innovation
The city’s hidden health network
Gauteng’s sewers are more than plumbing; they’re a living dataset of what is happening in the bodies of the population.
Are collaboration tools a new frontline for fraud?
Collaboration tools have become targets for cybercriminals, who exploit their convenience to impersonate colleagues and trick users.
How AI is supercharging medical research
Five AI-powered breakthroughs that are changing the face of healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
Once more, with feeling
A luscious speculation on climate change and the nature of extinction.
Measuring the invisible
What if you could see emissions? GCRO researcher Dr Laven Naidoo is turning Johannesburg’s invisible contribution to global warming into a visible map of sinks and sources.
AI on campus prompts soul-searching
Universities are split over how AI should be used in higher education. Some have banned it, while others are coming up with creative ways to use it to improve teaching and learning.
Riding the comet
Perplexity’s AI browser can organise your tabs and plan your next meal.
Made in China, a mark of luxury
Chinese brands offer more value to budget-conscious buyers; their cars are also cheaper, and high-tech features come as standard.
Big tech is in for a big correction
The binge in VR spending tells us much the same story as the mania for AI – that the tech giants are out of ideas.
How to read 6mn number plates a day
Navic has amassed a database of over 10bn licence plate reads, all of which take up 1.5PB. This can be tricky to manage.