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Global costs rise as trade and financial fragmentation spread
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Strategic AI deployment set to drive significant growth
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Hormuz disruption shows why early-warning data matters
What began as a shipping disruption in one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints has become a wider development risk. Since early March, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has alerted that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are hitting far more than energy...
China raises cloud spending
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Nvidia launches unified AI model
AI agent systems today juggle separate models for vision, speech and language — losing time and context as they pass data from one model to the other. Nvidia has launched Nvidia Nemotron 3 Nano Omni, an open multimodal model that brings these capabilities together...
How to manage agent sprawl
Gartner has identified six steps to help organizations reduce the risks of AI agent sprawl. The researcher predicts that, by 2028, an average global Fortune 500 enterprise will have over 150 000 agents in use, up from less than 15 in 2025 – which will generate...
With VECT ransomware, paying is not an option
If newbie to the ransomware scene VECT comes knocking at your organisation's door - do not pay the ransom. That's the call from researchers at Check Point, which has been monitoring the emerging ransomware-as-a-service group. Together with partners BreachForums and...
SA’s rising young scientists take on global challenges
Three emerging young scientists are set to represent South Africa at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), showcasing innovative research that addresses critical global challenges in environmental sustainability, space science and biomedical...
SA’s economic recovery remains fragile
After nearly two decades of weak growth, declining investment and rising structural constraints, South Africa faces a narrow window in which decisive reforms could determine whether it escapes long‑term stagnation or remains trapped in low growth. Coface research...
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Project Manager IT at QES – Western Cape Bellville
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