Irvine Partners, the leading independent creative communications agency in Africa, has announced the opening of its second European office in Stuttgart, Germany. This expansion also marks the launch of a dedicated travel and tourism division within the agency. Established in South Africa in 2010, Irvine Partners has significantly expanded its […]
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Airtel Africa’s strong fundamentals and focused execution have continued to support its operating performance despite a challenging macro-economic environment. The company reported significant growth in its customer base, increasing by 8.6% to 155.4 million. Data customer penetration rose by 13.4%, reaching 64.4 million users, with data usage per customer up […]
Worldreader, a global nonprofit organization, is providing digital books through BookSmart App, a mobile reading app stocked with a large library of free books with local content, and some translated into Kiswahili. The app is designed to ignite a passion and culture for reading and improve literacy among underprivileged children and […]
OPPO has officially announced a global cooperation agreement with Ericsson, which encompasses global patent cross-licensing, technical cooperation, market expansion, and other collaborative efforts. This agreement includes standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to cellular communication technologies, including 5G. “We are pleased to announce that we have reached a global cooperation […]
Salesforce today announced Einstein Service Agent, Salesforce’s first fully autonomous AI agent. Einstein Service Agent makes conventional chatbots obsolete with its ability to understand and take action on a broad range of service issues without preprogrammed scenarios, helping make customer service far more efficient. Unlike traditional chatbots — which can only handle specific […]
49% of Ransomware Attacks Against These 2 Critical Infrastructure Sectors Started with an Exploited Vulnerability Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today released a sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024,” which revealed that the median recovery costs for two […]
Digital fraud schemes are on the rise in the country with 80 per cent of Kenyan having been targeted in the first three months of year, a new TransUnion’s Consumer Pulse Survey has shown. From the findings a notable 72 per cent of respondents who reported being targeted by digital […]
EQ2 Ventures is a Dubai-based investment company that invests across innovative B2B and B2C tech-enabled businesses in the Middle East & Africa. IgniteXL Ventures, based in Silicon Valley, is a global fund dedicated to fueling innovation at the intersection of health, technology, and consumer experiences. Chui Ventures is an Africa based investment […]
The Communication Authority of Kenya has ranked Vilcom Networks Limited in the sixth position in broadband service provision in the latest third quarter 2023/2024. This is through a statistical report released by the CAK underscoring Vilcom Networks steadfast dedication to excellence and growth within the telecommunications sector. Agnes Limo, CEO […]
Workers are increasingly relying on AI, with a recent study showing that they trust AI to handle about 43 per cent of their work tasks. This marks a notable shift towards delegating tasks to AI. Interestingly, leaders demonstrate even more confidence in AI, trusting it with 51 per cent of […]
