Scientists call for AI transparency

International scientists are challenging their colleagues to make Artificial Intelligence (AI) research more transparent and reproducible...

Xbox stocks up for SA

After the sell-out of the first allocation of Xbox Series S and X stock for launch...

Robots recognise ‘pain’ – and will self-repair

Singapore scientists have developed mini-brains that help robots recognise damage and repair themselves

Most tech innovations fail before launch

Nine out of ten heads of innovation in enterprises in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) admit...

Now pay-as-you-plough

Insurer King Price is piloting a “pay-as-you-farm” agricultural insurance product that bases farmers’ premiums on the...

Two-thirds of SA SMEs struggle for tech talent

New research shows small business adoption of cloud accounting tech has grown by nearly 50% since...

Beware of ‘cloud-wash’

In recent months, many organisations have invested in supposed cloud solutions, only to find that the...

Broadband accelerates across Africa

By FIDA KIBBI, VP and head of marketing and communications for Ericsson MEA

Apple debuts four 5G iPhones

The new iPhone 12 series devices feature 5G and a boxy iPhone 4 design, but fewer...

iStore in SA will deliver new iPhone ‘to your door’

iStore last night announced that it will offer online contract upgradesfor any new iPhone- and deliver it...

Mastercard reaches 1-million in Girls4Tech milestone

Mastercard’s signature science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programme, Girls4Tech, has reached its initial goal of...

Tech companies must prepare for climate change

Plan for the long-term, or climate change will come back to bite you, warns JOHAN DE...

MTN leads broadband speeds

MTN has the best-performing mobile network in South Africa, according to the Q3 2020 Mobile Network...

Why women are key to solving tech talent shortage

By NATASHA REUBEN, head of transformation at Dell Technologies South Africa

SMEs heading for burnout pandemic

Xero SA country manager, COLIN TIMMIS, in conversation with Marc Rogatschnig, provides advice for business owners...

5G smartphones set for boom

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics global 5G smartphone sales will surge 1,300 percent...

Tech and tyres go where Google Street View couldn’t

Roads off the beaten track in South Africa, especially dirt or gravel roads are often not...

Jaguar noise-cancel tech reduces driver fatigue

Active Road Noise Cancellation helps remove unwanted sounds from the cabin, reducing low-frequency noise that adds...

Chatbot reveals SA’s stresses

Maintaining good mental health has emerged as a major challenge for South Africans this year, in...

SA 1-minute movies to compete in Istanbul festival

It’s been a dead year for film festivals globally but South African film makers can have...