Updates on the latest technologies from Google including services, initiatives, and impact on the digital world.
- News
We Made Songs With Gemini. They Came Back With Stock Music Watermarks
AI-generated Gemini songs containing stock music watermark phrases point to unlicensed preview tracks in Google's Lyria training data.
- News
Android 17 Beta: List of all non-Google devices that have received the update
Googleβs push to make Android 17 its most ambitious cross-device and large-screen OS is charging forward. Following the major announcements…
- How To/ Explained
What Kenya’s new Google AI tourism deal actually involves
Kenya signed an AI tourism deal with Google to double arrivals. We explain the four parts, the numbers, and unanswered…
- News
Google I/O Extended 2026 returns to Nairobi on June 20 after one year hiatus
After a one-year hiatus, the Google Developer Group (GDG) Nairobi has announced the return of Google I/O Extended Nairobi 2026…
- Business
I&M Bank Teams Up With Google to Give Its MSME Customers Free AI Training
The bank is offering eligible business customers free access to Google's Hustle Academy, the AI and digital skills programme that…
- News
Apple may finally open the iPhone ecosystem to other platforms with iOS 27
Apple could be preparing one of its most notable ecosystem shifts yet in iOS 27, with new reporting suggesting the…
- How To/ Explained
The Eight Specs That Decide Whether Your Phone Gets Gemini Intelligence
Google's Gemini Intelligence needs Gemini Nano v3, 12GB RAM, a flagship chip and six years of patches. Most phones fail.
- News
AirDrop Is Coming to Most Android Phones Later This Year β But the Catch Is Your Chipset
Google is bringing AirDrop support to OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi and Honor phones in 2026, with a QR-code option live…
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Google teams up with Meta to fix Instagram’s long-running Android camera problem
Google partners with Meta to bring Ultra HDR, Night Sight and stabilisation to Instagram on flagship Android 17 phones.
- News
Google unveils the Googlebook: a premium AI laptop built on Android, launching this fall
Google's new Android-powered Googlebook laptop launches this fall from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo. Here's everything confirmed so far.
- 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
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.
- 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.
- How To/ Explained
Meta is Set to Overtake Google in Digital Advertising for the First Time Ever in 2026. Here’s How That Happened.
eMarketer projects Meta will earn $243B in 2026 ad revenue, finally overtaking Google after 26 years of dominance.
