Zimbabwean artificial intelligence (AI) expert William Sachiti, CEO of the UK’s start-up Academy of Robotics has published an open-source technology ‘Trees of Knowledge’ to improve access to education through smartphones in Africa
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Tshimologong Precinct launches Samsung sponsored software development internship
Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct has announced the launch of an AppFactory internship programme sponsored by Samsung South Africa
Teraco adds VMware Cloud to Cape Town and Johannesburg data centres
Data centre operator Teraco has announced that VMware Cloud is now available via VMWare Cloud verified service providers in the Cape Town (CT1) and Johannesburg (JB1) data centre facilities
Nokia, Angola Cables trial first direct optical connection between US and Africa
Nokia has announced that Angola Cables is testing Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct optical connection between the US and Africa
Asoko launches DIT DealRoom at the coming UK-Africa Investment Summit
Asoko Insight, one of the leading corporate data providers in Africa, has partnered with the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) to facilitate a digital DealRoom to support the ambition of upcoming UK-Africa Investment Summit, taking place in London on 20 January 2020