America.gov Launches AI-Powered Government Chatbot
The Trump administration has launched America.gov, a new artificial intelligence-powered government website designed to help Americans find information and access federal services through a single online platform. The website’s chatbot uses technology…
Musk’s Starship Finally Reaches Orbit
After 13 previous flights failed to achieve the milestone, Elon Musk’s giant Starship has finally crossed into orbit , and immediately put 26 satellites into space. SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft has reached Earth orbit for the first time,…
Apple Faces $5.7B Patent Bill
The technology giant behind some of the world’s most expensive gadgets has been ordered to pay a staggering KSh740 billion over technology it says it did not steal. Apple has been ordered to pay more than US$5.7 billion, approximately KSh740 billion, to…
The Kenyan Students Teaching AI To Fight Fire
While firefighters risk their lives entering burning forests, a group of Kenyan students is asking a different question: what if technology could identify the danger before the flames spread , and send machines where humans should not? A team of Kenyan…
Googlebook Wants To Replace Your Laptop
Your Android phone may no longer need to play second fiddle to your laptop. Google is betting that the next computer you buy should work more like your phone , and it has put a $899 price tag on that idea. Google has unveiled Googlebook, a new category…
Police Raid Backfires: Tech Entrepreneur Awarded SH5M
A police search that saw officers enter tech entrepreneur Ndiang’ui Kinyagia’s Kinoo home and seize his equipment has now ended with the High Court ordering compensation of Sh5 million over violations of his constitutional rights. The High Court has…
AI Sees Breast Cancer Coming
What if a mammogram could reveal a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer years before the disease actually appears? Scientists are increasingly using artificial intelligence to make that possibility a reality. Researchers have developed AI systems…
Kenya Enters Robotic Gynaecology Surgery Era
Kenya’s robotic surgery journey has taken a major leap after surgeons at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi successfully removed an ovarian cyst measuring more than 10 centimetres using robotic technology. The procedure, known as a robotic…
Electric Trucks Take On East Africa
The road between Ethiopia and Kenya could soon face a new kind of revolution,not driven by diesel, but by batteries. An electric vehicle convoy is travelling from Addis Ababa to Nairobi it started from September 17 to 25, putting East Africa’s readiness…
Gemini Hacks 3 Companies
What was supposed to be a cybersecurity test has turned into a warning about how far artificial intelligence can go when it gets access to the real internet. Google’s Gemini AI model accessed the computer systems of three real companies during a…