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Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic is set to redefine customer communication with its revolutionary AI Studio, using WhatsApp for seamless chatbot interactions. The company, South Africa’s most trusted…

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Everlytic is making it easier than ever before to streamline customer touchpoints by delivering automated messages across multiple channels. This comes as South Africa’s…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Huawei successfully launched its All-Optical Intelligent home showcase on the sidelines of the Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town. Powered by Huawei’s latest Fiber…

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Savant is proud to announce the launch of Savant Build Cohort 3, set to begin in April 2025. This accelerator programme will continue to…

Technology and skills: AWS’s plan for Sub-Saharan Africa

AWS’s investments in Sub-Saharan Africa are reshaping the region’s digital landscape, laying the groundwork for innovation, and addressing critical gaps in technology adoption and…

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Simplicity is often undervalued in leadership, but Jonathan Allen, Director of Enterprise Strategy at AWS, believes it is central to modernisation and agility. “Complexity…

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Microsoft today announced the general availability of the all-new Surface Pro and the all-new Surface Laptop to empower users in South Africa to unlock…

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor introduced its latest foldable device, the Honor Magic V3, at IFA in Berlin. It is expected to be available in the South African…

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Guinness World Record holder Bryan Berg, alongside Honor, will attempt to build the tallest house of cards in eight hours without using any glue….

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project

GM no longer believes in the business case for robotaxis. After investing $10bn the Cruise self-driving car company, with the promise of significant future…

CHARGE taking EVs off-grid in the North West

CHARGE has commissioned the first of its impressive off-grid EV charging stations in the North West. Located on the N12 between Klerksdorp and Wolmaransstad,…

eActros 300 and Zimi Charge creates EV win for Bakers

eActros 300 is an EV truck that can potentially move most of what South Africans need more efficiently. But how much cheaper is it…

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Integrating the online & print news operations

I’ve never liked the word convergence. Integration is much better. Some great speakers spoke on this topic from the New York Times, Sydney Morning…

One-on-one with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

UPDATED: Here are some excerpts of an interview I did with Jimmy on Thursday afternoon. I posed questions from myself and relayed some questions…

Moneyweb relaunch

One of my favourite websites, Moneyweb, has relaunched, featuring a wide-format design. Their site used to be run by iafrica.com, who lost the contract…

Imagine a world where you could actively sell advertising on archived content. Well, it’s here. Content on a website should never die. Never, ever. To delete content on a website is a waste. Online articles and their links should be permanent. In the world of the dead tree, articles have limited lifespans. You read your paper, then it’s used to wrap fish and chips, is thrown in the rubbish bin, or lives a lonely life of obscurity in some dusty library archive….

Dotcom dating dollars

When the internet arrived, people screamed let’s make lots of money. This new, interactive medium had the ability to deliver content to audiences in innovative ways and make money at the same time. Content would suck readers in, went the theory, and communities would form around these content genres. E-commerce areas would then be built around relevant content and wham bam thank you Ram, your community interacts and you have dotcom dollars.