Poor recruiting experience a deal breaker for in-demand job seekers

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, global and South African employers are still feeling the impact of the Great Resignation. Over three-quarters of South African employees (77%) are actively looking for a new job, and it’s not easy to win over top talent,...

Campus switch sales could approach $100bn by 2027

Almost $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a recent report by Dell’Oro Group. A “digestion period” is expected in 2024, followed by a quick recovery and long-term growth. “Despite rising concerns...

Cross-chain bridges exploited by cybercriminals

In 2022, malicious attacks on cross-chain bridges accounted for a staggering 64% of all digital currency losses, according to TradingPlatforms.com. “The technology behind cross-chain bridges is still in its infancy and has yet to be fully tested,” says...
AI joins the hunt for aliens – and finds intriguing signals

AI joins the hunt for aliens – and finds intriguing signals

Artificial intelligence is now a part of the quest to find extraterrestrial life. Researchers have developed an AI system that outperforms traditional methods in the search for alien signals. And early results were intriguing enough to send scientists back to their...

SARS claws its way back

Kathy Gibson reports – Machine learning (ML) in risk analysis has helped the South African Revenue Services (SARS) increase what it calls the “compliance dividend”, collecting more taxes and alleviating the need to increase the taxpayers’...
IBM, NASA use AI to research climate change impact

IBM, NASA use AI to research climate change impact

IBM and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre have announce a collaboration to use IBM’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology to discover new insights in NASA’s massive trove of Earth and geospatial science data. The joint work will apply AI...