OpenAI debuts GPT-5
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27four, dtic launch Transformation Fund
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AI platform could spot the next Olympic hopeful
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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
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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...
Growth, technology trump workers as top business priorities
CEOs ranked workforce as their third most important business priority for 2024 to 2025, behind growth and technology, according to Gartner. Gartner surveyed 416 CEOs and other senior business leaders in July 2023 and October through December 2023 and found that...
Public cloud spend set to double by 2028
Worldwide spending on public cloud services is forecast to reach $805-billion in 2024 and double in size by 2028, according to the latest update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Although annual...
Execs losing patience with non-return on GenAI investments
At least 30% of generative AI (GenAI) projects will be abandoned after proof of concept by the end of 2025 due to poor data quality, inadequate risk controls, escalating costs, or unclear business value, according to Gartner. Rita Sallam, distinguished vice-president...
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Why security awareness training is important
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MTN, Ericsson launch 5G in Bloemfontein, PE
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Research points to need for digital transformation
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African Development Bank in R2bn Nedbank SDG-linked bond investment
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Fujitsu drives data-driven transformation
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