Mastercard has extended its strategic commercial partnership with Smile ID, an identity verification provider in Africa, to accelerate the rollout of secure digital identity solutions across the continent. This partnership will enable banks, fintechs, mobile money operators and other…
Airtel Africa’s Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Spam Alert service has detected more than 205 million spam SMS messages across Africa in the last six months, with Kenya recording the highest spam volume at 68 million flagged messages. The Spam Alert Service,…
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Kenya’s Podcast boom as storytelling and fresh voices dominate a thriving scene Kenyan podcasts are shaping culture, Identity and daily life In 2025, Kenya’s podcast scene is thriving, driven by the country’s growing appetite for on-demand audio. Leading the wave…
In a country that runs on mobile money, your phone number is more than just a contact—it’s your whole life line, often shared with strangers, for everything from buying groceries online to paying a boda boda rider. But what if…
The Cortex Hub has announced the launch of the Model Context Protocol Hackathon Africa 2025, a continent-wide initiative designed to embed African languages, culture, and priorities into the next generation of Artificial Intelligence. Running across more than 40 cities from…
Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone 17 Air, and it’s easily one of the boldest designs the company has attempted. At just 5.6mm thick, this is the thinnest iPhone ever made—yet it still packs in some impressive technology. Design &…
Today, mobile phones are more than communication tools; they are gateways to our personal, professional, and financial lives. From banking apps to health trackers, smartphones have become vaults of our most sensitive information. Yet unlike traditional vaults, they are not…
MOST Kenyans spend between three to six hours on social media platforms daily, an industry survey indicates, a trend also replicated in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda. This, as WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube remain the top three most used platforms, followed by…
Sophos today announced that Sophos Endpoint is now natively integrated and automatically included in all Taegis™ Extended Detection and Response (XDR) and Taegis Managed Detection and Response (MDR) subscriptions. This milestone gives customers immediate access to combined prevention, detection, and response capabilities in a…
