AI rollout hidden cost: Ambitions put Kenya’s power grid to the test Globally, AI is projected to account for nearly half of all data centre electricity use by 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe Bengio envisions ‘Scientist AI’ as a safeguard, monitoring and curbing the risks of more harmful AI systems.
New book exposes thriving Airbnb scams on big tech platforms The most common Airbnb scam is the phantom listing — fake rentals used to collect payments from unsuspecting guests.
Google says it will appeal court decision The shrinking options for the online stars come at a time when there’s push from Kenyan authorities to restrict the use of social media networks amid concerns misuse and violation concerns.
AI mistrust: Concerns over safety, ethics, and cybercrime fuel rising scepticism The perceived trustworthiness of AI systems has decreased over time from 63 percent of people viewing AI systems as trustworthy in 2022 to the current levels.
PRIME 32 counties experience poor services from top telcos The industry’s average performance continues to be weighed down by Telkom Kenya’s score.
PRIME Elon Musk’s Starlink internet speed drops fastest in Kenya The decline in speeds on Starlink has also been observed in other African countries, including Nigeria, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Madagascar.
PRIME CA marks Sh6bn to improve TV and courier services The CA estimates that over 4.5 million households in Kenya rely on DTT for news and entertainment, many of whom experience poor picture quality and unstable signals.
PRIME Crowdfunding, virtual assets seen as emerging terror financing threats FRC observes that terrorists have embraced the use of social media platforms to mobilise for funding, as well as gravitated towards virtual assets.
All you need to know about the next digital visibility frontier The shift toward AEO has been accelerated by growing user preference for AI tools like ChatGPT, which now include clickable links, maps, and real-time search results, turning them into hybrid...
PRIME The rise of dark AI: Hackers weaponise language models to scale cyberattacks Report reveals that hackers are going beyond mainstream platforms by developing and trading specialised malicious LLMs tailored for cybercrime.
PRIME Airtel unveils AI-powered spam alert service to tame fraud messages The launch comes at a time when the mobile penetration has been rising, and with it, the proliferation of digital scams riding on the expanding demography of unsuspecting phone users.
PRIME Business focus: AI investment priorities shift to customer service and marketing Organisations are increasingly training existing staff in AI competencies while exploring ways to supplement human teams with AI tools.
PRIME Nigeria pursues four Kenyans over hacked CBEX crypto trade platform Kenyan authorities are yet to commence any investigations into the platform.
PRIME Kenya beats big economies in digital content purchases despite tax An estimated 76.5 percent of internet users in Kenya over the age of 16 now pay for a digital content every month.
PRIME Why use of AI in Kenya’s exam marking could be a long shot The government wants to tap artificial intelligence to help mark exams, especially for multiple-choice and structured questions.
PRIME Hopes fade for Kenyans seeking refunds from hacked crypto trading platform CBEX claims that an impending audit by the UK government has delayed compensations.
PRIME Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera marked for TV signal upgrade Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) is the backbone of free-to-air access and the most widely used means of receiving television globally.
PRIME AI Strategy: How Kenya seeks to become Africa's tech powerhouse by 2030 Recognising the transformative power of AI, the strategy outlines a comprehensive and inclusive framework for ethical deployment, robust cybersecurity, and data sovereignty.
PRIME Global AI race: Skills gap and poor incentives hamper Kenya’s aspirations Experts have called on Kenyans to digitise key aspects of daily life to build a local data bank that supports the creation of context-specific AI models.
PRIME Cyber attacks in Kenya triple to 2.5bn as criminals target key sectors CA unit detected 2.538 billion threats, a 202 percent increase from the 840.9 million recorded in the quarter to December 2024.
Suspect held after JamboPay portal hacked, Sh49m stolen After gaining access to the JampoPay client portal, the hackers transferred about Sh49 million from the account to M-Pesa, bank accounts and till numbers.
PRIME Kenyans lose millions in popular crypto trading platform Users of the CBEX platform in Kenya are counting their losses after their cryptocurrency accounts were wiped out over the weekend.
PRIME Inside Elon Musk’s scheme to tame impersonation, dormancy on X Elon Musk has unleashed a raft of new rules that will see satire accounts clearly differentiated from the original accounts.
PRIME Kenya drops in global internet quality ranking The country improved in internet affordability and electronic government adoption, rising 11 and 2 positions, respectively, in the rankings during the year.
