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A Quantum Leap for the Turing Award

Wednesday at 11:00 AM, via Wired

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

Beyond The Badge: Why Experience Will Define Automotive Loyalty In South Africa

Wednesday at 10:51 AM, via Tech Financials

The rise of Chinese and Indian automotive brands in South Africa is no longer incremental. It is visible, measurable, and accelerating. BYD, Chery, Jetour and Mahindra are expanding dealership networks at speed and putting feature-rich SUVs into the market at highly competitive price points. Hybrid and EV models are becoming more accessible, often positioned below […]

Maharishi NextUp Institute Of Technology Unveils Major New 10,065m² Home In Johannesburg

Wednesday at 10:37 AM, via Tech Financials

A major milestone in South Africa’s digital transformation was reached today with the official launch of the Maharishi NextUp Institute of Technology (MNIT). This “moonshot” initiative is housed in a dedicated 10-storey,   10,065 m2 campus at 56 Main Street, Marshalltown, which has been donated to the Institute by renowned South African tech pioneers and philanthropists, David and Tracey […]

Butterflies crossing oceans, moths navigating by the stars: unravelling the mysteries of insect migrations

Wednesday at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tracking their movements

On a cloudless sunny day in October 1950, ornithologists Elizabeth and David Lack stood on a mountain pass in the Pyrenees and observed a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle –...

SARS Digitisation Is Coming: How Businesses Can Start Preparing

Wednesday at 09:51 AM, via Tech Financials

South African businesses are entering a new era of tax compliance as the SA Revenue Service steadily modernises its tax ecosystem. They will be compelled to work on upgraded eFiling and e@syFile platforms, use e-invoicing and e-reporting as their standard, and align with SARS’ modernisation of the VAT system. These changes are not yet mandatory, […]

Is this the world’s first quantum battery? Australian scientists say so

Wednesday at 09:29 AM, via The Guardian

Researchers say their prototype is a big step towards fully functioning batteries with rapid charging times

Australian scientists have developed what they say is the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery.

Quantum batteries, first proposed as a theoretical concept in 2013, use the principles of quantum mechanics to store energy, and have the potential to be more efficient than...

Nvidia Announces Vera Rubin Space-1 Chip System For Orbital AI Data Centers

Wednesday at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Nvidia unveiled its Vera Rubin Space-1 system for powering AI workloads in orbital data centers. “Space computing, the final frontier, has arrived,” said CEO Jensen Huang. “As we deploy satellite constellations and explore deeper into space, intelligence must live wherever data is generated.” CNBC reports: In a press release, the company said that its Vera Rubin Space-1 Module, which includes...

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