Future Tech

The Amazon rainforest is on fire, Twitter calls for action

The Amazon has been on fire for an alleged three-weeks, with several wildfires burning across the rainforest. Concerned global citizens took to social media…

Water usage drops as Cape Town dam levels keep climbing

Unsurprisingly, Cape Town dam levels continued to climb this week. According to the City, dam levels are now at a combined 81.7%, increasing by…

VR entertainment could be coming to a British Airways flight near you

British Airways is testing a new on-board entertainment option for passengers in the form of VR movies, TV shows and calming excercises. “The headsets…

Facebook had real people transcribing your Messenger audio messages

Facebook is joining the list of companies that have been exposed for using real people to do jobs better suited for artificial intelligence. A…

Create your own Instagram AR effects with this new Facebook app

Now you can make your own AR camera effects and publish them on Instagram thanks to Facebook’s Spark AR, a new app the company…

Spectacles 3 is Snapchat’s stylish $380 augmented reality sunglasses

Now that its financials and user numbers are looking much better, Snapchat’s owner is doing this Spectacles thing all over again. Spectacles 3 is…

Nike Adventure Club is a shoe subscription service for kids

Nike has launched a clothing subscription service for growing children. In an announcement on Monday, the sportswear company revealed Nike Adventure Club, which “lets…

ExoMars: ESA & Russia’s lander to touch down Wednesday

Fresh from the Rosetta mission, the European Space Agency has a big day on 19 October, when it will be dropping its ExoMars lander on Mars…

Listen to Jupiter’s screams from NASA’s Juno probe

NASA’s Juno, successfully made its first flight around Jupiter, capturing the “voice” of the giant in the process. NASA‘s spacecraft is equipped with a recording…

Watch The Simpsons’ latest, greatest couch gag in VR

Fox’s immortal animated show The Simpsons always had a knack for predicting future technology, so it’s only fitting that as a tribute to its…

Juno: NASA’s Jupiter orbiter has an engine issue

The Juno space probe arrived at Jupiter to much fanfare in July, having travelled almost three billion kilometres to reach the gas giant. Now,…

SA robotics firm Ryonic in push for NASA challenge

You don’t often hear about South African involvement in space-based endeavours, but local firm Ryonic Robotics is hoping to get in on the fun….

Check out this fantastic HD footage of the moon

Humanity has already visited the moon, but seeing close-up footage of the satellite is still an utterly enchanting experience. Now, 2007 footage from Japan’s SELENE…

ISS: private modules to be allowed on space station

The International Space Station (ISS) has been in service for well over a decade, serving as a key science and technology hub for space agencies…

Fighter pilots to soon have drone wingmen

The USA’s heavy use of drone strikes serves as more evidence of the technology’s increased involvement in conflicts around the world. But unmanned aircraft…

We can beat SpaceX to Mars – Boeing

SpaceX has made a few big Mars-related announcements, but at least one firm believes it can beat Elon Musk’s company to the Red Planet….

Are South African brands ready for augmented reality?

Although augmented reality (AR) technology is not new, it is only now beginning to gain the attention of media and marketing professionals. The big…

Mission complete: Rosetta touches down on comet

The European Space Agency has confirmed the successful touchdown of the Rosetta spacecraft on the surface of Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. An ESA representative said…

United Nations to launch its first space mission

The United Nations (UN) has teamed up with private space firm Sierra Nevada Corporation to launch the UN’s first space mission. The mission, announced…

SpaceX reveals interplanetary rocket, spaceship

SpaceX has revealed what it calls an interplanetary rocket and spaceship which will take astronauts to Mars. The so-called Mars Vehicle will be the…

Europa: Hubble telescope spots ‘possible’ water plumes

NASA has revealed possible water plumes erupting from the surface of Europa. The potential plumes were spotted in images taken by the Hubble Telescope,…

Strawberry is most toxic vaping flavour, study finds

Scientists at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have proven that there’s more harm in vaping (or smoking ecigarettes) than consumers might think, and subsequently…

NASA to reveal ‘surprising’ Europa news on Monday

Europa is considered to be one of the best candidates for extraterrestrial life of any kind in the solar system, and NASA has some…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV