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Cryptocurrency, like bitcoin, operates on blockchain technology for verification.
Technology

Modern scammers’ tactics for crypto theft

Thursday, May 02, 2024
Ian Berulo Cyusa speaks during the launch of the Berulo mobile app which he designed to help bridge the gap between educators, local government authorities, as well as students and their families. All photos: Courtesy.
Technology

How a mobile app could help curb school dropout

Tuesday, April 30, 2024
A decision by Washington to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok is about national security. PHOTO _ SHUTTERSTOCK
Technology

TikTok ban: US says it reserves right to protect its interest

Sunday, April 28, 2024
(L-R) Remy Muhire,from Pindo, Angelo Gitego, the Chief Executive at Xana Health (former Ivuriro Tech) and Angela Homsi, the Angaza Capital president. Courtesy
Technology

Is Rwanda Innovation Fund relevant to local startups?

Thursday, April 25, 2024
A Zipline drone delivers blood at Kabgayi Hospital. The firm says it has reached its one-millionth delivery to customers. Courtesy
Technology

Zipline plots further expansion following millionth delivery

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Technology

U.S. Congress passes potential TikTok ban

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Rwandan youth are increasingly getting caught up in the social media frenzy, using platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and more, to gain followers. File photo
Technology

The dark side of social media for Rwandan youth

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Rwanda Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has admitted Uplus Mutual Partners to the Fintech Regulatory Sandbox. Craish Bahizi
Technology

Capital Markets Authority approves Uplus to regulatory sandbox

Monday, April 22, 2024
Petr Kapoun, TRL Space CEO.
Technology

Czech-based space firm to set up nanosatellites in Rwanda

Saturday, April 13, 2024
Spyware is a type of poisonous software that is installed on your computer or mobile device without your consent. Internet
Technology

Spyware: What it is, how to protect yourself

Friday, April 12, 2024
S.A.R.A.H, a Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health. INTERNET PHOTO
Technology

Five things to know about SARAH, WHO’s first AI health promoter

Friday, April 12, 2024
A female taxi rider who works at Vuba Vuba Africa, one of the leading e-commerce delivery companies in Rwanda. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

How Rwanda’s e-commerce sector grew in 2023

Tuesday, April 09, 2024
A specialist shows visitors how Rwanda Forensic Institute can detect deepfakes during a guided tour on September 7, 2023. Photo: Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Technology

Deepfake AI content and how to detect it

Friday, April 05, 2024
3i Africa Summit organizers and stakeholders in the Rwandan fintech industry pose for a group photo . Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

3i Africa summit to spearhead investment drive for African fintechs

Thursday, March 28, 2024
Heritier Bahizi and Patrick Nzabonimpa pose for a photo with representatives of GiZ, UNESCO, MINICT and Afrimedia during the awarding ceremony on March 26 at Hotel Sainte Famille.
Technology

New Times journalists win Rwanda’s first-ever AI journalist challenge

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Pascal Murasira, Rwandan entrepreneur and former Managing Director of Norrsken East Africa. Courtesy
Technology

Rwanda’s Murasira on setting up fund for start-up hubs in Africa, Middle East

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Damaged West African and South Atlantic 3 undersea cables could take months to fix. INTERNET PHOTO
Technology

Why Internet disruptions have rocked parts of Africa

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame pose for a photo with students of Ecole Secondaire de Kayonza, the winners of the AI Hackathon at Intare Conference Arena on Saturday, March 16. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Technology

PHOTOS: Kagame awards students with best robotics, AI projects

Saturday, March 16, 2024
A consumer shops for shoes online. Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA) stated that there is a need to build trust in the digital marketplace as Rwanda works to become a cashless economy. Photo Courtesy
Technology

Consumer Rights Day: Rwanda banks on trust in digital market to go cashless

Friday, March 15, 2024
CanalBox Rwanda technicians install aerial fibre optic cables in a Kigali neighbourhood fiber in the June, 2022. Millions of Canalbox customers in Rwanda and across Africa have been experiencing slow internet connectivity following major cuts of the company’s submarine cables in West Africa, the company said in a communique on Thursday, March 14. File photo
Technology

Canalbox submarine cable cuts disrupt internet access in Rwanda, Africa

Friday, March 15, 2024