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Dating apps’ lack of regulation, oversight and competition affects quality – and millions stand to lose – Tech,
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Dating apps’ lack of regulation, oversight and competition affects quality – and millions stand to lose – Tech,

When Aleksandr Zhadan used ChatGPT to talk to over 5 000 women on Tinder, it was a sign of things to come. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more sophisticated and easily available, online dating is facing an onslaught of AI-powered fraud. The industry, which is dominated by a small number of incumbents, has already proven...

Namibia’s marine diamond mining can benefit from new tech – Experts – Business Express
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Namibia’s marine diamond mining can benefit from new tech – Experts – Business Express

To increase the net present value (NPV) of Namibia’s marine diamond mining sector, four strategies – economies of scale, economies of scope, productivity and efficiency improvements, and improvements to the quality of the resource – can be assessed as potential options. This is according to a joint report created by University of Pretoria Department of...

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Is it feasible to force tech giants to share their wealth?

By Diane Coyle, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, and author of Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be (Princeton University Press, 2021). Cambridge – One of the defining economic challenges of our time is how to distribute the value generated by groundbreaking technologies, such as generative artificial...

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Mobile planetarium incentive for learners to pursue science, tech engineering and maths

By Adolf Kaure. A total of 188 learners and teachers from Pioniers Park Primary School attended the recent Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT) Mobile Planetarium event in Windhoek. The programme is sponsored by Nedbank. The AMT Mobile Planetarium is an inflatable, interactive facility designed to bring the wonders of the cosmos directly to learners in Namibia....

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Teaching maths, science and tech conference runs in Windhoek this week

By Freeman Ya Ngulu. The 32nd Annual Conference of the Southern African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) is taking place from 16 to 18 January 2024 in Windhoek. The event is centred on the theme of “Rethinking Relevant Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution...

Tech Trends in Namibia in 2024
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Tech Trends in Namibia in 2024

It’s become somewhat of a tradition at the beginning of each year to make predictions as to what the tech trends will be that year. The global trends we will see in 2024 are the stuff of sci-fi movies, but is this the case for Namibia? With ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominating the media...

Tech trends in Namibia in 2024
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Tech trends in Namibia in 2024

It’s become somewhat of a tradition at the beginning of each year to make predictions as to what the tech trends will be that year. The global trends we will see in 2024 are the stuff of sci-fi movies, but is this the case for Namibia? With ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominating the media...

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Tech trends in Namibia in 2024

By Kehad SnydewelMD Green Enterprises[email protected]. It’s become somewhat of a tradition at the beginning of each year to make predictions as to what the tech trends will be that year. The global trends we will see in 2024 are the stuff of sci-fi movies, but is this the case for Namibia? With ChatGPT and Artificial...

2024 tech trends to lookout for in Namibia
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2024 tech trends to lookout for in Namibia

It’s become somewhat of a tradition at the beginning of each year to make predictions as to what the tech trends will be that year.  The global trends we will see in 2024 are the stuff of sci-fi movies, but is this the case for Namibia? With ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (AI) dominating the media...