Sep 26, 2018
Despite potentially game-changing shifts in energy use and supply patterns during the coming decades, the world may not be able to reach a sufficiently low emissions pathway by 2050 to avoid the worst of climate change. This is because the incentives provided by...
Sep 26, 2018
The unseen dangers inherent in artificial intelligence (AI) are proving the importance of IBM and Google’s diverse approach to this multifaceted problem. This is according to Brad Shimmin, service director at GlobalData, who says: “AI has already changed...
Sep 26, 2018
Three University of Cape Town (UCT) lecturers are part of the only team representing sub-Saharan Africa in an international competition to design and build a fully functional, modular, net-zero-energy house in Stellenbosch. The competition, Solar Decathlon, takes...
Sep 26, 2018
According to the National Department of Basic Education there were more than 12-million learners in South African schools, both public and independent, in 2017. By Zoaib Hoosen, MD of Microsoft SA Most of these learners, 33 %, were in the Foundation Phase, meaning...
Sep 26, 2018
The South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) is on-stream and open for commercial traffic. The first and fastest link between Africa and the Americas offers lower latency and will provide a more direct routing for internet traffic in the southern hemisphere. The Angola...
Sep 26, 2018
The average cost of a 500ml bottle of beer purchased at a bar in Munich is EUR6.37, compared with EUR6.09 last year. However, this is still considerably cheaper than the price of a beer in London where the average is EUR7.87, almost 25% more expensive. The most...
