AI, solar power drive new Mayflower journey

AI, solar power drive new Mayflower journey

The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), an AI and solar powered marine research vessel which will traverse oceans gathering vital environmental data, has been launched. Following two years of design, construction and training of its AI models, the new fully-autonomous...

Lockdown drives huge rise in e-commerce app usage

There has been a 93% growth in in-app purchases between April and May 2020 in South Africa, following the lockdown at the end of March, which drove consumers from brick and mortar to online stores. This is compared to a 43% increase between September and November...

Abandoned accounts pose security risk

More than half of Internet users create accounts only to forget them, according to new research by NordPass. A massive 64% of those surveyed don’t remember all the accounts they’ve created. What’s more, 52% of users have accounts they cannot access...

Intel, Baidu collaborate on intelligent infrastructure

Intel has announced a series of collaborations with Baidu in artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, data centre and cloud computing infrastructure. At Baidu World 2020, Intel and Baidu executives discussed the trends of intelligent infrastructure and intelligent computing,...

Cybercrooks set sights on Apple users

September has seen a surge in suspicious websites featuring Apple. During the first eight months of 2020, Kaspersky experts saw a steady interest from cybercriminals in targeting Apple users. More than 100 suspicious domains with the word “apple” in their...

Hollard, TymeBank partner on new insurance product

The Hollard Insurance Group has partnered with TymeBank to offer Family Protect, funeral cover that provides a three-month income benefit for living expenses, with no delay or paperwork. The partnership leverages TymeBank’s banking platform technology and Pick n...