AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored

Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...

Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

New chief executive for Openserve

Telkom has appointed Beauty Apleni as CEO of Openserve effective 1 July, saying she will drive the continuing growth and adoption of Openserve’s fibre network in pursuit of the group’s data-led strategy. Apleni has more than 25 years of experience in the ICT industry...

WeThinkCode_ secures $2m grant to scale AI training

South African tech academy WeThinkCode_ has been awarded $2-million in funding from Google.org. The grant will enable WeThinkCode_ to dramatically expand its artificial intelligence (AI) training programs, empowering 12 000 learners in South Africa and Kenya with...

Intel Gaudi 2, 5th Gen Xeon deliver AI performance

MLCommons has published results of the industry-standard MLPerf v4.0 benchmark for inference. The Intel Gaudi 2 AI accelerator remains the only benchmarked alternative to Nvidia H100 for generative AI (GenAI) performance and provides strong performance-per-dollar....

DCC Technologies signs up Epson distribution 

DCC Technologies has been appointed as an official distributor for Epson, bringing the company’s wide range of printing solutions to its channel partners across South Africa and the SADC region. Epson's product line includes home and office printers, commercial and...

GenAI lets viewers personalise the Masters Tournament

IBM and the Masters Tournament today announced several new fan features coming to the Masters app and Masters.com digital experience for this year's event. Powered by generative AI (GenAI) capabilities built from IBM's AI and data platform watsonx, fans this year will...

MeerKAT discovers 49 new galaxies in just two hours

The MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa has enabled the discovery of 49 new gas-rich galaxies. From an observation barely over two hours long, this discovery, also made possible by the services provided by the Inter-University Institute for Data-Intensive...

Business execs power ahead with GenAI, despite risks

US business executives worry about potential risks from the widening use of generative artificial intelligence programs such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot - but more than a quarter of them say that hasn’t stopped their organisations from experimenting with the...

Robust growth forecast for AR/VR headsets

While global shipments for augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets declined 23,5% in 2023, 2024 is shaping up to be a year of recovery as shipments are forecast to surge 44,2% to 9,7-million units, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and...

Fewer right to be forgotten requests at pandemic end

At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, "right to be forgotten" cases rose significantly - but more recent data shows a drop after the pandemic ended. This is according to research from cybersecurity company Surfshark, which analysed the "right to be forgotten"...

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The future of education for SA’s youth

The future of education for South Africa's youth does not only lie in going to university as soon as they finish school, or in going to university at all. The historical emphasis on university as the only viable option to gain adequate qualifications has led to many...

Paratus Africa, Nampower collaborate on The GridOnline

Paratus Africa and Nampower have signed an agreement to commercialise its national optic fiber network by launching The GridOnline. It will now provide access to its national Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) network. Paratus Africa continued its investment strategy at the...

Oracle named a leader in multiexperience development platforms

Oracle has been named a Leader in Gartner's 2019 Magic Quadrant for Multiexperience Development Platforms report. Previously, Oracle was named a Leader for two consecutive years in the Magic Quadrant for Mobile App Development Platforms (MADPs). The Multiexperience...

Ghost employees could cost you your business

The occurrence of ghost employees on a company's payroll system ranks as the most difficult type of payroll fraud to detect, particularly in larger companies where no proper controls exist. Over time, this can pose a serious threat to the organisation's profitability...

International accreditation reduces risk

Xperien has achieved British Standards Institution (BSI) accreditation to comply with international high quality standards and also to enhance its existing service offerings. The certification confirms that Xperien operates a Quality Management System (QMS) that...

IT is all about the experience

Technology is resetting the boundaries for how and where people work. The future of work is dynamic and decentralised and staff who are engaged in their work are more innovative and self-starting. Research suggests, but 85% of workers globally are disengaged. This has...

Businesses opt for multi-cloud

Multi-cloud is a relatively new term and is a very popular architecture among enterprises. This is for good reason, it is part of cloud's natural evolution. A survey released by the IBM Institute for Business Value found that a staggering 85% of polled businesses use...

City held to ransom: how to safeguard your network from attack

In the wake of last week's City Power ransomware attack, ongoing vigilance, maintenance of systems and a holistic approach to security remains vital for critical infrastructure entities. This is according to Stefan van de Giessen, GM: cybersecurity at Networks...

A risk-based approach to procurement

The impact of fraud in procurement can be far reaching with many aspects of the business affected by such transactions. With the threat of reputational damage, legal non-compliance and potential financial losses remaining a possibility, it is critical that...

Three levels of smart city growth

Smart cities need the operational technology foundation of smart panels and transformers, the middle layer of connected devices with edge control self-management and the top layer of real-time insights that can optimise services. "When asked how we can create a smart...

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