Jan 24, 2025
This year’s International Day of Education (Friday 24 January) spotlights the theme “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation”. The day emphasises the transformative power of education in fostering social impact through personalised digital...
Jan 23, 2025
Kathy Gibson reports from the Microsoft AI Tour – Paying tax and submitting returns has become a relatively easy process for most South Africans. This is due largely to the fact that the South African Revenue Services (SARS) is embracing artificial intelligence (AI)...
Jan 23, 2025
Kathy Gibson reports from the Microsoft AI Tour – Microsoft will train one million young South Africans in useful digital skills within the next 12 months. Lillian Barnard, president of Microsoft Africa, today told delegates at the Microsoft AI Tour in Sandton that...
Jan 23, 2025
In 2024, the average global temperature exceeded the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold above pre-industrial levels for the first time – and companies around the world are being urged to speed up their net zero efforts to curtail the impact of worsening climate...
Jan 23, 2025
The use of graphics processing units (GPUs) within high performance computing (HPC) has been increasingly adopted since the introduction of generative AI (GenAI) and large language models (LLMs), together with advanced memory, storage, networking, and cooling...
Jan 23, 2025
In 2025, the value of the top 25 IT services brands has reached $163-billion – with 15 of them increasing their brand values – according to a new report from leading brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. This growth is driven by more favourable market...
