Tag: World Wide Worx

Google is betting big on South Africa’s digital future. It is projecting R90 billion in economic output resulting from its new Johannesburg cloud region.

Many once assumed that Africa would remain on the fringes of the global music economy. The continent would export talent but never truly command its own industry. However, that notion was firmly silenced recently.

Will machines overtake humans in 2025? Cisco has an intriguing forecast for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The era of AGI, regarded as the next evolutionary leap in AI, is on the horizon. AGI represents a form of AI that can perform any intellectual task a human can. This marks a significant leap from “narrow AI”, which is designed for specific tasks.

In "Seven Days That Changed the World", a small Chinese startup made a rapid and remarkable shift that splits the Artificial Intelligence (AI) atom. Last month, it went from quietly releasing a new AI chatbot to fending off cyberattacks, security leaks, accusations of theft and allegations of sanctions-busting.

Amphibious drones, chess-playing robots and AI emotion trackers showcased more than mere concepts. An outdated saying claimed that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. This year’s CES made that statement more relevant than ever.

The Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra are defined by "agents" on the phones rather than hardware features. These flagship smartphones, launched by Samsung Electronics on Wednesday, mark a milestone in smartphone evolution. They set the stage for a year where software capabilities dominate over hardware advancements in device launches.

Sometimes, it takes an outsider to allow South Africans to recognise that SA retail innovation is positive in their own country.

Time Magazine recently released its annual "Best Inventions" list. As usual, it presents a peculiar blend. Some inventions are awe-inspiring, others make you think, “Wait, didn’t we already have that?” And then there’s the “What were they thinking?” category.

Does anyone remember when banks and insurance companies lamented that customer information couldn’t be leveraged effectively? This was because it was locked up in silos. Surprisingly, you don’t need a long memory - this was only about 12 months ago. And it remains a major issue for large organisations. Many still struggle to integrate disparate divisions dealing with the same customers, but separately.

International travel is a mind-expanding privilege, but it is also immensely painful, mainly because of how dependent we are on paperwork. Have the wrong piece of paper, or the wrong credentials on a piece of paper, and a routine process can become a nightmare.