OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library

A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...

Transnet on track with R129bn recovery

Transnet will spend more than R129-billion over the next five years to restore the organisation’s sustainability and credibility. This is the word from group chief executive Michelle Phillips, addressing delegates at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town. Phillips told...

Voyager 1 on track to reach one light-day from Earth

In November Voyager 1 will reach an incredible 1 light-day from Earth

Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

End users will spend $213bn on information security this year

Worldwide end-user spending on information security is projected to reach $213-billion in 2025, up from $193-billion in 2024, according to Gartner. Spending is estimated to increase 12,5% in 2026 to total $240-billion. “Established security spending will continue as...

European public cloud spending holds up to tariffs

According to the Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide published by International Data Corporation (IDC), public cloud services spending in Europe will total $229-billion in 2025 and will reach $452-billion by 2029, recording a five-year...

Zuckerberg, Huang agree on the future of AI

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang discusses the transformative potential of open source AI and AI assistants with Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg at yesterday’s Siggraph 2024 event. Zuckerberg kicked off the discussion by announcing the launch of AI Studio, a...

Scam campaign hits industrial organisations

Kaspersky experts detected intensified scam activity this European summer, when cybercriminals tried to steal corporate email credentials by mimicking messages from a well-known logistics company. Attackers targeted organisations in various countries, including...

Anton Jacobsz steps down as Exclusive Networks Africa MD

Anton Jacobsz has stepped down as MD of Exclusive Networks Africa. Jacobsz, who has headed the distributor for over 10 years, will remain a shareholder with the organisation as well as serving in an advisory capacity moving forward. In early 2022, Exclusive Networks...

AI platform could spot the next Olympic hopeful

Restraints - physical, time and budgetary - currently make it extremely challenging for sports scouts to find talent in rural or remote areas. Those limits have a twofold effect: A world of talented individuals will never become professional athletes, and fans may...

New cohort named for Google Startups Accelerator

Google has announced the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program, featuring 10 startups from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa that were selected from nearly 1 000 applications. Since its inception in 2018, the Google for Startups...

Engineering solutions dominate Eskom Expo regional event

A sound-following robot; a renewable energy model; a lunch box microwave; and an automated patient paralysis healthcare system were among the innovative research projects showcased at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists Gauteng South Regional Science Fair. A total of...

Parktown Boys claims JSE Investment Challenge top spot

A team of four pupils from Parktown Boys' High School has claimed the top spot in the Equity Portfolio category for the June edition of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge. The team, 'Trading Titans', consisting of pupils Aarhush Siddapur,...

Campus switch revenues set to plunge

Campus switch sales hit a stratospheric high in 2023 but are expected to come sharply back down to earth in 2024, contracting by 16%. This is according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group, which expects to see a 6% rebound in campus switch revenues in 2025, and then...

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Vox debuts email security tailored for small business

Vox has introduced mail security offerings that are specifically targeted at helping small business customers in South Africa better protect their data. Company employees are increasingly being targeted, with hackers using ever more sophisticated methods including...

The evolution of network infrastructure in a brave new world

The 'new normal' has supplanted digital transformation as the phrase of choice in business today. Of course, this is not without its merits, considering that the Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the operating environment. Relying on the network...

Ensure your software provider is protecting your data

In the past few years, privacy breaches around the world have made technology users conscious about the way their data is being used. By Andrew Bourne, regional manager: Africa at Zoho You only need to look at the growth of privacy-centric products like search engine...

Queue management system enables people to maintain a safe distance

RS Components (RS) has introduced the RS Pro Smart-Q queue management system, a high-quality and robust configurable beacon tower that manages the flow of customers and staff, by helping them to move around safely and efficiently in a wide range of retail, commercial...

Covid-19 testing in schools is essential to a safe return

According to the latest figures released by UNESCO, some 1,3-billion learners around the world were not able to attend school or university as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In South Africa, there has been much discussion about the reopening and closing of...

A closer look at the WastedLocker hijack of Garmin

On 23 July, Garmin, the popular fitness and GPS technology company, was the victim of a crypto-ransomware attack that forced the company's most popular services offline for three days while its internal network and production systems were encrypted and held for a...

Huawei launches MateBook D Series laptops in SA

Huawei South Africa has launched new Huawei laptops, the MateBook D 14 and D 15. The 14-inch and 15-inch laptops introduce a cross-platform experience that allows them to seamlessly work with multiple devices through a single pane of glass. The Huawei MateBook D...

Microlearning is making a big impact on business

Over the past 20 years, the human attention span has rapidly decreased from 12 seconds to eight seconds, according to a Microsoft study. A short attention span has huge implications on how effectively an individual retains information. And it impacts an organisation's...

Fujitsu’s Digital Annealer helps BBVA optimise portfolios

Fujitsu is collaborating with BBVA, Spain's second largest bank, on a proof of concept (PoC) of its quantum-inspired optimization solution Digital Annealer. The bank wants to determine whether the Digital Annealer could outperform traditional computing techniques in...

Fibre key to more effective community policing

Bringing reliable, affordable, high-speed fibre connectivity to a community involves more than offering fast download speeds and the ability to easily browse the internet. Instead, it signifies opportunities for upliftment, safety, and security that have become...

Junior Network Engineer (Level 1 Managed Services) – Gauteng Ruimsig

Able to troubleshoot networking issues, and assist in the resolution and implementation of network solutions, end-user issues, and supported applications in a fast-paced environment. ** Please note this is an office-based (not hybrid) position for an international...

Senior Developer with SQL (CH1127)

Our client is a Stellenbosch-based technology company, who designs and builds digital technology solutions for customers across Africa and beyond in order to create productive societies.They are looking to employ a Senior Developer with 8+ years of programming...

Full Stack Developer

Our client is on the lookout for a for a versatile Full-Stack Developer to join team and help build and maintain modern mobile apps and backend infrastructure, all while ensuring performance, security, and futureproofing are at the core. Key Requirements 4-5+ years of...

Senior Developer with SQL (CH1127) – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Our client is a Stellenbosch-based technology company, who designs and builds digital technology solutions for customers across Africa and beyond in order to create productive societies.They are looking to employ a Senior Developer with 8+ years of programming...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is on the lookout for a for a versatile Full-Stack Developer to join team and help build and maintain modern mobile apps and backend infrastructure, all while ensuring performance, security, and futureproofing are at the core. Key Requirements 4-5+ years of...

UI/UX Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

UI/UX DeveloperWhere Design Meets Code and Creativity Runs Wild! Ready to bring your pixel-perfect visions to life?We're on the hunt for a UI/UX Developer who's got equal parts design flair, coding wizardry, and user empathy to create interfaces that wow users and...

Desktop Technician

To provide technical support and maintenance for computer systems, applications, hardware, software and all otherICT resources utilised in the organisation. The Desktop Technician ensures support services rendered to users meetthe user requirements and are delivered...

UI/UX Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria

UI/UX DeveloperWhere Design Meets Code and Creativity Runs Wild! Ready to bring your pixel-perfect visions to life?We're on the hunt for a UI/UX Developer who's got equal parts design flair, coding wizardry, and user empathy to create interfaces that wow users and...

Desktop Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg

To provide technical support and maintenance for computer systems, applications, hardware, software and all otherICT resources utilised in the organisation. The Desktop Technician ensures support services rendered to users meetthe user requirements and are delivered...

Bid Specialist

An established and values-driven education and training organisation is seeking a highly organised and strategic Bid Specialist to join its dynamic team. The successful candidate will manage the full bid and tender process—from opportunity identification through to...

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