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Innovations in Coding: 5 year old kids learn to code in the UK

January 16, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

The U.K. government has overhauled the way it teaches computing to the country's children by adding mandatory programming classes. After taking advice from the likes of Microsoft and Google, officials were convinced that the state-school curriculum was out of step with modern-day technical standards ...

Boom promising the return of supersonic passenger aviation, similar to the Concorde

January 9, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

As a kid, I remember hearing stories from my dad and how it shattered windows at the then Harare International Airport. The plane was carrying Michael Jackson apparently and people around the airport were said to be shaken by the noise and sonic boom it made. An American firm is promising the return ...

NVIDIA has announced the Titan V

December 12, 2017 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Nvidia has announced the Titan V, the "world's most powerful PC GPU".It's based on Nvidia's Volta, the same architecture as the Nvidia Tesla V100 GPUs behind Amazon Web Service's recently launched top-end P3 instances, which are dedicated to artificial-intelligence applications.The GV100-powered Tit ...

NiceHash loses $70 million in Bitcoin following a security breach

December 8, 2017 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Nearly $70 million worth of bitcoin was stolen from a cryptocurrency-mining service called NiceHash following a security breach, causing the company to halt operations for at least 24 hours.“Clearly, this is a matter of deep concern, and we are working hard to rectify the matter in the coming days ...

Tips for social media as you grow your startups

December 6, 2017 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Success stories of startup companies such as Distractify and Airbnb prove that a great social media strategy is the cornerstone of a strong company launch. An effective social media presence can help brand new companies create meaningful, lasting relationships with their clients. Using social media ...

How safe is your car in your own premises?

December 1, 2017 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

It seems that in light of the Mercedes Benz which was stolen in September in the UK. A device that lets thieves steal cars that use key fobs has been identified by a national watchdog group.The device, which allows a person to open car doors, start vehicles and drive them away suggests the auto indu ...

Smart Speakers in the home setup

November 28, 2017 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

As the world becomes a more connected and integrated hub, changes will be seen in almost if not everything. We’ve heard of smart houses, smart cars and I’m sure we all have smartphones. This year has seen the new smart speakers and the competition between Google, Amazon and Apple to create an ev ...

Children at primary schools in Mauritius are to be given PC tablets as part of a major initiative co-sponsored by the Government of India.

November 24, 2017 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Children at primary schools in Mauritius are to be given PC tablets as part of a major initiative co-sponsored by the Government of India.Speaking at the opening session of eLearning Africa on September 27, 2017 Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, the Minister of Education of Mauritius, announced at the op ...

Industrialisation in Africa

November 21, 2017 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

The United Nations System ever since 1989 has held events on November 20 to create awareness on the need for the industrialisation of the continent and tackle impediments to this goal. Industrialisation is meant to create production and allow us as Africa to manufacture our own products and not rely ...

Can A.I. save you from yourself?

November 17, 2017 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Scientists have trained a computer program to identify people with suicidal thoughts based on their brain scans. The method could one day be used for diagnosing mental health conditions, researchers say.Nearly a million people worldwide die by committing suicide every year, and predicting suicide re ...

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