Tech Trends

19 Dec 2025 - Across much of Africa, telecom networks have stopped being background utilities. They sit in the foreground of daily economic life, often unnoticed…

19 Dec 2025 - Mark Zuckerberg has always had a habit of deciding, abruptly and absolutely, that a single idea will carry his company into the next decade. Once he…

19 Dec 2025 - CES does not officially open until early January, yet the contours of the 2026 edition are already visible. Schedules are live. Keynotes are locked.…

19 Dec 2025 - Lobbying has never been polite, but it used to carry some embarrassment. Meetings stayed off calendars. Donations were explained away as civic duty.…

19 Dec 2025 - The idea of rockets leaving Kenyan soil is not new. It has circulated for decades, sometimes as ambition, sometimes as nostalgia. What has changed is…

19 Dec 2025 - Safaricom is often discussed as a stock, a dividend story, or a political proxy. That framing misses what the company has become. At its core,…

19 Dec 2025 - For years, foldable phones have promised more space without quite earning it. Bigger screens unfolded, but habits stayed small. Video still played…

19 Dec 2025 - Kenya is moving to formalise the cryptocurrency market by setting minimum capital thresholds for firms dealing in virtual assets, with exchanges,…

18 Dec 2025 - For more than two years, Elon Musk treated the Twitter name as finished business. The platform became X. The bird icon vanished. Internal language…

18 Dec 2025 - For most of its life, Netflix behaved as if every minute on its platform had to earn focus. Sit down. Watch closely. Follow the plot. Finish the…

18 Dec 2025 - When Samsung rolled out a 115 inch Micro RGB television at CES last year, the size drew the headlines. The price did the rest. At roughly thirty…

18 Dec 2025 - The Galaxy Z Fold 7 was designed to feel settled. That quality mattered more before Samsung showed its hand with the Tri-Fold. On its own, the Fold 7…

18 Dec 2025 - For most of its life, PayPal has operated as a layer that sat on top of other people’s financial systems. Cards, banks, local wallets. The company…

18 Dec 2025 - Imagine this, It is 7:00 a.m. The operations team walks in, coffee cups in hand, ready to start the day. But something feels off. The production…

18 Dec 2025 - Microsoft has moved to calm one of the loudest fears around its upcoming AI agents in Windows 11. After concerns spread that enabling agent features…

18 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s night-time mobility patterns are shifting, with new data showing that women and young people are increasingly relying on ride-hailing…

18 Dec 2025 - Japanese brewing giant Asahi Group Holdings has agreed to acquire Diageo PLC’s majority stake in East African Breweries PLC (EABL) and its Kenyan…

18 Dec 2025 - The age-old holiday dilemma of “what to watch” is increasingly being solved not by scrolling through streaming menus, but by scrolling through TikTok…

18 Dec 2025 - TECNO has officially announced the launch of the MEGAPAD SE in Kenya. Positioned as a flagship AI tablet, the device is priced at Kes 18,999, aiming…

18 Dec 2025 - Airtel Africa and SpaceX have announced a strategic partnership to introduce Starlink Direct to Cell satellite services across 14 African markets.…

17 Dec 2025 - Dongfeng electric cars arrive in Kenya at an awkward but revealing moment. The country’s EV conversation has grown louder, yet the road beneath it…

17 Dec 2025 - Airtel Africa’s agreement to carry Starlink’s Direct to Cell service across its footprint reads, at first glance, like a simple expansion of coverage…

16 Dec 2025 - Safaricom PLC has today officially listed its Green Bond at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), marking a historic moment for Kenya’s capital…

16 Dec 2025 - In a major shake-up at the national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) Group Managing Director and CEO Allan Kilavuka is exiting the airline, TechTrends…

16 Dec 2025 - Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) has expanded its global conservation initiative, The World Unseen, into East Africa, partnering with Kenya’s…

16 Dec 2025 - Kenya’s pay-TV market has registered a strong recovery in the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, driven by a surge in subscriber numbers…

16 Dec 2025 - BasiGo, Kenya’s leading provider of electric bus solutions, has announced the official opening of a new electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging site at…

16 Dec 2025 - The fast rise of eSports pushes players to train for long hours. Many teams search for ways to protect their talent. This article looks at simple…

15 Dec 2025 - X says it wants journalists back. Not in the nostalgic sense of restoring old power dynamics, but in a narrower, more technical way. Post your work…

15 Dec 2025 - TechTrends has been named the Best Technology Creator at the 2025 Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) Awards, cementing its position as a leading…

15 Dec 2025 - From the lush, green coastlines of sugarcane fields to the bustling financial center of Port Louis, Mauritius, the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean,” is…

15 Dec 2025 - Cybersecurity leader Sophos has achieved full detection coverage in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation, successfully identifying 100% of…

15 Dec 2025 - Global technology services leader NTT DATA is accelerating the deployment of Starlink-powered connectivity services across Africa, aiming to deploy…

15 Dec 2025 - East Africa has quickly become one of the most dynamic regions for cloud computing. By 2025, around 70–77% of enterprises across the region are using…

15 Dec 2025 - The holidays are a time for dreams, for imagining possibilities, and for sharing joy with loved ones. Samsung’s global festive campaign beautifully…

15 Dec 2025 - The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has officially activated its interconnection hub within the newly launched Digital Realty ACR2 data centre,…

15 Dec 2025 - Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid), a business of Cassava Technologies, has officially appointed Neeraj Pradhan as the Chief Executive Officer…

15 Dec 2025 - If you only read headlines, you’d think “Bitcoin casinos” still define crypto gambling. But when we look at what people actually use to move money in…

12 Dec 2025 - Dan Kwach, a veteran executive at Africa Data Centres (ADC), has announced his departure from the firm, ending a nearly two-decade tenure that saw…

12 Dec 2025 - Kenyan environmental conservationist Truphena Muthoni has received a significant financial boost of KSh 1 million from betting firm Odibets to…

11 Dec 2025 - Top finance and policy leaders from across the continent have issued a collective call for accelerated cross-border investment frameworks and…

11 Dec 2025 - As the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) gains momentum, the continent stands at a pivotal juncture. The vision of a seamless, integrated…

11 Dec 2025 - There is a good reason Kenya is recognised as the Silicon Savannah of Africa. It’s a befitting nickname for a leading tech and innovation hub, one…

11 Dec 2025 - Visa has unveiled the latest group of high-growth startups graduating from its Africa Fintech Accelerator program, showcasing 22 companies that are…

11 Dec 2025 - The latest sector statistics from the Communication Authority of Kenya now show that Airtel Money has climbed to 10.3% marking the telco’s clearest…

11 Dec 2025 - Africa is rising as the most recognized and innovative continent in the clean energy sector, a shift that global regions plagued by the negative…

11 Dec 2025 - Standard Bank, trading as Stanbic Bank in Kenya, has announced a USD 138 million (approximately KES 17.94 billion) financing deal with Safaricom…

11 Dec 2025 - Investing in Innovation Africa (i3) has announced three agreements aimed at reshaping healthcare delivery across the continent. The deals were…

11 Dec 2025 - Airtel Money customers can now make direct payments to I&M Bank merchants across the country, following a strategic partnership signed between…

11 Dec 2025 - Safaricom has recorded a significant uptake for its first Green Bond issuance, receiving applications totalling KES 41.6 billion, surpassing its…