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Google Ads: Kenya Only Country In Africa Authorized to Serve Pharmaceutical Ads

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Google has  dedicated  advertising rules  for healthcare and medicine. Pharmaceutical Ads targeting a specific destination have to follow set laws and industry standards. Some healthcare-related...
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25 Years of Google: Notable Numbers at This Milestone

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Google turns 25 today. It was founded by doctoral students Sergey Brin and Larry Page in Stanford University’s computer science program. The two had a...
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Google Bard Expands to YouTube, Gmail and Drive

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Google has announced key updates to its AI chatbot Bard, integrating it into various services and apps including Gmail, YouTube and Drive. The company...

AI-Related Searches Peak in Kenya as Interest Rises

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Google Search trends reveal that searches for Artificial Intelligence (AI) are at an all-time high in Kenya as interest in the topic rises. Search...
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Google’s Latest Round of Layoffs Affects Hundreds

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Google parent company Alphabet is downsizing its workforce again this year, this time affecting its global recruitment team. The company has confirmed the layoffs...
Google Play Report

Google To Introduce Shorts In The Play Store

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Google has announced it is working on introducing a short-form video series feature in the Play Store called "The Play Report". The Play Report is...
Google web environment integrity WEI API to certify Chromium based browsers have not been modified

WEI: Google’s Controversial API Will Deny “Non-Approved” Browsers Webpages Access

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Google has proposed forcing a controversial Web Environment Integrity API (WEI) into Chromium. What this means, in a nutshell, is that users can be...
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Google Intros Invisible Watermark to Identify AI Generated Images

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Google AI researchers have announced a tool that will help identify images generated by AI. At a time when AI images are becoming more...
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Google Messages Could Soon Bring Satellite Texting Support To Android

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Google is reportedly working with Garmin, a GPS navigation and wearable tech company, to bring two-way satellite texting to Google Messages. The satellite texting...
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Google Announces “AI First” Accelerator Program for African Startups

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Google has unveiled the “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First” accelerator program aimed at supporting African startups to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve...
Google Play Store

Google Removes 43 Malicious Apps from Play Store, Users Urged to Delete Infected Apps

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Google has removed 43 malicious applications from the Play Store after it was discovered the apps drain users' phone batteries. Android users have received...
Google Search Labs

Google AI-Powered Search Intros Additional Coding Capabilities and AI Summaries on Articles

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Google Search is rolling out additional generative AI features in its AI-powered Search experience dubbed Search Generative Experience (SGE). The new updates will include...
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Google Could Soon Allow You to Link Your Android Devices Together

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Google is reportedly working on a feature that could allow you to link your Android devices together once they have logged into the same...
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Google is Adding eSignature Support to Google Docs and Drive

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Google is introducing eSignature support for users to request signatures and sign documents directly in Google Docs and Drive. The feature is currently in...
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Two-Thirds of Popular AI Chrome Extensions Pose Serious Threats to User Privacy and Security

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A report by Incogni has revealed that two-thirds of popular AI Chrome extensions could wreak havoc on user security if turned malicious. The report...
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Google New Search Updates Bring More User Control to Search Results

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Google is introducing new features in Search to help users stay in control of their private information, privacy and online safety. With the new...
Google Assistant

Google Is Tapping Language Models in A Major Google Assistant Update

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Tech giant Google is seeking to "supercharge" its Assistant application by incorporating the latest Large Language Models (LLMs) technology. According an internal email reported...
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Best Google Pixel Smartphones to Buy in Kenya Right Now

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The smartest smartphone is always going to be in the Google Pixel series. Google's software smarts give its smartphones an edge over other Android...
Google seeks user feedback on spammy webpages

Report Spammy Webpages Using Google’s New Form

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Google have introduced a user feedback form for reporting spammy webpages. Acknowledging that their spam detection system may not filter everything, the tech giant...
Google Presents: 13 Ways you can Celebrate Africa Day

Google Presents: 13 Ways you can Celebrate Africa Day

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May 25th is the day the world has set aside to celebrate Africa. This day is aptly named Africa Day. Recognized globally, this day serves...
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Google, Apple Working to Curb Unwanted Tracking

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Google and Apple, announced that they have jointly submitted a proposal that is meant to help the industry deal with unwanted tracking. The industry-wide...
Google Search predictive AI

Google Search: 4 Takeaways from Google’s New AI Integration

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Simply put Magi means Magic. The new AI-powered Google Search Engine that was rumored to be under Project Magi was announced yesterday. However, access...
Google One

Google One Excludes Africa from VPN Support and Dark Web Analytics for Members

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Google One is a subscription service offered by search giant Google that offers users with additional storage space in their Google accounts, as well...

Google Launches Three Initiatives to Empower Women Entrepreneurs in Africa on International Women’s Day

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Google has marked International Women's Day by unveiling three new initiatives to empower women entrepreneurs in Africa and equip them with the tools needed...

It’s now Bard vs Chat GPT, the Browser wars have begun

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Recent developments have transitioned to from AI taking jobs to now AI wars, which is is an interesting narrative to follow up for the...

Google Invites African Women Tech Founders for Inaugural Training Program

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Google has invited applications for the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator: Women Founders Africa Program. The program aims to empower women founders on the...
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State of Tech Layoffs: Firing Spree Continues in 2023

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We argued that tech companies have been copying each other in terms of the number of workers they lay off, starting as early as...

Google Joins Microsoft, Fires 12K Employees

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Google is laying off a significant amount of their workforce, around 12,000 jobs, which is 6% of their global workforce, due to the rise...
Loan Apps Kenya

Nigeria Tops Africa’s Loan App Searches

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AppsFlyer and Google have recently released a report which examines how mobile apps are impacting finance in Africa. The report found that there has...

Google, Other Global Tech Firms Start Charging 16 Percent VAT in Kenya

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As required by the Value Added Tax (Digital Marketplace Supply) (Amendment) Regulations of 2022, global technology companies and firms have begun charging a 16%...

Rigathi Gachagua, IEBC Portal Among Top Google Searches in Kenya

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With the year coming to an end in just a few weeks, it's best that we reflect on what the year 2022 has been...

5000 Entrepreneurs Graduate from Google’s Hustle Academy

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Google today held graduation events in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria to celebrate 5000 business owners who have completed its Hustle Academy training program....
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Google Puts Predatory Loan Apps in Kenya and Nigeria on Notice

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Loan apps have not been having a good time for the last couple of months - and that is a good thing. What happened...

Google Has Trained Over 105K Devs in Africa Since 2017

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Google hosted software developers and technical industry professionals to a full-day event of talks and workshops in Nairobi. The Google Sandbox program seeks to activate...

Google Sets Up Africa’s First Cloud Data Centre in South Africa

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Google has revealed its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa. This is its first cloud facility on the continent. The...

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