Updated: Artemis 1 mission to the Moon scrubbed

Updated: Artemis 1 mission to the Moon scrubbed

Today’s Artemis launch attempt has been cancelled. A potential problem with one of the engines and a potential crack in the thermal protection system on one of the flanges halted the Artemis countdown clock at T-40 minutes while engineers assessed an issue...
New campaign aims to inoculate viewers against fake news

New campaign aims to inoculate viewers against fake news

Short animations giving viewers a taste of the tactics behind misinformation can help to “inoculate” people against harmful content on social media when deployed on YouTube. This is among the findings from a major online experiment led by the University of...
Cloud in Africa 2022: Quality of service is key

Cloud in Africa 2022: Quality of service is key

Kathy Gibson reports – Cloud holds the promise of massive opportunities for Africa, allowing startups and smaller organisations to compete on the same footing as global brands. That’s the word from Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, who was...

Leaders could turn geopolitical risks into new opportunities

Technology governance issues emanating from cross-country politics have led to digital geopolitics rapidly becoming an issue that multinational CIOs must step up to lead, according to Gartner. Forty-one percent of boards of directors view geopolitical power shifts and...
AI-enabled drone lines up against rhino poachers

AI-enabled drone lines up against rhino poachers

Want inspiration? Try being charged by a two-ton black rhino. Early in her career, wildlife biologist Zoe Jewell and her team came across a mother rhino and her calf and carefully moved closer to get a better look. The protective mother rhino charged, chasing Jewell...
SA leaders believe AI is key in the fight against climate change

SA leaders believe AI is key in the fight against climate change

Climate change will have significant impacts on environmental, social, political, and economic systems around the world – and particularly in Africa and South Africa, which are disproportionately affected by the risks posed by climate change. Climate change...