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Apps
Huawei Calls on Developers to Build Native Apps for HarmonyOS
Huawei’s rotating chairman, Eric Xu has urged developers to collaborate on the development of native apps for the company’s mobile…
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Startups
LemFi receives regulatory approval to offer remittance services in Kenya in partnership with Wapi Pay
LemFi, the cross-border payment solution that enables the diaspora community to send and receive money back home has received approval…
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Government launches digital media campaign to position Kenya as top tourism and tech hub
The Kenya Government has launched a digital media campaign dubbed, “Let’s Go to Kenya”, to promote the country as a…
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24BIt
Showmax 2.0: Our Frustrations, Thoughts and Suggestions
Showmax announced last year that they will be rebranding in 2024, well, they just did. The video-on-demand service revealed its…
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ICANN opens for its $10 million global grant program, how to apply
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has opened applications for the first cycle of its Grant Program. This…
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Connected Africa Summit 2024 Extends Call for Innovation Awards Submissions
The ICT Authority has extended the call for submissions to the Connected Africa Summit 2024 Innovation Awards from 22nd March…
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[Linda Saunders] Trusted AI Needs a Human at the Helm
AI promises to make our jobs easier, our work more productive, and our businesses more valuable. In fact, new research from…
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Reviews
Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G Review : The Best Redmi NoteYet
Redmi Note 13 Pro+ 5G review: Redmi, Xiaom’s sub-brand is known for its affordable yet very powerful handsets. Over the…
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News
International Women’s Day: The urgency to drive inclusivity through digital transformation
Digital transformation represents both risk and opportunity for women’s inclusion in the workplace, all around the world. The risk lies…
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Kenyan women journalists among most harassed online in Africa, study
In an era dominated by digital platforms and social media, the rise of disinformation and online harassment poses significant challenges…
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Startups
Founders Factory Africa LIVE podcast details the importance of choosing the right capital in 2024
Founders Factory Africa recently hosted a live version of The African Pre-seed Podcast. The episode focused on the good and bad…
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Blockchain
Kenya leads global interest in Worldcoin despite ban
Global interest in Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency token linked to Sam Altman’s innovative digital ID project, has surged in the past…
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News
Epson on CDP A List for Tackling Climate Change
Epson Corporation has been placed on the A list for its achievements in tackling climate change and water security by Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP], the…
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COLUMNS
[Mark Doumba] Kenya’s Innovation Boom: Thriving on Foreign Capital, But Can It Chart its Own Course?
As Foundry Fellows at the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT, we have the unique privilege to travel and dissect innovation and…
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COLUMNS
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[Kgothatso Meka] Building Africa, Our Way – A Foundry Fellow’s Reflections from Kenya
South African entrepreneur in affordable housing Kgothatso Meka, reflects on his Foundry Fellowship journey, highlighting Kenya’s innovation ecosystem and the…
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News
VC firm Flourish Ventures launches African Founder Well-Being Survey
Flourish Ventures, an early-stage global fintech venture capital firm has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind research effort named The African…
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News
How this African health tech firm is expanding access to affordable healthcare in Africa
Across Central and East Africa, healthcare systems and providers face challenges in procuring and keeping key medical equipment and supplies…
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Africa Online Safety Platform launched to address online safety in the continent
Impact Amplifier has launched an African Online Safety Platform (AOSP), an Africa-wide project and part of its broader intention to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Fraudsters Leverage New Business Model to Expand Cryptocurrency Fraud
Sophos has revealed how sha zhu pan scammers—those conducting elaborate, romance-based cryptocurrency fraud—are leveraging a business model similar to cybercrime…
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24BIt
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[24Bit Podcast] The AI Dilemma: Navigating Ethics, Innovation, and Regulation
In the second episode of 2024, we delve into the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We unpack the…
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News
Logitech BRIO 500 Webcam Review
The Logitech BRIO 500 Webcam is a good deal for anyone looking for an HD webcam that will not make…
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Gadgets
Logitech Studio Series Mouse Pad Review
The Logitech Studio Series Mouse Pad is a low-budget mouse pad that lets you glide away when paired with your…
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News
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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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Our 2024 Tech Predictions: From AI to EVs, Elections, and More
Welcome to the first episode of 24Bit Podcast in 2024! In this exciting episode, your hosts Emmanuel Chenze, Dickson Otieno,…
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Featured
Portable Playgrounds: Navigating Mobile Casinos in Africa
The online gambling scene is really taking off in Africa, and it’s projected to hit $1.85 billion in revenue by…
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CYBER SECURITY
Gartner Positions Sophos as Leader Position For Endpoint Protection Platforms
Cybersecurity firm Sophos has been positioned as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms [EPP], marking…
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News
Here is where you can buy genuine Logitech products in Kenya
If you have tried upgrading your tech products this January, chances are very high that you have considered a Logitech…
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News
Sycamore Capital exits CMA Sandbox, announces commercial launch of the Cashlet mobile savings and investments app
Sycamore Capital, a Kenyan-based fintech company, has announced its successful exit from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) sandbox as an…
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Is Ethiopia Africa’s sleeping fintech giant?
