South African mobile telecoms operator Vodacom Group said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet for businesses across Africa. https://t.co/twsL09ozrU
Remember that home grown AI I told you about that speaks 11 South African languages and understands us? #KAIIA. Well I've been playing around with it (I can't share the link juuust yet) but...
It seems to be weirdly obsessed with ...chicken...
Just spotted something cool called KAIIA. Looks like a locally built ChatGPT-style AI, fluent in all 11 languages and seriously slick.
No brand, no big launch... who made this? Where did it come from? 👀
One of my favourite @CapitecBankSA features is that if you’re on a call and the person on the other side claims to work for Capitec, you can open the app and quickly see if it’s the bank calling or not.
If you read just one thing today, read this excerpt from my @parisreview interview with #RayBradbury. Today is Bradbury’s birthday and this story has one of the best endings EVER. #inspiration
Ramaphosa’s performance as president, in numbers:
1. Unemployment has ballooned to 41.2%, from 36.3%
2. Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita has fallen from $6 680 in 2017 to $6 190 in 2023
And more horrifying stats…
https://t.co/6Qz816qdF4
1. What happened to Taylor Swift?
2. Where else have deepfakes been in the news?
3. How are deepfake videos made?
4. How did deepfake technology take off?
5. Is anything being done about it?
@NateLanxon explains 👇
https://t.co/pdAmnqr7IH
🚨 Breaking news:
Google just launched LUMIERE, and it's crazy.
This is going to transform the future of VIDEO forever
Here are 5 stunning examples you can't miss out on: 🧵