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Microsoft, AI chip code, code name Athena: Here’s what you need to know

Microsoft Corp is reported to be developing its own AI (Artificial Intelligence) chip code-named Athena. The chip code is designed to power the technology…

Upskill or stay behind: The shift to AI, ChatGPT and more from a history of mavericks

Spotting trends and making ground-level assessments have become a palatable way for the tech industry to invest in upcoming software including hardware that will…

Here’s how Google’s catching up on the AI race

In an accelerated shift towards dominating the AI (Artificial Intelligence), space Google has tabled plans to add conversational AI to its search product. Known…

AI news anchors are here and here’s what they look like on the job

In November 2022, OpenAI introduced a prototype ChatGPT, a model trained to follow instruction in a prompt to provide detailed response. This has led…

Hypocrite or hero? Elon Musk, Russel, Bengio call for six month AI pause

Tech mogul Elon Musk alongside Steve Wozniak, tech expert Stuart Russell and Yoshua Bengio have signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause…

The race to seamless A.I. picks up speed, Adobe launches Firefly

Adobe entered the generative A.I. market in fiery fashion to introduce their very own contender in the AI race, the Adobe Firefly. Firefly will…

AI, the created fake Pope and his holy drip

Photos of Pope Francis wearing a puffed up jacket including some funky new school footwear have been trending, showing the 86-year-old pontiff exuding some…

MiniMeme Podcast #6: Is the AI-pocalypse upon us?

Welcome to MiniMeme, the podcast brought to you by Burn Media’s junior staff as they tackle the topics that tickle their fancy. This week Julia Breakey…

5 fun AIs that let you play with images in unexpected ways

The thought of AI can be scary, and it would be rational for the inevitability of the singularity to make you anxious. But sometimes…

Interview: Botpress’ Justin Watson explains ‘the WordPress of bots’

The second Botcon Africa conference took place last month in Cape Town, delivering a number of insightful talks from leaders in the field of…

BotCon Africa 2017: 8 tips for crafting a good chatbot

The second BotCon event took place in Cape Town this week, tackling all things chatbot, of course. The event saw talks from the likes…

Your company thinking about bots? Check out BotCon Africa

Who says that Africa isn’t on the cutting edge of technology? The continent has earned a reputation for world-leading expertise in mobile money and…

5 cool Facebook Messenger chatbots for tech news

Chatbots saw a massive resurgence last year, as Google, Microsoft and Facebook all jumped on the bandwagon. Facebook has been actively encouraging chatbot development…

Is artificial intelligence making the data analyst redundant?

It is all too apparent that every industry is being radically impacted upon and even deeply disrupted by, digitalisation, while existing and familiar roles…

Facebook Messenger is changing: here’s what you should know

Having a large userbase might seem like a blessing, but it also surfaces a problem for social networks: monetisation. Twitter’s experiencing this right now,…

Google AutoDraw is AI-powered autotune for your terrible doodles

In November last year, Google launched its AI Experiments, a collection of simple AI software that allows anyone to play with the technology in…

Elon Musk wants to enhance the human brain with AI

Elon Musk has clearly not watched Black Mirror — or he’s just one of the few who couldn’t wait for it to become a reality. According…

Artificial intelligence: how is AI changing marketing?

2017 is set to be the year of artificial intelligence (AI). With companies such as Amazon Web Services offering AI on tap — including…

AI is making Japanese insurance workers redundant

A Japanese insurance company has announced that it will cut over 30 employees as a result of a shift to artificial intelligence (AI). Fukoku…

Project Murphy: a bot that answers ‘what if’ questions

2016 has truly been a year for bots, as AI and machine learning combine to do some astounding things. Now, Microsoft has revealed a…

Here’s how Google Play is using AI to improve search

Trying to find an app on the Google Play Store can be an exercise in frustration, especially if it’s an eagerly anticipated app or…

Heek: this chat bot will build a website for you

We’ve seen chat bots become the new “cloud” this year, as everyone from Google and Microsoft to Facebook gets in on the action. However,…

Gartner Cape Town: 10 strategic tech trends for 2017

Between 3D printing and machine learning, there were plenty of strategic trends predicted for 2016 at last year’s Gartner Symposium. Now, Gartner analyst Stephen…

Flow launches the world’s first and only shoppable audience marketplace

MTN MoMo’s R10-a-Day Smartphone Offer Aims to Bridge South Africa’s Digital Divide

Acer Rolls Out Student-Focused Tech in South Africa Ahead of New Term

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

Cape Town VC firm HAVAÍC secures $25m second close to power next wave of African tech startups

Binance Pay Unlocks Everyday Crypto Spending in South Africa

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

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