Payment Trends to Watch in 2024 and Beyond
The last decade for payments has been extraordinary and the narrative surrounding payments is shifting. Over the next decade, payments will continue to connect people, devices, homes, cars and avatars spanning physical, digital and virtual worlds. No longer just financial transactions, the payments industry is today a comprehensive ecosystem of
Read MoreLoad shedding Places Continuous Strain on Manufacturing Sector
Load shedding continues to place strain on various sectors of the South African economy. According to an article by financial institution Payabill, highlighting the ways in which load shedding is seriously inconveniencing businesses in South Africa – the impact is significant. A survey conducted by the South African Property Owners
Read MoreFNB Launches Nav» Earth Carbon Calculator on its App
In new app launched by FNB’s, nav» Earth, uses spending habits to estimate carbon emissions spend and allows users to offset unavoidable emissions. Helping Users Reduce Carbon Emissions In an era where climate change is firmly on the global agenda, the App helps millions of its customers to improve sustainable
Read MoreHashtag Trending Oct.17 – Generative AI gives surge to “AI washing”; LinkedIn announces it’s laying off over 660 employees; New York State Assembly introduces bill to regulate 3D printed firearms
It’s not “AI washing” it’s fraud, according to a US regulator. LinkedIN announces key layoffs. You might need a background check before you get that 3D printer And a financial crash brought about by AI is “nearly unavoidable” according to the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
Read MoreThe Future of Africa: 6 Crucial 5G Conversations
As MWC Kigali approaches, GSMA Intelligence anticipates the key themes and focal points that will dominate discussions at the upcoming 5G Summit. Kenechi Okeleke sets out the key themes from the 5G in Africa 2023 Report which will be launched at the event: Navigating 5G deployment strategies: The approach to
Read MoreEricsson Launches State-of-the-Art 5G Excellence Center
Ericsson announced the opening of a 5G Core (5GC) Excellence Center dedicated to serving the Middle East and Africa region. This state-of-the-art center will be a hub for innovation, collaboration, and the advancement of 5G technology. The Excellence Center will allow Ericsson to showcase the immense potential of 5G technology
Read MoreThe company making it easier to turn your coffee machine into a robot
Ben welcomes back friend of the show Eliot Horowitz, cofounder and CTO of Viam, who’s also the cofounder and former CTO of MongoDB. They talk about the current status of robot assistants, why Viam is hardware-agnostic, and building robots to train cats (good luck with that).
Read MoreRay-Ban Meta sunglasses have ‘influencer’ written all over them
This is a review-in-progress. More soon! Somewhere between the Ray-Ban Meta and Meta Quest 3 sits an ideal mixed-reality headset. It’s slim, light, offers hand tracking and passthrough and livestreams video when the moment calls for it. It’s designed to be worn inconspicuously outdoors, until the time comes for content
Read MoreMTN to up Procurement Spend by R4 Billion and Offers Support to SMEs
MTN Xlerator is MTN South Africa’s enterprise supplier development (ESD) programme that plans to increase MTN’s procurement spend by R4 billion over two years with 51% black-owned SMMEs. The programme plans to double the number of SMMEs on its supplier database and will uplift them through business strategy development, skills
Read MoreSnapchat is now allowing websites to embed content
Snapchat has relied on people consuming content on its own app. But now, the social network is allowing websites to embed public content including Lenses, Spotlight videos, Public Stories, and Public Profiles. Users who want to embed a Story, video, or a Lens, can open up the content on a
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