- OpenAI has announced a major update to its text-to-image AI generator DALL-E. The latest version – DALL-E 3 – powered by the AI company’s brainchild, ChatGPT, will allow users to get refined images with better details as compared to previous versions. In addition, DALL-E 3 has added safety measures…
- WhatsApp Flows is a new feature coming to WhatsApp Business. The feature will enable customers and businesses to do more than chat without leaving the Meta-owned app. Meta’s Head of WhatsApp Will Cathcart posted about flows and said: ”For everyone that chats with WhatsApp businesses on, we’ve got…
- Juliana Rotich who serves as the Head of the Department-Fintech Solution (M-Pesa) at Safaricom has a new board role. On her LinkedIn page, Ms. Rotich wrote: “I am honored to be appointed as a member of the AI and Ethics Board of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Looking forward to serving…
- iPhone 15 listed on Chinese Tmall has already sold out. In fact, the new iPhone sold out within a minute of becoming available. TMall (Taobao Mall) is Alibaba’s dedicated B2C platform. It is the most visited online retail platform in China and currently has over 40,000 merchants selling goods.…
- In April this year, local retail chain Naivas reported a cyber attack on their systems. The supermarket claimed that the attack was a ransomware attack. “…we have been the victims of a ransomware attack by an online criminal organisation (Threat Actor)…Naivas has contained this attack, and our…
- In recent months, there has been an explosion of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) as more companies continue to develop consumer-facing tools to help automate tasks, write documents, do research on various topics or even basic coding. OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm following its…
- Google has announced key updates to its AI chatbot Bard, integrating it into various services and apps including Gmail, YouTube and Drive. The company is launching “Bard Extensions” allowing users to interact and collaborate with Bard to find relevant information from Google tools such as Gmail,…
- Kenya is set to host the 2024 International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) world conference after formally receiving the hosting rights. This development was announced during the IASP 2023 world conference in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg conference primarily focused on…
- Last evening, it emerged that the Director General for the Communications Authority (CA) Ezra Chiloba had been immediately suspended. Following the results of an internal audit, his suspension was announced by the CA board on the 18th of September. The CA board had instructed the Director/Risk…
- KCB to M-Pesa and vice versa are frequent transactions. The KenyaCommercial Bank (Kenya) Ltd is a financial services provider licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The bank has also been running an Agency banking model. It is one of the banks that have integrated well…
- Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has deployed 1,400 Revenue Service Assistants (RSA) who will be going door-to-door to ensure tax compliance. The RSA agents are part of the intrusive efforts by KRA to collect KES 3.03 trillion in revenue to finance the KES 3.6 trillion budget for the financial year…
- Roam has launched the made-in-Kenya, fully electric Roam Move shuttle bus. This a major step that signifies the company is offering electric vehicle options for the Kenya matatu industry. Previously, Roam, which also sells electric bikes (Roam Air), focussed on high-capacity buses meant for mass…
- Elon Musk has implied X, formerly called Twitter, may require all users to pay a fee to have access to the platform. Musk brought up the idea of charging all users during a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. “We’ve moving to a small monthly payment for use of the…
- Communications Authority (CA) Director General Ezra Chiloba has this evening been suspended. In the interim, his position has been filled by Christopher Wambua on an acting capacity. An internal memo to all CA staff stated: “Following a meeting of the Authority’s Board held on 18th September 2023,…
- The iPhone 14 Pro Max is the most shipped phone across the world this year. The model released last September, is selling for between $1,099 to $1,599. For contrast, the recently released iPhone 15 price from base model to the most expensive model is between $799 to $1599.Despite global economic…
- The Government of Kisumu has announced a partnership with AI startup, Hurone AI, to leverage Artificial Intelligence in supporting cancer treatment in Jaramogi Teaching and Referral Hospital. The partnership seeks to improve the quality of cancer treatments, enhance operational efficiency and…
- A big part of Reno’s appeal is its camera performance and OPPO Reno10 5G touts improved and upgraded cameras. Shooting with the Reno10 5G was a true joy, especially as a person who has used the whole Reno series from the Reno4 all the way to the Reno8. OPPO Reno10 comes with glass for its […]…
