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Let’s smash the #GlassRecyclingChallenge this September
Launched by The Glass Recycling Company, the public campaign is dedicated to showing how quick, easy and simple glass recycling can be.
Excitement, fragments as ‘junk’ meteorite lights up Eastern Cape sky
To the untrained eye, meteorites can look like normal rocks. However, they should have a smooth, glassy black appearance.
Ratepayers welcome future Wastewater treatment works in Green Point
Residents of the Atlantic Seaboard have welcomed the City's proposal of a wastewater treatment works (WWTW) and have allocated three possible sites.
Green side of SA forestry industry
The World Economic Forum said biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse was one of the top five risks facing world economies.
‘Miss AI!’ The world’s first artificial intelligence beauty pageant announced
Artificial-generated models can now enter their own beauty pageant.
Dystopia now? Social media obsession is plaguing society
The most significant and troubling negative effects of social media are on a deeper, more personal and fundamental level: its ability to worsen and encourage emotions of despair, loneliness, and isolation, as well as induce mental health disorders.
WATCH: BMW brings augmented reality to the road with XReal Air2 glasses
In the future your driving experience could be enriched by augmented reality glasses, BMW reckons. Here’s what it looks like in the real world:
‘Black Mirror’ in real life? Chinese mourners use AI to digitally resurrect the dead
Experts say they can offer much-needed comfort for people devastated by the loss of loved ones. But they also evoke an unsettling theme.
Bad Bunny lashes out at viral AI copycat hits: ‘Leave if you like this sh*tty song’
Chilean artist Maurico Bustos launched the trend with the song ‘NostalgIA’ - a play on the Spanish abbreviation for AI.
Going virtual: Going virtual: opportunities in the metaverse abound for small business
By observing how big industry players are using the metaverse to expand their reach, small business owners can learn valuable lessons on the dos and don’ts and use those lessons as stepping stones as new entrants into the space.
Five payment trends to watch in 2024 and beyond
OPINION: We are witnessing a sea change in payments that will likely transform our understanding and experience of commerce and financial services, writes Chipo Mushwana.
We are getting closer to the metaverse
It’s time for businesses to develop their own metaverse plans, or else they will be left behind with just physical-world solutions with no presence in the virtual world.
How the metaverse is helping bring water to Africa
Billions of people are still living without safely managed water.
Pick n Pay taps into metaverse with Roblox & will launch Robux vouchers in Rands
Pick n Pay will be giving away free Robux vouchers as part of its 56th birthday celebration.
Apple mixed-reality headset to take aim at the metaverse
Apple is expected to show off it’s mixed-reality headgear on Monday, that is expected to directly challenge Facebook-owner Meta in the market. The headset will be used for augmented or virtual reality experiences.
Facebook owner Meta slashes business teams in final round of lay-offs
Earlier this year, Meta announced a second round of mass lay-offs, after showing more than 11 000 employees the door. The cuts brought the company’s headcount down to about where it stood in mid-2021.