Artificial Intelligence
Insights into artificial intelligence developments, applications, and ethical considerations in tech shaping the content and the world
- 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.
- News
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…
- Startups
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.
- News
Samsung and Stanford Medicine Partner to Advance Sleep Apnea Detection and Management via Galaxy Watch
Samsung and Stanford Medicine partner to enhance Galaxy Watch sleep apnea tools with AI-driven daily monitoring and research-led validation.
- Business
AI Could Automate 40% of Tasks in Africa’s Tech Outsourcing Sector by 2030, New Report Warns
40% of BPO tasks in Africa may be automated by 2030. New report urges Kenya and others to invest in…
- Startups
Series Launches from Stealth with $3M to Reinvent How Gen Z Connects Using AI in iMessage
Series, an AI-powered iMessage platform, raised $3M to help Gen Z students build meaningful, bias-free connections through AI Friends.
- News
Global AI Summit in Rwanda Sets the Stage for Africa’s Bold $2.9 Trillion AI Revolution
Kigali hosts Africa’s first Global AI Summit, launching bold initiatives to drive inclusive growth, governance, and AI infrastructure continent-wide.
- News
Google Makes Gemini 2.5 Pro Free for Everyone
Google makes its most powerful AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, free for all users, unlocking premium reasoning and multimodal features.
- Opinion
Opinion: Kenya Must Upskill Its Public Servants or Risk Falling Behind in the AI Age
Upskilling Kenya’s public servants in AI and cybersecurity is vital to secure digital infrastructure and drive inclusive digital transformation.
- Business
Musk’s AI Startup xAI Buys His Social Media Platform X
Elon Musk’s xAI acquires X (formerly Twitter) in a $33B stock deal, merging AI development with real-time user data.
