Cheaper Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 to Cost $800, Launch Slated for September
The foldable smartphone market in the country and globally has grown these past few years but their high price has kept most people from...
KUCCPS Application Portal Reopens for Unfilled Programs
The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCPS) has reopened its portal for the first Revision of applicants' choices for placement to unfilled...
LinkedIn Least Used Major Social Media in Kenya, CA Reveals
Data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows LinkedIn is the least-used major social media platform in Kenya. LinkedIn, which is owned by...
Google Cloud Offers Customers NVIDIA’s Powerful AI GPUs in New Partnership
Google Cloud and NVIDIA joined forces to supercharge generative AI development. The partnership brings cutting-edge NVIDIA AI tech, including the Grace Blackwell platform and NVIDIA...
Telegram Raises $330 million Through Bonds, Eyes Profitability and IPO
Telegram secured $330 million last week through a well-received bond offering. Making the announcement, CEO Pavel Durov, highlighted the strong investor demand and the...
YouTube AI-Generated/Altered Content to Get Mandatory Labels
Generative AI is transforming the ways content is created. Due to the enhancements, creators can develop videos that seem real but are not. However,...
Google Search Announces Major Changes to The Leadership Team
The world's biggest search engine, Google, has a new Head of Search, Elizabeth Reid. Previously, Liz Reid was the head of Core Search Experiences....
Best 5G Smartphones In Kenya and Where To Buy Them
There's no denying that there has been significant growth in terms of 5G adoption and to access that network you need a 5G smartphone....
Jabali Receives $5 Million Funding in Effort to Make Anyone a Game Developer
Game engine innovator Jabali has secured $5 million in funding. Led by BITKRAFT Ventures, the round also saw participation from industry giants like Sony...
Founders Navigate the Funding Winter: Lessons from The African Pre-seed Podcast Live Event
Against the backdrop of 2023 which was termed as a “funding winter”, Founders Factory Africa hosted a live version of The African Pre-seed Podcast....
Meta Monetization: Kenyan Creators To Earn Money on Facebook/Instagram
In State House Nairobi today, Kenya’s President Ruto hosted Facebook’s President of Global Affairs, Mr Nick Clegg. The meeting of the two was also...
Infinix Note 40 Series Officially Launched
Infinix Note 40 series is finally here after much teasing. This is the company's latest midrange offering in the Note lineup and includes the...
Redmi Note 13 Pro Camera Review: Perfect for Content Creators on a Budget
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 13 series early last month and the whole lineup got significant upgrades over their predecessors including the Redmi Note...
WhatsApp Status Steals This New Feature from Instagram Stories
WhatsApp Status has been getting a slew of features this month and now there's a new one copied from Instagram stories that's now available...
NEW! Apple Considering Google’s Gemini AI for iPhones
According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is engaged in active negotiations with Google regarding the potential licensing of Gemini, Google's leading generative AI...
Report: Kenya Only Utilizes Half Its Available Internet Bandwidth Capacity
Kenya is barely using half of total available Internet bandwidth capacity in the country. According to the latest industry report from the Communications Authority...
Uber Hit with US$178.3 Million Settlement in Taxi Lawsuit
Over 8,000 Australian taxi and hire car drivers have emerged victorious in a class action lawsuit against ride-hailing giant Uber, securing a settlement of...
Musk’s xAI Opens Up Grok for Public Development
xAI has made Grok's foundation public on GitHub. This open access allows a wider range of developers to build upon the model, potentially accelerating...
Cognition AI Develops AI Programmer To Replace Human Coders
A Silicon Valley startup that was only registered as a corporation 2 months ago may have made a huge breakthrough. Cognition AI is reported...
Chip Shot! Samsung Prioritizes Increased Exynos Use To Trim Smartphone Production Costs
Samsung wants to use its own smartphone application processors (APs) more often. The reason behind the incorporation of its Exynos chips in its Galaxy...
Judge: Apple Must Answer to AirTag Stalking Concerns
A judge in California found that plaintiffs in a class action suit against Apple AirTag had “made sufficient claims for negligence and product liability.”...
Meta Tracks Your Every Move, Even When You’re Not on Facebook
If you are on Facebook, the Meta owned platform tracks as many activities of your day as it can. At the very least, it...
LinkedIn to Introduce In-App Puzzle Games
Networking giant LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, is known for professional connections, learning, and recruitment. With over a billion users, they're venturing into a surprising...
Facebook/Instagram Under Probe for Alleged Role in Illegal Drugs Sales
Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook is under probe for allegedly profiting from the sale of illegal drugs. Federal prosecutors based in the...
Pornhub Ban Leads To Huge Surge In VPN Searches
Adult site Pornhub disabled its website in Texas, USA on Thursday. This was done after a federal appeals court upheld a new state law...
Hugo Décrypte: A 26-Year-Old Led Media Empire Surpassing Legacy Media
As traditional media houses seem to struggle with online readers and viewership, a French founder of the media outlet Hugo Décrypte, has captured the...
Major Internet Outages Hit 13 African Countries After Submarine Cable Cuts
A number of countries across Africa experienced Internet outages on Thursday due to damage to submarine fiber optic cables. A total of 13 countries...
Best Midrange Camera Smartphones in Kenya Right Now
Midrange camera smartphones have gotten so good, going tow to tow with the best flagship smartphones around. We've gotten to review some of the...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G Review: Great Value Midranger
The Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G is the middle child in the just launched midrange Note 13 series from Xiaomi.
It brings an upgraded design,...
TikTok: Here’s the Real Reason the U.S. Wants to Ban the App
The United States government is planning to ban TikTok, a short-form vertical video platform popular among its 170 million American users with half this...
Kenya Clinches Top Spot in the Africa Youth Digital Readiness Index
The Youth Digital Readiness Index report for Eastern Africa is now out for 2023. The index by digital transformation and innovation management company Qhala showcases...
Here’s the Breakdown of Flutterwave’s New Executives
Flutterwave now has new executives. The African payments technology company has appointed a new chairman and non-executive director.
Flutterwave which was launched in 2016...
itel P55+ Officially Launched in Kenya
itel has officially unveiled the P55 series of smartphones headlined by the P55 Plus in Kenya. This is the company’s latest smartphone and packs quite the...
5G Users Increase in Kenya
There has been positive growth in terms of subscriptions especially 5G in the country according to recent data from the telecommunications regulatory body, CA...
You Can Now Watch HD Music Videos on Spotify but There’s a Catch
Streaming giant Spotify is now adding a new option to listening to music on its app besides just audio.
Spotify is adding music videos...