May 19, 2021
There is no reason under the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 (ECA) why any qualifying telecommunicationss market entrant cannot apply to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) for an individual electronic communications service (IECS) licence...
May 18, 2021
Investors are betting on post-pandemic “deep tech” unicorn startups that address major social problems. In fact, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that funding for the new innovative field has grown from $15-billion to $60-billion in four years and could...
May 17, 2021
Recent advances in technology are making artificial intelligence (AI) more accessible than ever – but a lack of AI skills and increasing data complexity are cited as top challenges to AI’s adoption. This is among the findings from new research from IBM,...
May 14, 2021
When NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter took to the Martian skies on its third flight on April 25, the agency’s Perseverance rover was there to capture the historic moment. Now NASA engineers have rendered the flight in 3D, lending dramatic depth to the...
May 13, 2021
Elon Musk has thrown the cryptocurrency markets into turmoil once again as he rescinds bitcoin payments for Tesla vehicles. Less than two months ago, Musk announced that Tesla would accept payment in bitcoin. Now he’s done an about-turn. “Tesla has...
May 12, 2021
Kathy Gibson reports – Online shopping has reached the tipping point, having doubled in volume and value in just one year. This isn’t the end of the traditional bricks-and-mortar store, says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, although it will start...
