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THE METEORIC RISE AND MONETIZATION OF CHATGPT
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THE METEORIC RISE AND MONETIZATION OF CHATGPT

2023-02-07T09:04:35+02:00

THE METEORIC RISE AND MONETIZATION OF CHATGPT

ChatGPT is still the buzzword on everyone’s lips – all you have to do is login to LinkedIn to see the number of companies and professionals putting the app to the test and posting their surprising results – some surprisingly accurate and some way off the mark. With some of the results, it’s hard to believe that a human wasn’t on the other side of the content creation, in others, a distinct lack of emotional quotient separated the AI from the actual humans. Based on this it is entirely unsurprising that ChatCPT is well on its way to being the fastest growing pp to date by gaining over 100 million monthly […]

THE METEORIC RISE AND MONETIZATION OF CHATGPT2023-02-07T09:04:35+02:00
DREADING THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK
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DREADING THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK

2023-02-07T09:01:59+02:00

DREADING THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK

In January 2023, Atomic scientists reset the Doomsday clock to 90 seconds to midnight, which is the closest that humans have ever come to midnight on the Doomsday clock, with midnight representing annihilation. This may seem a bit dramatic, especially since a clock is being used to indicate how close the human race is to ‘the end of the world as we know it’, however its symbolism is there to act as a warning system for humans on the seriousness of the current global state. The Doomsday clock is a rather unknown entity to most of the world’s population but is effectively a symbolic mechanism used to showcase how close we (the human race) […]

DREADING THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK2023-02-07T09:01:59+02:00
WEBB’S FIRST EXOPLANET DISCOVERY CONFIRMED
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WEBB’S FIRST EXOPLANET DISCOVERY CONFIRMED

2023-02-07T08:58:51+02:00

WEBB’S FIRST EXOPLANET DISCOVERY CONFIRMED

The James Webb telescope has been used to confirm its first ever Exoplanet. The James Webb telescope is currently the largest and most powerful telescope built to date and is being utilized for a number of ambitious space exploration projects. The telescope which is as large as a three-story building and as wide as a tennis court was built to fold so that it could actually fit into the rocket ship that would launch it into space. The telescope uses infrared radiation light to see things that humans cannot and uses its infrared cameras to see through dust clouds caused by planets and stars that we would otherwise be unable to see through. […]

WEBB’S FIRST EXOPLANET DISCOVERY CONFIRMED2023-02-07T08:58:51+02:00
GOOGLE’S CHATGPT COMPETITION
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GOOGLE’S CHATGPT COMPETITION

2023-01-12T10:15:13+02:00

GOOGLE’S CHATGPT COMPETITION

Google has held the monopoly in the Search space for quite some time. Yes, there are a number of other web browsers, however as of November 2022, Google Chrome had a global market share of approximately 66% percent, which means that the majority of people who use a web search browser, use Google Chrome. In second place was Apple’s Safari offering at 18.7% followed by Microsoft Edge at a mere 4.4%, with Firefox and Samsung Internet closing off the top five at 3% and 2.7% respectively. These statistics are indicative of just how prominent Google’s Chrome offering is in comparison to its closest competitors, particularly when accessed via a desktop. Google Chrome has similar numbers […]

GOOGLE’S CHATGPT COMPETITION2023-01-12T10:15:13+02:00
AFRICA’S FIRST CHIEF HEAT OFFICER
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AFRICA’S FIRST CHIEF HEAT OFFICER

2023-01-12T10:11:58+02:00

AFRICA’S FIRST CHIEF HEAT OFFICER

Firstly, let’s start with what a chief heat officer is: “a CHO is responsible for improving coordination and accelerating existing heat protection efforts and initiating new work that reduces the risks and impacts of heat stress and extreme heat for vulnerable communities.” So far Phoenix, Athens, Miami and now Freetown in Sierra Leone have appointed Chief Heat Officers in the hopes of proactively tackling global warming on a localised level and educating and raising awareness in communities that require it most, especially in countries and cities that are particularly vulnerable to the immediate and long term effects of rising temperatures attributed to global warming. According to the World Economic Forum, the hottest places measured […]

