Safaricom pledges $500m to develop AI infrastructure in East Africa
The telco says the investment will also go into developing data centres, edge computing capabilities, and digital skills programs that will empower local developers and enterprises to build AI solutions.
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Nixon Kanali
Kenya Correspondent
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Safaricom, iXAfrica launch East Africa’s first AI-ready data centre
The parties said the artificial intelligence-ready data centre services will provide customers with access to advanced high power density data centre technology suitable for power-intensive workloads.
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Safaricom device financing scheme hits new milestone
The telco says the initiative has reached a new heights by selling over 2 million 4G smartphones since its debut.
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Kenya orders WorldCoin to delete biometric data
The Kenya High Court ordered this week that the company stop processing data without an extensive Data Protection Impact Assessment or valid consent.
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Kenya Power plans to build 45 EV charging stations
The stations will be built in six counties as part of an effort to accelerate the country's transition to sustainable transportation.
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Kenya seeks to regulate crypto with new Virtual Assets Bill
The legislation, which has been tabled by the country’s Treasury, is designed to bring comprehensive oversight to the country’s growing cryptocurrency ecosystem.
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dLocal enables Airtel Money on Google Play in Kenya
Fintech dLocal has added Airtel Money as a payment option for Google Play in Kenya.
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71% of Kenyan consumers face digital fraud
Latest Visa study says 71% of Kenyan consumers have experienced digital fraud, the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa
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LINX expands Nairobi network to PAIX data centres
The London Internet Exchange has completed the expansion of its Nairobi network to PAIX Data Centres, and services are now live.
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WIOCC, iColo partner to drive ISP growth in Kenya
The two companies have joined forces, bringing together connectivity and carrier-neutral datacentres to support ISPs’ expansion across Kenya and into East Africa.
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Kenya’s GDP to grow by 4.7%, supported by digitisation
An economic outlook published by Mastercard has highlighted digital adoption and advances made by the East African country, which are helping to support strong economic growth.
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Safaricom's mobile money platform M-PESA turns 18
The telco says M-PESA is now available in over 170 countries and serves over 70 million customers.
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iX Africa Data Centres launches 4.5MW Hyperscale Facility in Kenya
iXAfrica Data Centres has unveiled the first phase of its datacentre in Nairobi called NBOX1.