Applications for Google for Startups Accelerator Program close Fri 14th May
From the program page: Google for Startups Accelerator Africa is a three-month accelerator program for Seed to Series A technology startups across the African continent.…
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Google Africa Developer Scholarship Program 2021 for young African developers
Google and Pluralsight are running a program to get young African developers onto one of the following three development tracks, and equip them with the…
Are 3D printed houses the future?
This video has a great overview of the many 3D printed housing projects under way, and future possibilities.
In response to rising sea levels, Maldives plans construction of Floating City in 2022
Interesting Engineering reports on how ‘instead of climate refugees, Maldivians can become climate innovators by using engineering to stay above the surface.’
Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows progress on a brain-computer interface with MindPong-playing monkey
Neuralink has released a new video showing the progress they are making on interfacing with the brain via a wireless embedded brain implant. The video…
MinION portable DNA sequencer
It took 13 years and $5 billion to map the human genome in a multi-country effort that remains ‘the world’s largest collaborative biological project’ (wikipedia).…
Augmented Reality Contact Lenses
Mojo Vision, winners of the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 ‘Last Gadget Standing‘ aware are bringing to market an Augmented Reality contact lens. “Mojo Lens fits…
Presidential Commission report on 4IR
In 2019, President Cyril Rhamaphosa established a Commission to do a comprehensive review of South Africa’s current conditions as well as its prospects in the…
What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution? | CNBC Explains
A short ‘n sweet introduction from CNBC to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, its opportunities and its challenges.