Artificial Intelligence
Insights into artificial intelligence developments, applications, and ethical considerations in tech shaping the content and the world
- News
Microsoft leads push to train 100,000 Kenyan public servants in AI and digital skills
Following its high-profile Nairobi AI Tour earlier this year and ongoing development efforts including work on local context-aware models like…
- How To/ Explained
Google Gemini 3 Guide: Antigravity, Deep Think, and the New Agentic Stack
Google's Gemini 3 shifts AI from chatbots to autonomous agents. Explore Antigravity, Deep Think, and the new developer ecosystem
- Business
Google and the AfCFTA are training 7,500 African businesses to use AI
Google and AfCFTA partner to train 7,500 African SMEs on AI, Gemini, and cross-border digital trade skills
- Interesting Reads
Microsoft is teaching AI to speak Dholuo and Kikuyu, Starting with Kenyan Farmers
Microsoft's Project Gecko uses Small Language Models to bring vernacular, video-based AI tools to Kenyan farmers, bridging the digital divide
- News
M-PESA is finally getting Tap-to-Pay, wallet sharing & AI fraud detection with major ‘Fintech 2.0’ upgrade
Safaricom is revamping its cornerstone mobile money platform, M-PESA, to meet the escalating demands of the modern digital economy. Group…
- Business
AI Ambition vs. Data Reality: Why Most Companies Aren’t Ready for the Revolution
Companies are racing to adopt AI, but an IBM study finds messy data and a huge skills gap are stopping…
- Business
SmartBuild AI launches in Kenya to fight construction ‘hidden costs’ with data
"Hidden costs" and project delays are the nightmare of building a home in Kenya. SmartBuild AI just launched a platform…
- News
Google is giving Kenyan university students 12 months of its most powerful AI for free
Google's Gemini Pro Plan is now in Kenya, offering students free 12-month access to its most advanced AI tools.
- Startups
Kenyan Startup Phindor Targets Enterprise AI with New JuaFlow Platform
Kenyan startup Phindor has launched JuaFlow, a platform empowering businesses to create, deploy, and govern their own custom AI agents.
- News
TikTok pulled over half a million videos in Kenya last quarter
TikTok pulled 592,000 videos in Kenya in Q2 2025, using AI to proactively remove 92.9% before a single view.
- News
Android now leads iOS in AI-powered scam protection
Google is making a bold claim as Cybersecurity Awareness Month wraps up — Android is now significantly better protected against…
- News
Xiaomi Redmi and Samsung Galaxy A-series phones set to cost more due to higher DRAM prices
The cost of your next budget or mid-range smartphone from Samsung or Xiaomi is almost certainly set to jump, and…
- News
OpenAI makes ChatGPT Plus cheaper in Kenya with new $5/month plan
Not long after Google expanded its cheaper AI Plus plan to Kenya and other African countries, OpenAI has quietly launched…
- News
Visa and Cloudflare want to fix the biggest problem with AI shopping: bots
Visa and Cloudflare launched Trusted Agent Protocol, a "digital passport" helping security systems identify legitimate AI shopping agents and block…
- News
Kenyan innovator Elly Savatia wins KES 8.6M for AI app that translates speech into sign language
Kenyan tech innovator Elly Savatia, 25, has won the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, earning…
