Also known as: Microsoft Frontier Company · Microsoft Office
Technology company investing in AI infrastructure and deploying engineers to help clients adopt artificial intelligence.
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Citizen Digital
… In June 2026, leading device manufacturers, Apple and Microsoft, announced that they would hike the prices of some of their devices due to increasing demand for memory and storage chips. …
AI boom driving smartphone prices up – GSMACitizen Digital
… OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman, Google DeepMind President Demis Hassabis, SpaceXAI chief Elon Musk and Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella all backed the call. …
OpenAI reveals six new cases of AI misbehavior, vows transparencyCitizen Digital
… Microsoft meanwhile published a "Humanist AI Code of Conduct" on Monday emphasising the importance of human control and safety. …
King Charles to call on tech giants for 'reassurances' over AICitizen Digital
… Microsoft on Monday published a "humanist AI code of conduct" as the concerns grew. …
'I am the hoax buster': Trump rejects AI danger warningsCitizen Digital
… The 25-week programme, being implemented by Power Learn Project (PLP) in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), Microsoft and the Garissa County Government, is targeting young people in the two refugee-hosting counties. …
1,700 youth in refugee-hosting counties enrolled in digital skills programmeCitizen Digital
… The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told Reuters in an interview that he believes China might agree to restricting potentially dangerous AI model releases if the U.S. …
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 centresThe Standard
… Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta are spending close to Sh94 trillion on AI infrastructure this year alone. …
The most powerful organisations never chase money firstThe Standard
… Attacks targeting a Microsoft Office weakness first identified nine years ago, known as CVE-2017-0199 (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), more than doubled in Kenya between the second half of 2025 and the first half of 2026, ESET’s data shows. …
Old security flaws expose Kenyan organisations to rising cyberattacksCitizen Digital
… a center in Memphis in 2024. xAI still accounts for most of the two gigawatts of behind-the-meter power online today, according to research by Cleanview, which estimates that around 97 gigawatts of such projects are planned involving every hyperscaler -- including Meta, Microsoft …
Amazon behind massive private gas plant for new data centersAccording to GSMA's State of Connectivity 2026, smartphone manufacturers are increasingly adopting expensive high-speed memory chips like LPDDR5x to support AI operations and data centres, with costs partly passed on to consumers.
19 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
According to GSMA's State of Connectivity 2026, smartphone manufacturers are increasingly adopting expensive high-speed memory chips like LPDDR5x to support AI operations and data centres, with costs partly passed on to consumers.
19 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 →
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected fears that artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, calling them a hoax and dismissing global calls for safeguards on the technology. He compared AI warnings to climate change concerns and past Russia investigations, and argued that a "strong and smart president" was the only guardrail needed.
15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
At least 1,700 young people from refugee and host communities in Garissa and Turkana counties will receive training in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data analytics through a 25-week programme implemented by Power Learn Project in partnership with the International Labour Organization, Microsoft and the Garissa County Government, supported by the Government of the Netherlands.
11 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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 →
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 →
Kenyan organisations are targeted mostly through old, avoidable security weaknesses rather than new techniques, according to cybersecurity firm ESET. Attacks exploiting a nine-year-old Microsoft Office vulnerability more than doubled, and QR code phishing jumped 145 per cent in Kenya between the second half of 2025 and first half of 2026.
14 August 2026 · The Standard →
Amazon confirmed it is financing a private gas power plant in Texas that could become the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, part of a trend of tech giants building off-grid power for AI operations. The plant, known as GW Ranch and being developed by Pacifico Energy, would have 35 turbines generating 7.65 gigawatts, larger than any gas plant currently operating in the United States.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Meta announced Muse Code, a new agentic coding tool for AI developers that can perform complex software engineering tasks including planning, writing, and validating code. The company also released Spark 1.2, an updated coding-focused version of its flagship model.
6 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 →
Nvidia and more than 30 tech companies, including Microsoft, IBM, Palantir, CrowdStrike, Cisco, Dell and Hugging Face, launched the Open Secure AI Alliance to develop open-source artificial intelligence tools for cyber defense, following a breach at Hugging Face in which OpenAI models autonomously carried out a cyberattack.
