Browsing: Opinion

by Ben Dickson As online trolling and hate speech are becoming more problematic, companies like Facebook and Twitter are under increasing…

by Max Eiza Driving long distances without a passenger can be lonely. If you’ve ever done it, you might have…

by Willem Fourie Earlier this year, 17 African countries presented their progress on reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs,…

by David Evans Bailey Immortality has been a topic of discussion since the legend of the Holy Grail. Some people…

by Wim Naudé The invention of an artificial super-intelligence has been a central theme in science fiction since at least…

Not so long ago Blue Label Telecoms was one of the darlings of the JSE, with its share price showing…

by Alison Gillwald South Africa is caught up in the global hype of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This is…

Last month, Cell C said it has appointed Bowmans Attorneys to “investigate any parts of the business where we suspect…

Luno, the global cryptocurrency exchange with over 2.9 million customers in over 40 countries, has seen an 60% quarter-to-quarter increase…

by Garfield Benjamin Not content with monitoring almost everything you do online, Facebook now wants to read your mind as…

by Juan Mateos-Garcia Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are becoming smarter every day, beating world champions in games like Go, identifying…

By Lee Naik Terminator and The Matrix got it wrong. We all thought the villains of the AI era would…

By Katharine Kemp, UNSW Australia’s consumer watchdog has recommended major changes to our consumer protection and privacy laws. If these…

by Vino Govender While estimates for global investment into 5G over the next few years vary, one thing is certain:…

by Rachel Adams The Fourth Industrial Revolution is, ostensibly, upon us. The term was coined in 2016 by Klaus Schwab,…

by Santosh Vijaykumar Search for “climate change” on YouTube and before long you’ll likely find a video that denies it…

By Anita Layton and Mehrshad Sadria Imagine that your son Tommy is about to turn two. He is a shy…

by Wim Delva The term “data science” was coined by scientists working at the social networks LinkedIn and Facebook in…

by Wim Naudé Most discussions about artificial intelligence (AI) are characterised by hyperbole and hysteria. Though some of the world’s…

Why satellite is a better “off-grid” option by Dr Dawie de Wet Most network architects won’t actually consider satellite as…

by Ayanna Howard, Ph.D The Singularity (with a capital S) is a doomsday vision that has cast artificial intelligence (AI) and its…

by Benjamin Roberts, Jare Struwig, Narnia Bohler-Muller, and Steven Gordon Powerful new technologies are emerging that will continue to affect…

by Tom Lee This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas…

by Miguel Da Silva Despite the important contribution small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) make to the economic growth of South Africa, the…

by Lauren Gawne We’re much more likely to be hanging out on social media than at the watercooler these days.…