After changing its license, Redis drops its biggest release yet
Redis, the company behind the popular in-memory data store, which is often used as a cache, vector database or streaming engine, today announced the launch of Redis 8. With this release, the company is doubling down on Redis as a vector database for AI use cases and launching an AI
Read moreThe Future of Business with Zoho’s Cutting-Edge Technology
At the recent Zoholics event in Johannesburg, Zoho introduced a host of new features across their business apps ecosystem, marking the largest Zoholics event ever held in South Africa. Zoholics event in Johannesburg As highlighted by Kelly Payton, Zoho Africa’s Partner Account Manager, this year’s Zoholics in Johannesburg were the
Read moreNigeria vs. South Africa: The New Ride-Hailing Battle
In an unexpected twist of fate, the rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa has found a new battleground: the ride-hailing application Bolt. This digital fight, triggered by a South African influencer, has revealed a critical weakness in these platforms, allowing users to place overseas orders. The conflict began when a
Read moreIntroducing Ares-i: Cutting-Edge Retail Security Technology
South Africa’s retail industry is under assault from a rising wave of increasingly brazen and regular criminal activity. Shoplifting, formerly considered a minor nuisance and petty crime, today involves persistent criminals who cause major financial losses, while vandalism and robbery create an atmosphere of dread and insecurity for both staff
Read more360 One lifts its valuation of India’s National Stock Exchange to $29.9B
360 One Asset, an investor in National Stock Exchange (NSE), has increased its valuation for India's top stock exchange to $29.9 billion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGet in on the ground floor with Tesla’s humanoid by pretending to be one for pay
Tesla is hiring individuals standing between 5’7 and 5’11 to carry up to 30 pounds for seven hours a day to train its Optimus robot. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFrom PHP to JavaScript to Kubernetes: how one backend engineer evolved over time
On today’s episode, we chat with a listener, Geshan Manandhar, who has been working in the world of software engineering for two decades. He started programming in a small village in Kathmandu during the days of dial-up. Since then he’s worked across three continents and today is a senior software
Read moreDeepMind workers sign letter in protest of Google’s defense contracts
At least 200 workers at DeepMind, Google’s AI R&D division, are displeased with Google’s reported defense contracts — and according to Time, they circulated a letter internally back in May to say as much. The letter, dated May 16, says the undersigned are concerned by “Google’s contracts with military organizations,”
Read moreNASA to decide Saturday whether astronauts will ride Boeing’s Starliner home — or use SpaceX’s Dragon instead
NASA officials will announce their final decision on Saturday as to whether two NASA astronauts — Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams — will return to Earth on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft or hitch a ride home with SpaceX instead — a decision that could have a huge impact across the rapidly
Read moreGimbal Space takes on legacy suppliers with fast-paced component supply chain
America’s space industry seems mature, but the supply chain that provides all the parts and components for rockets, satellites, and other spacecraft is considerably less so. Gimbal Space is aiming to change that, starting with components in the crucial subsystem that enables a spacecraft to orient itself in space — but
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