Tech

20 May 2026 - In today's edition: Yango to expand across Africa || Kenyan High Court freezes Vodacom-Safaricom deal || Pick n Pay sells part of its stake in Boxer || Toyota launches first…

20 May 2026 - Bolt has started rolling out electric ride-hailing services in Cape Town, opening a new phase in the company’s African expansion as competition between transport platforms…

20 May 2026 - The Kenya Revenue Authority says it has collected Sh7.8 billion from 97,000 individuals and businesses that had not previously paid direct taxes, giving the agency fresh…

20 May 2026 - Sending money from one bank to another in Kenya is becoming significantly cheaper after a group of lenders agreed to reduce Pesalink transfer charges in a bid to attract…

20 May 2026 - Africa’s long expansion in mobile money services is creating the foundation for a broader digital finance system, according to Ralph Mupita, who says the continent is…

20 May 2026 - Kenya Airways has introduced a new AI-driven pricing platform aimed at improving how the airline adjusts fares across its network, as carriers face growing pressure to…

20 May 2026 - Google is widening the role of its paid AI subscriptions beyond chatbot access and cloud storage, adding YouTube Premium Lite to its Google AI Pro plan(KES 3,700/mo) in…

20 May 2026 - Google is expanding Android beyond the smartphone with Android 17, introducing a wave of consumer-facing features built around AI assistance, tighter privacy controls and…

20 May 2026 - Internet traffic inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo will now move through multiple exchange locations in Kinshasa after the Africa Congo Internet Exchange extended…

20 May 2026 - A legal dispute has surfaced over the appointment of former Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed as commissioner general of the Kenya Revenue Authority, placing the agency’s…

20 May 2026 - Google used its I/O 2026 developer conference to outline a broader redesign of how people interact with Workspace, moving beyond typed prompts toward continuous voice-driven…

20 May 2026 - Google is restructuring Search around artificial intelligence, replacing the familiar pattern of keyword queries and ranked links with persistent AI agents, conversational…

20 May 2026 - Social media platform TikTok said on Tuesday that it removed 820,552 videos in Kenya during the fourth quarter of 2025 for violating its Community Guidelines. The company…

20 May 2026 - The AI Skills and Compute Africa Foundation (AISCA Foundation) has officially launched in Kigali, marking a significant step toward strengthening Africa’s artificial…

20 May 2026 - Kenya Airways has adopted Jupiter 5.0, an AI-powered pricing platform developed by FlyNava Technologies, in a move aimed at advancing fare competitiveness, speeding up fare…

20 May 2026 - Equity Group Holdings posted a 24 percent rise in first-quarter profit after tax to KSh19.1 billion, the Nairobi-listed lender said Tuesday, as improving asset quality and a…

20 May 2026 - At AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya, taking place from 19–21 May, global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky highlighted the evolving threat landscape in Kenya and the wider East…

20 May 2026 - TikTok has released its Q4 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, highlighting its continuous commitment to fostering a safe and trusted space for its users. In the…

20 May 2026 - Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that its Board has approved a commitment of up to US$100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers. The…

20 May 2026 - At AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya, taking place from 19-21 May, global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, talks about the current threat landscape in Kenya and the wider…

20 May 2026 - The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications for the second edition of the MEST AI Startup Program, a fully-funded, immersive experience…

20 May 2026 - NTT DATA has released new research showing that enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements…

20 May 2026 - Table of contents 1. AI and Gemini 2. Google Search 3. Google Workspace and Productivity 4. Shopping 5. YouTube 6. Android and Hardware 7. Developer Tools 8. Google Play 9.…

19 May 2026 - A Kenyan startup will this week attempt to run production-grade artificial intelligence on a US$5 server, one of several homegrown ventures competing for investor attention…

19 May 2026 - I’ve been following Kenya’s tech landscape for three years now, and betting platforms have become one of the most fascinating examples of how digital payments infrastructure…

19 May 2026 - I’ve been tracking Kenya’s betting scene for 18 months, and the speed of change has caught me off guard. Mobile apps pull in 73% of all sports wagers in the country these…

19 May 2026 - In the 1990s, when most Nigerian businesses still relied on paper files, fax machines, and office memos, Chuma Chukwujama was already convinced software was the future he…

19 May 2026 - Cloud9, a Kenyan digital bank, acquired ticketing platform M-Tickets in an all-stock deal valued at roughly KES 100 million ($773,000).

