Mar 24, 2014
The New York Genome Center (NYGC) and IBM have announced an initiative to accelerate a new era of genomic medicine with the use of IBM’s Watson cognitive system. IBM and NYGC will test a Watson prototype designed specifically for genomic research as a tool to help...
Mar 20, 2014
NASA and space agencies around the world are preparing for the third annual International Space Apps Challenge on 12 and 13 April. Participants will develop mobile applications, software, hardware, data visualisation and platform solutions that could contribute to...
Mar 19, 2014
Robohand, created by Richard van As, has been voted as the best prototype design by visitors to the Design Indaba. The prototype creates 3D-printed and aluminium CNC-machined, anatomically driven, custom fitted, mechanical devices to help limb different individuals as...
Mar 18, 2014
Small businesses in South Africa are looking to Africa for growth as local market conditions remain constrained. This is one of the findings of the Nedbank Small Business Index, which last night released figures for the fourth quarter of 2013. According to the Index,...
Mar 17, 2014
After seven years divided between senior executive positions in Dubai and the UK, a former kingpin of the local channel has returned to South Africa to take on, arguably, one of the biggest challenges of his illustrious career. Guy Whitcroft, widely credited with...
Mar 14, 2014
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has thrown his support behind user privacy, even calling US President Barack Obama to complain about the government’s online surveillance programmes. Writing on the official Facebook blog, Zuckerberg expresses frustration at...
