OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library

A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...

Transnet on track with R129bn recovery

Transnet will spend more than R129-billion over the next five years to restore the organisation’s sustainability and credibility. This is the word from group chief executive Michelle Phillips, addressing delegates at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town. Phillips told...

Voyager 1 on track to reach one light-day from Earth

In November Voyager 1 will reach an incredible 1 light-day from Earth

Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

Intel ups collaboration with Google Cloud on AI

Intel and Google Cloud have expanded on their multi-year strategic collaboration to accelerate Intel’s enterprise-wide digital evolution through the deployment of Gemini Enterprise and Google Cloud. Intel will integrate advanced, Gemini-powered generative AI across...

Europe leans towards social media ban for children

The European Commission (EC) has come a step closer to implementing a social media ban for children. Yesterday, the commission received a commissioned report from the Special Panel on Child Safety Online, detailing the effect of social media on children and...

Smartphone shipments plummet as memory crisis hits

The global smartphone market shrank 6,7% year-on-year to 277,5-million units in the second quarter of 2026 (2Q26). This is according to the preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, The memory crisis...

Government defence spending impacts the Space Economy

Governments around the world made a global public investment of €119-billion in the space economy in 2025. This reflected a slight 3% decline from 2024, driven by US defence budget changes and flat NASA funding – despite European space budgets growing by 12% to...

A forged PhD reached a listed boardroom. How?

On 1 June 2026, the Financial Services Tribunal dismissed an application to overturn sanctions against a former independent non-executive director of a JSE-listed technology group. The Tribunal sided with the JSE, confirming a R500 000 fine and a 10-year...

ITU’s Partner2Connect reaches milestone for universal connectivity

The UN agency for digital technologies, ITU, says its Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition has surpassed $100-billion in commitments - exceeding a milestone in the international effort to expand global Internet connectivity and bridge the digital divide. With...

TCS in new deal to transform ABB’s global network operations

In a multi-million rand, multi-year deal, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has upped its collaboration with ABB from managing infrastructure and applications, to delivering end-to-end global network operations through an integrated network-as-a-service model. As part...

Don’t get caught offside as World Cup concludes

Cybersecurity and privacy experts are raising concerns around the growing trend of sports fans using generative AI to create World Cup-related images, mock-ups, predictions, and social media content - while offering new ways for supporters to engage with major...

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Kandua launches AI-powered home companion

Kandua, a wholly owned Santam subsidiary, has announced the launch of Jess, an artificial Intelligence (AI) powered home companion aimed at improving trust, safety and certainty in the home services sector. Jess is a conversational AI interface that brings to life the...

Deloitte unveils connected agentic intelligence

Deloitte has launched a unified agentic intelligence network within Deloitte Omnia, Deloitte’s global audit and assurance platform. Omnia’s embedded network of intelligent agents is designed to bring new and existing AI agents together under a single framework, so...

Liquid C2 secures Gold in Google’s Verified Peering Provider Programme

Liquid C2 has achieved gold-level status in Google’s Verified Peering Provider (VPP) programme. For customers, this means easier access to Google services via Liquid’s network. The impact is significant because it eliminates delays and congestion from shared internet...

E Squared offers practical support to entrepreneurs

E Squared Investments has released its 2025 Impact Report, outlining the organisation’s work in backing responsible entrepreneurs, supporting portfolio resilience and contributing to economic inclusion through a long-term investment model. The report positions E...

CISOs are flying blind on AI agents – but POPIA won’t care why

Ask any South African CISO how many AI agents are running in their environment right now and most will be hard pressed to answer. This is the uncomfortable truth behind the local rush to deploy agentic AI, and it is happening while many of the same organisations are...

Speed is the new competitive advantage

Speed is the ultimate differentiator in today's AI-driven world. Success depends on rapid delivery, rethinking ROI, and strong customer relationships. By Marc Layne, sales director of Dell Technologies South Africa Over many years of experience in storage engineering,...

As AI reinvents business, traditional management is becoming obsolete

A new white paper warns that AI will not simply automate tasks, it will fundamentally reshape the architecture of management itself, forcing SME leaders to develop entirely new capabilities to govern hybrid human-AI workforces. In a new thought leadership white paper...

There are risks in connecting private power to the grid 

The national electricity grid has reached a level of physical stability worthy of praise. As it increasingly decentralises, its digital footprint is growing too. The task now is to keep it equally stable amidst mounting cyber threats to its physical infrastructure. By...

Check Point embeds OpenAI frontier cyber capabilities

Check Point Software Technologies has announced the use of OpenAI's frontier cyber capabilities into its customer-facing defenses. Through the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, open to only a select group of security vendors, Check Point can embed OpenAI models...

Junior-Mid Software Developer (C#.Net)

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of an ambitious Junior-Mid Software Developer with strong C#.Net skills is sought by a dynamic provider of world-class Outsourced and Incident Management Services based in Tokai. You will help design, develop and maintain various...

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ENVIRONMENT:DELIVER consistent, high-quality first- and second-line support to end users to ensure productivity and service continuity as the next hands-on Support Engineer wanted by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. This role focuses on effective...

S1 Support Engineer (Somerset West Onsite)

ENVIRONMENT:DELIVER consistent, high-quality technical support that keeps client environments stable, secure, and performing as the next S1 Support Engineer wanted by a dynamic ICT Service Provider in Somerset West. You will be responsible for handling support...

QA Automation Engineer – Stellenbosch (In Office / Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a fast growing AgriTech development company with offices Stellenbosch, is seeking an Operations Systems Analyst to join their team. They are on the hunt for an Intermediate Automation Test Engineer who will play a pivotal role in shaping the...

Junior-Mid Software Developer (C#.Net) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of an ambitious Junior-Mid Software Developer with strong C#.Net skills is sought by a dynamic provider of world-class Outsourced and Incident Management Services based in Tokai. You will help design, develop and maintain various...

Senior Full Stack Developer (.NET Core, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server) (PE)

ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a key role in designing, developing, and deploying Full Stack solutions using Microsoft technologies and Azure cloud services as the next Senior Full Stack Developer wanted by a PE-based global Logistics Operation. Working with cross-functional teams,...

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