Family-favourite brands used in cyberattacks
Ahead of the International Day of Families, observed on May 15, Kaspersky experts analysed cyberthreats that use popular family-focused brands, such as Disney, Lego, Toca Boca and others as bait. The research, based on selected keywords monitoring, revealed a steady...
These are the trends shaping the cloud’s future
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Blue Label reports profits up 4%
Blue Label Telecoms has reported revenue of R7,6-billion for the six months ended 30 November 2023, with an increase in gross profit of 4% to R1,6-billion (2022: R1,54-billion). The gross profit margin increased from 15,67% to 21,08%, and core headline earnings for...
Intel debuts systems foundry for the AI era
Intel has launched Intel Foundry as a more sustainable systems foundry business designed for the AI era and announced an expanded process roadmap designed to establish leadership into the latter part of this decade. The company also highlighted customer momentum and...
Nvidia reaps revenue, earnings rewards from AI
Nvidia has reported that revenue for the fourth quarter ended 28 January 2024 was $22,1-billion, up 22% from the previous quarter and up 265% from a year ago. For the quarter, GAAP earnings per diluted share was $4.93, up 33% from the previous quarter and up 765% from...
AI helps KLM to combat food waste
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is wasting less food on board aircraft thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). AI programs enable the company to better predict how many passengers who have booked will actually board a flight. This allows the exact number of required meals to...
New Intel processors bring the AI experience closer
Kathy Gibson reports – End users and partners need to prepare for what’s coming in the technology world – and artificial intelligence (AI) is going to being driving a lot of the changes. Intel South Africa’s Kobus de Beer, speaking at a Pinnacle SME Windows 11 event,...
AI helps users claw back time and energy
Kathy Gibson reports – So often we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) in general terms, as an abstract concept that is somehow peripheral to our lives. But the reality is that it could have a profound effect on the way we live and work, says Michelle Olivier,...
AI and the move to real copilots
Kathy Gibson reports - Technology innovations are constant, and have brought us a long way in what is, in reality, just a few years. Trainer Warren Shaw speaks at a Pinnacle event for SME partners about complementary opposites: these are not simply two separate forces...
Windows 11 is key for broad GenAI adoption
Kathy Gibson reports - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is arguably going to have a more profound impact on the IT and business world than any innovation since the Internet. But, while users across the globe are itching to benefit from GenAI value, a lot of...
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Ricoh scoops BLI PaceSetter award
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Is your data lying to you?
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Global Digital Transformation partners Cloudify
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