Technology

Bladescan: Another Bright Idea From Lexus

Another world-first tech feature for LexusBladeScan adaptive headlight system features in the new RXLexus will mark another significant advance in automotive lighting technology with their world-first introduction of a BladeScan-type ada...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

Emoji Aren’t Ruining Language: They’re A Natural Substitute For Gesture 🔥🔥🔥

We’re much more likely to be hanging out on social media than at the watercooler these days. But just because we’re no longer face-to-face when we chat, doesn’t mean our communication is completely disembodied.Over the last three decades...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Apps You Must Have When You Travel

While trying to put together some money for travel, you need to be sure to have a set plan and structure for your travels. We look at apps you need, to make your travel easy, they  are free but some have premium options. However, by down...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

How Your Phone Can Interrupt The Good Vibes Of A Summer Music Festival

For many communities, summertime is festival season. Festivals allow us to escape our everyday lives. Whether it is time spent listening to music outside with our friends or trying out food trucks on date night, community events are a va...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

South Africans Are Upbeat About New Technologies, But Worried About Jobs

Powerful new technologies are emerging that will continue to affect individuals in multiple ways. This has led to references to a Fourth Industrial Revolution – a new era involving the application of digitisation and automation to differ...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

How Data Science In And For Africa Can Blaze New Trails

The term “data science” was coined by scientists working at the social networks LinkedIn and Facebook in 2008. A few years later, they dubbed it “the sexiest profession of the 21st century”.This relatively new, interdisciplinary field is...

Wim Delva·over 4 years ago

Tech Unchecked is The Enemy We Never Expected

It has been said a thousand times before technology has completely revolutionised our lives everything we do is shaped and formed around technology. I mean, we literally do everything online, we date, we meditate, we learn new languages,...

Zizipho Ndevu·over 4 years ago

Communication and digital technologies subcommittee completes interviews of 34 candidates to serve on SABC board

The committee started the recruitment process after receiving a letter from the Speaker alerting it on the impending expiration of the term of service on 15 October 2022 of the current non-executive members of the Board

Parliamentary Press ·over 1 year ago

Reimagining the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Africa

In a recent publication titled "The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Techno-Colonialism, and the Sub-Saharan African Response," author, Edmund Terem Ugar, outlines his perspective on how Sub-Saharan Africa should respond to the challenges a...

Edmund Terem Ugar, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Philosophy and Research Assistant Centre for African-China Studies (CACS), University of Johannesburg  ·7 months ago

Gliding, not searching: Here’s how to reset your view of ChatGPT to steer it to better results

ChatGPT has exploded in popularity, and people are using it to write articles and essays, generate marketing copy and computer code, or simply as a learning or research tool. However, most people don’t understand how it works or what it ...

James Intriligator Professor of the Practice, Tufts University·8 months ago