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Will AI ever reach human-level intelligence? Five experts give their opinion
Artificial intelligence has changed form in recent years. What started in the public eye as a burgeoning field with promising (yet...
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Apr 25, 20231 min read
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Why robotic worms could one day dig beneath your feet
For decades, scientists have been developing soft robots inspired by a creature often taken for granted - the humble earthworm. Though...
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Apr 18, 20231 min read
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AI Is Running Circles Around Robotics
When people imagine the AI apocalypse, they generally imagine robots. The android assassins of the Terminator franchise. The humanoid...
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Apr 11, 20231 min read
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Balancing act: AI-powered superhuman robo-boots coming soon
A new study shows that the key to augmenting balance is to have boots that can act faster than human reaction times. Robotic boots...
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Feb 21, 20231 min read
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A group of students built a robotic hand for their 15-year-old classmate
A 15-year-old student who was born with a hand that wasn't fully formed received a life-changing prosthetic from his fellow pupils....
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Jan 31, 20231 min read
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Director’s View
By Johan de Villiers Welcome to our first eZine edition for 2023! Seeing that we are at the beginning of a new year, it is only fitting...
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Jan 30, 20235 min read
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Identifying Counterfeit Goods Through Additive Manufacturing
Replacing legitimate manufactured goods and components with counterfeit ones is a real concern for the multi-billion dollar manufacturing...
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Jan 30, 20231 min read
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How robots are helping address the fast-food labor shortage
Struggling to find workers and eager to relieve staff from boring, repetitive tasks, fast-food restaurant chains are adding robots to...
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Jan 30, 20231 min read
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Microsoft’s forecast suggests gloomy tech environment will continue
Microsoft executives on Tuesday told analysts to expect a continuation of the weak pace of business that emerged in December, which hurt...
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Jan 30, 20231 min read
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Microsoft confirms multibillion dollar investment in firm behind ChatGPT
Microsoft has announced a deepening of its partnership with the company behind the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT by announcing...
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Jan 30, 20231 min read
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Game developers think the metaverse is bogus, survey shows
The metaverse has been much hyped over the last year. But finding the same enthusiasm among game creators — the people often tasked with...
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Jan 24, 20231 min read
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ChatGPT: what can the extraordinary artificial intelligence chatbot do?
Since its launch in November last year, ChatGPT has become an extraordinary hit. Essentially a souped-up chatbot, the AI program can...
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Jan 17, 20231 min read
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10 Actionable Data Trends in 2023 To Nail Your Analytics
Big data is disrupting analytics like never before. With technologies such as AI and ML fuelling this massive growth, data analytics is...
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Jan 10, 20231 min read
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Telegram Introduces No-SIM Sign-ups With Blockchain-Powered Numbers
Telegram Promises ‘New Era of Privacy’ With Accounts That Don’t Require Phone Numbers. Popular messenger Telegram now allows users to...
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Dec 13, 20221 min read
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IOTW: Twitter accused of covering up data breach that affects millions
The alleged breach has apparently never been reported despite affecting millions of users. A Los Angeles-based cyber security expert has...
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Nov 29, 20221 min read
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The Big Data-IoT Relationship: How They Help Each Other
Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT) are often confused with one another, especially since they’re so often discussed together....
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Nov 22, 20221 min read
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Artificial intelligence is the magic tool the world was waiting for
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world. Emerging technologies on a daily basis in AI capabilities have lead to a...
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Nov 15, 20221 min read
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The Top 4 Internet Of Things Trends In 2023
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term that’s come to be used to describe the ever-growing networks of physical objects that are online,...
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Nov 8, 20221 min read
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Hackers increasingly targeting Internet of Things devices
Hacking groups are turning to increasingly sophisticated methods to break into systems including new malware variants. In the last...
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Nov 1, 20221 min read
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How artificial intelligence is pushing the energy sector towards digitization
The oil and gas industry are undergoing vital changes and price surge due to Covid-19 and the failed OPEC deal. Major countries like...
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Oct 25, 20221 min read
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