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...

Mission on to catch and lift a sinking satellite

NASA NASA is attempting to stop a space observatory from dropping to earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is NASA’s astrophysics multitool, capable of quickly observing a wide range of cosmic objects in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray light. All...

Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Telco-powered credit score enables better access to finance

TransUnion Africa, in partnership with MTN and its digital platform business, Chenosis, has launched TransUnion Telco Data Score, a new credit scoring solution that uses mobile phone call data records to help South Africans with limited or no formal credit history...

Lenovo and F1 in AI pilot

Formula 1 and Lenovo have announced a successful trial of Lenovo’s AI-powered ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition laptop at the Event Technical Centre (ETC), showcasing the possibilities the new era of intelligent computing can have in motorsport operations. As part of a...

Mozilla Firefox adds support for AI-powered Nvidia RTX Video

Mozilla Firefox is the latest partner to incorporate Nvidia RTX Video, a technology that uses AI to improve video quality on Windows PCs and workstations. The browser's latest release taps local Nvidia RTX GPUs to make streaming and video better than ever. First...

Webb detects distant black hole merger

An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to find evidence for an ongoing merger of two galaxies and their massive black holes when the Universe was only 740-million years old. This marks the most distant detection of a...

HP catches cybercriminals cat-phishing users

Cyberattackers are relying on open redirects, overdue invoice lures, and Living-off-the-Land (LotL) techniques to sneak past defences, according to HP's quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. The report provides an analysis of real-world cyberattacks...

New zero-day vulnerability in Windows

Kaspersky researchers have identified a new zero-day vulnerability in Windows - designated CVE-2024-30051. The discovery was made while Boris Larin and Mert Degirmenci were investigating the Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege vulnerability...

Modest but steady growth forecast for data centre power

The global data centre power market is expected to reach $15,01-billion by 2030 - with a CAGR of 8,1% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new study by Grand View Research. The factor driving the market growth is the shift in focus of end users towards co-location and...

US telcos struggle with channel partners

US telcos are facing hurdles in differentiating themselves within the indirect B2B channel, according to recent findings from GlobalData. While recognising the value of third-party partnerships in enterprise business, telcos struggle to set themselves apart in their...

Workplace transformation will boost AR/VR spending

Augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) spending in Europe will reach $4,8-billion in 2024. AR/VR spending will record a 21,9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the next five years to reach $10,2-billion in 2028. According to the Worldwide Augmented and...

Hardcopy peripherals on the decline in Western Europe

Shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) in Western Europe (WE) experienced a YoY decline of 20,6% to 3,3-million units in Q1 2024, according to IDC's Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker Q1 2024. Although supply chain issues have been resolved, and the overall...

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The issue of data protection and privacy was, until recently, a conversation confined to a specific group of people within an organisation. By Daniel Fried, GM and senior vice-president: EMEA and Worldwide channels at Veeam Unless you were an IT consultant or a...

Vox, Ellies sign partnership agreement

Vox has entered into a business partner agreement with Ellies Holdings, as part of a commitment by both companies to actively work together in expanding their respective product and solutions portfolios. Ellies is a South African brand established in 1979 and...

2019 was the year of 5G in MEA region

As the Middle East and Africa region races towards commercial 5G services, Ericsson achieved significant milestones with leading service providers on the road to making 5G a reality. By Chafic Traboulsi, head of networks at Ericsson Middle East and Africa During 2019,...

Xineoh signs AI deal with major retail client

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are becoming more than just buzzwords as South African blue-chip companies start to implement these technologies to solve real-world problems. One of South Africa's largest retail groups recently contracted Xineoh, a...

Telecommunications trends for 2020

Open minds and fair trade will play a leading role in revolutionising the African telecoms market into the next decade. That's the prediction from Christoph Fitih, director sales: Africa at Parallel Wireless, who offers the following outlook on the market. As the new...

HP, Aptronics deliver tech to improve healthcare

The healthcare environment can benefit greatly from the thoughtful application of technology to help improve operations and outcomes. HP offers a range of solutions designed to help healthcare professionals in their work and also to safeguard the safety of staff and...

Is your personal data safe?

Data Protection Day is a good time to find out if your data is safe, writes Barry Cook, privacy and group data protection officer at VFS Global. We share a lot more information in the digital world than we used to. Businesses, organisations, close family, friends and...

Knife Capital extends fund for SA opportunities

Having deployed most of its R180-million Section 12J Venture Capital Fund, KNF Ventures, Knife Capital has announced that it is extending the fund for new investors to participate and build on the success and momentum created. One of the main challenges to the growth...

More cybersecurity predictions for 2020

With data breaches hitting headlines daily, security professionals are constantly concerned about the next big threat. Whether it's ransomware, phishing or endpoint attacks, there's always something on the horizon waiting for its turn in the spotlight. KnowBe4 Africa...

A peek into the next decade of storage

Over the next decade, we are going to see another wave of huge volumes of data created, driven by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning and data lakes. By Eran Brown, chief technology: EMEA for...

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Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Senior Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...

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Automation Test Analyst (LW) – Gauteng Pretoria

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Our client, who developed a financial wellness and inclusion platform that allows employees early access to already earned wages, is looking to for Full Stack .Net Software Developers to build software using languages and technologies of the .NET framework and JS...

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