Demand for software developers in South Africa increased 38% since Jan
Mybroadband is reporting that software development is the most sought-after skill in the local job market and that demand for software developers has increased by…
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Google and Harvard release interactive 3D map of human brain section in never-seen-before detail
There’s a short writeup on Google’s AI blog about some groundbreaking work done to progress the mapping of the human brain – and the numbers…
Australia to demonstrate their first fully automated farm using robots and AI
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting on a 1,900 hectare farm that will be fully automated at a cost of $20 million AUD in a…
Fidelity trials security surveillance drones in Fourways, Johannesburg
ITWeb reports on a pilot that Fidelity Services Group is kicking off to use drones for security surveillance in suburbs, estates and shopping centers.
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.…
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).…