The fintech sector has been one of Africa’s biggest technology success stories. According to one report, the continent’s 678 fintech startups…
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Featured
TikTok Chef Sueh Owino Lands Deal With Odibets
Sueh Owino, one of the emerging young Kenyan content creators and popular on Tiktok for her cooking skills, has landed…
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How to Shinda Ticket ya Mugithi na Odibets
It’s that time of the year, and you might be wondering utavukia mwaka wapi? Worry no more, one of the…
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BUSINESS
M-Pesa Global pay to get a tap-to-pay payment option
Safaricom’s mobile money platform M-PESA will soon start offering tap-to-pay services to its more than 60 million customers. This is…
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News
Mdundo and Safaricom Launch Ksh 5 Per Day Music Subscription Service
Popular music streaming platform, Mdundo.com has partnered with Safaricom to launch a new subscription service that will enable Kenyans to access…
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Over 90 SA financial services applicants are getting ready to offer crypto
Most of the businesses that applied for licences in South Africa to offer crypto services are registered financial services providers.…
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COLUMNS
ALEX OWITI: Brands need AI tools to manage crisis in the digital era
Today, corporates are at risk of issues and crises on digital platforms. This calls for leveraging technologies such as Artificial…
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News
Infinix Announces Dance Challenge Ahead of HOT 40 Launch
Infinix is preparing to unveil its latest device in the HOT series, the Infinix HOT 40. The company is expected…
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News
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music now available in Kenya
YouTube today announced that YouTube Music and YouTube Premium are now available in Kenya. YouTube Music (Individual) is priced at…
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News
Spotify Wrapped 2023: Here is what Kenyans listened to the most this year
Spotify today launched Wrapped 2023, its annual review of how people listened to artists, albums, tracks, playlists and even podcasts.…
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News
Fuse launches $10M grant program for web3 payments innovators
Fuse Network has unveiled a $10 million grant program to support businesses by providing essential funding and infrastructure for streamlined…
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News
Who’s leading the fintech pack in Africa?
The local fintech bubble may have burst, with valuations becoming much lower as investors look for profitability and maturity instead of growth…
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News
Continued growth of Africa’s FinTechs can unlock greater economic prosperity
Africa is one of the fastest growing FinTech markets with revenue forecasted to grow 13 fold to $65-billion by 2030.…
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News
Here are the five South African startups selected for the Irish Tech Challenge 2023
The five selected for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023 have been revealed. Now in its second successful year, the…
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News
Over 150 participants take part in the 2nd Global Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Summit
@iLabAfrica-Strathmore University has unveiled the 2nd Global Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (GDSAI) Summit. The summit is centered around the…
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News
Kenya-assembled (Safaricom) Neon Ultra First Impressions Review
Neon Ultra Review: The Kenyan-assembled smartphones were finally unveiled a couple of weeks ago. The devices feature the Neon branding…
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24BIt
Reviews Roundup: Phones We Have Been Using and Loving
Dive into the latest 24Bit Podcast episode as Dickson Otieno, Emmanuel Chenze, and Nixon Kanali bring their current smartphones to…
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News
Vertiv announces partner programme for Africa to reward its distributors
Vertiv has announced its enhanced partner programme for Africa, with a strong focus on rewarding its local network of expert…
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News
[24Bit Podcast] Unpacking Safaricom Hook: A New Digital Horizon for Kenya’s Youth
Recently, Safaricom unveiled Hook, well of course we never saw it coming but Safaricom Hook is what replaces BLAZE. Safaricom…
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News
MFS Africa partners with Madagascar’s MVola for international money transfers
Pan-African digital payments network, MFS Africa, has partnered with Mvola, Madagascar’s leading mobile money provider, to facilitate inbound international money…
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[Interview] SARAYA Kenya’s GM on building innovative solutions in sanitation and food technology
Dennis Ntara is the General Manager for SARAYA Kenya, an Innovative company creating products and solutions in sanitation and food…
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News
Tech talent platform Andela launches AI-driven hiring platform
Andela, the world’s largest private marketplace for technical talent, announced the Andela Talent Cloud, an integrated, end-to-end platform to match global…
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Africa’s total exports to hit close to USD1 trillion by 2035, Standard Chartered report reveals
Africa’s total exports will reach USD 952 billion by 2035. This is according to a new report released by Standard…
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News
Nigeria to train 3 million tech talents over the next four years
Nigeria has committed to training 3 million tech talents over the next four years. Speaking at Day 1 of TechCabal’s…
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News
App to prevent phone theft launched in Kenya
Xecure, a mobile app meant to prevent the alarming surge in phone theft cases has been launched in Kenya. According…
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News
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[24Bit Podcast] Discussing Samsung’s Device Financing Options with Absa and Badili
Samsung Mobile officially closed pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 in Kenya towards the end of…
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Samsung to bring Galaxy S23 FE to Kenya
