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Thousands of cameras to help catch Ekurhuleni killer

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

Gauteng’s e-government department says advanced surveillance technology can strengthen police investigations. (Image source: 123RF) The Gauteng provincial government has reaffirmed its support for law enforcement through technology-enabled crime-fighting infrastructure, following the discovery of the bodies of nine women in Ekurhuleni. In a statement, the Gauteng Department of e-Government says it will ensure technology infrastructure deployed…

Netcare bets on AI to catch deterioration doctors cannot see

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

Prof Reitze Rodseth, head of clinical data innovation and research at Netcare Netcare is applying to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority for approval of an AI system designed to predict early warning signs of life-threatening deterioration in hospital patients, following a clinical study in the group’s intensive care and high care units. The…

South Africa can still catch the AI wave

eriinfo.com3 months ago09 mins

If AI really is about to reshape the global economy, the question for South Africa is not whether the technology arrives but whether the country owns any part of it. As argued in a previous column, the abundance its boosters promise rests on a basic income the South African budget cannot remotely fund. That leaves…

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Africa: Children Are Paying The Price for Climate Change. Climate Finance Must Catch Up

eriinfo.com5 months ago07 mins

Climate change is reshaping what childhood looks like. We’re seeing it across Eastern and Southern Africa, with children paying the highest price for a climate crisis they did not create. In Kenya, floods are pushing girls out of school. In Somalia, repeated shocks have displaced millions of children. In Mozambique, cyclones have destroyed thousands of…

Meta debuts new AI model, attempting to catch up to Google, OpenAI

eriinfo.com6 months ago09 mins

Meta is debuting its first major artificial intelligence model since the costly hiring of Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang nine months ago, as the Facebook parent aims to carve out a niche in a market that’s being dominated by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Dubbed Muse Spark and originally codenamed Avocado, the AI model announced Wednesday is…

Iran war shows U.S. and allies were “slow to adapt” to drone warfare. Europeans are racing to catch up.

eriinfo.com7 months ago011 mins

London — The war in Iran has highlighted the threat relatively cheap drones pose to both human life and crucial infrastructure. It has also highlighted a seeming unreadiness to counter the weapons among the militaries of the U.S. and some of its major allies in the Middle East. As President Trump sharply criticizes America’s longtime NATO…

Crypto has gone mainstream – will South African regulators catch up in 2026?

eriinfo.com8 months ago010 mins

The author, Luno’s Marius Reitz By the end of 2025, it had become clear, even to the most hardened sceptics, that digital assets, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology were no longer on the fringe of the traditional finance system but rather embedded in global finance, investment markets and payment systems. The real question for 2026 is…

Can India catch up with the US, Taiwan and China in the global chip race? | Technology News

eriinfo.com10 months ago018 mins

In October, a small electronics manufacturer in the western Indian state of Gujarat shipped its first batch of chip modules to a client in California. Kaynes Semicon, together with Japanese and Malaysian technology partners, assembled the chips in a new factory funded with incentives under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s $10bn semiconductor push announced in…

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Africa Must Adopt AI to Catch Up With Digital Devt, Says Communication Minister

eriinfo.com1 year ago06 mins

Abuja — The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has urged African countries to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI), or risk been left behind in digital development. The minister stated this on Monday in Abuja at the 2025 Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) with the theme: “Building Continental Digital Foundations for Equitable…

Tim Cook says Apple ready to open its wallet to catch up in AI

eriinfo.com1 year ago06 mins

Apple CEO Tim Cook. Carlos Barria/Reuters Apple CEO Tim Cook signalled on Thursday the iPhone maker was ready to spend more to catch up to rivals in artificial intelligence by building more data centres or buying a larger player in the segment, a departure from a long practice of fiscal frugality. Apple has struggled to…