Category: <span>Tech News</span>

Businesses are drowing in thousands of documents—ranging from emails to invoices, contracts, and handwritten notes—flowing through operations every day. Traditional document processing methods have long been inefficient, error-prone, and time-consuming.  Enter Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), a technological advancement that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to revolutionise how organisations handle documents. Intelligent document processing...

The Bühler Grain Processing Innovation Center (GPIC) is proud to announce the launch of its new beginner-friendly and advanced courses aimed at individuals and companies in Nigeria and across Africa looking to improve their proficiency in rice milling and optical sorting. These courses are designed to enhance the capabilities of those entering the grain processing...

As Singapore prepares for upcoming national elections, one local innovation offers a powerful opportunity to deliver on climate pledges, reduce grid waste, and protect energy infrastructure — immediately.   The Signal Embedded Power Line (SEPL) promises to save S$1.66 billion or about 10% of its 55 TWh/year electricity use for the city-state, with an investment cost...

Hisense SA announced its partnership with “A Minecraft Movie”, the first-ever live-action adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time. Releasing in cinemas across South Africa on 4 April 2025, with select pre screenings taking place on 3 April, the film promises to deliver quests, mayhem, and now, thanks to Hisense SA, a chance to...

The report emerges as fintech investment reached $53 billion globally in 2024, despite ongoing concerns about regulatory uncertainty in the sector. Nearly three-quarters of financial technology startups fail within their first three years due to preventable regulatory compliance issues, according to a new industry report released. The study, published by Los Angeles-based Hare Strategy Group,...

After nearly a year of relief, the resurgence of loadshedding in South Africa, spiking to dreaded Stage 6 levels, has reignited public concern over the fragility of the national grid. As frustrations mount, industry leaders warn that unless the country accelerates the shift towards clean, decentralised, and innovative energy solutions, the cycle of instability will...

China’s objections to new US tariffs stalled a deal to sell off TikTok and keep it operating in the US, President Donald Trump said Sunday.  “We had a deal pretty much for TikTok — not a deal but pretty close — and then China changed the deal because of tariffs,” Trump told reporters on Air...

Facebook’s looking to get back to its roots of connecting friends and family, with the addition of an updated tab for friend-only content, which it hopes will spark more engagement between people in the app. As you can see in these example screens, Facebook’s updated friends tab, which is being launched today to users in the U.S....

Consolidated data for 2024 from South African PropTech company Launchbase shows sales on the platform surpassing R4,8 billion in value. This is a seminal moment not only for the company but also for the country with world-leading, homegrown technology reshaping the South African property development landscape. Sales data from Launchbase reveals remarkable achievements in new...

Stackline, a provider of retail intelligence and data-driven commerce solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Redslim, a data management company specialising in optimising syndicated market data.  This collaboration provides global CPG and CHC brands with a high-fidelity, 360-degree view of category performance—equipping them to make smarter, faster decisions in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Stackline’s...