Business Impact Kenya’s technology evolved. Its political problems stayed the same. Long before the internet, hate speech flourished in echo chambers of a different kind. by Nanjala Nyabola 2018-08-22T07:00:00-04:00
Business Impact Africa Finds Power Off the Grid Pay-as-you-go solar systems have begun to light up homes in underserved parts of the continent, but will need to pack more punch to leapfrog the grid. by Jonathan W. Rosen 2016-12-02T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Facebook’s Controversial Free-App Plan Gets Competition As Facebook offers free data on mobile phones in India, a competing plan makes the same technology available to any Android app in 15 countries. by David Talbot 2015-05-06T07:30:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy A Fuel Cell That Runs on Fire Berkeley Labs spin-off Points Source Power develops fuel-cell charger for Kenya powered by cookstove fires. by Martin LaMonica 2013-04-29T12:03:20-04:00
Connectivity Big Data from Cheap Phones Collecting and analyzing information from simple cell phones can provide surprising insights into how people move about and behave—and even help us understand the spread of diseases. by David Talbot 2013-04-23T00:00:00-04:00
Featured Story Kenya's Startup Boom Local programmers and homegrown business models are helping to realize the vast promise of using phones to improve health care and save lives. by David Talbot 2012-02-21T00:00:00-05:00
News Kenya Has Mobile Health App Fever Nairobi startup’s health app surges; Safaricom gives subscribers links to experts for two cents a minute. by David Talbot 2011-12-16T00:00:00-05:00
