Samsung SDI Secures Hyundai Motor EV Battery Supply Deal; Deliveries to Start in 2026
Oct 23, 2023 08:22 am UTC| Business Technology
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. announced it has signed a battery supply deal with Hyundai Motor. The South Korean battery and electronic materials manufacturer said it will deliver electric vehicle (EV) batteries to the automaker...
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Community radio: young South Africans are helping shape the news through social media
Oct 23, 2023 08:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The number of South African internet users has nearly doubled in the past decade. One 2023 study of 45 developed countries suggests that South Africans even lead the world when it comes to the amount of time spent in front...
SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom Join Forces to Develop Telco-Specific AI Language Model
Oct 23, 2023 08:18 am UTC| Business Technology
SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have signed a partnership deal to develop a Large Language Model designed for artificial intelligence (AI). The two telecom firms will work on creating a telecom-focused LLM that will be...
How the 23andMe data breach reveals the vulnerabilities of our interconnected data
Oct 23, 2023 08:15 am UTC| Technology
On Oct. 6, news broke that 23andMe, the Google-owned company that collects genetic material from thousands of people for ancestry and genetic predisposition tests, had a massive data breach. But as it turns out, the...
Foxconn Undergoes Tax and Resources Inspections in Multiple Chinese Provinces
Oct 23, 2023 06:49 am UTC| Business Technology
Foxconn recently had its offices in Guangdong and Jiangsu probed by tax officials, according to the Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times. Simultaneously, the Ministry of Natural Resources inspected locations in Henan...
IBM Unveils NorthPole AI Chip, Sets New Benchmarks in Speed, Energy Efficiency
Oct 21, 2023 04:53 am UTC| Business Technology
IBM has introduced its newest AI chip, NorthPole, which boasts remarkable processing speed and energy efficiency advances, reshaping industry expectations. Energy Efficiency Breakthrough: NorthPoles Mind-Blowing...
Space is getting crowded with satellites and space junk. How do we avoid collisions?
Oct 20, 2023 13:14 pm UTC| Technology
Reports this week suggest a near-collision between an Australian satellite and a suspected Chinese military satellite. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the US government issued the first ever space junk fine. The Federal...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects