Visit.joburg showcases the city

Joburg has a new online presence following the recent launch of Visit.Joburg by Joburg Tourism. From ‘things to do’, to ‘planning your trip’, and ‘getting around’; the Visit.Joburg information portal helps streamline the...

Crazy for Walking aims for Mars

The Crazy for Walking initiative aims to destigmatise, and broaden the awareness of, Mental Illness. And this year, the organisation plans to walk to Mars … “Exercise plays an important role in maintaining a healthy body and a healthy mind,” says...

NatWest turns to quantum inspired computing

Fujitsu has announced details of a proof of concept project with NatWest for its quantum-inspired Digital Annealer technology. Fujitsu is helping the bank solve some of its most complex, challenging and time-consuming financial investment problems by optimising its...
Volkswagen, Microsoft partner on electric cars

Volkswagen, Microsoft partner on electric cars

As Volkswagen began planning for its push into electric cars and autonomous technology, the company faced a major challenge — how to build a connected car that enabled drivers to seamlessly access digital services on the go. A driver might, for example, be...

Smart home devices poised to take off

The worldwide smart home devices market is expected to grow 31% year over year in 2018 to 643,9-million shipments, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. The entire smart home market, comprised of smart...

NASA heads for the moon, then Mars

NASA’s new National Space Exploration Campaign calls for human and robotic exploration missions to expand the frontiers of human experience and scientific discovery of the natural phenomena of Earth, other worlds and the cosmos. The Exploration Campaign builds...