Pick n Pay Goes For “Hyper-Personalisation” In New Deal With FNB
This hyper-personalisation will be key to tailoring rewards for clients based on their spending behaviour.
Australian Man Lives 100 Days With Artificial Titanium Heart In Successful Trial
More than 23 million people around the world suffer from heart failure each year, but only 6,000 will receive a donor heart. This implant could potentially save millions of lives, keeping patients alive until a donor heart transplant becomes available.
Belgian Team Win South Africa’s ‘Toughest’ Solar Car Challenge [Videos]
More than a dozen teams battled it out in an intense, eight-day race, covering thousands of kilometres and ever-shifting weather and terrain that pushed the designers to their limits.
China’s Uncanny Con – Humanoid Robots At Conference Turn Out To Be Humans Dressed As Robots
How are we ever going to tell the difference between humans and robots now?
Here’s Why A Boat As Sturdy As The Bayesian Might Have Sunk [Video]
Mariners are pointing at some of the Bayesian’s unique features that could’ve been a factor in its demise.
This Creepy AI Necklace Eavesdrops On You So That It Can Better Become The Friend You Didn’t Know You Needed [Trailer]
When the promo for ‘Friend’ was posted, hype grew fast, probably because the video presented a bleak vision of our AI future that only a tech bro could find appealing.
‘One Giant Pee For Mankind’ – Spacesuits That Recycle Astronauts’ Urine Are Now A Reality
Sometimes the seemingly strange ideas are the best ones. To infini-pee and beyond!
‘Vape Town’ – South Africa’s E-Smoking Is Reaching Crisis Levels
It may seem like a reasonable idea to use vaping as a way to cut down on tobacco cigarettes, but the implications of this switch are becoming increasingly concerning as South Africa’s vaping numbers skyrocket.
The Internet Archive Recently Became The Official Custodian Of Aruba’s History
Although Aruba is relatively safe from hurricanes, the threat of what a severe storm or other extreme weather could do to its physical archives made everyone nervous.
Artists Are Switching To AI-Free Social Media Platform ‘Cara’ Amidst Instagram AI Controversy
With its strict no-AI policy, many netizens see Cara as a promising alternative to Instagram, particularly for visual artists.
Showrunner, The ‘Netflix Of AI’ Can Turn Anyone Into TV Show Creators [Video]
“It’s the Netflix of AI. Watch an episode, or make an episode.”
Government Abandons Plans For A Single State-Owned Data Centre
The newly released national cloud and data policy gives public sector institutions the leeway to choose their own private cloud vendors.
Why You Should Take Google’s New ‘AI Overviews’ With A Hefty Pinch Of Salt
Google’s AI advises eating one rock a day and putting some glue mix into your pizza to help keep the cheese intact, proving how wrong the robots can be.
Disturbing Video Shows AI-Powered Head Transplant System
Honestly, this video alone might make you lose your head all together.
Soon We Should Be Able To Grow Teeth Back, Thanks To Science
The whole thing seems a little too magical to be true, but Japanese scientists based at Kyoto University Hospital have proven over the last decade that the possibility of tooth regrowth is realistically within reach.
New 6G Wireless Tech Is Set To Be 500 Times Faster Than Average 5G
We’re looking at being able to stream eight or nine Netflix films every single second. That’s moer fast.
Saffas Spend More Time Staring At A Screen Than Any Other Country
South Africans continue to lead the world in screen time, with the average local spending 56.80% of their daily waking hours looking at a screen.
The New AI Paintball-Blasting Home Security Camera Is Quite Happy To Choose Violence [Video]
Taking ‘enter at your own risk’ to a whole new level, the new AI-powered smart security camera is ready to blast tear gas projectiles at unwanted visitors or in-laws.
Startup’s Breakthrough Waterless Cleaning “Restores Second-Hand Clothes To A Near-New State””
Many brands choose to throw out worn and returned clothing because it is deemed less costly to just trash than to repair it.
‘Just A Game’ – These Scientists Built An AI Drone That Can Hunt And Kill People
At least these scientists are being transparent and responsible with the terrifying tech that they’re capable of building, warning us all how easy it is to configure a small, commercially available drone to hunt down a target by itself.
South Africa Had Its Own High-Speed Rail Service 40 Years Ago [Video]
The MetroBlitz ran the 69.4km route between Pretoria and Johannesburg via Germiston in roughly 42–44 minutes, with a top speed of 160km/h.
Chinese Tech Startup Developed A Tiny Nuclear Battery That Can Power Your Phone For 50 Years [Video]
This technology has the potential to transform electronic gadgets by eliminating the need for charges and portable power banks.
R1 Billion Deal Will Bring Fastest Off-Grid Car Chargers To South Africa
“Just how green are electric vehicles when they are powered primarily by coal and diesel?”
This Is The ‘Black Mirror’ Future – Influencers Take Apple’s Vision Pro For A Spin In Public [Videos]
Apple launched the Vision Pro on Friday, the new VR and mixed-reality headset that is simultaneously delighting and freaking everyone out.
South African Innovator Wins Prestigious Prize For Medicine-Dispensing Lockers
Investors must start to believe that they can also make money by investing in African startups.
Spotify Wrapped 2023 Dropped Yesterday – Fun ‘Round-Up’ Or Just Another ‘Big Data’ Ploy?
Social media has been flooded with colourful, easily-consumable infographics since Spotify dropped their ‘Wrapped’ feature for 2023 yesterday.
People Are Getting Worried About The Rise Of The ‘iPad Kids’
There is evidence enough that we might be raising a “fleet of clumsy, myopic tyrants” that will be exposed to more scarring screen time than ever before.
This Startup Hopes To Replace Smartphones With New Wearable Tech, The ‘Ai Pin’ [Video]
Humane AI was founded by two former Apple employees.
Aerospace Company Designs A ‘Viewing Pod” With 360-Degree View During Flight
A private aerospace engineering firm has designed a glass pod with a pair of seats inside that can be fitted on existing commercial aircraft to provide passengers with a 360-degree view during flight.
Japanese Scientists Create ‘Dream Reading Machine’ That Can Record Dreams Like A Movie [Video]
Technology like this may one day be able to help us capture our deepest subconscious desires, and fears, as a ‘home movie’. The question however needs to be asked whether the realm of our dreams is better left in the dark.