19 May 2026 - Colt Technology Services (Colt) , the global digital infrastructure company, announced the expansion of its network in Istanbul, Türkiye, to meet growing demand for…

19 May 2026 - Ride-hailing drivers, matatu operators and other transport players resumed operations on Tuesday after industry representatives secured a temporary truce with the government…

19 May 2026 - Orange Jordan  participated in the fourth edition of the growing regional initiative “Femi Tech”, which was launched for the first time in Jordan. The conference ......

19 May 2026 - Samsung is doubling down on the midrange smartphone market in Kenya with the launch of the Galaxy A57 and Galaxy A37. The company is positioning both devices as accessible…

19 May 2026 - Cisco  announced the Cisco Universal Quantum Switch, a critical milestone in quantum networking that addresses one of the most fundamental barriers to building a…

19 May 2026 - As Kenya prepares to host the first-ever GITEX Kenya 2026 in Nairobi from 19th to 21st May, the conversation is moving beyond digital ambition to a harder business question…

19 May 2026 - QNB Group,  a leading financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has collaborated with Mastercard  to support the end-to-end infrastructure readiness for…

19 May 2026 - A new pool of institutional money is being directed toward African technology investors after Africa Finance Corporation approved a commitment worth as much as $100 million…

19 May 2026 - Mastercard  and Banco Sol  are strengthening their collaboration with the introduction of new innovative financial products tailored to support underserved small…

19 May 2026 - Cybercrime now operates through a complex ecosystem involving specialized actors, criminal marketplaces, and sophisticated monetization channels. Addressing this threat…

19 May 2026 - An ambitious new chapter in East Africa’s quest to assert digital sovereignty, advance critical infrastructure, and chart its own AI destiny is officially underway as AI…

19 May 2026 - Airtel Uganda has started testing Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite network days after Ugandan regulators granted the satellite operator provisional approval to operate in…

19 May 2026 - Back in April, Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) launched its contactless payment wearables in Kenya in partnership with Mastercard. These allow you to complete transactions without…

19 May 2026 - MTN’s IHS Towers acquisition could reshape connectivity, competition, and startup opportunities across Francophone Africa’s digital economy.

19 May 2026 - The Kenyan High Court has upheld orders blocking the proposed sale of a 15% government stake in Safaricom  to Vodacom Group , keeping the multi-billion-dollar…

19 May 2026 - Tether,  the largest company in the digital asset industry and issuer of USD₮, the world’s most widely used stablecoin, has announced an investment in LemFi,…

19 May 2026 - Tether has announced a strategic investment in LemFi to deepen financial inclusion and accelerate the adoption of stablecoin-powered infrastructure in emerging markets.…

19 May 2026 - Financial markets tend not to be random. Usually, there is a reason behind the sudden shift in prices, which might be an economic indicator. Knowledge of which factors to…

19 May 2026 - The Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority (ARTP)  of Senegal and the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) of Turkey have signed a…

19 May 2026 - As AI-generated music becomes harder to distinguish from human-created work, streaming platforms are being forced to answer uncomfortable questions about impersonation,…

19 May 2026 - MoneyHash,  the payment orchestration platform for emerging and global markets, has appointed Hwan Lee as its new Regional Director for Africa. The strategic hire…

19 May 2026 - Following the successful integration of 49 Kenyan startups into its portfolio, develoPPP Ventures is proud to announce the opening of Cohort 11. Innovative early-stage…