Sony opens photography competition
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Call for cross-sector alliances to boost social development
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Sharp growth curve forecast for edge computing
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SAP, Nvidia accelerate GenAI adoption across enterprise apps
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Cisco completes Splunk acquisition
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Elon Musk’s xAI open sources Grok language model
xAI, the artificial intelligence company headed by Elon Musk, has officially made its Grok language model open source. Last week, Musk announced that he was planning to open-source the product, and yesterday (17 March), this was done. "We are releasing the weights and...
Number of users affected by stalkerware grows
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Speed bumps on the road to a global energy transition
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Edge computing investments set to hit $232bn this year
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JSE turns to AWS to modernise technology
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to modernise its technology, leverage edge computing infrastructure, explore AI to deliver innovative market solutions and drive operational efficiencies. The move will also improve...
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Gazetted amendments tighten B-BBEE rulings
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DRaaS solutions are cost-effective and flexible
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Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
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BI Consultant (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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