SAS seeks crowd-driven AI to protect sea turtles

SAS seeks crowd-driven AI to protect sea turtles

SAS has joined forces with the UNC Centre for Galapagos Studies (CGS) to apply crowd-driven artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help protect endangered sea turtles – similar to a recent project it was involved in to help track deforestation in...
How can CIOs drive the future digital business?

How can CIOs drive the future digital business?

Kathy Gibson reports – This year, spending on digital technology will grow eight-times faster than economic growth. This means CIOs, in their leadership roles, have a massive task ahead to drive their organisations forward. Jyoti Lalchandani, group...
Humanity should be a top priority for business leaders

Humanity should be a top priority for business leaders

The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a seismic shift in the way we work – it shone a spotlight on employee’s challenges and springboarded platforms for them to voice their unhappiness. Today, people culture can no longer be put on the backburner, especially...
Small businesses are resilient, despite economic adversity

Small businesses are resilient, despite economic adversity

South African small businesses are determined to face a challenging economic environment with optimism and resilience. New research from global small business platform Xero reveals the three main concerns for small businesses are political and economic instability...
Early signs of El Niño weather patterns spotted

Early signs of El Niño weather patterns spotted

Kelvin waves, a potential precursor of El Niño conditions in the ocean, are rolling across the equatorial Pacific toward the coast of South America. The most recent sea level data from the US-European satellite Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich indicates early signs of a...
Conservationists collaborate to see owls soar

Conservationists collaborate to see owls soar

Sometimes, in these dark, depressing days of record load shedding, a plummeting currency, rocketing prices, rogue AI, and general despondency we all need a little uplifting, feel-good news story. So here’s one … Four conservation groups in KwaZulu Natal...