Intel, AMD bring industry together to safeguard the future of x86

Intel, AMD bring industry together to safeguard the future of x86

Intel and AMD have created an x86 ecosystem advisory group that brings together technology leaders to shape the future of the world’s most widely used computing architecture – x86. The group will focus on identifying new ways to expand the x86 ecosystem by...
Clean energy needed to boost fragile global systems

Clean energy needed to boost fragile global systems

Regional conflicts and geopolitical strains are highlighting significant fragilities in today’s global energy system, making clear the need for stronger policies and greater investments to accelerate and expand the transition to cleaner and more secure technologies....
SA poised to leverage digitisation for economic growth

SA poised to leverage digitisation for economic growth

Kathy Gibson reports – South Africa leads the sub-Sahara Africa region in digitisation, with the highest Internet penetration rates in Africa. As such, it is in a good position to drive economic growth through the use of technology. Google South Africa’s Economic...
SA’s carbon intensity worsened in 2023

SA’s carbon intensity worsened in 2023

Globally, we find ourselves at the threshold of irreversible climate change. Global warming – once a distant theory – has been an immediate and growing threat for some time, driven largely by greenhouse gas emissions as a result of energy consumption and...
Counting the global cost of digital exclusion

Counting the global cost of digital exclusion

A staggering 627-million individuals globally – more than the populations of the US and Brazil combined – are excluded from essential digital services, including financial services, education, healthcare, and employment platforms. The is according to global...
Data privacy breaches costing insurance industry

Data privacy breaches costing insurance industry

Cyber claims have continued their upward trend over the past year – driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents, according to Allianz Commercial’s annual cyber risk outlook. The frequency of large cyber claims (>€1-million) in the...