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Death of the VCR
Did you know that half of today’s jobs will become obsolete in the next 15 years? According to Kai-fu Lee, one of China’s leading artificial intelligence experts, nearly 50% of all jobs today will be ...
Marvel proves it’s not yet the Endgame for cinemas
This is the fight of our lives . . . Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame movie has made history in more ways than most people realise. By its second weekend, only 11 days after its launch, it had surpassed the...
Elon Musk’s plan for internet in the sky
Is it a plane? Is it a UFO? No, it’s SpaceX! Elon Musk has done it again. Just when we think the South African-born entrepreneur has no more cards up his sleeve, he amazes the world once again w...
Can video games be blamed for shootings?
Guns ‘n Games Which country has the most gamers in the world? Most people might say it’s the US – but that’s incorrect. According to a recent Vox.com article Japan is the country with the ...
Let’s get cracking with IT
“South Africa says it is pushing ahead to grasp the many opportunities presented by the fourth industrial revolution” Dear Mr President It was with great excitement and enthusiasm that I l...
‘The singularity’ is near
When was the last time you left home without your mobile phone? These days, we have become so attached to our gadgets that life without them is inconceivable. Yet a mere three decades ago, they...
6 Reasons to Consider a Career in Coding
Are you stressed out about what career path to follow? On its own, choosing a career path is a huge challenge, but in these rapidly changing times, it that much harder. There is all this talk about th...
Many technologies created were originally developed by the military
Technology and the Weapons of War Did you know that many of the technologies we use daily were originally developed by the military? A few weeks ago I wrote about employees at major American tech comp...
Sharing a Vision – Our Partners Yes4Youth
IT varsity, in partnership with The Youth Employment Service has launched a series of courses to train unemployed youth to become entrepreneurs in app development, coding, and web development i...
Take a byte of the Big Apple
Is South Africa ready for Smart Cities? Last week I was invited to speak on the SABC’s Economics Unbound programme. The topic was Smart Cities, and we discussed various aspects, primarily whether Pres...