#TECHSABBY

 WE LOOK AT ALL YOUR TOPICAL TECH STORIES FOR THE WEEK

 WE ARE JOINED BY BRENDON PETERSON WHO IS A TECH EDITOR ON THE LINE……

TALKING POINTS:
1. THE FUTURE OF AI IS HERE, AND IT’S SOUTH AFRICAN
“There’s a new AI and it’s South African and it’s able to understand 11 official
languages.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/industry-news/827782/the-future-of-ai-is-here-and-
its-south-african

2. NOVAR APP GOES VIRAL, BUILT ON R700 AND HOPE
“What started with R700 in Limpopo is now one of SA’s fastest-growing education apps
—
built by two teachers and pure hustle.”
https://www.goodthingsguy.com/business/novar-app-from-limpopo-to-the-nations-
heart-the-viral-education-app-built-on-r700-and-hope

3. SPOTIFY, DISCORD, AND MORE CRASH IN GLOBAL OUTAGE
“If you were having trouble accessing Spotify, Discord, Google Home last week, it turns
out that they all crashed because of a massive Google Cloud outage.”

https://www.theverge.com/news/686365/cloudflare-spotify-google-home-is-down-
outage-offline