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Google launches Gemini 3.5 as it pushes deeper into AI ‘agentic era’
Google said the latest developments are part of its long-term strategy to become an AI-first company, adding that the journey began more than a decade ago.
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Meta launches private “Incognito Chat” mode for AI users on WhatsApp
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced “Incognito Chat” for Meta AI on WhatsApp and the Meta AI app. He says it uses a Trusted Execution Environment so conversations are inaccessible to Meta and disappear after ses...
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Cyber threats shift focus as 46 million credential attacks recorded
The latest data shows an increase from 42.8 million cases reported in the previous quarter, marking an 8.4 percent rise. The attacks involve criminals trying different combinations of usernames, passwords, or e...
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Meta reports 3.5 billion daily users as AI push gathers pace
Meta says it logged a milestone quarter with more than 3.5 billion people using its apps daily. It links gains in Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp to new AI models, while citing user declines tied to outages in...
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KNBS: Kenya internet demand surges to 5.19 billion GB as network capacity stalls
The surge is part of a steady upward trend recorded over the last three years. In 2023, total internet traffic stood at 1.74 billion GB. This figure rose to 3.60 billion GB in 2024 before jumping again to 5.19...
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Kindiki urges Africa to accelerate digital transformation for governance and development
Kindiki said Africa must urgently align itself with global technological shifts that have placed digital systems at the centre of economic and institutional progress.
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Amnesty raises concern over gaps in Kenya’s cyber laws after court ruling
The report points to a major legal development this year, where the Court of Appeal of Kenya nullified Sections 22 and 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, which had for years been applied to regulate...
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Mutemi: Kenya’s AI workforce facing exploitation despite global demand
Speaking on Radio Generation on Thursday, Mutemi said the challenges go beyond individual companies, pointing to a wider system that exposes workers to poor conditions, mental health risks, and weak protections...
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Senator Wambua raises alarm over AI 'cloning' of the dead, calls for regulation
In recent years, a growing trend known as “digital resurrection” has emerged, where AI is used to recreate the voices, images, or behaviour of people who have died.
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Kenya launches ClimCam to ISS to boost climate monitoring
In a statement issued Saturday, the agency confirmed that the Climate Camera (ClimCam) was among several payloads transported aboard Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL commercial resupply mission (NG-24), which lifte...
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Google introduces Gemma 4 AI models for devices and high-end systems
Google said the models are designed to support advanced reasoning and can carry out agent-style tasks by connecting with external tools and software. The models are developed using research aligned with the sys...
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Google allows Gmail username changes without new account set up
Under the new policy, users can update their Gmail username up to three times within a 12-month period, offering greater flexibility in managing their online identity.