Digital payments continue steep growth trajectory
The global digital payment market size is anticipated to reach $361,3-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 21,4% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new report published by Grand View Research. The market’s growth can be attributed to the increasing number of...
NASA engineering sparks battery innovation
Battery technology that has powered the International Space Station, the Hubble Space Telescope, and numerous satellites is now storing energy on Earth, enabling intermittent renewable energy sources to provide steady power. These extremely durable batteries were made...
Waste supercomputer heat, old mines could warm homes
A first-of-its-kind system in the UK is being trialled in Edinburgh to see if waste heat from a large computing facility can be stored in disused mine workings and used to warm homes. The large amounts of energy needed to power the University of Edinburgh's Advanced...
Samsung, Google Cloud join force to bring GenAI to Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics and Google Cloud have announced a new multi-year partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology to Samsung smartphone users around the globe. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series announced at Galaxy...
World Economic Forum in Davos: it’s a wrap
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, close to 3 000 policy-makers, business executives, international organisations and civil society leaders, academics and innovators from around the world came together for the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum to rebuild...
Webb reveals what early galaxies looked like
Researchers analysing images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found that galaxies in the early universe are often flat and elongated, like surfboards and pool noodles – and are rarely round, like volleyballs or frisbees. “Roughly 50 to 80% of the galaxies...
Meteoric growth forecast for metaverse in e-commerce market
The global metaverse in the e-commerce market size is anticipated to reach $106,13-billion by 2030 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 40% from 2024 to 2030, according to new analysis from Grand View Research. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Unauthorised IT products increase risk of cyberattacks
A new study has found that companies are at an increased risk of becoming targets of cyber incidents due to the use of shadow IT by their employees amid the growing trend towards a distributed workforce. According to global research by Kaspersky, 82% of companies...
Removing rare-earths drives demand for copper in EV motors
Electric motors are a core component of electrification in the automotive market and the market has relied heavily on rare-earths for the permanent magnets used in these motors, writes Dr James Edmondson, research director at IDTechEx. But, as many will be aware,...
Cellular IoT connections to reach 5,4bn in 2030
The cellular IoT ecosystem is poised for significant transformation over the next seven years, driven by the rise of 5G technologies, according to new research from Omdia. With a predominant focus on 5G RedCap, 5G Massive IoT, and 4G LTE Cat-1bis modules, the...
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ActiveOps partners with IQbusiness in SA
ActiveOps, a provider of digital operations management solutions, has announced a formal partnership with South African management consulting firm IQbusiness. The partnership combines a portfolio of multi-disciplinary consulting and digital transformation services...
There is more to cyber risk than security
Risk experts hold no doubts: the changes technology is bringing to businesses has far-reaching consequences. But the conversation is still split between two poles, those of business and technology. It's more convenient and seems to simplify the issue. But that is not...
Viu gets SABC rights
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Kaspersky CyberTrace streamlines threat intelligence flows
With the number of available threat intelligence sources continuing to grow, a third of CISOs feel under pressure as they cannot consume cybercrime intelligence easily or effectively. To help large companies overcome this challenge, Kaspersky Lab has launched...
Unboxing the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 portable workstation
Calling all architects, engineers and creative professionals: the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 portable workstation has landed in South Africa. With a serious amount of power in a slim and attractive package, the P1 is certified to run high-end CAD and design packages. Thibault...
University of Tokyo orders Fujitsu massively parallel supercomputer
Fujitsu has received an order for the large-scale massively parallel supercomputer system "Oakbridge-CX" from the Information Technology Centre of The University of Tokyo. The new system will achieve a theoretical peak performance of 6.6 petaflops(1) by clustering...
PwC launches Salesforce Academy in Africa
PwC South Africa has launched its Salesforce Academy, the first of its kind on the African continent to provide Salesforce certification training programmes to support the growth of the digital economy. PwC's Salesforce Academy is aimed at providing companies and...
An easy way to log business mileage
Tax season is upon us and with it the determination to do things better, like logging business mileage. Now, thanks to the Journey Organizer from Tiger Wheel & Tyre, separating business from personal mileage no longer requires arduous manual logging in a...
The murky waters of Android banking malware
Banking malware continued to plague the Android platform throughout 2018, with cybercrooks relentlessly targeting users with banking trojans and fake banking apps, but also experimenting with new money-stealing techniques. To help users navigate the tricky and...
How IoT could transform SA’s retail sector
It is hard to believe that billions of connected devices and sensors - the Internet of Things - are forecast to be worth a staggering $US94 billion by 2025 in the retail sector. Already in use in retail outlets around the world, the Internet of Things (IoT) is...
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