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#AI | Third of brands launched in 2022 failed in a year.

Euromonitor's new AI-powered Passport Innovation platform finds that a high proportion of 4,000 new brands launched 2 years ago no longer exist.

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#GenAI | Oracle database brings AI power to enterprise data.

Generative AI can now be used to ask natural language questions about private data stored in Oracle databases.

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State of #Solar : rooftops can save SA.

GoSolr’s first Quarterly Solar Update, along with a new Nedbank initiative, points to a potentially bright future, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

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#Gaming | Africa's biggest 'Call of Duty' contest calls gamers.

Registration opens later this month for the Carry1st Africa Cup, a mobile tournament with a $15,000 prize pool.

Carry1st
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#Gadget | Fit e.HEV is Honda’s unassuming powerhouse.

The new hybrid electric compact hatchback from Honda is more than a wannabe, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

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SA Amazon is here 📦

Logistics sets Amazon.co.za apart gadget.co.za/amazonza1/ via Gadget

#Logistics sets Amazon.co.za apart

From this morning, South African consumers can shop on a local Amazon platform from 20 different product categories, with same-day or next-day delivery, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

Amazon
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#Gadget | First role-based AI training goes live.

HP prepares partners for the era of AI with certification programme and new growth opportunities.

HP
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gadget.co.za/aitraining2/

#Movie | Meet Netflix's newest messy family from Mzansi.

The creators of ‘How to Ruin Love: The Proposal’ say they 'did not dream' it would turn into a franchise on a global platform.

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Angola  #fossils  reveal prehistoric split

Research team discovers evidence in ancient rocks and fossils from long-extinct marine reptiles proving continental connections.

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#GadgetWheels | Bugatti sets new action records.

Lower estimates for sale prices were exceeded again and again, resulting in records tumbling.

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'Why I’m an #AI optimist in advertising'

AI offers added value and impact, writes ROB BRADLEY, SVP of digital revenue, strategy and operations at CNN International Commercial.

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#AskArthur | Why don’t my earbuds fit?

A reader asks why generic earbuds don’t fit all ears. Arthur Goldstuck suggests a few reasons, and solutions.

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#Gaming | Hit that ace in ‘Topspin 2K25’

Play as the tennis world’s modern champs, timely legends, or create your own character in the new game.

#TopSpin2K25
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#AI | Firms expect GenAI to transform industries.

A global study from Dell Technologies shows that, while only 21% of SA companies have implemented #GenAI , the vast majority expect it to change their worlds.

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#GadgetWheels | How to explain car trouble to the techie.

You don't have to be a techie to explain what is happening to a faulty vehicle, writes JARROD BERMAN, MD of motor management solutions company MotorHappy.

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#Gaming | Nintendo game breaks through in China.

Tencent partnership takes blockbuster ‘Human Fall Flat’ into fast-growing new territory.

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