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  1. Luis

    The Pope talks South African AI with Wits prof

    The Pope talks South African AI with Wits prof Wits Prof. Benjamin Rosman spoke about the South African AI space and his concerns about the new technology in his meeting with Pope Leo XIV, which he described as "pretty surreal" and "humbling." He was invited to an exclusive conference with the...
  2. Luis

    Universities in South Africa building their own large language models

    Universities in South Africa building their own large language models Universities in South Africa are developing their own large language models specifically geared to meet the requirements of the local population. From Cape Town to the Free State, local educational institutions recently...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Company started by two South Africans outperformed Amazon and Apple

    Company started by two South Africans outperformed Amazon and Apple A company started by two Wits graduates outperformed Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia to top the S&P 500 index’s 30-year performance list. Monster Beverage Corporation outperformed Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia to top the list of the...
  4. R

    Wits/Uj/NMU/NWU

    I'm in matric and need to make a choice between Wits, Uj, NWU and NMU for BSc Computer Sciences. Which would you recommend and why? Hope you could please help me in making this choice in which uni you think would be best.
  5. Gordon_R

    Ancient drop of water rewrites Earth's history

    https://phys.org/news/2019-08-ancient-rewrites-earth-history.html
  6. N

    University with Evening classes

    Hi people. I want to register for BEd in foundation phase next year , but i can only do afternoon (from 14:00 )or evening classes. Which University has this option in Johannesburg. Thanks
  7. Gordon_R

    WITS: Lost continent discovered under Mauritius (ex-Gondwana zircons)

    Interesting article which I missed elsewhere, and just stumbled upon today: https://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/research-news/2017/2017-01/lost-continent-found-under-mauritius.html Charming video too, with 600K hits already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o61P6ysKklM
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    Wits scientists discover a grey area between the quantum and real worlds

    Wits scientists discover a grey area between the quantum and real worlds Research done by University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) scientists shows that nature cannot always tell the difference between the quantum and the classical (or real) worlds. The discovery has implications for fast...
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    Computer labs deliberately flooded at Wits

    Computer labs deliberately flooded at Wits Wit University’s FNB computer lab was flooded as students disrupted classes when the institution’s academic programme resumed on Monday morning.
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    Wits launches free online courses

    Wits launches free online courses Wits University has developed a suite of online courses that will be made available over the next three years to “enhance access to higher education”.
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Wits pioneers world-first light acceleration

    Wits pioneers world-first light acceleration Wits University researchers have developed a way to accelerate light that could eventually lead to much faster internet speeds and benefits for medical technology.
  12. Jan

    Howard Sackstein

    Howard is an attorney with BA and LLB degrees from Wits University and a Masters degree from Brandeis University in the USA. He studied International Conflict Resolution under Prof Herb C. Kelman at Harvard University. He completed his law articles and worked as a lawyer at Werksmans Attorneys...
  13. jes

    SA scientists discover first evidence of comet striking Earth

    SA scientists discover first evidence of comet striking Earth The first ever evidence of a comet entering Earth’s atmosphere and exploding has been discovered by a team of South African scientists and international collaborators
  14. LazyLion

    WITS Fires Lecturer Over Harrassment

    The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has fired a lecturer for failing to disclose past accusations of sexual harassment, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. "We were made aware of rumours of sexual harassment at his last place of work," Wits spokeswoman Shirona Patel told The New Age...
  15. LazyLion

    ANC Youth League hits back at 'shameful and reckless' Loubser

    http://mg.co.za/article/2012-10-18-anc-youth-league-slams-shameful-and-reckless-loubser So Juliaaas is allowed to have his Ivory Tower, but if you are a white then it must have been gotten through ill gains! :D
  16. QuintonB

    Wits to upgrade inter-campus network

    Wits to boost bandwidth with new fibre, wireless network The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) is in the process of upgrading its inter-campus bandwidth
  17. N

    Saica threat to Wits accounting school as its standards fall

    The following is very serious: http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/topstories.aspx?ID=BD4A877269
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