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Google introduces new pixel smartphone 2018
Google has been fairly consistent with its Pixel smartphone releases. The original Google Pixel launched back on October 4, 2016, which was a Tuesday. It then went on sale on Tuesday, October 25 that same year. Then last year’s Google…
Of Machine Learning and Malware: what’s in store
It is no mean feat to find an area in business and technology where the proponents of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) don’t tout the benefits of any of their manifold applications. Cybersecurity is no exception, of course.…
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…
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,…
The African revolution has arrived
FinTech is opening financial inclusion doors for consumers in Africa that were previously unimaginable, and innovative fintechs such as MyBucks are smashing down previous barriers to investment on the continent. Through cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine…
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…
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…
The Future of Work: Trends of the future workplace
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will transform the workplace over the next few years, and major benefits for employees will include working remotely and the rise of an intergenerational workforce. Just as the offices and factories…
Technology – bringing stability to the oil industry
The oil industry has witnessed extreme crude price volatility in recent years. The dominant causes besides political factors include price speculation, the strengthening of US markets due to their ‘shale revolution’, and the increasing interest to leverage greener energy sources…
How technology has made the world a smarter place
Technology is embedded into every facet of modern life and with the arrival of artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and the fourth industrial revolution, people sometimes worry about the implications of every device being connected, but we…
AI offers many opportunities but poses threats to jobs
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are the most exciting developments in business today, they offer many ways to personalise at scale and draw actionable insights from huge pools of customer data. However, the threats posed to jobs by the…
Why you should consider studying AI and Machine Learning
We’ve entered an age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and while many people are still getting used to the idea of AI, education institutions have already started a rollout as part of the curriculum. For years, we’ve adapted to the traditional way…
Five ways you can learn computer coding
Fact: Did you know that by 2020, 80 percent of all jobs will be related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)? By then, Africa would also have added 122 million younger people to its workforce, the most of any…
SQream and Moyo to Turbocharge South African big data analytics market
Big data analytics which together with artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of radically changing the world by making sense of the vast amounts of data that is being collected on daily basis around the world is about to radically…
New technologies will change African agriculture as we know it today
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new technologies with the potential to transform agricultural production. Adesina said the technology transfer was needed immediately and that…
AI could be the ‘silver bullet’ to cybersecurity challenges
New research from ESET reveals that the recent hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is deceiving three in four IT decision makers (75%) into believing the technologies are the silver bullet to solving their cybersecurity challenges. The…
