PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

ExoMars parachutes are ready for Martian deployment

The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth. A stratospheric helium balloon lifted a dummy descent module and released it above the Arctic Circle at an altitude...

Crypto exchange trading volume surges to new highs

After ending 2024 with an average monthly trading volume of over $1,5-trillion, the second-highest in the market's history, crypto exchanges had a wild ride in 2025. Monthly trading volumes went up and down sharply, showing how unpredictable the crypto market can be....

Every third mobile POS payment in 2028 will be made in China

Although mobile POS payments have become widely adopted among tech-savvy consumers worldwide, no country comes even close to China - the world's largest mobile payments market. In 2024, almost 570-million Chinese will use mobile wallets for POS payments - twice the...

Open Society Foundations commit $400m for Global South

The Open Society Foundations will commit $400-million over eight years to support the development of green industrial policies that contribute to economic growth in the Global South, significantly scaling up its support of economic development. The new Economic and...

EV charging points on growth trajectory

Berg Insight has just released new findings about the market for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe and North America, with the number of connected EV charging points in the regions reaching an estimated 7,4-million units in 2023. Europe represents the...

Disparity in cyber protection between HQ, SA branches flagged

According to the latest Kaspersky study, 46% of geo-distributed businesses surveyed in South Africa identified a disparity between the levels of cyber protection across all sites - 30% of these companies admitted this problem, but didn't think it was critical; the...

Kaspersky bows out of the US market

Security software vendor Kaspersky is closing its US office. This follows last month's decision from the US Commerce Department to ban the sale of Kaspersky software in the US from the end of this week (20 July). The Russian company, which has been operating in the US...

Insurance enhances cyber resilience for SA organisations

South African companies have made a proactive shift towards enhancing cyber defences as a key to optimising insurance outcomes. This is among the findings of a new Sophos study that highlights the increasing integration of cyber insurance into the risk management...

Momentum builds in global smartphone market

According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 6,5% year over year to 285,4-million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24). Although this marks the fourth...

Sextortion epidemic demands urgent action

Just hours before his untimely death, the life of 16-year-old Murray Dowey from Scotland seemed ordinary--a night of family bonding over television and plans for an upcoming holiday with friends. Little did his parents know that the following morning would shatter...

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Over R400m in eBucks spent during lockdown

At the beginning of this year, nobody could have predicted just how economically challenging the year 2020 was going to be. While many people are still coming to terms with the financial difficulties caused by Covid-19 and the national lockdown, FNB customers have...

Commvault accelerates Kubernetes application development

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Datacentrix bolsters security portfolio with Tenable

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Comstor adds Secure SD-WAN Plus from Cisco Meraki

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Home workers, SMMEs, healthcare most at risk of increased cyber crime

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has created new vulnerabilities that fraudsters and cyber criminals have been quick to exploit, IITPSA experts have warned. Speaking at an IITPSA Western Cape chapter webinar on how to become cyber resilient and more aware during...

Capitec CEO is USB’s Alumnus of the Year award

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RAF pay-outs now possible within hours

South Africans expecting a Road Accident Fund (RAF) payout after receiving an approved court order, can wait up to one year before seeing any money - another excruciating delay after having typically waited between two to five years for the case to come to trial....

Elastic pricing for storage capacity when you need it

In recent years, storage pricing models have undergone a significant shift. By Eran Brown, chief technology officer: EMEA at Infinidat To give customers more choice, vendors have introduced cloud-like, pay-as-you-go models as alternatives to their tried-and-true,...

Microsoft partners to equip SA with digital skills

Microsoft South Africa is announcing details of the local programme aligned to the recently launched Global Skills Initiative, aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25-million people worldwide by the end of the year. The initiative is a response to the economic...

Finance is becoming data-driven and strategic

South African chief financial officers (CFOs) and senior finance professionals recognise that the world is changing, with a perfect storm of technological and social forces changing the rules of business in this digital era. By Pieter Bensch, executive vice-president:...

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