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Elisha Bala-Gbogbo and and MacDonald Dzirutwe 22 Jul 2024

AI is slowly making its way into advanced pharmacology, but will need investor patience.

Forget chat bots, AI is helping out in drug discovery and development

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jul 2024

Source: Ben Selier, vice president of Secure Power, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric.

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AfriGIS 26 Jun 2024

Microsoft is leading the discussion about responsible AI deployment in Africa.

New AI for Africa report suggests a 'just transition' in the workplace

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jun 2024

Apple Private Cloud Compute is a big step in bringing consumer private protection to AI.

Apple joins AI scene late but raises privacy standard

Lindsey Schutters 12 Jun 2024

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Source: © 123rf Google AI is reshaping the digital advertising ecosystem. Why now? asks Geoff Cohen, partner - DY/DX

Google's generative AI search is another nail in the content coffin

Geoff Cohen, DY/DX 3 Jun 2024

The fate of online news media hangs in the balance in the OpenAI vs Google fight for AI dominance. Source: Negative Space/Pexels

OpenAI inks News Corp deal, Google threatens to cut news funding

Lindsey Schutters 23 May 2024

The panellists at the Flow discussion about the rise of first-party data was stacked with industry experts.

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Lindsey Schutters 17 Apr 2024

Africa Data Centres breaking ground ceremony. Data centre energy efficiency is crucial in these cloud-dominant times.

Africa Data Centres and DPA SA breaks ground on solar farm in Free State

8 Apr 2024

Google Analytics is still a powerful tool in these AI dominated times.

Google gives Universal Analytics shutdown 1 July deadline

Lindsey Schutters 3 Apr 2024

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BlackRock: 5 global megatrends shaping European investor interest

27 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Vis Govender, co-founder of Everything.Insure and group chief executive officer of FirstEquity Group.

The emergence of insurtech is transforming the role of the broker

Vis Govender 22 Mar 2024

Collaboration is the name of the AI migration game

JSE teams up with AWS for major BDA overhaul

18 Mar 2024

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The rise of big data in South Africa's media and communication sectors

Andile April 26 Feb 2024

Source: Matthew Guay The latest stats from the IAB South Africa Measurement Dashboard show audiences' return to online publishers after the holiday season, specifically to news sites

IAB South Africa’s Measurement Dashboard shows that audience numbers have surged across news sites

15 Feb 2024

Gigabytes vs GIGO-bytes: The recipe for data quality in 2024 and beyond

Gigabytes vs GIGO-bytes: The recipe for data quality in 2024 and beyond

Jess Cleland, Catchwords 14 Feb 2024

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Data is the cornerstone of successful loyalty programmes

Leandi Campher and Mark Biagio 24 Jan 2024

Netstar partners with Microsoft to deliver better, cloud connected telematics

Netstar partners with Microsoft to deliver better, cloud connected telematics

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