Artificial Intelligence
Insights into artificial intelligence developments, applications, and ethical considerations in tech shaping the content and the world
- 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 βhidden costsβ 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 β 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 UKβs Royal Academy of Engineeringβs Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, earning…
- News
Lovense brings AI to the bedroom with real-time moan translation and fake orgasm detection
In today’s episode of “things we didn’t know we needed,” sex tech company Lovense has announced a new feature that…
- News
Samsung launches Galaxy XR headset with Android XR and Gemini AI at half the price of Apple Vision Pro
Samsung has officially entered the extended reality (XR) space with the launch of Galaxy XR, the first-ever headset powered by…
- News
Google expands AI Plus to 6 more African countries
Just weeks after bringing its cheaper AI Plus plan to 40 countries, Google is at it again, this time expanding…
- News
Google gives university students in six African countries 12 months of Google AI Pro at no cost
From research to presentations, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Deep Research, NotebookLM, and Veo 3 are now free for students in six…
