Wesley Diphoko

Editor-In-Chief, Fast Company South Africa

The tech year that was 2023

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As if the world has not heard enough about AI, a company formed by former Apple employees dropped an AI hardware, the Ai Pin.

Meet the pin: an AI hardware that will change how you use computers

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Ai Pin, that was launched last week by a couple who formerly worked at Apple, Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri.

We are getting closer to the metaverse

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It’s time for businesses to develop their own metaverse plans, or else they will be left behind with just physical-world solutions with no presence in the virtual ...

The Infonomist: Diversity lessons for SA tech firms from Google

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Google has committed itself towards improving black representation at senior levels and committing to a goal of improving leadership representation of under-represented ...

The Infonomist: The tech behind Nobel Prize winners

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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to an invention at the heart of modern life: the rechargeable lithium-ion battery.

The Infonomist: Digital Inclusion … A call to end digital discrimination

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Technological advancements have left many behind while only benefiting a few writes Wesley Diphoko.

THE INFONOMIST: How to build a cashless future

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The "Future of Payments in South Africa" report states that although there's great progress in digital payments, cash continues to be king.

THE INFONOMIST: A Joule in the crown for SA taxi industry

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The newly announced taxi-recapitalisation programme is a perfect opportunity for South Africa to create the first successful African electric vehicle.

Why the ‘Please Call Me’ product is worth billions

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Kenneth Makate enabled Vodacom to access a tough African market with a groundbreaking tech-commercialisation strategy, writes Wesley Diphoko.

OPINION: Face App marks acceleration of personal data collection

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#TechFriday: In the race towards enabling facial recognition technology, your face is the most important resource, writes Wesley Diphoko.

How tech companies make people work for them, for free

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#TechFriday: It is said technology is busy replacing work, however, it is also creating new workers, writes Wesley Diphoko.

Why Google+ shutdown is a good development

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This week marks the end of a social network that was built by Google as an answer to Facebook and Twitter known as Google+.

Smartphone industry is in need of serious innovation

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THE INFONOMIST: South Korean giant Samsung has just launched another set of shiny things for its followers ? writes Wesley Diphoko.

GOTTA GET THAT… Consumers should call for ownership of their own data

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THE INFONOMIST: Five years ago at WEF, Will. i. am predicted that in 2019 people would care a lot about data and their identity ? writes Wesley Diphoko.

Rollout of Tablets is the right medicine for SA

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INFONOMIST: The media reports that SA is again looking at a massive rollout of tablets for education should be welcomed … writes Wesley Diphoko.

There’s 3D printing for local housing challenge

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THE INFONOMIST: Imagine living in a city where if you wanted a house all you do is to print it … writes Wesley Diphoko.

Beware of fake digital platforms in online shopping

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THE INFONOMIST: We are living in a world of digital platforms and e-commerce, where things that appear real are often not … writes Wesley Diphoko.

THE INFONOMIST: Leaders required for African tech start-up eco-system

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The state of the African tech eco-system was under the spotlight this week at the AfricArena event … writes Wesley Diphoko.

Big step to save World Wide Web

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World Wide Web users now suffer from online abuse, fake news, data breaches and website shutdowns by governments … writes Wesley Diphoko.

THE INFONOMIST: Apple can be greener and save the planet

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Nothing is really new from recently launched Apple products this week, except for one major step towards sustainability… writes Wesley Diphoko.

INFONOMIST: Bold decisions required to end transport woes

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In the midst of the dark cloud hanging over the transport sector in South Africa, technological solutions are being developed… writes Wesley Diphoko.

THE INFONOMIST: We need Cyber police to save us from Facebook and the rest

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Last Friday, Facebook announced that account entry keys of at least 50 million Facebook users had been stolen… writes Wesley Diphoko.

THE INFONOMIST: End of free Twitter is good news for tech start-ups

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Many South African Twitter users have reacted negatively to this development partly due to high data costs in the country… writes Wesley Diphoko.

OPINION: Infonomics is the next big thing – Gartner

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This week Gartner hosted its annual event in South Africa, in Cape Town, where future technology trends were presented… writes Wesley Diphoko.

Apple Watch: Just what the doctor ordered

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INFONOMIST: Providing lessons on how challenges can be solved with technology and innovation? writes Wesley Diphoko.

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