
African-born tech firm Sportable scores R283m funding
Cape Town-based VC firm HAVAÍC contributes R18.8 million to Sportable’s R283 million Series A investment round.
THURSDAY, 07 DECEMBER 2023, 14:39
Cape Town-based VC firm HAVAÍC contributes R18.8 million to Sportable’s R283 million Series A investment round.
The Authors Guild and other artists’ groups say that it’s unfair to train AI algorithms on their work without permission. Tech companies generally argue that it counts as “fair use.”
Methane hydrate is an ice-like substance you can set on fire. Now scientists have found that more of it may be in danger of melting—and releasing powerful greenhouse gas—than previously realized.
Former PM also angrily denies comments he made about letting Covid ‘rip’ meant he had been uncaring
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Boris Johnson assumed that Rishi Sunak’s flagship “eat out to help out” hospitality scheme had been cleared by government scientists and was surprised to learn later it was not, the former prime minister has told the inquiry into Covid.
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According to a leak on a Chinese forum, Nvidia plans to reduce the card’s memory and memory interface width, which is likely to lead to a significant performance downgrade unless it makes substantial improvements elsewhere.
The company is testing Reimagine — a system that lets users recreate images generated via its Imagine image generator — and several other AI-powered features.
Companies will next year invent ways to marry the two powerful technologies, to reach new dimensions of generative artificial intelligence, says Dell Technologies.
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Sanlam Investments, one of South Africa’s largest black-owned asset managers in South Africa, reaffirms its commitment to sustainable investing through a new R46 million sustainable infrastructure deal. The Sanlam Investments Sustainable Infrastructure Fund is funding a portion of the joint venture (JV) between Alien Fuel Group and Sappi in Umkomaas, KZN, known as Mkomazi Alienfuel (MAF). This […]
The board is going to look at two posts removed for violating Meta’s policies against sharing graphic imagery and depicting dangerous organizations and individuals.
These projects have a combined capacity of 908MW, coming close to the roughly 1,000MW that Eskom sheds from the grid for every stage of load-shedding.
While digital banking adoption has surged, the SA payments ecosystem remains a hybrid one, as cash still dominates.
UK politicians and police have opposed the move, arguing it will make it harder to spot child abuse.
DataEQ has tracked how consumers feel about seven of the country’s leading internet service providers – and it’s not good.
Yassir is set to become available to Uber Eats users across multiple locations in Gauteng, with a national rollout anticipated early next year. The integration of Yassir stores into the Uber Eats app will grant customers convenient access to a diverse array of grocery options for swift delivery. This strategic move aligns seamlessly with Yassir’s […]
A lucrative underground trade risks undermining research, creating new pandemics and pushing a recently abundant species to the brink
In 2019, Jonah Sacha, a researcher at Oregon Health and Science University, received a delivery of 20 monkeys from Mauritius. As part of his research into stem-cell transplants as an HIV treatment, he performs tests on long-tailed macaques.
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The is ongoing concern over South Africa’s economic outlook, with consumer confidence plunging to a 20-year low.
Mines are overcoming traditional connectivity challenges by opting for 5G private networks, says Sudipto Moitra, GM – ICT at MTN SA Enterprise Business.
The award underscores ZTE’s commitment to innovation in the exploration and application of AI, particularly native AI.