NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

Lithium-ion battery inventor John Goodenough dies

John B Goodenough, professor at The University of Texas at Austin and developer of the lithium-ion battery, died Sunday at the age of 100. Goodenough's discovery led to the wireless revolution and put electronic devices in the hands of people worldwide. In 2019,...

Global shocks have impacted energy transition

After a decade of progress, the global energy transition has plateaued amid the global energy crisis and geopolitical volatilities. This is according to a new World Economic Forum report, Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2023, which report suggests that while...

Vodacom backs African smartphones

Mara smartphones are available from Vodacom participating outlets. The Mara smartphone factory opened in South Africa in October. “Vodacom is proud to offer the ‘Made in Africa’ Mara smartphones to our customers, not only because it provides South Africans with the...

Ecobank wins banking awards

Ecobank Cameroon, Gambia and Rwanda won Bank of the Year at The Banker Awards, while Ecobank Cabo Verde, Gambia, Liberia and Zimbabwe won Best Bank at the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards. Ade Ayeyemi, group CEO of Ecobank, says: “We are pleased to be recognised as...

The crypto year in review

The world of crypto in 2019 has brought more price fluctuation, many announcements that indicate cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly mainstream and tighter regulatory scrutiny. As the world moves towards a new financial system, cryptocurrency ownership has grown...

Parker Solar Probe sheds new light on the Sun

In August 2018, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched to space, soon becoming the closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun. With cutting-edge scientific instruments to measure the environment around the spacecraft, Parker Solar Probe has completed three of 24 planned passes...

African smartphone market defies challenges

While market saturation and US-China tensions are placing the global smartphone market under intense pressure, new research from International Data Corporations shows that the African smartphone market saw shipments increase 4% quarter on quarter in Q3 2019 to total...

Post-Black Friday analysis

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are done and dusted, with retailers drawing breath before the rest of the festive season shopping gets underway. Lullu Krugel, PwC Strategy& chief economist for Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist, offer a...

Regional consumer spend to reach $149bn

Consumer spending on technology in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is forecast to total $130,8-billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 4,1%. According to the latest Worldwide Semiannual Connected Consumer Spending Guide from International Data Corporation...

Consumers warned of new phishing scams

With two new alerts regarding elevated risks of phishing attacks against consumers - one from DStv, and another from the New Development Bank - South Africans are warned to take care when receiving emails offering loans, cash prizes or other forms of rewards....

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