in Kenya.
- Business
Samsung’s Memory Business Alone Is Now More Profitable Than Amazon or Meta
Samsung's memory chip division is generating more quarterly profit than Amazon or Meta make as entire companies.
- News
CityBlue Hotels and Inntelo AI bring Agentic AI to African hospitality
If youβre wondering exactly how fast the world of Artificial Intelligence is moving, you arenβt alone. Iβve been incredibly fascinated…
