AI will change the way you drive

AI will change the way you drive

Driverless cars may be a way off, but the associated R&D is fueling the advent of smarter and smarter cars. However, the future won’t happen if we don’t get the security question right, writes Sherry Zameer, vice-president: IOT at Gemalto. Driverless cars have...
TESS embarks on a mission to find new planets

TESS embarks on a mission to find new planets

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), set to launch today (16 April 2018), is the next step in the search for planets outside of our solar system, including those that could support life. The mission will find exoplanets that periodically block...
IT transformation key to business success

IT transformation key to business success

Organisations around the world realise they need to embrace IT transformation in order to succeed, and are under increasing pressure to do so. These are among the findings from Dell EMC research conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) into the benefits of IT...
The massive scale of compromised data

The massive scale of compromised data

A massive 2,6-billion records were stolen, lost or exposed worldwide in 2017, an 88% increase from 2016, according to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index. While data breach incidents decreased by 11%, 2017 was the first year publicly disclosed breaches surpassed more...
Harsh reality sets in for AI in business

Harsh reality sets in for AI in business

CIOs working on data and analytics initiatives need to redesign their operating models to unleash the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) – or the technology could backfire in unexpected ways. This is according to a new paper from Forrester,...
AI set for massive consumer uptake

AI set for massive consumer uptake

Almost a third (32%) of consumers plan to buy an AI device, including robots or automated assistants, with retailers watching closely as voice commerce develops in the home. In South Africa, 44,3% plan to buy an AI device in the near future. These are some of the key...