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CityBlue Hotels and Inntelo AI bring Agentic AI to African hospitality
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (476+ words) If you're wondering exactly how fast the world of Artificial Intelligence is moving, you aren't alone. I've been incredibly fascinated by the pace of AI adoption lately, especially on the back of the ongoing Safaricom Decode 4.0 here in Nairobi. The…...
Kenya Scores the Same as the UK on Internet Freedom. That Should Worry Everyone.
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (685+ words) Kenya scored 52 out of 100 in a new global internet freedom ranking published by Cloudwards on 21st March 2026, placing it alongside the United Kingdom, Brazil, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, and Zambia. That is not a comfortable grouping for a country that has long positioned…...
Telegram’s April 2026 update adds AI text editor, improved polls, Live and Motion Photos, iOS document scanning, & more
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (198+ words) Telegram's April 2026 update adds AI text editor, improved polls, Live and Motion Photos, iOS document scanning, & more'Techish Kenya The biggest user-facing change is the new built-in AI text editor. Telegram says it can help users fix grammar, rewrite text in…...
Infinix NOTE 60 Pro and the #CreatePro Movement: What It Means for Kenyan Creators
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (319+ words) Since we have covered the NOTE 60 Pro's full specs in our launch piece, a quick recap of the features most relevant to the #CreatePro pitch is sufficient here. One of the more interesting dimensions of the campaign is Infinix's move…...
TECNO CAMON 50’s AI Song Identification feels like Shazam built into Ella
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (267+ words) TECNO launched the CAMON 50 series in March, and since then, the company has been pushing just about everything on the phone: the cameras, the design, the colours, the durability, and the AI extras. One of those extras, though, is what…...
Kenswitch and Visa Sign Deal to Modernise Kenya's Payment Backbone
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (434+ words) Kenswitch Limited and Visa announced on Wednesday that they have signed a framework agreement to collaborate on payment innovation, merchant acceptance, and the strengthening of Kenya's domestic payment processing and settlement systems. Put simply: Kenswitch is the plumbing. Visa, on…...
African Founders Are Raising VC Wrong. Madica's New Guidebook Explains Why
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (234+ words) It is not a pitch deck template. It is something more useful: a frank account of how African investors actually think, what they look for, what immediately turns them off, and why the received wisdom founders absorb from TechCrunch and…...
Samsung Brings Galaxy A37 and A57 Starting at KES 49,000
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (793+ words) Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G in Kenya, adding two new mid-range phones to a segment where the company already dominates. Both devices are available now at Samsung Experience Stores and authorised dealers nationwide. The Galaxy A57 5G is the…...
Kenya Wants Nuclear Power. The Real Fight Isn't Whether - It's How
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1650+ words) There is a particular kind of courage required to look at a project the size of a nuclear power station and say: let us think carefully before we say no. It is easier to protest. It is easier to mention…...
Nigeria and South Africa lead in X (Twitter) reply spam, new data shows
1+ week, 3+ day ago (615+ words) If you spend as much time on the platform as I do, you've probably noticed the bizarre new product development cycle over at X. Ever since Elon Musk took the helm, a casual chat on the timeline can morph into a…...