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AI deployment study uncovers surprising trends
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Massive growth on the cards for AI chip revenue
Revenue from AI semiconductors globally is expected to total $71-billion in 2024, an increase of 33% from 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. "Today, generative AI (GenAI) is fueling demand for high-performance AI chips in data centres. In 2024, the...
At Computex, Intel accelerates AI Everywhere
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Nvidia aims to drive next wave of AI
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AMD adds Instinct, Ryzen, EPYC processors to AI lineup
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Canal+ makes formal offer to MultiChoice shareholders
Today, French media group Canal+ will make its mandatory offer to MultiChoice shareholders to acquire all the shares not already under its control. In April, Multichoice and Canal+ reached an agreement by which Canal+ would acquire the Multichoice group, offering...
Digital transformation a priority for African banks
A growing African population - forecast to be 2,49-billion by 2050 - coupled with spectacular increases in the number of devices such as smartphones and tablets (mobile phones now account for 75% of Web traffic in Africa) is the perfect recipe for an explosion in...
Alarming rise in deepfakes for the ‘world’s election year’
Africa, along with half the rest of the world's population, will have its share of elections in 2024 - and new data is showing an alarming increase in YoY trends in AI-powered scams. Sumsub - a global full-cycle verification provider - has detected upwards of a 245%...
African industries should look out for these threats …
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Entries for social entrepreneurship prize open
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Mastercard aims to STEM tech skills shortage among SA women
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Cisco expands SMB portfolio
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Teaching coding paves the way for SA’s future
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Fraym partners with Shell Foundation
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Gig economy could boost African employment
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AWS achieves Level 1 B-BBEE status
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Gerald Naidoo appointed Technologiks CEO
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