Updates on the latest technologies from Google including services, initiatives, and impact on the digital world.
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How Google’s AI Weather Forecasts Became My Unexpected Farming Assistant
Insights At a Glance: Google’s AI-powered short-term weather forecasts are now live in Africa, including Kenya. They’re incredibly useful for…
- News
Google Maps Is Killing the “Follow” Feature for Contributors
As someone who moves around quite a bit, Google Maps has always been my not-so-silent co-pilot. And while I don’t…
- News
Google One Just Made Cloud Storage Way More Affordable in Kenya
Insights At a Glance: Google One Lite plan (30GB) is now available in Kenya for KES 110/month. New subscribers can…
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From AI Booms to Matatu Zooms: Your Week in Tech
AI boom hits Africa, Kenya's tech milestones, electric transport pilots, global rocket launches, and telecom wars shake the industry
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Google is Merging Android and Chrome OS
Insights At a Glance: A Google executive has publicly confirmed the company is merging Chrome OS into Android, aiming to…
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Opera Joins X/Twitter in Ditching Google Translate with New Built-In Tool
Just days after X (formerly Twitter) shocked the web by quietly booting Google Translate in favor of its own in-house…
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The Pixel 6a Update That Could Destroy Your Battery Is Coming—And Google Won’t Help You!
Insights At a Glance: Google is pushing a Pixel 6a update on July 8 that reduces battery performance after 400…
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Ecobank Partners with Google Cloud to Transform African Banking Through AI Innovation
Ecobank Group has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate African financial inclusion using AI-powered digital banking solutions across 33 countries
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[Update: Mobile too] X Replaces Google Translate with Grok for Web Users
Update (July 14, 2025): Grok Translate has now replaced Google Translate in the X mobile app as well. Original article…
- Startups
Google Selects 15 African AI Startups for Accelerator Class 9, Including Two Kenyan Innovators
Google selected 15 African AI startups for Accelerator Class 9, including Kenyan companies Shamba Records and Apexloads.
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Chromecast with Google TV Android 14 Update Resumes with a Big 809MB Update
Insights At a Glance: Chromecast with Google TV (4K) is getting a large 809MB update. The update comes after the…
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Google Chrome to Stop Working on Older Android Phones from August 2025
Insights At a Glance: Chrome 138 is the last version for Android 8 and 9 users. Chrome 139 (coming August…
- Opinion
Kenyans Won’t Care About The New Google Messages Group Chat Features
Google Messages is on a roll lately. The app just added a bunch of long-overdue RCS features for group messaging—“Delete…
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Ericsson and Google Cloud Launch AI-Powered 5G Core Service Platform
Ericsson and Google Cloud launched Ericsson On-Demand, an AI-powered 5G core SaaS platform enabling rapid deployment and consumption-based pricing.
- Business
Massive Internet Outage Cripples Google, Spotify, Discord as Millions Face Service Disruptions
Massive Google Cloud outage on June 12 disrupted Spotify, Discord, Gmail globally for hours, affecting millions of users worldwide.