Samsung has confirmed that it will be launching a Fan Edition of the Galaxy S23 on October 4. The launch…
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News
The Unmatched Charging and Battery Power of OPPO Reno10 Series
In the ever-evolving landscape of smartphone technology, users are always looking for devices that can be pushed to a new…
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Reviews
WD My Passport HDD (2TB) Review: A well-rounded choice
WD My Passport HDD Review: I own a number of external hard drives due to the nature of my work…
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Featured
Beez FC Wins 13th Edition of KOT 5 Aside Tournament
Beez FC on Saturday, September 23, won the inaugural #KOT5Aside at Ngong Road Arena, Nairobi County. Beez FC beat Pollycraps…
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Featured
A Must-Have Digital Relocation Toolkit
Moving to a new place, whether across town or an entirely different city or country, can be exciting and daunting.…
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CLOUD
Incentro expands African footprint with new office in South Africa
IT service provider Incentro has opened a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Incentro delivers custom-built cloud-based software solutions for…
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News
Zambia’s fintech Lupiya raises $8.25m Series A round to grow its neo banking business
Zambian neobank, Lupiya has secured $8.25 million in Series A seed funding round to scale its business in its home market…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sha Zhu Pan Scammers Use Fake Cryptocurrency Trading Pools to Steal More Than $1 Million, Sophos report
Sophos has released findings on a major shā zhū pán (pig butchering) operation utilizing fake trading pools of cryptocurrency (liquidity…
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News
[Interview] Reimagine Plus CEO Pauline Macharia on Achieving Human Centric Digital Transformation
During NOVACOM Summits’ first-ever African edition of the Digital Transformation Strategy Summit in Cape Town South Africa, we also sat…
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News
Undersea cable incidents highlight need for network resilience
In light of recent disruptions involving undersea Internet cables, the importance of these cables for South Africa and the entire…
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News
Collaborations between telcos key to achieving Africa’s digital transformation agenda
Telecom providers in Africa have been urged to work conjointly to ensure the continent achieves its digital transformation agenda. Speaking…
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Featured
Exploring OdiBets: A Game-Changer in Kenyan Sports Betting
Since launching in Kenya, the world of sports betting has experienced excellent transformations in favour of its ardent fans. OdiBets…
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News
Exploring LG’s ThinQ AI Technology
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a concept that we have now all become accustomed to. AI has in recent years transformed…
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News
Over 1 million Kenyans have upgraded to 4G devices via Safaricom’s Lipa Mdogo Mdogo
More than 1 million Kenyans have upgraded to 4G devices via Safaricom’s Lipa Mdogo Mdogo since it was launched in…
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New Olkaria EcoCLOUD Data Centre to be fully powered by geothermal power
Olkaria EcoCLOUD Data Centre: Data centres have faced scrutiny about their environmental impact in recent years. Their rapid expansion has…
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News
South African Artificial Intelligence Industry Association Launches in Cape Town
The South African Artificial Intelligence Association (SAAIA), an industry body focused on promoting the advancement of responsible AI in South…
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News
Bridging the gap: The tech industry needs more women in leadership, says Vuma’s marketing lead
“We need more girls!” says Lianne Williams, Marketing Director at leading fibre provider, Vuma. “There needs to be a bigger…
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News
[24Bit Podcast] Discussing Safaricom’s Home Fibre Offer Over The Years
In this episode, we discuss Safaricom Home Fibre with Stephen Maina from Safaricom. He answers our questions on the service,…
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BUSINESS
Glovo Launches New Advertising Options for Partners
Glovo, the multi-category app has launched its new advertising options and services for partners and brands in Kenya. Known as…
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Gadgets
A Look into the Innovative LG SolarDOM Oven
In the world of modern culinary convenience, innovation has paved the way for appliances that not only streamline cooking processes…
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News
Ololade Odunsi: Global tech job cuts – What African techies can do to thrive
After years of growth, the global technology sector entered a downturn in the second half of 2022, thanks to a…
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News
BuuPass hits 10 million tickets milestone, hosts networking event with key partners
BuuPass, the Kenyan digital bus ticketing company founded in 2016 has revealed that it has so far sold over 10…
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News
NOVACOM’s First Africa Digital Transformation Summit launching in South Africa
NOVACOM Summits’ first-ever African edition of the Digital Transformation Strategy Summit is coming to South Africa. The summit is an…
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News
WhatsApp adding ability to share your screen during video calls
Popular messaging platform WhatsApp will soon allow you to share your screen when making video calls. With the new feature…
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News
[South Africa] IBM launches Cloud Carbon Calculator to help enterprises track greenhouse gas
IBM has launched a new tool to help enterprises track greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across cloud services and advance their…
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CYBER SECURITY
CryptoRom scammers add AI chat tool, like ChatGPT on crypto accounts to their toolset, Sophos finds
Sophos has released new findings on CryptoRom scams—a subset of pig butchering [shā zhū pán] schemes designed to trick users of dating apps into making fake…
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24BIt
[24Bit Podcast] Starlink in Kenya – Are we boarding? Should you?
Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by Elon Musk has gone live in Kenya. The company had hinted about this…
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News
WhatsApp Rolling Out Channels To Users in Kenya
Last month, Meta announced that it is rolling out a new feature on WhatsApp called Channels. Channels, Meta said is…
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News
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Worldcoin crypto project goes live
Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency token project that was co-founded by Sam Altman, co-founder of OpenAI and Alex Blania has officially been…
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News
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: How to watch and what to expect
Samsung is expected to host its second Galaxy Unpacked event of the year on Wednesday. There is so much to…
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News
Applications for cohort 4 of the ASIP accelerator program open
Startupbootcamp AfriTech has opened applications for Cohort 4 of its ASIP accelerator program. Targeting early-stage startups in Africa, the ASIP Program…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Launches Managed Detection and Response for Microsoft Defender
Sophos has launched Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Microsoft Defender, a fully-managed offering that provides the industry’s most…
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News
KRA collected Sh.5.3 Billion from the digital economy for 2022/23 financial year
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected Shs 5.328 Billion from the digital economy in the financial year 2022/2023. This is a …
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News
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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News
Meta taking on Twitter with Threads, a new text-based app
Meta has launched a new app to rival micro-blogging site Twitter. Known as Threads, the app allows Instagram users to…
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Blockchain
GoldPesa opens blockchain academy in Nairobi targeting crypto enthusiasts
Blockchain technology company, GoldPesa has opened doors for crypto enthusiasts to its newly opened blockchain academy in Nairobi, Kenya. According…
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BUSINESS
Tips for Improving Your Finance Company’s Online Presence
A strong online presence is crucial in today’s digital age, especially for finance companies looking to expand their reach and…
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News
Here are the five startups pitching at the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative Kenya edition
Payments firm Visa has unveiled the five finalists shortlisted for the final round of the 2023 Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI).…
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News
Kenya experienced an 82% increase in cyber attacks in 2022, Liquid report
According to a cybersecurity report released by Liquid C2, a business unit of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Kenyan businesses reported an…
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Featured
Odibets Unveils Mobile App, Revolutionizing Sports Betting in Kenya
Odibets, a leading sports betting company in Kenya, is thrilled to announce the launch of its highly anticipated android mobile…
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News
OPPO ColorOS now has 5.5 million users around the world
ColorOS is the User Interface that we have come to identify OPPO smartphones with. The first version of ColorOS was…
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Gadgets
List of OPPO devices set to receive Android 14 update
OPPO has confirmed the list of devices from both its mid-tier and high-end segment that will be receiving the Android…
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COLUMNS
Nixon Gecheo: Agtech, a pivotal force driving climate change action in agriculture
The agricultural sector is a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for an estimated 19-29% of these emissions…
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Gadgets
Samsung hopes to sell 15 million units of the Galaxy Z Fold5 and the Galaxy Z Flip5 this year
Samsung has some crazy sales targets for its upcoming phones this year. The company hopes to ship 15 million units…
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News
Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event will be hosted in Korea instead of US
We are looking forward to the next Samsung Unpacked event where the company is set to Unveil the Galaxy Z…
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News
Deal: Buy the Nokia X30 5G in Kenya and get the Nokia earbuds BH-805 worth Ksh 15,000 for free
HMD Global launched the Nokia X30 5G in Kenya about two weeks ago. Claimed to be HMD Global’s most eco-friendly…
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News
Diageo to host its newly launched Africa Digital Hub in Kenya
Global drinks company, Diageo Plc, will host its newly launched Africa Digital Hub in Kenya to accelerate its digital transformation…
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