- Google Search trends reveal that searches for Artificial Intelligence (AI) are at an all-time high in Kenya as interest in the topic rises. Search trends show that Kenyans searched for AI more than in previous years, with interest rising by 270% since last year and 400% over the last five years.…
- Infinix Zero lineup has undergone various iterations and updates over the years. The Zero series is the company’s flagship device range and they have made impressive steps – from performance, design, battery life and most importantly – its cameras. The recently launched Zero 30 5G ticks off all…
- Fixed Data statistics from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) show that Poa! Internet is sitting at the top table with the big boys. Poa Internet service has been trying to solve this puzzle of affordable since it entered Kenya in 2015. Since its launch, the start-up has been successful in…
- On the 4th of September, Wim Vanhelleputte began work as the second CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia. He took over after the departure of the first CEO, Anwar Soussa at the end of July. Mr. Vanhelleputte has extensive leadership experience and deep industry knowledge, having worked in the…
- Africa Coast to Europe (Ace) subsea cable, runs along the west coast of Africa between France and South Africa. This crucial cable of 17,000 km connects 19 countries in Europe and Africa. Last month, four undersea cables snapped off the coast of the Congo. Reports indicate that the West Africa…
- The M-Pesa ecosystem is proving to be a crucial infrastructure for businesses and customers on the African continent. Currently, M-Pesa is enabling more than one million businesses fulfill different transactions. According, to M-Pesa Managing Director Mr. Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, more than 70,000…
- Pick Up Mtaani is a delivery service provider that aims to make shopping online easier. The company allows customers to shop online and pick the item from an agent located in residential areas. Hence, customers do not have to commute and physically pick purchased items. The company clients can now…
- Kenyan President William Ruto held a series of meetings with the big names of San Francisco. This was a case of Silicon Valley leaders meeting with the leader of the “Silicon Savannah”. In San Francisco, Ruto held talks with Tim Cook, the Chief Executive Officer of Apple. He had engagements with…
- Techweez can now confirm that affordable locally manufactured smartphones will be in the shops in October this year. Earlier in the year, President Ruto stated the government would collaborate with the private sector to roll out 1 million made-in-Kenya smartphones In a speech at the US–Africa…
- Meta’s Facebook continues to dominate Africa’s social media despite TikTok surge. This is according to a recent Social Media Usage report by GeoPoll. Africa’s social media users have risen continuously, amounting to over 384 million. With 170 Million active users, Facebook stands tall in the…
- “Safaricom is developing a partnership with Apple Inc. to integrate MPESA and its Paypal platform to extend MPESA’s transactional reach globally” announced President Ruto yesterday. The Kenyan president was speaking at the ongoing U.S.-African Business Roundtable. Safaricom already has M-PESA…
- Safaricom has had the Sambaza Internet feature since 2013. The feature enables one to share Safaricom bundles from one line to another. However, the Sambaza bundles have had a cap limiting transfer to 20MB. Allegedly, the move in 2016 was introduced with the onset of new data bundle prices and…
- Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a $367 million (around KES 54 billion) fine on TikTok due to the platform’s handling of children’s data. The fine stems from a privacy investigation announced in 2021. The DPC said TikTok’s breaches included how in 2020 accounts for users under…
- The African Network Information Centre (Afrinic), Africa’s Regional Internet Registry has been placed under receivership with board elections expected to be held in six months. This follows a ruling by the Supreme Court of Mauritius on a case filed against the internet registry by Cloud Innovation…
- The African Network Information Centre (Afrinic), Africa’s Regional Internet Registry has been placed under receivership with board elections expected to be held in six months. This follows a ruling by the Supreme Court of Mauritius on a case filed against the internet registry by Cloud Innovation…
- Since 2015, the year Kenya ditched the traditional television model, its TV industry has experienced a seismic shift, with consumers moving to digital subscription-based TV and streaming platforms, the popular ones being Showmax and Netflix. Showmax is a Subscription Video-on-demand (SVoD) internet…
