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Sama Partners with the UoN to Advance Generative AI Capabilities in Africa
Data annotation and model validation solutions provider firm Sama has announced it has partnered with The University of Nairobi (UoN)…
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Sama unveils AI safety-centered ‘red teaming solution’ for gen AI and LLMs
Sama, the Data annotation and model validation solutions provider has announced Sama Red Team, a new solution designed to help…
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Sama activates its multi-cloud integration in Kenya
Data annotation and model validation solutions provider firm Sama has announced the global activation of its multi-cloud integration in Kenya.…
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Sama to hire more than 2,000 Kenyans for its AI business
After exiting the content moderation business, Sama has now revealed plans to hire and train 2,000 young Kenyans to work…
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Sama Identifies Kenya as an Ideal Machine Learning Investment Destination
Kenya is set to experience a significant economic boost as Sama, the leader in providing data annotation solutions that power the…
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Facebook’s content moderation partner Sama quits amid court battle
Sama, Facebook’s content moderation partner in Africa has announced that it’s exiting content review services to focus on data annotation,…
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Meta and Sama back down on attempts to gag South African whistleblower Daniel Motaung
In a significant win for the protection of tech company whistleblowers, Meta and Facebook’s African contractor Sama have confirmed they…
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Anthony Hutia: Samsung’s Strategic Partnerships Driving AI and Tech Growth in Kenya
Samsung is making significant strides in the Kenyan market, by establishing innovative partnerships that are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and…
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Blockchain
Binance Expands Crypto Purchases Via Mobile Money in West and Central Africa
Binance has announced the integration of mobile money payments for crypto purchases across Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, DRC, Togo, and…
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Kenya’s first-ever sci-fi series Subterranea coming to Showmax
Kenya’s first sci-fi series Subterranea (Trailer), is set to premiere on 26 September 2024 on Showmax. The series has been…
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Startups
Kenyan Skincare firm Uncover closes oversubscribed $1.4m funding round
Uncover, Africa’s emerging beauty brand has successfully closed a $1.4m Seed II funding round. The round was led by EQ2…
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AWS Launches its second African Development Centre in Kenya
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud-computing division has opened a new African Development Centre in Kenya. The Development Centre…
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COLUMNS
Rapid Digitalization in Africa Raises New Cyberthreats: Building Cyber Resilience with Cloud-Native Security
Africa’s digital environment is rapidly evolving. The introduction of cloud technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) has sped up…
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Leila Janah Foundation Announces Winners of Annual Give Work Challenge
The Leila Janah Foundation (LJF) has announced the winners of its sixth annual Give Work Challenge (GWC) for existing businesses.…
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BUSINESS
Accelerate infrastructure development to promote intra-continental trade, says PMI
The annual commemoration of Africa Day marks the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) founding in 1963. Now called the African…
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Court orders Meta to cut ties with content moderation firms in Kenya
The case brought against Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has taken a new twist after the High Court in Kenya ordered…
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Dream VC Opens Applications for its 2023 Talent Accelerator Program in Africa
Dream VC, a Remote Venture Capital Upskilling Institute, has opened applications for its 2023 Accelerator Program for VCs in Africa. …
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Meta’s lawsuit In Kenya changes course as more content moderators go to court
The friction between social media giant Meta and African-based content moderators has taken a new twist after 43 content moderators…
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Nigerian mobility startup Treepz launches its operations in Kenya
Treepz, a Nigerian-based mobility startup that offers diverse car-renting options for its customers has announced its entry into the Kenyan…
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Kenyan court rules Meta can be sued in local courts for allegedly violating labour rights
A case brought against Facebook’s parent company Meta by its former employee Daniel Motaung has broadened the scope of legal…
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Unicorn Growth Capital, EchoVC join Celo Foundation to support Web3 projects across Africa
Unicorn Growth Capital, an Africa-focused venture fund investing at the intersection of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi), and EchoVC,…
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Uber hacked, forced to take systems offline
Uber is investigating a hacking incident after a hacker compromised its network forcing the company to take several of its…
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Blockchain
Hackathon to Protect Maasai Mara Predators using Web3 Technologies announced
Sovereign Nature Initiative (SNI) will host an online hackathon this October and November, featuring teams building tech in service to…
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Activists want Meta to stop attempts to silence whistleblower Daniel Motaung
The case against Meta brought to the limelight by a former employee of the company has attracted the attention of…
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Meta Wants Case Filed in Kenyan Court by Former Employee Dropped
A few weeks ago, we reported that Facebook is being sued in Kenya by a former employee citing poor working…
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Facebook Sued in Kenya Over Poor Working Conditions
A former employee of social media giant Facebook has sued the California-based company for allegations of poor working conditions at…
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CLOUD
Cisco Middle East & Africa hosts ‘Future Cloud’ Summit to showcase new hybrid cloud innovations
Cisco Middle East & Africa (MEA) is hosting the ‘Future Cloud’ summit showcasing new ways it is helping its customers…
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Wanderlust Diaries and Teachers’ Notice Board Kenya among winners of $50K Facebook’s 2021 Community Accelerator Program in Africa
Wanderlust Diaries Ltd, a Kenyan Facebook group that brings together a community of travelers to share stories is among the…
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Here is why #DeleteBoltApp is Trending on Twitter
If you’re an active Kenyan on Twitter you’ve probably seen the #DeleteBoltApp hashtag trending since Friday morning. This is after…
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Dimension Data named 2019 Microsoft country partner of the year for Uganda
Dimension Data has been named the 2019 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Uganda. The company, part of…
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Liquid Telecom deploys IoT network in Western and Nyanza to monitor fish ponds
Liquid Telecom Kenya has deployed an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Western Kenya and Nyanza to monitor and protect…
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Facebooks opening its first Sub-Saharan Africa Content Review Centre in Kenya
Facebook is opening its first content review centre in Sub-Saharan Africa in Nairobi Kenya. The company has partnered with Samasource…
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Year in Search: What Kenyans Searched for on Google in 2018
Google yesterday released Year in Search 2018, an overview of the searches and questions that drove Kenyans online throughout the…
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BUSINESS
Jumia Travel to revive its Business in Sudan after economic sanctions against the country were revoked
Jumia Travel has announced that it is reviving its operations in Sudan after the revocation of economic sanctions against the…
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Dimension Data wins 2017 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year award
Dimension Data East Africa has been awarded the the 2017 Microsoft the Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award…
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Rwanda Government pioneers Smart City Innovation with SRG and Nokia
Rwanda, Kigali – Nokia and SRG will collaborate with the Government of Rwanda to deploy Smart City technology to improve…
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Dimension Data EA Wins Four awards at 2016 Microsoft Partner of the Year awards
Dimension Data East Africa has won the 2016 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for Rwanda and Tanzania regions.…
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Microsoft announces End of Support for Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Corporation has announced it will end support for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Servers 2003 R2 on July 14,…
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