Supply chain organisations lack formal AI strategies
Just 23% of supply chain leaders report having a formal supply chain AI strategy in place within their organisations, according to Gartner, which adds that, driven by pressures to demonstrate return-on-investment (ROI) in the near-term, chief supply chain officers...
Meta invests $14,3bn in AI startup
Meta is investing $14,3-billion for a major minority stake in artificial intelligence (AI) startup, Scale AI, that works with data to train AI systems. The company’s 28-year-old CEO, Alexandr Wang, will join Meta as part of the deal. The acquisition forms the...
AMD expands commercial AI PC portfolio
AMD has announced new products that will expand its commercial mobile and desktop AI PC portfolio, delivering exceptional productivity and premium AI and connectivity experiences to business users. The new AMD Ryzen PRO 8040 Series are the most advanced x86 processors...
Nvidia RTX A400, A1000 GPUs enhance AI-powered design, productivity
Nvidia has expanded its RTX professional graphics offerings with two new Nvidia Ampere architecture-based GPUs for desktops: the Nvidia RTX A400 and Nvidia RTX A1000. They expand access to AI and ray-tracing technology, equipping professionals with the tools they need...
Microsoft, Google top list for Q1 phishing attacks
Check Point Research has released its latest Brand Phishing Ranking for Q1 2024, highlighting the brands most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to deceive individuals and steal personal information or payment credentials. In the first quarter of...
Kagiso Trust hackathon bears fruit for municipalities
A Web-based solution to improve data management in local government will undergo further development after being conceived by the winning team at a Kagiso Trust hackathon. A team of young coders dubbed Mzansi Innovators shared a R20 000 prize for their solution which...
Nvidia sees big jump in R&D spending
Nvidia propelled its research and development (R&D) expenditure to an impressive 73% in five years, spending $8,68-billion, and highlighting a substantial surge from the $2,38-billion allocated in 2019, according to Stocklytics. "The trajectory of Nvidia's R&D...
Africa Code Week empowers 17m youth with digital skills
SAP's Africa Code Week (ACW) has successfully empowered 17-million young people across 54 countries since 2015, according to the programme's latest impact results. The initiative - in partnership with UNESCO, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa...
Starlink will cut off SA users
South African users of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service will be cut off from the end of this month. The service is not registered in this country and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) in November 2023 warned that it is illegal to...
Global coral bleaching event is happening now
The world is currently experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists and the network of global coral reef scientists aligned to the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). This...
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Proactive approach with managed services toolkit
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US firms top in cybersecurity M&As
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Kingson revises fund size to $100m
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LanDynamix achieves Level 2 BEE certification
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Partners put Carbon Tax in the spotlight
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BT delivers security services for icare
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SUSE enhances delivery of containerised, cloud native applications
SUSE has announced updates to its application delivery solutions that help customers accelerate production of modern containerised and cloud native applications. These updates advance SUSE's delivery and support of solutions to create, deploy and manage workloads...
Vox expands SME assessment programme
Vox has introduced its IT Assessment Programme, which is aimed at ensuring that small and medium enterprises' IT infrastructure is up to date and secure, and that it is maintained in line with global best practice. "We have developed a software tool that...
DHL rolls out eShop to more countries
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Senior Back-end Developer (CH1080) (FULLY REMOTE)
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Our client is an innovative cloud-based company that leverages its software to address the legal contracting, compliance, and legal practice challenges faced by listed companies and multinationals.They are seeking a Senior Back-end Developer who is able to build...
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Cyber Security Specialist / EngineerProtect and innovate with top insurance provider!R 500,000 - R 946,000 per annumJoin a leading South African insurance provider focused on customer protection and innovative financial services. This is an ideal opportunity to...
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