Travellers can use chatbot Siyanda to get information on SA’s safaris, hiking, restaurants and historical sites. South African Tourism has collaborated with US-based digital media company Matador Network to introduce Siyanda, an artificial intelligence (AI) travel chatbot designed to help North American visitors plan their trips to SA. Built on Matador Network’s GuideGeek platform, Siyanda…
Samsung SA extends SOS+ to more Galaxy devices. Samsung South Africa has expanded its device-embedded 24/7 emergency support tool to a wider range of Galaxy devices. Provided by AURA, Samsung SOS+ allows users to connect with emergency responders in critical situations. In an emergency, it geolocates the user and dispatches the nearest private security or…
Building on Discovery Health’s Personal Health Pathways (PHP), Vitality and Google have paired up to introduce Vitality AI. This new platform — which will combine Google Cloud’s advanced AI and data analytics with Vitality’s health statistics and behaviour-change expertise — looks set to revolutionise how we understand and manage our health. Georgia Lewis Anderson hosted…
The Africa Sovereign Carbon Registry Foundation is urging African nations to exercise their right to collect carbon contributions under the “polluter pays” principle. The foundation spoke this week at the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, where it was officially endorsed by the African Union. Paul Sébastien, an international carbon markets expert and…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up, xAI, on Thursday released a new “speedy and economical” agentic coding model, marking its entry into a key focus area for AI companies. An agentic coding tool is an AI-powered software application that can autonomously perform coding-related tasks. xAI’s model, called grok-code-fast-1, will be available for free for a limited…
Jeeten Bhoora, founder of Siza AI. Jeeten Bhoora has launched Siza AI, an e-mail based AI platform designed to answer questions and assist with learning directly through e-mail. Bhoora says the platform offers a way for users in underserved and rural communities to interact with AI in their home language, without needing apps or a…
Following her termination as a federal prosecutor, Maurene Comey called on her colleagues to condemn ‘abuses of power’. Maurene Comey — the daughter of James Comey, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) — has condemned President Donald Trump shortly after being fired from her role as a federal prosecutor in the…
From left: AURA co-founders Warren Myers, Ryan Green and Adam Pantanowitz. Security and emergency last-mile response firm AURA is zeroing in on original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), kicking-off a partnership with Samsung South Africa. This is according to founder and CEO Warren Myers, speaking to ITWeb following the company’s capital raise. In May, AURA announced a…
In today’s experience economy, customers aren’t just buying products or services, they are buying the experience too. Having the best product in the market does not mean that customers will be satisfied or remain loyal. Not knowing and understanding your customers experience (CX) is the silent killer of small and medium businesses. Far too many…
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to win the lottery? For many, the dream of striking it rich remains elusive due to the randomness and uncertainty of the game. But what if there were a tool designed to remove the guesswork and improve your chances of success? That’s where Lotto Champ comes…
