Netflix announces interactive story game for ‘Love is Blind’ fans
Netflix just announced a new mobile game that many “Love is Blind” fans will want to know about. Netflix Stories is an upcoming interactive fiction story game designed to let viewers experience the worlds and characters from popular Netflix films and series. The first game launching on the app is
Read moreLoadshedding in Retail: Alternative Energy a Poor Solution
South African retailers are being hit hard by load shedding. Costs have gone up and trading has come down. The Foschini Group (TFG), in a trading update in March, estimated that its retail turnover has decreased by about R1.5 billion and spent R200m on alternative power solutions. Shoprite also revealed
Read moreHow Can Technology Drive Effective Inspection and Detection in Food and Beverage Manufacturing?
Consumers must trust the food they purchase. Quality control issues can rapidly lead to dissatisfaction and negative brand sentiment. They might even trigger expensive recalls or, in the worst cases, consumer harm, erasing brand value. The food and beverage manufacturing industry plays a pivotal role in ensuring safe, high-quality products.
Read moreKura Elevates Customer Experience with Tech-Driven Platform Investment
Kura, the UK’s largest independent outsourcer, is undergoing a contact centre capability transformation with Avaya Enterprise Cloud. The solution, set for rollout this summer, empowers Kura to furnish its clients, including prominent energy and financial services firms, with comprehensive inbound and outbound contact centre services on a robust platform. This
Read moreContactless Payments Now Supported by Nedbank & Synthesis
South African bank, Nedbank has partnered with Advanced Consulting Partner Synthesis to develop a software-based point-of-sale (POS) system. The solution, built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), can be installed on smartphones without any additional hardware. This allows single operators or small businesses to accept contactless payments easily, lowering the barrier
Read moreCerby lands $17M to manage access to ‘nonstandard’ enterprise apps
Bel Lepe, a former Google software engineer, tells me that it always seemed risky to him that there were apps business users needed and used, but that IT and security teams were unwilling to approve them because of their lack of support for identity standards. It’s a legitimate issue. According
Read moreHow this VC evaluates generative AI startups
Adam B. Struck Contributor Share on Twitter Adam B. Struck is a founding partner of Struck Capital, Struck Crypto, and Struck Studio. The launch of ChatGPT in November of 2022 propelled our world into the Age of AI, and the tech industry will never be the same. Nearly every pitch
Read more5 Implementations to Deploy Business Technology Projects Successfully
Implementing new business technologies should yield positive outcomes and enhanced value, yet they often fail, incurring significant financial losses. According to McKinsey, business technology project failure rates stand at 69 percent, a figure echoed by the Boston Consulting Group at 70 percent, while the Global Mainframe Modernization Business Barometer Report
Read morePreserving Israel’s high-tech ecosystem: A path to upholding democracy
Raoul Wootliff Contributor Share on Twitter Raoul Wootliff is Head of Strategic Communications at N10S, an Israeli communications firm specializing in public affairs and high-tech. He was previously the political correspondent for The Times of Israel. Israel faces a pivotal moment in its democratic journey. With the specter of illiberal
Read moreGoogle Announces First AI Accelerator Program for African Startups
A new program supporting African startups was has officially launched by Google. The program, “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First” uses artificial intelligence to solve local challenges. The program aimed at supporting African startups geared towards integrating AI into their processes, recognises the transformative role that AI is playing across the
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