AI chat is no longer just about faster answers or conversational tone. Search.com, a division of Public Good, has launched a generative AI search…
Quick hits around the African tech scene
There’s a lot happening in and around the African tech scene. Take a look at some of the most important developments. Umbono: Google’s South…
Africa is the fastest growing Facebook continent
Africa may not have the numbers of Facebook users that more developed continents do, but the continent is rising fast. According to Facebook-analysis site,…
Village Telco: Addressing the issue of rural connectivity
In the words of African telecommunications expert Steve Song, Village Telco is “an easy-to-use, scalable, standards-based, wireless, local, do-it-yourself, telephone company toolkit”. He’s just…
Social media: Africa’s new musical frontier
“When people hear about Africans and the internet, they immediately think of 419 scams,” says Ngozi Odita, who runs societyhae.com, a collective of voices…