AI set to impact humanity

Kathy Gibson is at SingularityU Summit in Kyalami – Humans harbour a deep-seated fear that artificial intelligence (AI) will negatively impact our lives – to the extent that some people believe it will result in our extinction. Alex Rubsaam, faculty member...

Creating new worlds with AR/VR

Kathy Gibson is at SingularityU Summit in Kyalami – A defining feature of humanity is that we are swimming in data. But information consumes the resource of our attention, says Rachel Sibley, from the augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) faculty at...

The exponential value of connections

Kathy Gibson is at SingularityU Summit in Kyalami – Before the singularity (the point where machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence) can happen, we need to all connect. Ramez Naam, Singularity U chair for energy and environment, calls this the...

How exponential technology will change the world

Kathy Gibson is at SingularityU Summit in Kyalami – An exponential mindset is the key to real and meaningful change and innovation. Laila Pawlak, head of Singularity University Nordic, explains that, in a world of accelerating change, we need to create...

IoT under fire from cybercriminals

Kaspersky honeypots – networks of virtual copies of various internet connected devices and applications – have detected 105-million attacks on IoT devices coming from 276 000 unique IP addresses in the first six months of the year. This figure is around...

Seacom and Vodacom expand reach across Africa

Seacom has partnered with Vodacom Business Africa to initiate the next chapter of both companies’ African network connectivity ventures. Since the launch of its business division, Seacom has substantially grown its customer and partnership base. The latest...