KLM is working on using its TRAYS AI to minimize food waste by accurately estimating meal quantities for each flight, considering the 3-5% of passengers who either don’t show up or arrive late. TRAYS, KLM‘s new AI model, is tailored for catering, forecasting passenger numbers based on historical data. The […]
Year: 2024
The third annual Africa Digital Finance Summit will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 20th to 22nd, 2024. This three-day event, open to both physical and virtual attendees, will gather key stakeholders in finance, technology, and policymaking to deliberate on the theme of “The future of finance in […]
The Blockchain Association of Kenya (BAK), Kenya’s leading digital asset industry lobby group, has extended the feedback period on its community led draft Virtual Assets Service Provider Bill (VASP). The VASP Bill is the outcome of a mandate issued to the association in November 2023 by the National Assembly’s Finance […]
Airtel Kenya has announced the opening of its customer care shop in Maralal town, Samburu County. The new shop, located at Umbrella Mall, brings to a total of 67 Airtel customer care shops spread across 40 counties within the country. The shop at Maralal is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to […]
Kushite ICP, a leading player in the realm of decentralized computing, is hosting the Inter-University Hackathon, an event aimed at nurturing talent and fostering innovation on the Internet Computer (ICP) platform. With the competition set to end on March 15, 2024, participants from over 12 universities across East Africa are […]
Home appliances that offer efficiency, convenience, and advanced features have become essential in the current world. With the world pushing daily for various sectors to embrace green investments that are friendly to Earth, the need for efficient electronics has never hit the peak as it is now. Samsung has again […]
Global Technology company Epson has announced plans to construct the company’s first biomass power plant, in Iida City, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Epson hopes to have the plant in operation in the 2026 fiscal year [ending March 2027] and is moving to secure the land and buildings, contract construction, and […]
In its fourth year, BIC Kenya, donates necessary writing tools to students in need across the country. In partnership with CFK Africa, BIC donated 300,000 writing tools to students this year, reaching an overall donation mark of 1M for 750,000 students. The donation is part of the ‘Buy Me and […]
Showmax has appointed Kenyan tech and product executive Emma Gichonge as its first-ever General Manager to over its operations in East Africa. The appointment comes after Showmax moved into a new streaming platform that saw the streamer revamp its offering. Showmax last year surpassed Netflix as the leading streaming […]
Carrefour, which Majid Al Futtaim owns the exclusive rights to operate in Kenya, has announced the launch of self-checkout services at its Village Market store. This is the second Carrefour store to offer self-checkout services, following the successful pilot at the Westgate Shopping Mall store last March. Since, Carrefour has […]
