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AI is eating the first rung of the career ladder
3+ week, 4+ day ago (284+ words) Artificial intelligence may not destroy the professions. It may do something more subtle: remove the work through which professionals learn to become professionals. We are raising the floor faster than we are building the staircase. Those tasks can look inefficient…...
Technologies expected to impact society most
1+ week, 5+ day ago (171+ words) What respondents said in a survey. Artificial intelligence has emerged as the technology most likely to have a positive impact on society, according to the Bosch Tech Compass 2026 survey. AI topped the list, with 43 per cent of respondents expressing a…...
The world's most popular AI tools in 2026
3+ week, 3+ day ago (104+ words) ChatGPT continues to dominate global AI usage ChatGPT maintains a massive lead as the world’s top artificial intelligence platform, reaching an impressive 5.3 billion users. Google’s Gemini follows in second place with 1.1 billion, while Claude ranks third with 968 million. Design platform…...
The most impactful innovations
2+ week, 5+ day ago (195+ words) Artificial intelligence secured the second spot at 25%. Smartphones have emerged as the single most impactful technological innovation shaping the past 20 years, commanding a dominant 60% share of recognition in the Bosch Tech Compass 2026 survey published by the Global Index, 2026 survey. The…...
Technologies seen as the biggest threat to society
1+ week, 5+ day ago (135+ words) the-star.co.ke Technologies seen as the biggest threat to society Self-driving cars and automated driving technology are viewed as a threat by 18 per cent of participants. Artificial intelligence and robotics dominate global concerns surrounding emerging technologies, according to findings…...
Kenya very vulnerable to cyber threats, study finds
1+ week, 5+ day ago (597+ words) A nationwide passive assessment of Kenya’s cyber exposure has uncovered more than 2,000 critical vulnerabilities and over 4.8 million leaked credentials, exposing significant weaknesses across the country’s digital infrastructure. The first-of-its-kind national threat landscape study analysed 13 Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs), which are…...
AI misinformation & violence: Which regions have frameworks?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (216+ words) Africa records the lowest proportion globally. North America leads the world in establishing active frameworks to counter AI-facilitated misinformation and violence, with 100% of its countries having regulations in place. Data from the Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI) Global Survey…...
Study: AI could kill all humans within 10 years
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (1243+ words) OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta all disclosed hacks carried out by their AI tools. Technology experts have warned that Kenya is unprepared to handle harms that may be caused by artificial intelligence after a top safety researcher said AI is advancing…...
Inuka Tech fellows trained to protect, commercialise innovations
1+ week, 4+ day ago (468+ words) Fellows were taken through the steps of disclosing, registering and commercialising their inventions and software. The Inuka Tech Fellows who are at JHUB during the Masterclass/HANDOUT Inuka Tech Fellowship participants have been trained on how to protect and commercialise…...
Kenya, Africa get boost as Xiamen takes AI global
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (661+ words) China Mobile network engineers from Fujian monitor the operating status of intelligent computing equipment in the server room of the Siming Intelligent Computing Center in Xiamen./HANDOUT The Chinese city of Xiamen has launched a new AI programme called ‘Token…...