The future of banking is intelligent – but riskier than ever
As financial institutions worldwide confront intensifying economic volatility, explosive tech acceleration, and the rise of digital rivals they face an existential squeeze - and they must act now or risk irrelevance in an AI-accelerated future, warns new research on...
Majority of Bill Gates’ $200bn pledge heading to Africa
Following his pledge to give away his $200-billion fortune over the next 20 years, Bill Gates has said that the majority of this spend will go to Africa – with a focus on partnering with governments that prioritise the health and well-being of their people. “I...
The evolution of solar power continues …
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei FusionSolar Partner Summit - Carbon neutrality and intelligence are goals driving technology efforts in the next decades. As we build a new intelligent world, we are creating new energy sources along with new means of transportation,...
EU’s AI Act sets a precedent
The European Union's groundbreaking AI Act sets a precedent in regulating artificial intelligence (AI), introducing stringent requirements for developers and deployers, says research group GlobalData. With the adoption of the landmark legislation, establishing...
Load shedding forces SMEs to shut down their servers
The national disaster that is load shedding is already costing the South African economy almost R1-billion every day, according to the Reserve Bank. Now SMEs across the country are shutting down their server rooms because unreliable power means that running costs are...
Study finds signs of depression, anxiety in young adolescents
A groundbreaking study by the Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has shed light on the mental health landscape faced by adolescents aged 10 to 14 in the Western Cape. The study - conducted by Mirriam Mkhize, Associate...
What’s needed to drive a vibrant renewable energy industry?
Kathy Gibson reports from the Future Energy show - There's no shortage of initiatives underway to drive a vibrant local industry for renewable energy, and the provision of net-zero energy into South Africa's businesses, factories and homes. But there are many...
Dell partners with Nvidia to debut enterprise AI stack
Dell Technologies has partnered with Nvidia to launch a full stack of enterprise-level artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. The company has strengthened its collaboration with Nvidia to help enterprises adopt AI technologies through the expansion of the Dell...
Three trends set to drive cyberattacks
Following two years of high but stable loss activity, 2023 saw a worrying resurgence in ransomware and extortion losses as the cyberthreat landscape continues to evolve, writes Scott Sayce, global head of Cyber Insurance at Allianz Commercial. Hackers are increasingly...
Top cybersecurity predictions for 2024
Gartner has revealed its top eight cybersecurity predictions for the year, highlighting that generative AI (GenAI) adoption will collapse the cybersecurity skills gap and reduce employee-driven cybersecurity incidents; two-thirds of global 100 organisations will...
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Think Career becomes a Microsoft Authorised Education Partner
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thryve opens Canadian office
thryve, a provider of insurance, risk and governance technology solutions, has opened an office in Toronto, Canada. "The technology sector in Canada is growing at an incredible rate," says Neer Rama, Force Solutions product manager at thryve. "We believe that this is...
Trend Micro to deliver network security with AWS Transit Gateway
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Spotify Lite extends the app’s reach
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Presidential endorsement of smart cities creates compelling vision
In his State of the Nation address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: "I dream of a South Africa where the first entirely new city built in the democratic era rises, with skyscrapers, schools, universities, hospitals and factories." Taru Madangombe, vice-president of...
ESET discovers Window exploit used in a highly targeted attack
ESET researchers have discovered and analysed a 0-day exploit deployed in a highly targeted attack in Eastern Europe. The exploit used a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. ESET immediately reported the issue to the Microsoft Security...
ABB motors that let you know when it’s time for a service
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Pentaho 8.3 facilitates DataOps across edge-to-multicloud environments
Hitachi Vantara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced Pentaho 8.3, the latest version of the company's data integration and analytics platform software. Pentaho 8.3 introduces a series of features designed to support DataOps, a...
Intermediate Analyst Developer (Java)
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Responsible for implementing any additional features/modules/methods, etc.Understands the client's internal business needs, and makes recommendations and provides solutions to meet these needs.Develops and maintains effective, proactive relationships and...
Intermediate Analyst Developer (Java) – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Intermediate Analyst Developer Join a dynamic development team in the Technology department of a Leading Financial Services company. Our Client seeks to employ an Intermediate Analyst Developer on an initial 6-months' Contract role. You will focus on designing,...
Senior .Net Developer (Centurion – LW) – Gauteng Pretoria
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Technical Domian Specialist (D365) – Remote Remote
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Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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