Intel showcases AI-ready network vision

With 6G on the horizon, operators are clear that success won’t come from architectural resets, but from evolving the strong compute foundations already built in 5G. Moreover, progress will come from deploying intelligence responsibly and at scale across existing...

Drones damage AWS data centres in UAE

Drone strikes have hit and damaged at least two Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in the Gulf region. Two facilities in the United Arab Emirates have been struck, with significant damage. One strike was on Sunday, in a Bahrain data centre, which suffered fire...
AI-driven attacks escalate as basic gaps leave enterprises exposed

AI-driven attacks escalate as basic gaps leave enterprises exposed

Cybercriminals are exploiting basic security gaps at dramatically higher rates, now accelerated by AI tools that help attackers identify weaknesses faster than ever. According to IBM’s 2026 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, there has been a 44% increase in attacks...

PCs, smartphones buckle under high memory costs

Soaring memory costs are projected to drive worldwide PC shipments to decline 10,4% and smartphone shipments to drop by 8,4% in 2026, compared to 2025 levels, according to Gartner. Gartner estimates a 130% surge in combined DRAM and solid-state drive (SSD) prices by...

Manufacturing stabilises as PMI holds steady

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained just below the neutral 50-point mark, following January’s strong rebound. While the index can be volatile month to month, recent readings indicate that the sharp contraction at the end of 2025 has...

Africans are online, but not necessarily secure

Most adults across seven African countries access the Internet frequently – but many remain unfamiliar with digital security measures and practice them inconsistently if at all. This is according to an Afrobarometer telephone survey that polled users in Angola,...