Buy your next car with an SA-developed app

South African-developed smartphone app Carter helps customers find the right new car for their needs, and connects them to accredited dealers to get a great deal. The new platform aims to alleviate the complexity of buying a new car by making it easier and more fun to...

Users ‘bend the truth’ on social media

People are turning to social media in order to show-off to friends, collect as many “likes” as possible and to feel good about themselves. But in this quest for social validation people are playing with the truth and whitewashing their lives. New research...
A new image of the Earth

A new image of the Earth

GOES-16, the first spacecraft in NOAA’s next-generation of geostationary satellites, has sent the first high-resolution images from its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument. Included among them are a composite colour full-disk visible image of the Western...

Massive growth forecast for in-car chips

The global market for power semiconductors used in cars and light passenger vehicles will grow by more in $3-billion in the next six years, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit. The report, entitled “Power Semiconductors in Automotive –...

Cognitive systems set for take-off

The $5,49-billion global cognitive systems spending market will witness a massive hike in the revenues, reaching a whopping $21,46-billion by the end of 2026. Over the 10-year forecast period 2016-2026, the global cognitive systems spending market will expand at a...

Canon to sponsor Rugby World Cup 2019

Canon has renewed its contract and become the first company to serve as an official sponsor for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan, which will take place in 12 host cities across the country from 20 September to 2 November 2019. Hosted every four years, Rugby World Cup is...