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From the editor's desk: AI – a double-edged sword
30 June 2025, Technews Publishing, News

As with any powerful tool, AI presents challenges, some of which, if not carefully managed, threaten to undo the potential that it can offer.
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From the editor's desk: Is the current AI really what we want?
30 May 2025, Technews Publishing, Editor's Choice

The companies that develop LLMs need to change direction and concentrate on freeing up our time, not so that we can have more time to do the tasks we don’t want to do in the first place, but rather to allow us more time to do what we love.
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From the editor's desk: Are we really being ripped off?
30 April 2025, Technews Publishing, News

To the surprise of many customers, installing solar panels does not always eliminate their utility bill – and in some cases, the power utility may impose additional charges on solar-powered homes.
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From the editor's desk: Groq – the future of AI processing?
28 March 2025, Technews Publishing, AI & ML

The introduction of Groq’s ASIC-based approach to AI inferencing marks a significant shift in the landscape of LLMs.
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From the editor's desk: A challenging manufacturing landscape
EMP 2025 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Technews Publishing, News

Electronic manufacturing in South Africa faces many challenges that limit its potential to compete effectively on the global market, with several obstacles that are impeding its development.
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From the editor's desk: Trekkie on my mind
29 November 2024, Technews Publishing, Editor's Choice

This year’s exciting announcement was in the non-terrestrial network sector with many NTN chips being released, promising communications from anywhere on Earth.
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From the editor's desk: A brave new world
31 October 2024, Technews Publishing, News

The technology Tesla currently uses in its cars from the batteries, power electronics, controllers, through to the mechanics, gearboxes, and the AI inference computer and software have are incorporated in the development of Optimus, allowing the development of the robot to gain impressive features in a relatively short time span.
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From the editor's desk: How electronics is shaping modern warfare
30 September 2024, Technews Publishing, News

From radar systems and encrypted communications to drones and cyber warfare, electronic devices have transformed the battlefield into a highly digitised and networked environment.
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From the editor's desk: Can IoT innovation in SA be a thing?
30 August 2024, Technews Publishing, News

To support a cellular-based IoT industry, more needs to be done to address the cost and connectivity issues plaguing local players, and until that is done, SA will continue to remain at the back of the pack.
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From the editor's desk: Challenges and opportunities
31 July 2024, Technews Publishing, News

Electronics manufacturing in South Africa is a sector of industry characterised by both significant challenges, and yet, promising opportunities. As the country continues to diversify, reducing its ...
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From the editor's desk: Engineering education should be made exciting again
28 June 2024, Technews Publishing, News

Recently, Statistics South Africa reported that, in the first quarter of 2024, 35% of youth between the ages of 15 to 24 were not involved in either education, training, or employment. This amounts ...
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From the editor's desk: Beyond Turing: GPT-4o’s human-like capabilities
31 May 2024, Technews Publishing, Editor's Choice

Human-like conversations between humans and AIs have now officially entered the realm of mainstream interaction.
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