Neocloud providers becoming a force in AI cloud market

By 2030, neocloud providers will capture 20% of the $267-billion AI cloud market, according to Gartner. “Neocloud” refers to cloud providers built specifically for AI and high-performance workloads. The rapid growth of GenAI is creating unprecedented demand for...

SpaceX speeds AI push with strategic hires

SpaceX, which recently went public with a $2-trillion valuation, is accelerating its expansion of applied artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across engineering and platform operations, says GlobalData. Continued hiring for specialised AI roles highlights a...

AI skills in the supply chain in high demand

Demand for supply chain roles requiring AI skills has increased 387% from 1Q23 to 1Q26, significantly outpacing overall labour market growth and intensifying competition for qualified talent, according to new research from Gartner. “The demand for AI skills in supply...

What China’s latest five-year plan means to the world

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan aims to help shape the country’s next phase of development, with priorities spanning innovation, domestic consumption, industrial upgrading, green energy and continued opening to the global economy. This is according to speakers at the...

Investec in SA first with Copilot rollout

Investec has rolled out Microsoft Copilot to its 8 000 colleagues across the group, becoming the first organisation in South Africa to publicly announce a full-workforce deployment of Microsoft Copilot. Spanning Investec’s operations across South Africa, the UK...

ECA Amendment Bill published for public comment

On Tuesday 23 June 2026, the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies published an invitation to stakeholders and interested parties to make written submissions on the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2026 (Amendment Bill). Submissions...