Cloudflare launches new AI tools to help customers deploy and run models
Looking to cash in on the AI craze, Cloudflare, the cloud services provider, is launching a new collection of products and apps aimed at helping customers build, deploy and run AI models at the network edge. One of the new offerings, Workers AI, lets customers access physically nearby GPUs hosted
Read moreCircular coordinate art
About three years ago I ran across a strange coordinate system in which familiar functions lead to interesting plots. The system is called “circular coordinates” but it is not polar coordinates. This morning I was playing around with this again. Here’s a plot of f(x) = x. And here’s a
Read moreTravel wheelchair Revolve Air launches on Kickstarter
Revolve Air, a travel wheelchair that can fold to cabin luggage size, is now available for pre-orders on Kickstarter at a cost of $4,999.
Read moreFormer Tinder CEO’s startup to fight loneliness with AI chatbot gets backing by Sequoia
Former Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg’s startup Meeno, which aims to fight loneliness through an AI-powered chatbot, announced that it has raised a $3.9 million seed round led by Sequoia. Meeno aims to release its app on the App Store in December in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
Read moreCyber Security Today, Sept. 27 2023 – Hackers are targeting luxury hotels, a Red Cross scam and more
Hackers are targeting luxury hotels, a Red Cross scam and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. The recent cyber attacks on MGM Resorts and Ceasar’s Palace weren’t isolated incidents. That’s according
Read moreA Digital Boost for Township Entrepreneurs
In South Africa, the significance of township development cannot be overstated. These communities house a substantial portion of the population and are integral to the country’s socio-economic fabric. According to reports, even with half of South Africa’s populace residing within an estimated 532 townships scattered across the nation, there exists
Read moreFlutterwave and Capgemini Launch Engineering Mobility Program
Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, is set to launch its inaugural Engineering Mobility Program in India in collaboration with Capgemini, a business and technology transformation service. This groundbreaking initiative will see Flutterwave’s engineering team from Nigeria and the UK partnering with Capgemini’s extensive technology talent in Bangalore to exchange industry
Read moreQED and Partech back South African payment orchestration platform Revio in $5.2M seed
The payment landscape in Africa is still fragmented, with several payment operators providing different payment options to customers as well as businesses. Due to this fragmentation, payment failures are inevitable due to factors such as invalid cards, inactive accounts and high dispute rates. One of the few startups working on
Read moreHashtag Trending Sep.27-Third party AI tools responsible for organizations’ AI-related failures?; iPhone 15 Pro overheating; Google kills Gmail’s Basic HTML view
Third-party AI tools account for 55 per cent of AI-related failures in companies, the newly launched iPhone 15 continues to irk users, Google kills Gmail’s Basic HTML view and the return of the X files – the Musk is out there. These stories and a lot more as we
Read moreTeaching Digital Resilience to the Next Generation: The 4Cs of Online Risks
In today’s digital age, safeguarding children and teenagers from online risks necessitate more than cybersecurity solutions. It entails vigilant monitoring and ongoing education to empower youngsters to navigate the online landscape safely. Doros Hadjizenonos, Regional Director for Southern Africa at Fortinet, underscores the importance of addressing the multifaceted challenges posed
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