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South Africa

Deputy President launches satellite services to expand digital access

Today at 11:21 AM, via SAnews

Deputy President launches satellite services to expand digital access

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has launched BrainSAT Satellite Services and Thuraya satellite phones as part of efforts to expand digital connectivity to citizens in rural and remote communities.

Speaking at the launch and unveiling of the next-generation Thuraya satellite phone in Sandton, Johannesburg, on...

South Africa

Africa in the driving seat of digital solutions – President Ramaphosa

Today at 11:04 AM, via SAnews

Africa in the driving seat of digital solutions – President Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that South Africa and the wider African continent have broken the cycle of playing “digital catch-up” and are firmly in the driving seat of a technological revolution that will catalyse jobs and modernise public services.

The President was speaking at the first Google Cloud...

Education

Kenya: U.S. Announces Kenya Tech Bridge to Support 76 Kenyan STEM Students

Today at 11:35 AM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The United States has announced plans to launch a new scholarship and technology exchange programme that will send 76 Kenyan university students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in American universities.

Education

How A.I. Might Change the Way Doctors Think

Today at 11:01 AM, via New York Times

For generations, writing up a summary of a patient exam was a vital step for physicians trying to make an accurate diagnosis. What happens when A.I. does it for them?

Science/Tech

The AI utopia South Africa can’t afford

Today at 11:23 AM, via TechCentral

Tech billionaires promise AI abundance underwritten by a basic income. Run South Africa’s budget and the thesis unravels.