InnovationHub Africa, the organisers of the prestigious Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) have announced the top agenda for the event. Now in its 9th year, the Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) is an annual event that brings together stakeholders from different sectors of the economy to discuss ground-breaking ideas, trends, opportunities, and numerous verticals to accelerate innovation, attain global competitiveness…
In South Africa, virtual reality headsets are making their way into classrooms to provide immersive education that goes beyond the curriculum. Reddam House Helderfontein and Reddam House Waterfall, two schools in Johannesburg’s north, are providing their students with immersive learning experiences through the usage of VR headsets. Deeper and more efficient learning can be facilitated…
The explosion of generative AI has accelerated the need for data literacy in what was already a fast-paced, data-driven world. Data literacy is no longer a nice-to-have skill but a must-have in any field. To help more people develop these critical skills, SAS has launched its second, free Data Literacy e-learning course, Data Literacy in Practice, that empowers individuals and…
Apple today unveiled Apple Vision Pro, a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others. Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by…
Explore the future of immersive technology with augmented reality and virtual reality. Learn how these technologies are revolutionizing industries. Get insights on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in AR and VR. Augmented reality: Augmented Reality is the combination of digital world with real elements. It is a trending technology that is equally suitable for mobile…
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has confirmed that Instagram will soon launch a non-fungible token (NFT) feature. This statement was made at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2022, an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences held in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. Twitter announced its NFT profile picture…
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) captivated the world’s attention in 2021, when images, tweets, and even music began selling for millions of dollars on the Internet. The idea of selling easily accessible content to anyone on the Internet for millions of dollars seemed far-fetched at the time, but the concept of fungibility and virtual ownership has since…
MTN, Africa’s largest telco, has joined the metaverse by purchasing 144 plots of land in Africarare, Africa’s first Virtual Reality metaverse featuring digital land. The price paid for the land is unknown, but it has a total area of 12x12m. According to the company’s website and social media handles, this is the case. The new…
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta, has announced new artificial intelligence projects, believing that AI is “the key to unlocking the Metaverse.” Zuckerberg believes that the mobile internet’s future will be the metaverse, a futuristic concept of virtual spaces in which users can work, socialize, and play. In a livestreamed demonstration, he demonstrated the AI…
JPMorgan, the world’s largest bank, has become the first financial institution to enter the metaverse. Customers will be able to visit the bank’s Onyx lounge in the blockchain-based virtual world decentraland. The Onyx Lounge offers Ethereum-based services to JPMorgan customers, which are all detailed in a recently published report. The bank has issued reports on…
Technology that merges the virtual and physical worlds could become a reality for consumers in a few years, according to Facebook owner Meta Platforms, who provided more details on its vision for the creation of the metaverse. A person wearing an MR headset may be able to use a real-world object to trigger a virtual-world…
As the CEO of SaaS Partners, I have a front-row seat to the latest in technology. We advise and collaborate with the world’s best startups to help them leverage technology to optimize their operations and achieve serious scale. I can’t think of a single conversation I’ve had with a tech founder in the last year…
YouTube is getting ready to jump on the Web3 bandwagon, incorporating elements like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse into its platform, which is reportedly used by over two billion people worldwide. Web3, which will be largely supported by blockchain technology, is regarded as the Internet of the future, bringing with it cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and…
Volvo Cars and self-driving sensor maker Luminar Technologies announced on Wednesday that a hands-free driving system called “Ride Pilot” will be available for the first time in California, though no specific date was given. Volvo intends to use the technology, which will allow the car to fully take over driving tasks in certain limited situations,…
Many people believe that the latest paradigm shift for the internet is already underway: the metaverse, they claim, is almost here. When a company invests in a space and the media declares a moment, it’s reasonable to take a step back and see if the reality can live up to the hype. But, if this…
Horizon Worlds is now available to the general public, a year after it was first tested privately. Horizon Worlds, on the other hand, is available for free to anyone with an Oculus Quest 2 headset, which Meta sells. People over the age of 18 in the United States and Canada will be able to download…
Africa No Filter, a narrative change organization, and Meta, formerly Facebook, have announced a collaboration to launch the “Future Africa: Telling Stories, Building Worlds” program, with the goal of increasing the use of Virtual Reality in African storytelling. The program will provide grants and mentorship to help Extended Reality storytellers create new and compelling content…
With major tech shifting toward virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), making room for the metaverse, there is a heated debate regarding the limits — or lack thereof — of this new technology. Skeptics are concerned that the metaverse may lead to the end of reality as we know it. Louis Rosenberg, a computer…
In recent years augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have become increasingly popular. Images captured with a camera, frequently a smartphone camera, are enhanced with augmented reality software to add digital shapes to the real-world image. When it comes to virtual reality, the emphasis is on immersion, thus special glasses and headphones are used to…
On the first privately funded, non-government mission to orbit, the Inspiration4 mission an all-civilian crew raced into space atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, a historic three-day flight devoted to raising $200 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Chris Sembroski, an “everyday” aerospace engineer; Sian Proctor, an artist-educator who will become only the fourth…