Educated youth in high-income nations face growing automation risks as AI disrupts skilled entry-level roles.
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Sansa has warned that a powerful solar eruption could trigger severe geomagnetic storm conditions.
High mobile internet use may be masking a fibre broadband shortfall that is limiting South Africa’s economic growth.
Defence priorities, AI and a possible SpaceX IPO are fuelling renewed global investment in space technology.
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Instagram is launching the option for users globally to hide like counts on posts and the change will soon roll out on Facebook.
Eskom will implement rotational power blackouts beginning at 5pm on Wednesday after the state-owned electricity monopoly failed to bringing generating units back online.
The South African Reserve Bank is studying the benefits of issuing a digital currency for general retail purposes, it said on Tuesday, in line with several other central banks.
Eskom warned on Tuesday that if there is any further deterioration to an electricity system that is already under “severe pressure”, load shedding will follow, possibly as early as 5pm.
The department of transport plans to introduce a new driver’s licence card this year and implement a bouquet of measures to improve the service the public receives.
ARM on Tuesday deepened its rivalry with Intel by releasing a batch of new chip technology aimed at grabbing more market share among laptop computers.
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China is stepping up its efforts to rein in the country’s Internet, singling out Tencent’s popular news app for spreading vulgar information while shutting down more than 700 websites and thousands of apps.
IBM gave a positive forecast for 2019 and beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly sales and earnings, led by its business that helps companies and governments manage their technology.
TomTom will sell its Telematics fleet-management business to tyre manufacturer Bridgestone for $1-billion, freeing up resources to battle the likes of Alphabet for access to mapping technology in car dashboards.
The US has indicated it will pursue the extradition of a top Huawei executive, Canada’s ambassador to Washington said, suggesting the case might not be resolved in trade talks with China.
As electricity prices continue to spike higher each year and as Eskom continues pleading with residential and business users to cut their consumption to prevent another wave of nationwide rolling blackouts, there is growing interest from South Africans in highly power-efficient LED lighting technology
SA entrepreneurs have unrealistic expectations and a romanticised idea of what angel investment or venture capitalism means. They often blame circumstances beyond their control for their inability to secure funding, rather than focusing on their idea and ensuring it’s sufficiently
