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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia Expands African Footprint with Stake in Cassava Technologies

Computing infrastructure behemoth Nvidia Corporation has taken a deeper step into Africa’s emerging digital infrastructure market through an investment in Cassava Technologies, strengthening a partnership that is driving the continent’s [...]

Brian Nzomo

12 days ago

Google Targets Kenya in Major AI Push

Global tech firm, Google, is rolling out a one year offer of free access to its premium artificial intelligence tools for university students in Kenya, as part of a broader [...]

Brian Nzomo

a month ago

Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Powered Attacks are Targeting Hotel Guests

A cyber threat group is now using artificial intelligence (AI) to target hotels to gain access to guests' payment information, global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has warned. Сybercriminals are increasingly using [...]

Staff Reporter

a month ago

Nvidia’s US$ 5Bn Stake Gives Rival Intel Fresh Lifeline

Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, has agreed to invest $5 billion in Intel, buying a ~4% stake at US$ 23.28 per share. Nvidia has not committed to manufacturing GPUs [...]

Harry Njuguna

2 months ago

China Bans Nvidia Chip Purchases, Deepening US-China Tech Rift

China's internet regulator has ordered its biggest tech companies to stop buying Nvidia's artificial intelligence chips, tightening the screws on the American chipmaker and adding another layer to the U.S.-China [...]

Chelsy Maina

2 months ago

Albania Names AI Minister to Tackle Corruption in Public Tenders

Albania has appointed the world's first artificial intelligence minister to oversee public procurement, in a bold move that Prime Minister Edi Rama says will eliminate corruption and speed up government [...]

Chelsy Maina

2 months ago

Uganda Set to Host Africa's First AI Factory

Uganda is set to host Africa’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI) factory, inside the 600MW Karuma Hydropower Plant on the River Nile. “This is about empowering Africa to control its data [...]

Fred Obura

2 months ago

Truecaller Intergrates AI So You Know Why, Not Just Who Is Calling

Truecaller has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) into its service to provide users with deeper contextual insights' on incoming calls, the global caller ID service said on Thursday. “People hesitate to [...]

Staff Reporter

2 months ago

How Safaricom is Leveraging AI to Bolster M-Pesa Security and Efficiency

Safaricom is increasingly integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its M-Pesa platform, particularly to strengthen fraud detection capabilities and enhance overall system monitoring and prediction. This adoption of AI is part [...]

The Kenyan Wall Street

3 months ago

Africa’s Future In AI Will Depend On Responsibility, Not Just Adoption

Sultan Quadri

3 months ago

AI in Africa to Top $16.5B by 2030: Mastercard Explores Path for Continued Digital Transformation

Brand Partnerships

3 months ago

Craft Silicon Pilots AI Chatbot for Kenya's Banking System

Tech company Craft Silicon is piloting agenerative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbotlinked to banking core systems able to answer different financial related queries in both English and local languages. “The user [...]

Fred Obura

4 months ago

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