AI in Africa to top $16,5bn by 2030

Artificial intelligence (AI) – if deployed responsibly and inclusively – can unlock transformative outcomes across Africa’s major industries including agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and finance, according to Mastercard. The company’s latest white paper -...

These are the AI trends for 2025 and beyond

AI agents and AI-ready data are the two fastest advancing technologies on the 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, according to Gartner. These technologies are experiencing heightened interest this year, accompanied by ambitious projections and...

Subglacial flood bursts through Greenland ice sheet

Using data from several Earth-observing satellites, including ESA’s CryoSat and the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions, scientists have discovered that a huge flood beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet surged upwards with such force that it fractured the ice...

Webb telescope traces the many shapes of nebulae

Since their discovery in the late 1700s, astronomers have learned that planetary nebulae, or the expanding shell of glowing gas expelled by a low-intermediate mass star late in its life, can come in all shapes and sizes. Most planetary nebula present as circular,...

Aurora supercomputer ranks fastest for AI

Intel, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Hewlett Packard Entrerprise (HPE), has announced that the Aurora supercomputer has broken the exascale barrier at 1.012 exaflops and is the fastest AI system in the world dedicated to AI for open science -...

Nvidia Grace Hopper powers new supercomputers

Nvidia has announced nine new supercomputers worldwide are using Nvidia Grace Hopper Superchips to speed scientific research and discovery. Combined, the systems deliver 200 exaflops, or 200-quintillion calculations per second, of energy-efficient AI processing power....

RSAWeb slowly brings services back online

Internet service provider (ISP) RSAWeb is still dealing with a sophisticated cyberattack that brought many of its services down a week ago. The “service-impacting event” is believed to have been a sophisticated cyber-attack, possibly ransomware. As a result of the...

Pop culture the biggest influencer of African youth

Pop culture is the biggest influencer of African youth, according to the "Who is Influencing Who? Unpacking Youth and Influence in Africa" report. The latest report by Africa No Filter investigates Africa's influence on the world, its influences on African youth, and...

Attack on unpatched systems causes nationwide outage in Italy

A global ransomware hacking attack brought Italy's Internet to its knees yesterday (Sunday 5 February), with attackers exploiting unpatched VMware systems. The country's Internet had been restored by last night, but the Italian National Cybersecurity Agency is warning...

Global tablet, chromebook shipments saw sharp 2022 decline

Worldwide tablet shipments posted flat growth of 0.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22), totaling 45,7-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker....

Top semiconductor buyers dropped chip spend

The top 10 global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) decreased their chip spending by 7,6% and accounted for 37,2% of the total market in 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner. Global inflation and recession pressures sharply weakened demand for PCs...

Operator 5G revenue to double as 6G shows promise

Juniper Research forecasts that operators will generate $625-billion from 5G services globally by 2027; rising from $310-billion in 2023. The new report, "Operator Revenue Strategies: Business Models, Emerging Technologies & Market Forecasts 2023-2027", predicts...

Plastic-eating enzymes could combat waste polyester clothing

Scientists at the University of Portsmouth aim to develop 'plastic-eating' enzymes that could help solve the ever-growing problem of waste polyester clothing. Polyester is the most widely-used clothing fibre in the world but is currently not a sustainable textile...

Chinese mobile service revenue set for growth

The total mobile services revenue in China is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5,5% from $144,3-billion in 2022 to $188,2-billion in 2027, mainly driven by the robust growth in mobile data services segment. GlobalData's latest China Mobile...

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Standard Bank pioneers African trade gathering

Standard Bank has escalated its successful trans-regional trade and business conferences into a broadly inclusive pan-African initiative aimed at driving collective growth across the continent This year's Trans Regional Conference was held in Lagos from 1 - 4 July....

It’s time to get NAS

Everyone is ready for NAS, especially the SME, writes Joanne Weng, South Africa sales manager of Synology. The enterprise market has traditionally been seen as the one that sits up and pays expensive and complicated attention to cloud storage. It is, after all, only...