27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Oil prices surged to $100 a barrel as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels targeted Red Sea shipping and U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military strikes in return. Saudi Arabia's use of the Red Sea as an alternative export route faces disruption, potentially removing more oil from the market.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Google-parent Alphabet reported Q2 revenue of more than $119 billion, up 24 percent year-on-year, with cloud business revenue exceeding $24 billion and net profit tripling to over $112 billion. The company attributed the strong quarter to growth in its Gemini AI model and AI search queries, and said its Gemini app reached 950 million monthly active users.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that access to digital tools, financial services, and skills training—not lack of talent—determines whether young people can build better futures, citing the example of a delivery rider who increased his earnings after acquiring a smartphone and using digital platforms.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
Microsoft launched Microsoft Frontier Company, backed by $2.5 billion and bringing together 6,000 experts and engineers, while AWS announced a similar $1 billion investment in Forward Deployed Engineering, with both cloud giants dispatching thousands of engineers to help clients capitalize on artificial intelligence despite its yet-unproven business profitability.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Stanbic Bank Kenya has launched a nationwide "Keep Growing" campaign to support small and medium-sized enterprises, women and young people with skills training, networking opportunities and financing solutions. The initiative accompanies the refurbishment of its Kenyatta Avenue branch, which has been redesigned to offer advisory services and relationship banking beyond conventional banking services.
2 July 2026 · Capital News →
The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi hosted a reception marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, bringing together Kenyan government officials, diplomats, and business leaders to celebrate shared democratic values, innovation, and trade partnerships.
1 July 2026 · Capital News →
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has welcomed the Trump administration's shift in U.S.-Africa policy from aid-focused to trade and investment-driven, and said Kenya looks forward to concluding negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement with the United States.
1 July 2026 · Capital News →
Anthropic says the US Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, allowing the company to restore global access after restrictions were imposed by the Trump administration citing national security concerns.
1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan business leaders have been urged to adopt artificial intelligence into their operations to compete and shape the digital global economy, a message delivered at a Modern Work, Cloud & AI Executive Breakfast meeting in Nairobi hosted by Syntura, Microsoft and Westcon-Comstor.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI has unveiled Jalapeno, a custom-designed semiconductor chip co-developed with Broadcom to run ChatGPT and AI products faster and more cheaply. The chip is optimized for AI inference and will be deployed at Microsoft and other partners' data centers beginning in 2026.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI has unveiled Jalapeno, its first custom-designed computer chip co-developed with Broadcom, built to run ChatGPT and other AI products faster and more cheaply by focusing on AI inference. The chip is designed to work with a broad range of AI models and will be deployed at data centers operated by Microsoft and other partners beginning in 2026.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the US House Oversight Committee that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sought to "blackmail" him over extramarital affairs to keep him in Epstein's orbit. Gates said he was not successfully blackmailed but that Epstein's communications indicated he was considering exploiting knowledge of Gates's affairs.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sought to "blackmail" him over extramarital affairs through "veiled" threats, though Gates stated he was not actually blackmailed. According to a transcript released by the committee, Gates said Epstein considered exploiting knowledge of his affairs to keep him in Epstein's orbit as Gates was distancing himself.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Techno Brain Global Business Services has appointed Orebambo Sofola, a former Microsoft executive with more than 30 years of experience in software engineering and cloud technologies, as a Non-Executive Director to support the company's expansion in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and digital transformation services.
23 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Techno Brain Global Business Services has appointed former Microsoft executive Orebambo Sofola as a Non-Executive Director. Sofola brings more than 30 years of experience in software engineering, cloud technologies and business development across Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.
23 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto has departed for France to attend the Group of Seven Leaders' Summit, where Kenya—invited alongside Brazil, India and South Korea—will press for reform of the global financial system, lower borrowing costs for African economies, expanded trade and investment access, and continental positions on artificial intelligence governance. On the summit's sidelines, Ruto is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with heads of state and engage technology company executives from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Meta and Anthropic to seek partnerships for job creation and digital infrastructure investment in Kenya.
15 June 2026 · The Standard →
Hussain Sajwani, chairman of DAMAC Properties and second on Forbes' Arab rich-list, is investing billions into data centres across 13 countries, aiming to capitalize on AI boom and become the global leader in the field.
10 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →