Scientists discover first feathered dinosaur tail encased in amber
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 9 December 2016Perfectly preserved in amber and estimated at 99 million years old. FULL STORY >
Facebook, Twitter and others are creating database of terrorist content
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 6 December 2016The end goal for this database is to pool together photos and videos used by terrorist organisations to recruit people via social media. FULL STORY >
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo completes first test flight over Mojave Desert
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 5 December 2016Virgin Galactic says it has collected valuable data after its VSS Unity completed a one hour and 20 minute flight over the Mojave Desert. FULL STORY >
Anglo American halves data centre floor space, improves power consumption
By Press Release 29 November 2016Anglo American plc has consolidated three separate data rooms into one smaller, more efficient and easier to monitor data centre. This project has allowed the globally diversified mining business to reduce floor space... FULL STORY >
Facebook outlines plans to grow its African ecosystem at AfricaCom 2016
By Press Release 17 November 2016Facebook had a strong presence at AfricaCom 2016 in Cape Town, in line with its commitment to fostering a strong relationship with its connectivity partners and application developers across Africa. FULL STORY >
Facebook acquires facial recognition company FacioMetrics
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 17 November 2016Could more Snapchat-rivalling apps and features be on the way? FULL STORY >
Technology is changing workforce roles, demographics and expectations
By Press Release 15 November 2016From connected smart devices, sensors, cloud, big data and analytics, technology is democratising the workplace and putting the “human” back in “human capital,” says Dr. Roze Phillips, MD for Accenture Consulting. FULL STORY >
Jaguar goes electric and debuts the I-PACE SUV
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 15 November 20160-100 km/h in just over four seconds, with a driving range of 500 kilometres, the I-PACE is Jaguar's first ever all-electric vehicle. FULL STORY >
Facebook launches its Messenger Rooms group chat feature in select markets
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 14 November 2016Facebook appears to be taking the lessons learned from its failed standalone Rooms app and integrate them into a new feature in its messaging platform called Messenger Rooms. FULL STORY >
Facebook to host Africa’s first FbStart event at AfricaCom
By Press Release 11 November 2016Facebook is having its first FbStart event in Africa on Tuesday, 15 November at AfricaCom 2016 in Cape Town – one of the largest and influential Africa-focused tech events in the world. FULL STORY >
Accelerating innovation and powering new experiences with AI
By Press Release 9 November 2016Facebook's long-term roadmap is focused on building foundational technologies in three areas: connectivity, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. We believe that major research and engineering breakthroughs in each of these... FULL STORY >
The Realities of Remote: Workers want advanced tech to enable productivity
By Press Release 7 November 2016There was a time when we envisioned a future in which employers used technology as an ever-watchful eye, frightening workers into maximum productivity. Instead, we’ve seen workplace culture go largely in the other... FULL STORY >
NASA offers a 4K Fly-Through the International Space Station in new video
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 31 October 2016Perhaps the closest thing many of us will experience to actually being on the ISS. FULL STORY >
Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal discover something in space in the trailer for LIFE
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 31 October 2016"The sample is safe and sound." FULL STORY >
Acer for Education – Equipping minds with computing technology to acquire the knowledge they need for tomorrow
By Press Release 27 October 2016Every South African has a right to education and the basic resources they need to succeed on this journey. With 40 years’ experience in developing innovative and easy-to-use tools,... FULL STORY >
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