- Technology has brought more good than harm. Technology has brought more harm than good – Remember that debate? If you were on the opposers’ side, it is doubtful you argued how viewing digital screens of innovations like computers and laptops is detrimental to the eye. Saying that the internet is…
- Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Administration of National Government, Prof. Kithure Kindiki has hinted at a government ban on cryptocurrency. Citing challenges to monitor and regulate the currency, the CS alluded crypto maybe used to fund illegal activities. “There is a correlation between…
- Sam Cox, known as Mr Doodle, has partnered with TECNO for their Camon 20 Pro 5G Doodle Edition. The company has launched the phone in the country. TECNO likes releasing special smartphone editions, especially the Camon lineup. The company works with various institutions and artists to make their…
- Airtel Networks Limited customers spent more time on a single on-net call averaging 2.8 minutes compared to users on other networks. Thus, it appears Airtel customers prefer on-net calls as they spent the least time on a single off-net call averaging 1.0 minutes. This is according to the…
- The number of Kenyans using Feature Phones colloquially referred to as “Kabambe” has reduced by 4%. Kenyans with Kabambe phones reduced from 33,475,476 to 32,140,606. On a more positive note, smartphone users increased by 4.4%. Indeed, the growth from 29,487,846 to 30,793,395 indicates more…
- M-Pesa Go has been reintroduced by Safaricom. The product is meant for M-Pesa users in their teens and pre-teens. Thus, Safaricom seeks to encourage 10 to 17-year-olds to adopt the digital wallet for their financial transactions. The product had been launched last year in November. As such,under-…
- On a high vantage point with new lenses, it is seen. But when you are so close, too far, or even at a midpoint, it’s blurry and confusing. Too bad for most people who are driven to financial problems as life-changing sums are lost to elaborate crypto scams every day. Kenya’s crypto market lacks…
- Google parent company Alphabet is downsizing its workforce again this year, this time affecting its global recruitment team. The company has confirmed the layoffs as it continues to slow hiring. In the company’s July earnings call, group CEO Sundar Pichai stated that Google will continue to slow…
- Vivo Y36 has just been unveiled for the Kenyan market. This is the company’s latest midrange smartphone in the Y series and has succeeded the Vivo Y35 from last year. Vivo has brought significant upgrades with its latest addition including a brighter and bigger screen and an IP rating as well. Vivo…
- The National Assembly will have the first reading of the Digital Health Bill, 2023 today. The bill was drafted by the government in partnership will healthcare stakeholders. The Digital Health Bill, 2023 aims to bridge existing legal and regulatory gaps within the digital health ecosystem. The…
- Apple has been ordered to cease the sale of the iPhone 12 in France. The order is due to the iPhone 12 emitting too much electromagnetic radiation. The iPhone model was released in the year 2020. French regulator ANFR has found the model emits more electromagnetic waves susceptible to being…
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) has officially launched a fully redundant terrestrial fibre link. The first route is a 1000KM fibre link between Kenya and Ethiopia. The fibre route is supported by a 711 KM fibre network between Zambia and Malawi. Liquid believes completion of the two…
- Apple unveiled the new iPhone 15 lineup with a key charging update and an advanced camera system among other features in its annual September event. In the event tagged Wonderlust, Apple launched other products including several Apple watches and AirPods Pro 2. The tech giant has dropped its…
- Google has rolled out a crucial update to its Chrome web browser. The security patch released on Monday is meant to address a critical security flaw. As such, all Chrome users are urged to immediately update their web browser. The security flaw was tracked as CVE-2023-4863 and is reported to be a…
- OPPO Reno10 5G is the latest camera-focussed midranger in the country and it delivers on all the core features a device in that space should have and more. Reno10 is a solid upgrade from its predecessor the Reno8 from last year. It now uses glass for its front and back with Asahi Glass Dragontrail…
- Infinix didn’t come to play with its 2023 midrange and flagship series which includes the Note 30 series and Zero 30 series. And TL;DR: The Infinix Zero 30 5G which launched in Venice, Italy is a beast in comparison to its predecessors and close rivals. Right from the build quality and design, the…
- Treasury proposes the Data Protection Act of 2019 be amended to give special exemption to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). The proposed exemptions will enable KRA to have easier access to data and information from third parties like telcos and banks. These new proposals are part of Kenya’s Draft…
