IBM is launching a 10-year initiative to bring Watson and other cognitive computing systems to Africa. Dubbed “Project Lucy”, the company intends investing US$100m in the initiative, giving scientists and IBM partners access to advanced cognitive computing technologies
I have been trawling through Google and Facebook for an hour, looking for an angle of attack. Finally I stumble on to a service where people share maps of their jogging routes. The online alias matches my target’s, and I already know it’s her home
German automotive giant BMW has chosen South Africa to establish only its third IT hub worldwide. The other two IT hubs are based in the US and India. The hub will offer IT services to BMW operations worldwide, concentrating specifically on SAP-based production applications, the company
Samsung Electronics has unveiled a line of curved, ultra-high-definition televisions at the Samsung Forum in Málaga, Spain, along with a set that has been designed specifically for consumers in Africa. The 23-inch entry-level high-definition LED TV will be available in South Africa and Africa at the
SABC group CEO Lulama Mokhobo is horrified that people are mistakenly claiming she will now get a huge payout following her resignation after only two years in the hot seat. She will not be leaving under a cloud, Mokhobo said. Media reports claimed Mokhobo was accused of an abuse of power
SABC group CEO Lulama Mokhobo has cited “exhaustion”, and not her working relationship with controversial acting chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, as the reason she is stepping down just two years into a five-year term at the troubled
Vodacom will lose R1bn in the 2015 financial year if the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s final termination rates are not challenged and overturned. That claim was made by the operator’s group CEO, Shameel Joosub, on a call to analysts on Wednesday
Despite a sharp reduction in average voice tariffs in the past year, Vodacom South Africa managed to grow service revenues by 0,6%, with lower prices offset by a 23,3% surge in voice traffic and a 31,2% growth in data revenue. Competitive pricing pressures – Vodacom credits its
MPs came down hard on the SABC and questioned whether the public broadcaster was capable of a successful transformation to digital broadcasting scheduled to take off in June 2015. This followed a presentation by SABC leadership on Tuesday of an independent skills
Microsoft’s board of directors has named Satya Nadella, an internal candidate as its third CEO, replacing Steve Ballmer, who has been in the job since January 2000. The announcement follows an extensive search, both within and outside Microsoft, for a suitable replacement for Ballmer, who announced his
