Watson takes on human in historic debate

Watson takes on human in historic debate

Mark Davison is at IBM PartnerWorld in San Francisco – IBM’s AI platform Watson made history today when it took on a champion human debater in the first public debate of its kind on the statement: “We should subsidise pre-school.” In the...
Cyber-attacks catching climate change as top global threat

Cyber-attacks catching climate change as top global threat

People around the world generally agree that climate change poses a severe risk to their countries, but terrorism, specifically from the Islamic extremist group known as ISIS, and cyber-attacks are also seen by many as major security threats, according to a new Pew...
Technology key for SA’s development

Technology key for SA’s development

South Africa needs to embrace and harness technology now, or risk being left behind. This was the sentiment expressed last night by President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his State of the Nation Address to a the joint sitting of Parliament and the National Council of...
2018 goes down as fourth warmest on record

2018 goes down as fourth warmest on record

Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Global temperatures in 2018 were 0,83 degrees Celsius warmer than the 1951...
How SA’s mining industry can be re-energised

How SA’s mining industry can be re-energised

Once the solid bedrock of South Africa’s economic growth, the country’s mining industry has been in steady decline for the past 20 years as its international competitiveness has waned. While it is important to be cognizant of the challenges that face the...