Interviews with 10 Kenyan AI annotators show how Chinese companies hire data labelers via opaque middleman networks and WhatsApp groups to avoid accountability
Rest of World : LinkedIn: Dámiláre Dòsùnmú . Bluesky: @fireantprincess and @restofworld.org LinkedIn: Dámiláre Dòsùnmú : my latest story is about how chinese AI companies are quietly tapping into ken...
Freedom on the Net 2025 report: for the 15th consecutive year, global internet freedom is in decline; of the 72 countries assessed, Kenya fell the most
Freedom House - Explore the map of global freedom and internet freedom around the world. Anamarija Pogorelec / Help Net Security : The internet isn't free: Shutdowns, surveillance and algorithmic risk...
How a Microsoft-backed $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya faced construction delays due to uncertainty over its value for local businesses
Semafor : X: @reedalbergotti . LinkedIn: Alexis Akwagyiram X: Reed Albergotti / @reedalbergotti : Interesting story from our Africa bureau on what ever happened to those African data centers that eve...
How thousands of small-scale farmers in Malawi are using a government-backed AI chatbot, designed by the nonprofit Opportunity International, for farming advice
Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when it tore through southern Malawi in 2023. His farm didn't. LinkedIn: Opportunity International , Timothy Strong , Paul Essene , and Gregory G...
Sources: Meta is talking to crypto firms about introducing stablecoins for managing payouts, and in January 2025 hired a VP of product with crypto experience
Three Years After Diem Rony Roy / crypto.news : Meta may be eyeing stablecoin payments for Instagram creators Samuel Edyme / Bitcoinist.com : Stripe Expands Crypto Offerings With Stablecoin Accounts a...
Starlink has disrupted Kenya's existing ISP industry since its launch in July 2023, forcing legacy providers to lower prices and increase internet speeds
@khadijaalam.bsky.social and i reported on how starlink cost less than local isps in some african countries. — restofworld.org/2025/starlin... Forums: r/ghana : This Article Is Claiming that Starlin...
A profile of ex-eBay and HP CEO Meg Whitman, who became US ambassador to Kenya in late 2021, as the US seeks to counterbalance Chinese tech influence in Africa
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Kenya-based Wasoko and Egypt-based MaxAB, two of Africa's largest B2B e-commerce platforms, merge in an all-stock deal; the companies raised over $240M combined
450K+ merchants across 5 markets —$180M payment volume in Egypt, surpassing commerce sales —disbursed $20M in merchant financing; <1% default. —4,000+ employees. https://techcrunch.com/... @frankelean...
How Kenya's anti-government protestors are using AI tools, including the Corrupt Politicians GPT, a chatbot that reveals corruption cases involving politicians
Martin K.N Siele / Semafor :
How Kenya's anti-government protestors are using AI tools, including the Corrupt Politicians GPT, a chatbot that reveals corruption cases involving politicians
Martin K.N Siele / Semafor :