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Expleo launches ‘Stay Fresh in Paris’ app to help Olympics fans stay cool

The Android app, developed in partnership with CNRS@Create and Arts et Métiers, uses digital twin technology to help users find public spaces to avoid high temperatures.

Shoprite starts wheeling renewable electricity in Cape Town

The retailer has become one of the first businesses to wheel renewable electricity through the city’s energy grid.

Wits University

Wits University, Netflix support next-gen filmmakers

A Netflix grant will be used to develop creative digital infrastructure in the university’s Film and TV Department.

Department of Science and Innovation

Science, tech and innovation dept gets R10.6bn budget

For the 2024/25 financial year, the department received a budget of R10.6 billion, a slight dip from last year’s R10.9 billion.

Simnikiwe Mzekandaba

Hitachi Vantara

Empowering businesses with advanced storage solutions: The Hitachi Vantara story

Hitachi Vantara is committed to understanding and addressing the evolving needs of businesses when it comes to data storage.

Hitachi Vantara

Duxbury celebrates 40 years of innovation, growth in SA networking industry

The company actively invests in research and development, exploring the potential of AI and machine learning to transform its internet of things networking solutions.

Duxbury Networking

Pnet, Code for Change upskill thousands with coding skills

Online recruitment platform, Pnet’s partnership with Code for Change has helped upskill over 530 000 youth across Africa with IT skills.

Sibahle Malinga

Peresoft’s journey: Innovating financial solutions for over four decades

The company's most recent innovations include true automation releases for RecXpress and EFTXpress for direct linking of statements into the product without human intervention.

Generative artificial intelligence

SA sees rise in GenAI adoption, despite concerns

The use of generative AI increases among South African consumers, despite worries about privacy and ethics.

Sibahle Malinga

Data Governance in Africa

Call for ‘Think Like an Investor’ accelerator proposals

The Data Governance in Africa initiative calls for data-focused start-ups to submit their innovation for a chance to receive training support.

Artificial Intelligence

ITWeb TV: The tricky balancing act of regulating AI

ITWeb interviews AI expert Johan Steyn, to get his take on the need for AI regulation and where SA is on this journey.

Adrian Hinchcliffe

University of Johannesburg

UJ intros virtual reality courtroom for law students

The University of Johannesburg integrates virtual reality to help law students brush up on legal analysis and court representation skills.

Sibahle Malinga

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