Cost-effective cloud for African insurers

In a move designed to provide insurers with an affordable policy administration offering that enhances operations, SilverBridge Holdings has introduced a cloud-based solution that can scale according to business requirements. Globally, insurers are embracing the cloud...

Get the ultimate gaming experience

It is said that there are two types of gamer in this world. The PC gamer and the console gamer. The former's demise has long been predicted, but statistically, PC gaming is even more popular today than it was when it started. Steam game sales hit an astonishing...

Netflix-style software supports SA through GDPR

The General Data Protection Act (GDPR) may set the guidelines for the collection and processing of personal data within the European Union (EU), but it also has far reaching global impact. Alongside South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), GDPR...

Security boardroom disconnects leave businesses vulnerable

A wasted skill is a wasted opportunity to maximise commercial ambition. It can also put you at risk. In today's highly competitive market, you need the right talent in the right place and at the right time. By Martin Walshaw, SE team lead: sub-Saharan Africa at F5...

Tips for accelerating business growth

Jennifer Warawa, executive vice-president: partners, accountants and alliances at Sage, advises how to boost your company's success. Today there is a near continuous need for companies to keep repositioning themselves and re-work their strategies in the pursuit of...

CA updates CA Automic One Automation Platform

CA Technologies has announced its new release of the CA Automic One Automation platform, a unified suite of automation products delivering intelligent automation to the enterprise. The new release empowers Ops with new lifecycle management capabilities of automation...

Nokia, China Mobile advance AI studies

Nokia and China Mobile have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to optimise future networks and enable the delivery of new Edge Cloud and 5G services. The companies will jointly...

A digital tax health score could reduce tax

TaxTim, which helps individuals to complete and file your tax returns online with the help of a digital tax expert called Tim, now offers a personalised tax health score report free which could help users pay less tax. The score is the result of an in depth automated...

Data Analyst – Remote Remote

Data Analyst Opportunity | Pioneering Global Bank in EgyptLocation: New Cairo, EgyptModel: Full-time in office (5 days a week)Salary: Market-related (in EGP)Are you a skilled Data Analyst with a passion for designing and managing data solutions? If so, this...

MES Analyst – EvdB – KwaZulu-Natal Richards Bay

Work closely together with the existing IT teams and Legacy Application Architect to develop transition plans from legacy solutions. Identifies and plans for necessary solution interfacing (i.e SAP S/4, Legacy boundary applications etc) in collaboration with the...

Full Stack Java EE Developer (LW) – Gauteng Pretoria

Technical Skills: Java EE (required) NetBeans / Eclipse or similar IDE (required) Java web framework HTML and CSS knowledge Node.js (Optional) SOLID Design Principles (Practical experience) Practical knowledge of a few Designs Patterns Database skills - MySQL / SQL...

Developer – .Net (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Highly innovative organisation which only employs the best. Their focus is on continual learning, constantly adapting and keeping ahead of the market. The focus is on R&D, you will have the opportunity to work on new projects (no boring legacy...

IT Lecturer

Preparing and delivering lectures, tutorials, workshops, and seminars.Setting and grading assignments, tests, and exams.Attending and participating in meetings, conferences, and other events in and outside of the Institution.All academic staff are expected to engage...

UX Designer (JavaScript) (CPT ONLY)

ENVIRONMENT:YOUR keen eye for beautiful digital aesthetics is sought to fill the role of a UX Designer by a dynamic Digital Transformation Specialist. Your role will entail developing systems according to scoping document, write well-designed, testable, efficient code...

IT Infrastructure Manager

Our client in the logistics industry is urgently looking to employ an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager at their organizationOur client in the logistics industry is urgently looking to employ an experienced IT Infrastructure Manager at their organizationLocation:...

Business Analyst

Analyse Business requirements.Capture user stories and validate with customer.Provide Onboarding User training.Attend Daily Standups.Attend UAT sessions if needed.Continuous discovery (e.g. continuous improvement analysis).Develop training material (user guides,...

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