Kenyan News: Tech

Showmax has just dropped the first trailers for Dark Side of Glory, a true crime documentary series that tells the stories behind shocking cases of murder in the world of sport.  Dark Side of Glory is directed by...

Sama partners with the University of Nairobi to advance Generative AI, offering training and part-time employment for students and faculty.

Xiaomi has today unveiled yet another entry level smartphone in the Kenyan market. This new phone, the Redmi A3, is available starting from Ksh 11,200. It comes a few days after the launch of yet...

With demand for AI-ready data centre capacity outstripping supply, developers and operators are focused on bringing new capacity online as quickly as possible. To support this goal, Vertiv today launched the Vertiv MegaMod CoolChip, a liquid cooling-equipped...

Bboxx has appointed Anthony Osijo as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to take the company to its next stage of growth as it capitalises on the market opportunity in Africa. Co-Founder Mansoor Hamayun, the...

OpenAI's SearchGPT aims to challenge Google with real-time, conversational search, causing Alphabet's shares to drop amid legal issues.

Intron Health has announced the close of a $1.6 Million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Microtraction, with participation from Plug and Play Ventures, Jaza Rift Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Africa Health Ventures, OpenseedVC, Pi Campus, Alumni Angel, and Bake

Safaricom has today awarded 5 more customers with KSH 1M each in the ongoing Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa Campaign. The campaign, which began in early May in a bid to lighten Kenyans’ financial...

Visa has announced a new partnership with Carrefour to offer Visa Cardholders who shop on the weekends with exclusive discounts and giveaways. Throughout this campaign, Visa cardholders will get giveaways for every purchase above Ksh...

Africa Data Centres has announced expanded its CPT1 facility in Cape Town by adding another 6MW of IT load. This expansion shows the data centre giant adding three new state-of-the-art halls in new areas on...

I&M Bank (Rwanda) has announced the appointment of Mr. Nikhil Rustam Hira as the new Board Chairman effective 15th July 2024. Mr. Hira succeeds Mr. Bonaventure Niyibizi, who is retiring after serving the Bank with...

NTT DATA, a leading IT infrastructure and services company, unveiled its new Edge AI platform to accelerate IT/OT convergence by bringing AI processing to the edge. By processing data when and where it is generated...

Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) and Network International (Network) have signed a strategic partnership to provide a sound processing platform for hosting and issuing of cards in support of the bank’s efforts in their exciting phase...

Sophos has announced that Teresa Anania has joined the company as Chief Customer Officer [CCO]. Anania will play a key role in accelerating Sophos’ customer and partner success initiatives to maximize value of Sophos’ portfolio...

Kenya Airways (KQ) has relaunched KQ Holidays, an online platform that will specialize in offering personalized getaways to iconic destinations around the world, using Kenya Airways flights. Through the KQ Holidays platform, customers can create,...

Faulu Microfinance Bank has launched its Money Market Fund (MMF) that offers customers flexible and profitable investment opportunities. Registered with the Capital Markets Authority, the MMF invests in money-market instruments including short-term Government securities, bank...

Kenya’s Valarie Neema Waswa is among the inaugural cohort of the Generation Connect Young Leadership Programme (GCYLP) fellows who completed their development week in Switzerland. The GCYLP, an initiative launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partne

Samsung today revealed the Olympic Edition of its newly announced Galaxy Z Flip6, exclusively designed and customized for all athletes competing at the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. The Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic...

Vertiv and ZincFive have announced that Vertiv will add the ZincFiveBC Series uninterruptible power supply (UPS) Battery Cabinets to its portfolio of battery systems available for data centre backup power. The safe and recyclable nickel-zinc batteries are compatible...

PalmPay has been included in the 2024 edition of CNBC and Statista’s prestigious list of the “Top 250 Fintech Companies in the World.” This recognition underscores PalmPay’s rapid growth and significant contributions to advancing financial...

As global electricity demand from data centres is expected to double by 2026 – largely driven by computing and cooling requirements from AI (artificial intelligence) and HPC (high-performance computing) – it is crucial to have a robust...

 I&M Bank has collaborated with Mastercard to launch the new Business Credit Card proposition, a comprehensive financial tool designed to help businesses manage day-to-day expenses more effectively and support global operations. This initiative marks another...

Xiaomi Redmi 13 launches in Kenya with 108MP camera, sleek design, adaptive display, and prices starting at KES 18,199.

Xiaomi Kenya has today announced the launch of the Redmi 13 series in Kenya. The series is available in the country starting at Ksh 18,199 for the 6GB variant with 128GB of space. According to...

OPPO has announced a new partnership with Ericsson that includes global patent cross-license, technical cooperation, market expansion and other collaborations. The global cross license covers standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to cellular communication technologies, includ

Sophos has released a sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024,” which revealed that the median recovery costs for two critical infrastructure sectors, Energy and Water, quadrupled to $3 million over...

Cybercriminal activity on Telegram surged by 53% in 2024 due to its popularity, perceived security, and ease of use.

 Sama, the leader in providing data annotation and model evaluation for some of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence (AI) models, today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with The University of Nairobi (UoN)...

Posta Kenya's MPost charges increased by 2000%, prompting criticism amid declining relevance and competition from faster, modern courier services.

Over 250 stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, such as government, civil society, donors, academics, students, and private industry experts have convened for DataFest Africa 2024 conference, organised by the Aga Khan University and Pollicy. The conference,...

On Monday, e-Taxi drivers held demonstrations in Nairobi demanding better pay. They claim the rates offered by the platforms are not sustainable. Bolt has issued a statement regarding this but the company is yet to...

In a move that can be termed ‘ridiculous’, Posta Kenya is planning to raise annual Mpost rates by up to 2,000%. The corporation published a notice on X (Twitter) indicating that the new rates have...

OPPO and Ericsson signed a global agreement for 5G patent cross-licensing, technical cooperation, and market expansion to boost innovation.

Absa Bank Kenya and Old Mutual have today partnered to unveil a new bundled insurance product dubbed, Linda Biz. This product offers assets, medical and life insurance addressing the specific risks faced by SMEs.  Speaking...

Safaricom has added 598 5G sites in Kenya in just one year. The company revealed this in its latest annual report. As of March 2024, the telco had 803 active 5G sites up from the...

Summary The third season of Tanzania’s Digital Accelerator Program has come to an end with a Demo Day event. This was a three-month acceleration program was in partnership with MassChallenge and Huawei. The program featured...

 d.light has closed a new securitization facility that will purchase $176 million of receivables in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. This financing is provided by social impact-focused asset management company African Frontier Capital. With this new facility,...

About 600 stakeholders from over 30 countries in Africa and beyond came together from July 8 to 10 at the inaugural Mastercard Foundation EdTech Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, to discuss education technology for resilient and...

Young Scientists Kenya [YSK], has received 1,780 project abstracts for its 7th edition of the National Science and Technology Annual Exhibition 2024. Speaking at this year’s exhibition launch event, Young Scientists Kenya Chairman of the...