Last year, Eskom installed 10 charging stations across five sites to support the growing adoption of electric transportation. Power utility Eskom yesterday launched its first fleet of electric vehicles (EVs), with the distribution division leading the way. The company says this is a milestone in its journey towards sustainable transport and a cleaner energy future…
Introducing a new way for users to trade tokenised traditional assets. Bitget, which positions itself as the leading crypto-currency exchange and Web3 company, today announced the launch of the industry’s first RWA (Real-World Asset) Index Perpetual Contract. This pioneering product, which was set to go live on 20 August, introduces a new way for users…
Thando Gumede stands next to her robot tutor invention, Iris. As the topic of linguistic diversity in teaching becomes hotly debated, a local innovator has developed a robot tutor that can “master” subjects in 11 of the country’s official languages. Iris, as the robot is known, is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robot tutor that aims…
Microsoft has launched an experimental Copilot Mode for its Edge web browser, designed to bring advanced AI capabilities directly into the user’s Browse experience. When enabled, this feature allows Copilot to search across multiple open browser tabs and analyse information on each page. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Nvidia passes $4 trillion…
After a series of wireless earbuds, Nothing is stepping into the over-ear headphone market with its Headphone 1. These new headphones combine the brand’s signature transparent aesthetic with an interesting array of controls and boast up to 35 hours of listening with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC). Priced at $299, the Headphone 1 launches alongside Nothing’s…
Sonke has collaborated with Unilever, the UK government and EY to drive the circular economy through its automated refill store, SKUBU. Sonke, a South African tech start-up, in collaboration with impact accelerator TRANSFORM, led by Unilever, the UK government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and EY, has launched its first automated refill store, SKUBU. The…
