May 28, 2019
Although consumers are starting to accept artificial intelligence (AI) and automation is increasing, they still prefer dealing with a human being when querying a bill (85%), changing account details (62%), making a complaint (84%), buying a product or service for the...
May 27, 2019
On the heels of the first definitive signs of the ozone layer recovery last year, an international team of scientists discovered that production and emission of a banned, potent ozone-depleting chemical is on the rise again. A new research finding, published in Nature...
May 24, 2019
Worldwide shipments of connected vehicles, which includes options for embedded and aftermarket cellular connectivity, will reach 51,1-million units in 2019, an increase of 45,4% over 2018. In its inaugural connected vehicle forecast, International Data Corporation...
May 23, 2019
IBM has announced the global expansion of Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture, with AI technology tailored for new crops and specific regions to help feed a growing population. For the first time, IBM is providing a global agriculture solution that combines...
May 22, 2019
NASA is looking for ways to make spaceflight more environmentally-friendly. A small spacecraft the size of a mini-refrigerator is packed with cutting-edge “green” technology for NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission, or GPIM, which aims to pilot a...
May 21, 2019
Vodacom has installed solar panels capable of generating up to 34kW of power, which will supplement the energy supply of its Randburg base station controller. The new solar panels will help generate more than 50 000kWh of energy on an annual basis to power the...
