A Look at Last Week's Top Tech Stories from Across Africa
Starlink Launches $15 Monthly Kit Rental In Kenya
The new rental option unveilled, on Wednesday, by the company is designed for those who cannot afford to purchase the Starlink hardware outright. The kit, which retails for $350, can now be rented for $15.15 per month, with an additional one-time activation fee of $21.
Workpay Secures $5M To Elevate African HR Tech
Workpay , a Nairobi-based HR and payroll startup, has successfully closed a $5 million Series A funding round led by Norrsken22 .
The latest funding round for Workpay attracted investments from renowned firms like Visa, Y Combinator, Saviu Ventures, Axian, Plug n Play, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, and Acadian Ventures, a specialist in work technology innovation.
Little App Announces New Rates
Over the past month, the ride-hailing industry in Kenya has been marked by unrest, as drivers demand better rates to sustain their livelihoods amidst rising costs. With increased competition from both local and international players, the industry has faced disruptions.
In response to these concerns, Little App Kenya — the Pan-African Super App platform taken decisive action to support its drivers
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Ben Roberts Leaves Liquid Intelligent Technologies
Ben Roberts , Group Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Liquid Intelligent Technologies, has stepped down from his role.
After 22 years with the company, Ben announced his sudden departure from Liquid on his LinkedIn page.
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TikTok Launches Sub-Saharan Africa Safety Advisory Council
TikTok has launched the Sub Saharan Africa Safety Advisory Council and an expansion of its #SaferTogether community education campaign. This is a major step that the social media platform is taking to boost safety on the platform across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Google Cloud To Support Prudential’s AI Lab
Google Cloud said it will support Prudential’s new AI Lab – the first partnership of its kind for the insurance industry in Asia and Africa – which will focus on solving business and customer challenges.
Mastercard Partners With Fintech Startup Scale
Mastercard has partnered with Scale, an issuer orchestration partner, to accelerate market deployment for fintech companies across Africa and the Middle East.
The collaboration aims to alleviate key technical and commercial barriers to entry that fintech companies, aggregators, enablers, payment service providers (PSPs) and telcos face when launching payment programs.
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Work, Life, And AI: Can AI Be A Better Boss?
Artificial Intelligence is now in every conversation as the world warms up to the early stages of the AI era. The results from a new Kaspersky survey show that AI is becoming a new member of society.
Titled ‘Excitement, Superstition, and great Insecurity – How global Consumers engage with Digital World’, the study found that AI is taking on new roles in fields where it can succeed and be trusted by humans.