President William Ruto has urged satellite internet firm StarLink to work towards reducing the cost of internet access in the country. Speaking on Saturday when he visited the StarLink/SpaceX factory in Los Angeles, United States, Ruto said the organization presents a promising solution for achieving universal internet access in Kenya by overcoming traditional infrastructure limitations. The Head of State…
Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan revealed that Tanzania is planning to build its own satellite and that negotiations to reach the scientific milestone have already begun. Summary Should the plan materialize, Tanzania will join Kenya and Uganda, which have developed and launched satellites into space in the past six months. The President, who was speaking at Azam…
Elon Musk’s satellite Internet firm Starlink announced it will launch in Kenya in the second quarter of this year, posing competition to other players in the industry including Safaricom and Zuku. The billionaire technology entrepreneur’s company announced it is “pending service coverage or regulatory approval”. Kenyans, however, can order and deposit an amount of Ksh12,260 ($99) which is fully…
Since his official takeover of the company on Thursday 27 October, new Twitter owner Elon Musk has wasted no time making changes to the platform. After a fiery start which saw the company’s top executives being sacked by Musk without much ceremony, the billionaire is now reassessing the app’s approach to verified accounts. Twitter blue-tick users are soon to…
Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter. Tesla Inc’s ambitions in China might give Beijing that leverage to pressure Twitter to silence human rights activists and other critics Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest…