Nvidia debuts open humanoid robot foundation model
Nvidia has announced a portfolio of technologies to supercharge humanoid robot development, including Nvidia Isaac GR00T N1, believed to be the world’s first open, fully customisable foundation model for generalized humanoid reasoning and skills. Other technologies...
Nvidia to open quantum research centre
As quantum computers continue to develop, they will integrate with AI supercomputers to form accelerated quantum supercomputers capable of solving some of the world’s hardest problems. Integrating quantum processing units (QPUs) into AI supercomputers is key for...
Best practices to ensure a safer Internet
From cyberbullying to digital identity, Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness among young people of online issues. But they're not the only ones who need to be aware of online safety, writes Sean Richards, technical consultant at Evolve Business Group. Businesses...
Multichoice rejects Canal+ offer, notes share purchase
Multichoice has rejected an acquisition offer from Groupe Canal+, while disclosing that the French company has been buying up shares in the group. In the first of two separate SENS announcements this morning, Multichoice points out that Groupe Canal+ has acquired an...
Public employment programme delivers positive stimulus
New research indicates that the largest component of South Africa's Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) programme is beneficial to economic growth as it also has an indirect positive effect on non-programme employment and wages. The study, commissioned by the...
Registration opens for Internet industry event
Next month sees the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) and the ZA Network Operators' Group (ZANOG) co-hosting ZANOG@iWeek2024, South Africa's most influential and anticipated annual internet industry event. Registration is now open for this three-day...
Kaspersky shares cyberthreat data with Interpol
Kaspersky has contributed to the fight against transnational cybercrime by taking part in operation Synergia, involving Interpol and its Gateway project partners -- an initiative promoting collective efforts of national law enforcement and private sector organisations...
Competition for technical skills intensifies for legal, compliance functions
A growing technical skills gap is a top concern for legal and compliance leaders, according to a recent survey by Gartner. A September 2023 survey of 179 legal, compliance and privacy leaders, found that 65% of respondents noted a technical skills gap among their top...
Neuralink ignites corporate interest in brain-machine interfaces
Elon Musk's update on Neuralink's successful brain chip implant recently has once again brought the spotlight on the growing interest in brain-machine interface (BMI) research among corporates. Though still in its nascent stages, as indicated by patent publication...
MTN SA, Community Policing Forums partner to tackle theft, vandalism
With the ongoing vandalism and theft of batteries and cables at cellphone towers across South Africa, MTN has partnered with the Gauteng Provincial Community Police Board to support Community Policing Forums to accelerate the fight against this type of crime. The aim...
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Are cloud platforms accelerating growth?
Gartner predicts that integrated infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings are driving the next wave of cloud infrastructure adoption, stating that by 2022, 90% of companies will purchase cloud technology from an integrated...
Onboarding a vital element for employee retention
Simply having an onboarding process for new employees is no longer good enough. Ian McAlister, GM of CRS Technologies, believes those organisations who make staff feel like valuable resources from the first day at the company can gain critical competitive advantage....
Steps to successful biometric implementation
Biometrics can provide the organisation an intelligent balance of security and convenience if implemented and managed correctly. By Marius Coetzee, CEO of Ideco Biometrics has often been considered a risky and unreliable investment for many organisations. Its rocky...
The priorities of cloud and virtualisation
Lorna Hardie, regional director sub-Saharan Africa at VMware says that in order to thrive in today's market and economy it is time to recognise the imperative of cloud and the value of virtualisation. Every business should be off the fence and in the cloud. It is the...
Harnessing the power of your ‘co-bot’ workforce
As industries move towards the fourth industrial revolution, speculation has intensified about a robot workforce of the future with little need for humans. Dimension Data sees a different future, where humans work alongside robots, as co-workers. By Barry Hatfield,...
Cyber security requires a new approach
From digital transformation through to the arrival of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), decision-makers are changing their views on how technology can benefit the organisation. But while much attention is placed on things like data analysis, the cloud, and...
New app streamlines property buying
AIM Brokerage has launched a revolutionary real estate web based application that lets property investors view, consider and reserve properties using their smart devices. The app can be accessed by both Android and Apple devices off the Mzuri website. The app was...
Are SA firms flipping a coin on their cybersecurity?
Would you gamble flipping a coin for the effectiveness of your cybersecurity plan? Heads: you're able to prevent - or recover from - a cyberattack. Tails: you fall victim to a cybercriminal, lose critical business data, suffer immense business productivity and...
Governing the digital nomads of the future
The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings with it a fundamental shift in how we do business, writes Jessica Knight, IRMSA risk intelligence committee member. Advances in technology and the increasing digitisation of many roles means that the conventional...
Moscow starts testing on 5G pilot zone
The first pilot zone of the 5G communication standard has been launched in Moscow. Tverskaya Street - from the Kremlin to the Garden Ring falls under the solid outdoor coverage of the first 5G pilot area. "5G development agreements were signed with the four largest...
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