How would you feel about getting therapy from a robot? Emotionally intelligent machines may not be as far away as they seem. Over the last few decades, artificial intelligence has got increasingly good at reading
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It is 10 years this week since Steve Jobs walked onto a stage and said, “Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” He was referring to the iPhone, launched
South Africa is not producing enough school leavers who are competent in mathematics and science. This is a fact borne out by international assessments such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Facebook bet early on virtual reality, buying Oculus VR two-and-a-half years ago to get its groundbreaking headset. Now it’s fighting claims that the Oculus Rift was built with stolen technology and promoted with a false origin story about a young entrepreneur
In today’s data-rich world, companies, governments and individuals want to analyse anything and everything they can get their hands on – and the Web has loads of information. At present, the most easily indexed material from the Web
You almost have to feel sorry for Julian Assange. Shut in at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London without access to sunlight, the founder of WikiLeaks is reduced to self-parody these days. Here is a man dedicated to radical
For years, the biggest names in tech crammed the Consumer Electronics Show floor with fridges, light switches and microwave ovens to preview a futuristic world where you could control every appliance
A recently published study on the long-run effects of mobile money on economic outcomes in Kenya provides some valuable insights that will benefit economic development and financial inclusion policies across Africa. The study found that increased
Everywhere you look, someone is trying to kill off cash. India eliminated 23bn notes from circulation in an effort to fight tax evasion and corruption. Bitcoin and mobile payments are still hyped as the wave of the future while credit cards
Jasco Electronics, Huge Group and Blue Label Telecoms top the list of best-performing technology shares on the JSE in 2016, TechCentral’s annual analysis of share price performances shows. Jasco, led