AFRICA’S FIRST CHIEF HEAT OFFICER2023-01-12T10:11:58+02:00
CUTTING EDGE CANCER VACCINATION TRIAL
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CUTTING EDGE CANCER VACCINATION TRIAL

2023-01-12T09:47:14+02:00

CUTTING EDGE CANCER VACCINATION TRIAL

In a ground-breaking development, it seems that cancer vaccine trials could be launched in the United Kingdom as soon as September 2023. This is significant given that cancer is still the leading cause of death worldwide according to the World Health Organisation.  In 2020 alone, cancer was attributed to the cause of death for approximately 10 million people. The most common cancers include breast, prostate, lung, colon and rectum cancers which can be caused by a multitude of different factors particularly those around a person’s lifestyle including things like smoking and alcohol consumption, lack of nutrient rich food and subsequently a high body mass index, as well as a lack of physical activity […]

CUTTING EDGE CANCER VACCINATION TRIAL2023-01-12T09:47:14+02:00
BANKING ON BANK CARDS
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BANKING ON BANK CARDS

2022-12-12T12:29:19+02:00

BANKING ON BANK CARDS

South Africa’s banking systems are some of the most developed worldwide, and for the most part our banks have been effectively digitised to all those who are able to access data and the respective banking Apps. For those who use Apple and Android devices, there is also the ability to tap into (no pun intended) the likes of an Apple Pay which uses a digital version of a banking card and can be tapped directly off the phone at a point of payment device instead of a physical card. This is all in the name of digitisation and transactional minimisation. In SA and globally, we make use of banking cards containing chips known as […]

BANKING ON BANK CARDS2022-12-12T12:29:19+02:00
CHATGPT THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR CHATBOT
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CHATGPT THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR CHATBOT

2022-12-12T12:24:17+02:00

CHATGPT THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR CHATBOT

You may have seen a number of interesting poems and posts populating your social feeds as of late. These are all the work of the internet’s most popular AI Chatbot, otherwise known as ChatGPT. GPT is an acronym that stands for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer and is a natural language system developed by OpenAI laboratory, one of the company’s founders is Twitter boss Elon Musk. At the beginning of December 2022, the company released ChatGPT to the public and in just under a week the AI Chatbot surpassed a million users, which is a pretty impressive feat in such a short space of time. Like most AI technologies, there is an element of […]

CHATGPT THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR CHATBOT2022-12-12T12:24:17+02:00
LAB GROWN VS. OWN – FIRST ARTIFICIAL BLOOD TRIAL GOES LIVE
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LAB GROWN VS. OWN – FIRST ARTIFICIAL BLOOD TRIAL GOES LIVE

2022-12-12T12:19:36+02:00

LAB GROWN VS. OWN – FIRST ARTIFICIAL BLOOD TRIAL GOES LIVE

Like organs, globally there is a shortage of donated blood that is crucial for emergency and life-saving medical procedures and treatments. Hospitals are required to keep stock of blood at all times, however this is reliant on committed individuals continuing to donate blood and platelets. Unfortunately, a very small percentage of the global population actually ever donates blood. Granted, not everyone can donate blood – as there are some specific prerequisites that determine the viability and usability of the donated blood. The demand for certain blood types and platelets also differs depending on how specific the blood group is and whether it is considered a rare or […]

LAB GROWN VS. OWN – FIRST ARTIFICIAL BLOOD TRIAL GOES LIVE2022-12-12T12:19:36+02:00
MEGACITIES OF THE FUTURE
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MEGACITIES OF THE FUTURE

2022-11-11T10:28:42+02:00

MEGACITIES OF THE FUTURE

A megacity is as the name indicates – a city in an urban area with specific population parameters in order to qualify as a ‘megacity’ versus a standard city. A megacity must have a population of ten million people or more. According to National Geographic, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, with a significant portion living in megacities. Based on this logic, in 2022 there are currently over 30 megacities worldwide, with the vast majority of them sitting within Asia and the Pacific, followed by Europe and the Americas. Africa at this stage has the least megacities worldwide, however based on projections of the global population rising to 9 billion […]

MEGACITIES OF THE FUTURE2022-11-11T10:28:42+02:00
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