Major breakthrough in 5nm chips

IBM, its Research Alliance partners Globalfoundries and Samsung, and equipment suppliers have developed an industry-first process to build silicon nanosheet transistors that will enable 5 nanometer (nm) chips. The details of the process will be presented at the 2017...

Digital assistants to reach 4bn this year

The expansion of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled services from companies including Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung Electronics is expected to drive growth of the AI-powered digital assistants market, which is on track to exceed 4-billion consumer...

Fireball infects 250m computers

Check Point Threat Intelligence and research teams recently discovered a high volume Chinese threat operation which has infected over 250-million computers worldwide. The installed malware, named Fireball, takes over target browsers, turning them into zombies....

SA regrets US decision on Paris Agreement

South Africa has expressed its “profound regret” over the decision by US president Donald Trump to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement. In a statement, a government spokesperson says the international community regards climate change as the single...
How Gupta Leaks could have happened

How Gupta Leaks could have happened

The Gupta Leaks story is playing out in the media now, featuring as many as 200 000 e-mails leaked e-mails. A question that’s not being asked is how a leak of this magnitude could have happened. While it’s likely this particular event was the result of...

SA’s unemployment highest since 2003

Souoth Africac has recorded the highest unemployment rate – 27,7% -since September 2003. The growth in employment by 144 000, was offset by the growth in the number of job-seekers by 433 000 driving the unemployment rate to 27,7% in the first quarter of 2017....