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5 new Chrome Features with Ai – Updates
Google has just announced new updates to Google Chrome for mobile that has Ai built into its structure. These features will also soon be added to your desktop browser. To get started with the Ai assist in Chrome do the following
SportAI raises $1.8 million in Seed Funding
SportAI, an Oslo, Norway based B2B sports technology company, raised about $1.8 million(R32,198,850) in Seed funding. It was led by Skyfall Ventures, and other participants including Norwegian pension fund MP Pensjon, Dekel Valtzer (ex-pro tennis player and AI startup founder) and Sverre Munck (ex-EVP at Schibsted). The funding will help assist the scale of SportAI’s
Japan Introduces Perovskite Solar Panel Technology
Reports have confirmed that Japan is making an effort in solar technology with their new innovation in perovskite panels. Canon is planning on using new materials which hold the key to a longer lifespan of these panels, in order to rival China in the energy sector. The Japanese company, Canon has discovered a protective substance
WhatsApp introduces new feature for blocking unknown messages
WhatsApp is ensuring the user privacy with its latest beta for Android, version 2.24.17.24. This update introduces a new feature designed to manage messages from unknown accounts, which aims on reducing spam and protect users from harmful content. WhatsApp has been lashed on the openness that allows anybody with a user’s cellphone number to send
Rivalry Between South Africa and Nigeria Escalates Bolt
Recently, South African citizens have been pulling pranks on Bolt drivers in Nigeria and cancelling them upon arrival. The competition between Nigeria and South Africa has reached a new level, where Nigerians noticed South Africa trending on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). A video showed a South African man mocking a Nigerian driver named
Microsoft Teams Launches Unified App
Microsoft has finally launched a unified Microsoft Teams app that allows users to switch between both personal and work accounts. After a couple of years of testing, the new app is now ready in Windows 10 and 11and macOS. The app supports educational, personal, and work accounts in a single Teams app, improving the experience.
NYDA and ALX forge strategic partnership to combat youth unemployment
In a decisive response to South Africa’s escalating youth unemployment crisis, ALX and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) have announced a transformative partnership ahead of World Entrepreneurship Day, 21 August 2024. The collaboration is set to equip South Africa’s youth with the digital and entrepreneurial skills necessary to drive economic growth and address the country's alarming unemployment rate.
Eskom Launches First Electric Vehicle Chargers
Eskom has officially launched its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Eskom Academy of learning (EAL). The project requires the ownership of 20 electric vehicles from light delivery vehicles, to trucks for operational use. To do so, the project will need 10 charging station installed at five Eskom sites around the country. The
The 2025 Lexus RX Has Been Revealed
Lexus has updated the lineup for 2025 with the new RX by introducing a new Black Line Special Edition and the F Sport Design trim. The Black Line Special Edition features that standout is based on the RX 500h F Sport Performance model; this model shows off its Incognito finish that has a black colour.
Work, life and AI: 42% believe that AI can be a better boss than a human
AI is becoming a new member of society according to results from a new Kaspersky survey titled ‘Excitement, Superstition and great Insecurity – How global Consumers engage with the Digital World’. The study also found that today artificial intelligence is taking on new roles in fields where it can succeed and be trusted by humans.
FNB Insure partners with Oneplan Insurance to expand access to primary health care solutions
Lack of access to primary healthcare remains a major concern for the average South African and according to Statista only 15.8 % of South Africans have access to medical aid. In seeking to find a solution for this challenge, FNB Insure is announcing a partnership with Oneplan Health Insurance, to extend their cost-effective primary healthcare
eSIM adoption opening new opportunities for tourism
The global travel and tourism sector is primed to benefit from high levels of eSIM adoption, as already seen in the automotive, healthcare, utilities and logistics industries. A study by the Trusted Connectivity Alliance, an international SIM industry association, shows that eSIM profile downloads more than doubled in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 109% from
Updated 2024 VW Polo Vivo Revealed
The face-lifted Volkswagen Polo Vivo for 2024 has gotten a fresh look and upgraded features and is based on the fifth generation Polo that was introduced in 2009. The updated hatchback has a new 2D corporate logo of Volkswagen’s and a stacked tailgate badging to go with the sibling cars. It also includes a revised
Vodacom Business and Unisa launch Anani Call Centre, empowering youth and SMEs
South Africa’s official unemployment rate has increased to 33.5% in the second quarter of 2024 – the highest since 2022. With these staggering figures, Vodacom Business, in partnership with Anani Technologies and Unisa, has launched a call centre designed to respond to the country's severe unemployment crisis. Through this partnership, much-needed jobs are being created, uplifting families
Nestlé Needs YOUth and Farming in Heels collaborate to promote young women in agriculture
Every year, on the 12th of August, the world celebrates International Youth Day, and this year’s theme is denoted as “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development”. The latter places emphasis on the critical role young people play in improving their personal circumstances, as well as those around them, through sustainability in
Ford launches Everest Tremor in Australia
Ford has revealed the Everest Tremor in Australia, and it is set to grow the adventure ready model for off-road enthusiast and weekend warriors. This new model has a couple designs and performance features with the Ranger Tremor and has been manufactured for drivers who passionate about adventure. The exterior is featured with a new
Breaking News today – 23 August 2024
Business & Tech News Diamond Delight for Botswana: An enormous 2,492-carat diamond, now the second largest to ever be unearthed, was recovered from a mine in Botswana. The stone, found at Botswana’s Karowe mine, run by Canada’s Lucara Diamond Corporation, is slightly smaller than the 3,106-carat, record holding stone the Cullinan Diamond, that was mined in
The Hyperion engine that has the world in suspense
Tata Motor brand has made history a while back where they developed compressed air as fuel. They have recently revealed that they have a new fuel for their new Hyperion engine. This is the next-gen TG Di petrol engine is all themed to launch with the Tat CURVV coupe-SUV, which is a breakthrough in powertrain
An engine that has travelled 200 years in time
U.S. based RocketStar has produced a nuclear fusion pulsed plasma electric propulsion unit. This new concept is called the FireStar Drive and is moving forward the present technologies in spacecraft engines and propulsion and may be superior to hydrogen-based systems in certain areas. The FireStar is a water-driven pulsed plasma thrust that uses one type
A new AI Scientist that can write science papers
Sakana AI Labs announced the creation of an AI Scientist last week, an artificial intelligence system that can make scientific discoveries around machine learning in an automated way. The AI Scientist uses generative large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and other AI chatbots and comes up with ideas as well as creating new code