Wesley Diphoko

Editor-In-Chief, Fast Company South Africa

Understanding AI bias: The Case of Grok and Misinformation

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After Elon Musk shared a controversial post about white farmers in South Africa, his AI chatbot Grok shifted its stance on genocide claims, raising questions about ...

Technology's True Cost: A Call for Informed Conversations

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Explore the dual nature of technology as we examine both its positive advancements and the often-overlooked negative consequences.

The Need for Digital Governance in South African Communities

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This article explores the complexities of internet connectivity in South African townships, highlighting the need for governance and awareness to protect communities ...

SAMSUNG S25 - The Super Power For Professionals

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The AI tools I’ve seen in the Galaxy S25 are an indication of better things to come with Samsung devices.

Why do we still need Humans in the Digital Era?

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There’s something broken about the current state of automation. From automated calls to bots that are limited by answers that are fed in advance, consumers are often ...

Is Connectivity Good for Townships?

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Monde Ntoyanto is a young entrepreneur behind Culo’s Kitchen, an African cuisine cloud kitchen, ...

Meet winners of the Turing Award, tech's top prize

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Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton, are the winners of this year’s A. M. Turing Award, the tech world’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

Silicon Cape is dead, long live the Silicon Tech Startup Community

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Cape Town is considered the Innovation Capital of Africa. Some even refer to it as a place that is equivalent to Silicon Valley due to the prevalence of technology ...

Inside the Tech Race for the Control of Governments

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In the midst of noise that flowed between South Africa and the United States of America (US) there’s a hidden message about the future of governments. In the US ...

TikTok ban is a WakeUp call for All

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The Tik Tok ban and shutdown marked a historical event on the internet since the Wikileaks ban. ...

EDITORIAL: Inside the Most Creative People issue of FastCompany (SA)

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Through the course of this past year, as South Africa celebrated 30 years of democracy, observers have reflected on the country’s achievements and weighed in on ...

Checkers Sixty 60: How to balance the side effects of innovation?

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There’s something beautiful about the Checkers Sixty 60 as a service. At the same time there’s something very ugly about what makes the service possible. The ability ...

The rising power of Big Tech leaders in Politics

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If the influence of technology leaders was ever in doubt it is now clearly visible. When Elon Musk made a decision to buy Twitter it was not clear how the billionaire ...

These Tesla Robots are coming to shape our future

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Technology leaders often talk about creating the future however few of them do. Elon Musk has demonstrated the meaning of creating the future when he showcased a ...

The Tik Tok answer to the Safety online question

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The African continent has often been treated with little respect by leading technology companies. Even law makers who invite tech leaders to address their concerns ...

Samsung Fold 6 review: Foldables are getting ready for mainstream

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The nature of mobile phones is evolving. We are now moving from devices that have been around since the first smartphone. The foldables are slowly changing the game. ...

Yoco Next 24: The Future of Modernised Small Businesses mapped out

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Nine years ago Yoco started a business revolution in South Africa with just a payments device that empowered small businesses. On the 26th September 2024, the leading ...

Apple is getting ready to lead the Hearing Revolution with AirPods

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In the very near future, it will be possible to buy hearing aids over the counter to improve your ability to hear. This has been made possible partly by a US Food ...

This City wants your Data to create an AI driven city and improve service delivery

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In the future, it may be possible for a municipality to employ an Artificial Intelligence as a Municipal official to inform better decision making. The City of Cape ...

Brazil X ban : Could it Unleash Internet Boundaries?

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X (formerly known as Twitter) is now officially banned in Brazil. It’s not the first time the app is banned. X and its former incarnation, Twitter, have been banned ...

The Telegram Founder Is Arrested, should others follow?

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Leading technology platforms will no longer be the same after the arrest of Pavel Durov the founder of Telegram app, the messaging platform. According to news reports ...

Who Are the People (FOUNDERS) behind Technology and Innovative Companies?

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There’s no denying that technology dominates most of our lives. Just about everything we do in public, private entities and at personal level utilities technology. ...

SportTech: Should athletes use tech to improve their performance?

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As the Olympics draw to an end, South Africans will forever remember Akane Simbine ...