Google – Kenyan Enterprise https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/tag/google/ Daily Breaking Business News, Finance, Economy, Technology and Startups On The Go! Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:12:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-IMG-20180823-WA0001-32x32.jpg Google – Kenyan Enterprise https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/tag/google/ 32 32 Africa Online Safety Fund Announces Grant Winners https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/inversk-review/article/africa-online-safety-fund-announces-grant-winners/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:12:50 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=24758 Nairobi (Kenya), 31 October 2023 …. The Africa Online Safety Fund (AOSF) has announced the winners of this year’s grants, among them four organisations operating in Kenya: Boltech Consultancy, Terre des Hommes Netherlands Foundation in partnership with Childline, Watoto Watch Network, and Wezesha Innovation Foundation. The selection of the 22 winning organisations from seven countries […]

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]]> Google to Increase Storage Subscription Charges by Sh800 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/inversk-review/article/google-to-increase-storage-subscription-charges-by-sh800/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:03:38 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=24665 Google LLC announced that its yearly storage subscription will be increased from Sh800 to Sh3,800 effective in December. This means that the cost of increasing storage space for Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos, among other things, will rise from Sh3,000. “Google LLC is increasing the price of your subscription “Google One (200 GB)” from […]

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]]> Google Features Swahili in its AI-Driven Chatbot Bard https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/lesile-selelo/article/google-features-swahili-in-its-ai-driven-chatbot-bard/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:14:47 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=23803 Google has included Swahili in its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service Bard, becoming the first language on the continent to be embedded in the solution. The tech company included 39 new languages across 59 countries and territories. Other languages include Chinese, German, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, and Spanish. Bard is now available to users in their chosen […]

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]]> Techies look Google associated Sh132 million online security grant https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/clarasituma/article/techies-look-google-associated-sh132-million-online-security-grant/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 08:11:08 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=22336 Kenyan technology experts are among those invited to apply for a grant from the Africa Online Safety Fund (AOSF), a $1 million (Sh132.4 million) fund organized by South African-based capital advisory firm Impact Amplifier (IA) with financial support from Google. The contestants, who will be chosen from Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa, will have […]

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]]> Impact Amplifier’s Africa Online Safety Fund Launches Its Second Phase https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/valentine/article/impact-amplifiers-africa-online-safety-fund-launches-its-second-phase/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 11:02:08 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=22298 Impact Amplifier (IA) has sent out a call for applications for the award of grants under its $1,000,000 Africa Online Safety Fund (AOSF), supported by Google. The Fund will be awarding grants to organizations throughout Africa, but will be focused on four primary countries, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, that address one or more […]

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]]> Google Deletes Kenyan Loan Apps from Play Store for Lacking CBK Licenses https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/lesile-selelo/article/google-deletes-kenyan-loan-apps-from-play-store-for-lacking-cbk-licenses/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:25:20 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=22202 As part of its enforcement of laws against unlicensed lenders, Google has deleted Kenya loan apps from the Play Store. This follows a regulation that came into effect in January that requires loan applications to be registered. The Central Bank of Kenya must issue licenses to providers before they can participate in Kenya’s Digital Credit […]

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]]> Google Opens Application for 3rd Black Founders Fund in Africa and Europe https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/lesile-selelo/article/google-opens-application-for-3rd-black-founders-fund-in-africa-and-europe/ Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:21:12 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=21812 Google has opened applications for the third cohort of black founder’s funds for startups in Africa and Europe. The San Francisco-based firm has pledged to pay them Sh510.4 million ($4 million). The selection process will emphasize companies with African-American founders and companies that provide services to African-Americans. Following selection, the firms will receive up to […]

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]]> CBK Laws Pushes Google to Ban Unregistered Credit Providers https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/inversk-review/article/cbk-laws-pushes-google-to-ban-unregistered-credit-providers/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:07:36 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=20094 The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has entered into an arrangement with Google in a move that will see unregistered mobile loan apps removed from Google Play Store in a major blow to digital credit providers. This move comes after CBK licensed only ten digital credit providers, locking out 288 who had been operating in […]

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]]> Google and Microsoft Hit by Slowing Economy https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/inversk-review/article/google-and-microsoft-hit-by-slowing-economy/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:18:51 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=19540 Sales at the tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft have slowed sharply, adding to fears of a downturn in the economy. Alphabet, which owns Google and YouTube, said sales rose just 6 percent in the three months to September, to Sh8.3 trillion ($69 billion) , as firms cut their advertising budgets. It marked the US firm’s […]

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]]> Google To Establish Its First Cloud Region in Africa https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/sites/inversk-review/article/google-to-establish-its-first-cloud-region-in-africa/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:38:45 +0000 https://www.kenyanenterprise.com/?p=18950 Google is set to establish a cloud region in South Africa, the first in the continent, that will assist users move their information and tools online. The tech giant announced the plan during its second Google for Africa event in line with the commitment it made last year to deliver a Sh120.8 billion ($1billion) investment […]

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