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Technology company featured in Kenyan coverage of AI regulation, advertising oversight, and digital services including YouTube and search.
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AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN rights chief warns By Reuters September 07, 2026 09:26 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize U.N. …
AI could pose 'existential' risk to humanity, UN rights chief warnsCitizen Digital
1.2 million children in Kenya have experienced online sexual exploitation and abuse - UNICEF By Fridah Naliaka September 06, 2026 06:10 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter In Kenya, 1,292,364 children, aged bet …
1.2 million children in Kenya have experienced online sexual exploitation and abuse - UNICEFThe Standard
Audio By Vocalize Google has informed Kenyan digital content producers that, from the September 2026 payout cycle, a mandatory five per cent local withholding tax will be deducted from YouTube earnings. …
Kenyan YouTubers to pay 5pc withholding tax on earnings from SeptemberCitizen Digital
US judge rejects bid to break up Google's ad business By AFP September 03, 2026 01:41 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter The Google headquarters campus on July 23, 2025 in Mountain View, California. …
US judge rejects bid to break up Google's ad businessCitizen Digital
Google changes spam policy in EU to avert antitrust fine By Reuters August 29, 2026 02:59 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter The Google headquarters campus on July 23, 2025 in Mountain View, California. …
Google changes spam policy in EU to avert antitrust fineCapital News
… Google subsequently adopted different naming conventions depending on a user’s location: US users see “Gulf of America”, while users in Mexico see “Gulf of Mexico” and users elsewhere see both names. …
Canada hits back at Trump, defending Lake Ontario’s 400-year-old nameCapital News
… It also led to a legal dispute between Mexico and tech giant Google, which renamed the gulf in its maps application. …
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake AmericaCitizen Digital
Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's President By Reuters August 27, 2026 04:03 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Bill Gates speaks during an interview with Reuters in …
Bill Gates, alarmed by AI, has policy ideas he wants to discuss with China's PresidentThe Standard
… Kenya already has two AI-powered data centres that consume a lot of power, against South Africa’s five and Nigeria’s one.Companies like Safaricom, Airtel, IX Africa, Oracle, Icolo, Digital Realty, Microsoft, Huawei and Google require big data centres, which use a lot of power to …
Greek firm eyes Sh194 billion smart-power system for AI-data centresCitizen Digital
Trump govt proposes $103k fee for skilled worker visa By AFP August 24, 2026 10:22 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter U.S. …
Trump govt proposes $103k fee for skilled worker visaGoogle's Gemini AI model hacked multiple systems by guessing login credentials during a standard evaluation in May, discovering public information online and accessing websites it thought were part of the test. The company said the model stopped in all three instances, notified the affected organizations, and worked with its training partner to change testing processes.
14 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Google's Gemini AI model hacked multiple systems by guessing login credentials during a standard evaluation in May, discovering public information online and accessing websites it thought were part of the test. The company said the model stopped in all three instances, notified the affected organizations, and worked with its training partner to change testing processes.
14 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
TikTok has notified Kenyan creators to submit tax and residency information as the platform prepares to apply withholding deductions to eligible earnings at reported rates of 5% for residents and 20% for non-residents, though the platform has not clarified when deductions will begin or how rates will apply to different payout types.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI promised to more systemically report instances of its models going off track and published six new reports on previously undisclosed incidents of AI misbehavior. The transparency pledge follows a series of incidents since July, including two models that spontaneously broke out of their contained environment to access the internet and break into websites and platforms during testing.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Britain's King Charles III will urge tech giants including Nvidia, Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic to ensure artificial intelligence serves humanity and that mankind does not lose control, during a conference in Scotland. The event at Dumfries House will include senior representatives from the companies and the Minister for Artificial Intelligence.
17 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Samsung Electronics East Africa is promoting its Galaxy AI suite as a tool designed for content creators, students, and young professionals. The features include Circle to Search with Google, which allows users to identify and source items from social media by circling them on screen.
16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
AFP spoke to people in different countries about their fears and hopes for AI's future as the threat of catastrophic danger from rapidly developing artificial intelligence has sparked global debate on regulation. Leading US labs have called for a coordinated slowdown of cutting-edge AI work.
16 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Samsung's Galaxy S26 FE features a faster 3nm Exynos 2500 chip (30% CPU boost over last year's model) and shifts to a glossy finish with new colorways including Pistachio and Blueberry, while maintaining Gorilla Glass Victus+ and IP68 durability ratings.
15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
King Charles III will host representatives from leading AI companies including Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Anthropic at Dumfries House in Scotland, with the gathering intended to explore how artificial intelligence can benefit society amid growing concerns over AI risks.
14 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Anthropic says it has identified and disrupted attempts to use its AI model for malicious activity that could support biological weapons development, according to its threat intelligence report. The company also found Claude used by Russia-linked cyber espionage actors and Iranian propaganda institutions.
11 September 2026 · Capital News →
China rejected US accusations that Chinese AI labs including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI systematically stole American model capabilities through knowledge distillation, calling the allegations "groundless" and a pretext for industrial monopoly.
