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Safaricom partners with Huawei to set up 5G experience centres in Nairobi
5G Experience Centres to enable Kenyans experience the superfast 5G speeds and see how 5G can transform homes and businesses. [c]
Month: March 2023
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Yarolyne Sakase named winner of Bolt Food’s Valentine’s campaign
Bolt Food, Kenya’s online delivery platform, has announced the winner of its Valentine’s campaign in partnership with Bonfire Adventures. Yarolyne Sakase was declared the winner of a fully paid trip worth Kshs 85,000 to a [c]
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Moldcell partners with Comviva to launch moldcell money, a digital wallet in Moldova
Moldcell, the mobile network operator in Moldova, has announced its entry to the financial services market with a first-of-its-kind digital wallet, “moldcell money”. With this launch, Moldcell has become the first telecom operator in Moldova [c]
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Sophos demonstrates how to make chatgpt a cybersecurity co-pilot
The AI model can more easily filter malicious activity in XDR telemetry, improve spam filters, and simplify the analysis of living off the land binaries. [c]
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AM Communications in deal with Alfa Destiny to grow footprint in Africa’s PR market
Kenyan public relations and digital consultancy firm AM Communications has partnered with South Africa-based Alfa Destiny Communications in a deal targeting the fast-growing African market for specialized corporate communication and reputation management solutions. Announcing the [c]
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OPPO Reno8 T series: Taking one step forward in performance
How often do you upgrade your smartphone? According to research by Strategy Analytics, for most people around the world, the answer is 2-3 years on average. Of course, in reality, people are forced to upgrade [c]
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Zipline targets home delivery market with quiet, fast and precise services
Government of Rwanda, Sweetgreen, Michigan Medicine and more among first customers to deploy Zipline’s new service. [c]
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CA renews focus on dealing with counterfeit devices in Kenyan market
This year’s theme for the World Consumer Rights Day is ‘Empowering Consumers through Better Quality of Service and Experience.’ The theme, Chiloba reiterated, is relevant and timely for consumers of ICT services and products across the country. [c]
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Flat6Labs unveils $95 million fund to nurture early-stage tech startups in Africa
Headquartered in Egypt, the Africa Seed Fund (ASF) will focus on three main investment territories in Africa: North Africa, West Africa, and East Africa. Flat6Labs will be extending its reach into several new territories including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, and Senegal, amongst others. The fund will invest in more than 160 early-stage startups over the next five years that operate in the technology sector in Africa, with a focus on impactful sectors that accelerate digital inclusion through the use of information technologies and industries which contribute to addressing social and environmental challenges, such as HealthTech, FinTech, EdTech, GreenTech, AgriTech, ClimateTech, and other sectors. [c]
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Lewa Safari Marathon to be held on Saturday June 24, 2023
Registrations open at lewasafarimarathon.co.ke at 8.30 am, Wednesday March 15, 2023. [c]
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Number of SIM cards used for communication between machines rises to over 1.5 million
The number of SIM cards used to facilitate communication between machines (such as car tracking services) stood at just above 1.5 million as at December 31, 2022 according to the latest stats released by industry [c]
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Microsoft ADC announces Season 4 of university students’ coding contest
This year, GOL participants will be working to develop possible technology solutions that can address different health challenges, including how to improve healthcare service provision in their localities or other parts of the world. The program runs as a 5-week hackathon with teams captained by Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors crafting the innovations while receiving technical training from Microsoft’s professionals. [c]