Welcome to another engaging episode of the My Tech Story Africa podcast!

The June Tech Roundtable discussion features insightful conversations with Dominique Mulinda, the Chief Product Officer at Honeycoin and Evans Munene, a software engineer at Google and entrepreneur, we dive into a variety of topics shaping the tech landscape in Africa. 🔶 What's Caught Your Attention? The President's recent interaction on X Space caught our attention, showcasing a raw and authentic engagement with the youth. 🔶 Xbox One vs Game Pass We discuss the Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft's Netflix-like subscription service for games. 🔶 Deep Dive Adopting a new format, we cover multiple topics in 15-minute segments. 🔶 Kenya's Gen Z Digital Era The Kenyan finance bill protests highlighted the power of digital activism with hashtags trending on X. 🔶 Kenyans' Involvement in Social Change We ponder if this moment signifies a shift in how Kenyans use technology for activism. 🔶 The Aha Moment Behind the Protest Discussing the impact of technology and the public's changing perception towards it. 🔶 The Tech Bro's Call to Action Considering the potential of open-source projects to drive lasting change. 🔶 Mjango: The Business of Raising Money for Causes Mjanga, a platform similar to GoFundMe, raised over $155,000 for medical bills in a week. 🔶 How Kenyans are Able to Monetize their Digital Products Exploring the challenges and advantages of digital product distribution in Kenya. 🔶 Safaricom's Shutdown Raises Questions After protesters occupied parliament, Safaricom was shut down. We examine the potential political interference. 🔶 Ideas for a Competitor in the 5G Market With Airtel expanding its 5G network, we discuss what other providers can do to compete. 🔶 Do We Need a Monopoly? We debate the implications of software's distribution advantage. 🔶 Kenya: Digital ID Systems for Babies Bill Gates urged President Ruto to implement digital ID systems for newborns, aiming to improve healthcare access. 🔶 Patients Own Their Own Health Tech With new tech allowing patients to access their health records, we discuss the balance between convenience and privacy. 🔶 On the Decentralization of Identity Exploring how digital IDs and blockchains could decentralize identity recognition. 🔶 MTN Adopts OpenAPI in Nigeria MTN's move to adopt OpenAPI aims to grow digital wallet usage. We discuss the opportunities and challenges this presents. 🔶 Cloud 3.5 & More We wrap up with exciting news about Cloud 3.5 Sonnet, which surpasses ChatGPT 4.0. __________________________________________________

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June's Hottest Tech News, African Innovation, Digital Activism & Game Pass Debate

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