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AI in your car: ways in which driving will change forever
Artificial Intelligence embedded throughout vehicles and roads infrastructure will be as revolutionary for transport as the internal combustion engine once was, says Payment24. Autonomous or self-driving vehicles may appear to be a new phenomenon, but key transport manufacturers and stakeholders…
Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution bring us Utopia or Dystopia?
A future past In 1982 the movie Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott, hit cinemas. Blade Runner explores a future dystopian world where technology has been used to create replicants (synthetic humans) engineered to look just like us and to…
Wits, UJ, Fort Hare and Telkom launches #SA4IR in response to the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is set to dramatically change how humans interact with technology, how we express ourselves, communicate and engage in a new world. While the potential of transformative technologies – such as artificial intelligence, big data, automation,…
Predicting the big data election race
With digital personalised targeting using machine-based learning posing big implications for politics and elections of the future, we take a look at how data miners are able to influence a voter’s behaviour. With the recent Zimbabwean election and well ahead…
Bitcoin: Mining for Answers
By now, most people know what Bitcoin, or cryptocurrency, is. Some have even bought and sold a few and more impressively, some have found out how to turn cryptocurrencies into a business. Then, there are the “miners”. Following a process…
Interview: Gartner’s Mike Walker Identifies 5 Emerging Technology Trends
The 35 must-watch technologies represented on the Gartner Inc. Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018 revealed five distinct emerging technology trends that will blur the lines between humans and machines. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) play a critical role in enabling companies…
Community Networks key to connecting Africa, says Internet Society
As Internet access continues to grow in Africa, with over 450 million people now connected to the Internet, more than 60 percent of the population still remains offline. Community Networks are a key way to address this connectivity gap, says…
Curo gets competitive edge with Infovest IDM
South African investment administration services provider Curo has implemented Infovest’s Investment Data Management solution to automate reporting and alerting, support data governance and enhance customer service. With Infovest Investment Data Management (IDM) and Infovest Reporter enterprise client reporting solutions in…
‘AI for a better life’ – LG CEO, Jo Seong-jin
Outlining the strategic direction for the new era of artificial intelligence, LG Electronics (LG) Chief Executive Officer Jo Seong-jin and President & Chief Technology Officer Dr. I.P Park delivered the joint opening keynote address at IFA 2018. This marks the…
AxxonSoft changes the face of anti-poaching in South Africa with Deep Learning technology
According to Save The Rhino statistics, over 1000 rhinos are killed annually in South Africa. These harrowing poaching statistics display a gloomy future for survival of this beautiful species. While many attempts have been undertaken over the past ten years…
Avoiding the hype to see the value of blockchain for travel
Blockchain is a young technology, but it has the potential to disrupt the way business is traditionally done. In terms of the advantages it can offer the travel industry, stability and security rank very high. The 2017 Gartner Hype Cycle…
Old Mutual, Amazon Web Services introduce next generation digital solutions
Old Mutual is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring a series of innovative services to the markets in which the company operates. Vuyo Mpako, Chief Digital & Data Officer at Old Mutual, says working with AWS allows the…
AI for Cybersecurity is a hot new trend
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have opened many new growth platforms from an individual level to an organisational level. But, with these security breaches are also growing in full-fledge. Millions of amount are spent by the organisations to save their…
Women Innovators honoured at the MTN Women in ICT
Telecommunications giant MTN on Thursday, August 30 officially launched the third edition of the Women in the information and communication technologies (ICT) Partnership for Change Awards. The premier ICT women’s event saw several accolades awarded to candidates at a gala…
AgileIT reduces skills risks ahead of job automation in South Africa
It is an accepted fact that technology is advancing at breathtaking speed. While this offers organisations unparalleled opportunities to improve service levels, competitiveness and efficiencies, they also face major challenges in terms of how to adapt to these changes and…
‘Chatbots are expected to exhibit huge growth over the next few years’ – Gartner
Chatbots and virtual assistants (VAs) represent a value-added implementation of speech recognition. VAs use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to assist people or automate tasks. They listen to and observe behaviours, build and maintain data models, and predict and recommend actions. “Increasingly, behaviour and event…
