Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

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...

Parker snaps closest-ever images of the Sun

On its record-breaking pass by the Sun late last year, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the Sun’s atmosphere. These newly released images — taken closer to the Sun than we’ve ever been before — are helping scientists better understand...

Webb scratches under Cat’s Paw Nebula for third anniversary

To mark its third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region. Webb’s NIRCam instrument was used to look at this...

Hybrid work model reduces employee burnout

New research by International Workplace Group has found that the vast majority of workers who have shifted to a hybrid work model say that it has helped them to greatly reduce burnout in their working lives. The study, undertaken among more than 1 000 hybrid workers,...

Companies move to formalise AI with a board

More than half (55%) of organisations now have an AI board, according to a recent Gartner poll of more than 1 800 executives. The survey also indicated 54% of organisations have a head of AI or an AI leader to orchestrate activities. “The findings show that...

Finance leaders still leery about GenAI

Finance leaders say generative AI (GenAI) will have the most impactful use case in forecast/budget variance explanations, according to a survey by Gartner, with respondents identifying revenue/spend data classification and management reports as the next most impactful...

NASA selects Space-X to deorbit International Space Station

SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the US deorbit vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the space station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas. “Selecting a US Deorbit Vehicle for the International Space Station will help NASA and...

5G chipset market to remain buoyant

The global 5G chipset market is forecast to reach $143,69-billion by 2030, - at a CAGR of 20,7% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. With the increasing demand for 5G-enabled devices, there is a growing need for more powerful and...

Serverless computing now fastest-growing cloud service

New analysis from Omdia’s Cloud Software & Services Intelligence Service shows that serverless computing has become the fastest-growing cloud service – with revenues now reaching $19-billion - and with public cloud hyperscalers taking the largest share of this...

Spend on cybersecurity set to skyrocket

Organisations worldwide have significantly increased their cybersecurity budgets, but research firm Stocklytics.com says that total spend on cybersecurity tools and services will skyrocket in the next few years - jumping by 50% and reaching $272-billion in revenue by...

Geo-distributed companies likely to have network problems

Fifty-nine percent geo-distributed businesses globally - and 60% in South Africa - have experienced network problems related to their multi-site structure at least once a month. This is according to a Kaspersky survey of Network and Information Security decision...

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Remote culture: DNA for the ‘next normal’?

The Covid-19 crisis has, at least temporarily, brought thousands of people to the home office, writes Garsen Naidu Cisco South Africa country manager. The question is, what happens after the pandemic? Are companies returning to the old models with only physical...

Smartphone affordability hampers digital inclusion

Smartphone affordability remains one of the major contributing factors hampering digital inclusion in some African countries. Speaking during an online Mobile Broadband Inclusion discussion organised by Huawei, GSMA head of sub-Saharan Africa, Akinwale Goodluck says...

Dimension Data, OLR form strategic partnership

Dimension Data has announced a strategic and exclusive partnership with OLR that brings a collective range of services to the retail sector in South Africa. Dimension Data has established a specialised Retail Practice within Britehouse, to bring strategic focus to the...

Datacentrix reaches top Nutanix certification level

Datacentrix has attained Master-tier status with enterprise cloud computing solution provider, Nutanix, reaching the highest rank within the Nutanix Channel Charter programme. The achievement, based on maintaining multiple technical and sales certifications and...

HMD Global appoints Stephen Taylor to lead marketing

HMD Global has announced the appointment of Stephen Taylor as chief marketing officer. He will be responsible for the overall marketing strategy and execution for the entire portfolio of Nokia phones and will report into CEO Florian Seiche. Taylor has worked for...

Key trends impacting the FMCG sector

It’s clear that the Coronavirus has changed the landscape for FMCGs – in some ways permanently. However, despite its similarities, the impact has not been the same across its subsectors and through the supply chain. Itumeleng Merafe, head of interest rate structuring...

Obsidian, Rancher to drive Kubernetes in Africa

Obsidian Systems, a supplier of enterprise-ready open source software solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with Rancher Labs, a cloud native start-up that delivers Kubernetes-as-a-Service across any infrastructure. Even though other cloud vendors...

Energy needs new models in a post-lockdown SA

The novel coronavirus pandemic and subsequent global lockdowns have destroyed the business case for a lot of power purchase agreements (PPA) but has subsequently created fresh markets. Demand for reliable energy has shifted from corporate offices to smaller businesses...

Big data and the SA financial services sector

Changes in the way customers expect to engage with the financial services sector and increasing pressure from regulators is compelling financial services companies to come up with innovative ways to manage their data. By Carla Collett from Webber Wentzel Financial...

Does your company’s data get the protection it deserves?

Stored correctly, protected, mined, and optimised, data has become the currency of the digital age and one of the most valuable organisational assets today. It therefore stands to reason that safeguarding it from threats, man-made and otherwise, should form a key part...

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