Truecaller Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Active Users in Middle East and Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya – Truecaller, the global contact verification platform, has surpassed 100 million monthly active users in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), marking...
Internet Freedoms Declining in Kenya, New BAKE Study Reveals
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya’s reputation as a continental leader in digital innovation is at risk due to growing restrictions on online freedoms, a new...
OpenAI Unveils First Open-Weight Models Since GPT-2—Optimized for Local Use and Advanced Reasoning
SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. — OpenAI has released two new open-weight language models designed for advanced reasoning tasks and optimized to run on personal computers...
Kenyan Students Build Robots Using Smartphones in Groundbreaking UNESCO Workshop
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan university students are breaking barriers in robotics — armed not with high-end lab equipment, but with repurposed smartphones and a...
Kenya Tops TikTok Crackdown List as 450K Videos, 43K Accounts Get Axed
NAIROBI, Kenya- In what may be one of the boldest digital clean-ups in Kenya’s online space this year, TikTok has confirmed the removal of...
The Scoop- Walls Have Ears
The Scoop by Y News is a one-page online magazine that takes you straight into Kenya's corridors of power. Each edition delivers sharp, thrilling stories – secrets, deals, and behind-the-scenes intrigues shaping the nation. Designed for the fast reader, The Scoop is made to be consumed in a glance and shared in a click.