Bridging Connectivity Gaps in Africa with FWA Solutions
Addressing the Global Digital Divide The global digital divide persists, with around 1 billion households without fixed broadband, and projections indicating that approximately 30% of households worldwide may still lack broadband connectivity by 2028, according to an Ericsson analysis. At the same time, 3GPP technologies, including LTE and 5G, are
Read moreNutun Launches Nutun Empowered Women Programme (NEW)
Global Business Services company Nutun has announced the launch of the Nutun Empowerment Women (NEW) Programme, designed to accelerate the careers of female employees across the organization. Introduced at a special employee event by Dineo Sekwele, Nutun’s Group HR Executive, the initiative is driven by Nutun’s workforce demographic, with 75%
Read moreVodacom Signs Virtual Wheeling Agreement with Eskom to Solve Energy Crisis
Vodacom and Eskom signed a Virtual Wheeling agreement today, aiming to alleviate South Africa’s energy crisis. This innovation aligns with Vodacom’s goal of sourcing all electricity from renewables by 2025. This agreement allows Vodacom to proceed with the next phase: securing Independent Power Producers (IPPs) under similar terms as with
Read moreOpenAI-backed language learning app Speak raises $16M to expand to the U.S.
Speak, an English language learning platform backed by OpenAI’s startup investment fund, the OpenAI Startup Fund, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series B-2 funding round led by angel investor Lachy Groom. The co-founders of Dropbox, Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, also participated in Speak’s tranche, which
Read moreMartian Lawyers Club raises $2.2M for AI-based game personalization tech
The Martian Lawyers Club (MLC) wants to take game personalization to the next level with the help of generative AI. While there are plenty of companies that focus on using AI to generate game assets, MLC is taking a decidedly different approach by focusing less on content and more on
Read moreChinese users can finally try their homegrown ChatGPT equivalents
One month after China announced its provisional measures to oversee generative artificial intelligence, the country has granted approval to the first batch of large language model-empowered services for public use. Eight generative AI applications have registered with China’s cyberspace authority, including Baidu’s Ernie Bot, ByteDance’s Doubao, Sogou founder’s Baichuan and
Read moreHow can South Africa fast-track careers in technology for more women?
Although South African women have made significant progress over the years, they continue to be underrepresented within the local technology sector. There is a pressing need for alternative approaches to skills development to effect substantial change. This imperative calls for collaborations between businesses and talent organizations, aimed at designing innovative
Read moreHashtag Trending Aug.31-Microsoft expresses concerns about UN’s cybercrime treaty; Twitter faces million in fees over unpaid severance; Zuckerberg adds legs to its metaverse avatars
Microsoft raises concerns about the UN Cybercrime Treaty, U.S. data centers nearshoring to Latin America, X, formerly Twitter, faces millions in fees over unpaid severance and Zuckerberg finally adds legs to its Metaverse avatars. These stories and more as we bring you the top tech news on today’s Hashtag
Read moreBuild a GraphQL Gateway: Combine, Stitch or Merge any Datasource
Learn how to fetch data from multiple sources, while still keeping your frontend snappy, by building your own GraphQL gateway. Continue reading Build a GraphQL Gateway: Combine, Stitch or Merge any Datasource on SitePoint.
Read moreAmazon inks logistics deal with India’s post and railway services, announces SMB generative AI tool
Amazon’s march to the Indian market is taking to the rails and the mail. The e-commerce giant today announced new deals with India Post and Indian Railways to boost delivery for small businesses. At its SMB event Amazon Sambhav in New Delhi on Thursday, Amazon also unveiled new efforts to
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