AI a game-changer for personal devices

Emotion artificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming so sophisticated that Gartner, Inc. predicts that by 2022, personal devices will know more about an individual’s emotional state than his or her own family. AI is generating multiple disruptive forces...

Calling all resellers: vote for your favourites

South Africa’s IT resellers are urged to name their favourite vendors and distributors, giving them the opportunity to win one of the coveted titles in the Channelwise Awards. The annual awards recognise the vendors and distributors who best met the needs of...

Listeriosis continues to infect hundreds

As the Listeriosis outbreak worsens, at least 61 people have already died from the food-borne disease, with hundreds of others infected. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says there have been 727 laboratory-confirmed cases since January 2017 and 61 confirmed deaths....

Industrial firms under targeted attack threat

More than a quarter of the industrial companies that participated in the IT Security Risks Survey has faced a variety of cyberattacks, with targeted attacks one of the fastest growing types of threats. Kaspersky Lab warns that, to make factory floors more secure in...

Global healthcare cloud could top $10bn

The healthcare industry has been slow to adopt new technologies, including the cloud. However, industry-wide demand to use health data to improve system efficiency, deliver value-based care and enable productive collaborations is driving investment in cloud solutions....

SA business school will take bitcoin

A South African business school, Red & Yellow, will accept bitcoin as payment for its degrees, advanced diplomas, certificates and online courses. Red & Yellow, which has been in business since 1994, has campuses in both Cape Town and Johannesburg. “The...