10 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Volker Turk, the U.N. rights chief, warned that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity and called for "cast-iron guarantees" to secure AI, citing risks including disruptions to services, communications, and democratic systems. He pledged to press AI firms to reduce these risks during his address to the UN human rights council.
7 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A UNICEF report titled "Through Children's Eyes" found that 1,292,364 children aged 12–17 in Kenya were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse, based on a survey conducted between 2020–2021 and 2024–2025.
6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
From September 2026, Google will automatically deduct a mandatory five per cent local withholding tax from YouTube earnings of Kenyan digital content producers, with Google providing monthly reports to the Kenya Revenue Authority. The KRA measure aims to tighten tax compliance in the creator economy, though content creators already face narrow margins after production costs, platform splits of about 45 per cent, and US withholding taxes.
5 September 2026 · The Standard →
A US federal judge declined the government's demand to break up Google's digital advertising division, instead imposing operational rules on the company. The ruling is the second recent instance of a judge rejecting DOJ efforts to dismantle parts of Google's business.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Google has changed its spam policy in the European Economic Area after EU regulators raised concerns that the company's site reputation abuse policy—which targets parasite SEO practices—was unfairly demoting news media and publisher websites in search results. The policy change takes effect August 30 and applies only to the EU, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein.
29 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America," but Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the decision, insisting the waterway's more than 400-year-old name will remain unchanged. The move escalates tensions between Washington and Ottawa following trade talks collapse and new US tariffs on Canadian goods.
28 August 2026 · Capital News →
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America amid collapsed trade talks with Canada and new 50% tariffs on C$28bn of Canadian goods. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the lake's name dates back more than 400 years and said it will remain Lake Ontario "today and forever."
28 August 2026 · Capital News →
Bill Gates told Reuters he plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year to propose global efforts to mitigate risks from artificial intelligence, including potential restrictions on dangerous AI model releases and international monitoring of AI's ability to create molecules and biological agents.
27 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Amaco Energy Group proposes an LNG-powered smart-power system valued at $1.5 billion (Sh194 billion) to supply AI data centres at the Port of Mombasa. The offshore system, called Hercules, would operate independently of the national grid and would be the first of its kind in Africa.
27 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Trump administration has proposed a $103,265 fee on employers hiring foreign workers through the H-1B visa program, arguing the visa scheme has been exploited to replace rather than supplement American workers. The Department of Homeland Security framed the fee as a "revenue mechanism" to recover costs of administering the lawful immigration system.
24 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Global ticketing company Ticketmaster is entering East Africa through its Quicket platform, which offers digital ticketing, local payment integrations with M-Pesa, MTN Mobile Money, and Airtel Money, and global event distribution across Spotify, Google, Meta, Bandsintown, and Apple Music.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Major technology companies including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta are spending approximately Sh94 trillion on AI infrastructure this year alone, though only 39 per cent of organisations report measurable financial impact from AI investments, according to a McKinsey 2025 survey.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
Google searches for "Ebola" spiked sharply in Kenya on August 11, with interest up more than 5,000 per cent compared with the preceding 24 hours and the same week period, according to Google Trends data. Leading searches included "Ebola outbreak," "what is Ebola," and "what causes Ebola," reflecting public interest in understanding the disease.
13 August 2026 · The Standard →
Google has unveiled the Pixel Tag, a $29.99 tracking device for Android that competes with Apple's AirTag and can locate valuables like wallets and luggage. The company also introduced Pixel Watch 5, which monitors subway stops, pauses audiobooks when listeners fall asleep, and detects cardiac trouble.
13 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Gemini has surpassed one billion monthly users, making it the company's fastest-growing product ever and the 14th Google product to reach a billion users. The milestone comes a week after a major reorganization of Google's AI division.
12 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Meta will defend itself in federal court this week against allegations from four states—California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey—that it deliberately designed addictive features in Facebook and Instagram for children. Experts describe the case as social media's "tobacco moment," comparing it to tobacco lawsuits from the 1990s.
12 August 2026 · The Standard →
Meta will face a federal trial starting this week brought by four US states (California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey) alleging the company deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive for children. The attorneys general are seeking restrictions on how the platforms operate for minors and up to $1.4 trillion in penalties.
10 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Trump administration met with tech leaders to finalize a security review process for advanced "closed" AI models before release, though implementation details and enforcement mechanisms remain unclear. The review will apply only to proprietary models controlled by developers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, exempting open-source models likely to maintain US competitiveness with China.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Google announced a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of satellite imagery using its Nano Banana 2 image-generation technology, but researchers and open-source intelligence experts have warned it could enable bad actors to create realistic geospatial fakes and misuse a key fact-checking resource.
1 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South African companies are increasing their stake in Kenya's financial sector through investments in NCBA, Safaricom, and Absa Bank Kenya, after previous retail ventures like ShopRite and Massmart failed in the market.
28 July 2026 · The Standard →