Critically endangered Riverine Rabbit population found

The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Drylands Conservation Programme has confirmed the presence of a population of Riverine Rabbits on the western side of the Baviaanskloof in late May 2019. This population represents a completely new distribution of the species not...

What happens to privacy in the cashless world?

Kathy Gibson is at SingularityU Exponential Finance Summit in Cape Town – There’s a fear that exponential technology and exponential data is going to be adverse for personal privacy. This is not strictly true, according to Shane Glynn, co-founder and...

Transparency and its role in economic success

Kathy Gibson is at SingularityU Exponential Finance Summit in Cape Town – Transparency changes everything – and it is here now. This is the word from Paul Pagnato, founder and CEO of PagnatoKarp, who believes transparency is the future. “And...

Securing National Archives with AI and blockchain

The University of Surrey is using its state-of-the-art blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies to secure the digital government records of national archives across the globe – including the UK, Australia and the US. In a paper to be presented at the...

SA take-home pay declines in April

Take-home pay for South Africans declined in April as the tougher economic environment slowed payment growth. This has had a direct impact on the relationship between salaries and retail sales, which reached a significant low, and reflects the struggles of consumer...

MEA spend on AI set to double

Artificial intelligence (AI) spending in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is poised to reach $290-million this year, rising to $530-million in 2022, according to the latest forecast from IDC.It says it expects investment in AI across the region to grow 42,5% year on...