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

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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...

Consumer spending is cautious amid economic uncertainty

The Absa Merchant Spend Analytics Report for February 2025 shows a general decline in card spending across most categories, reducing overall card spending and transaction volumes. However, this card spending drop has slowed compared to the decline experienced in...

Huawei goes green for smart warehouse

Kathy Gibson reports - Huawei has officially opened a green intelligent warehouse in Johannesburg – the first of its kind in Africa. Will Meng, CEO of Huawei South Africa, explains that the smart warehouse, equipped with green power, is the central hub for Huawei in...

AMD to debut AI engines, elevated in-vehicle experiences

AMD will showcase automotive innovation at CES 2024 and expand its portfolio with the introduction of two new devices, the Versal AI Edge XA adaptive SoC and Ryzen Embedded V2000A Series processor. Working alongside a growing automotive partner ecosystem, AMD will...

Intel, DigitalBridge launch GenAI company

Intel and global investment firm DigitalBridge Group have announced the formation of Articul8 AI, an independent company offering enterprise customers a full-stack, vertically-optimised and secure generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) software platform. The...

Dark web awash with corporate data

Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team has, over the past two years, uncovered almost 40 000 dark web posts about the sale of internal corporate information. These posts - created by cybercriminals - are used to buy, sell, or distribute data stolen from various...

Top workplace predictions for 2024

Gartner has revealed its top nine workplace predictions that HR leaders will need to address in 2024 and beyond to successfully position their organizations to attract and retain top talent and drive business outcomes. "We have seen several shifts affecting the...

Threat actors tap social engineering, AI to drive more attacks

A major trend in cybersecurity is the speed and adeptness with which hackers adapt their techniques to take advantage of technological advances. Attacks leveraging social engineering have become more frequent and more expensive in 2023. The profitability and the ease...

Subscription-based streaming to become a $100bn industry

The subscription-based streaming industry has blown up in recent years, completely changing how people consume media. In just five years, the number of people using these services has almost doubled and hit 1,3-billion, helping the market to gross over $95-billion in...

Overcome challenges to ensure responsible, ethical AI solutions

Generative AI has raised new challenges related to ‘Responsible AI’, catapulting concerns into the headlines and forcing enterprises to revisit their AI policies at a time when they investigate new potential applications. Enterprises need to ensure that AI solutions...

Global shipments of smart TVs poised for slow recovery

Worldwide smart TV shipments are on track to decline 5,5% year over year in 2023, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. However, the market is expected to recover with flat growth forecast in 2024 followed...

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Reasons to relook your payroll solution

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Pre-listing statement from Multichoice

MultiChoice Group has released its pre-listing statement in compliance with the JSE Listings Requirements, providing further details about its listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Trading in MCG shares is expected to commence on the JSE on 27 February...

Fujitsu drives data centre transformation

Fujitsu has announced new options for enabling businesses to run mission-critical SAP HANA workloads on a hyper-converged infrastructure. These options will allow businesses to manage and scale advanced, fully-virtualized SAP solution environments. The Fujitsu...

New year brings new and improved technologies

Every year starts with excitement as many new tech trends and technologies emerge that are fast changing the way we work and interact with others. In fact, technology is revolutionising the way we do business. Cloud-based communications has proven to be a substantial...

Tech driving digital transformation in 2019

Exciting developments in enterprise resource planning provide us with a compelling snapshot of how the country is progressing with regards to digital transformation, says Deirdre Fryer at Syspro. Digital transformation was all anyone could talk about in 2018, a trend...

Before you sign up an FTTH ISP …

Fibre to the home (FTTH) is rolling out in suburbs across South Africa at a rapid rate, promising lightning fast internet speeds plus a world of connectivity and online in-home entertainment options. Linda Morris of Internet service provider and IT technology partner...

Hemant Harie is new Gabsten MD

Data management solutions specialist, Gabsten Technologies (Gabsten), has appointed Hemant Harie as its new MD. Harie will be moving up from the position of Operations Manager, a role he has held for over three years, after commencing his career at Gabsten in 2010. He...

Free trial for black subscription package

Entertainment streaming service, black, offers newcomers to its service a seven-day free trial to it premium subscription package Binge Elite. Binge Elite gives subscribers full access to all content on the streaming service including series, music, movies, sports,...

Digital disruption transforms insurance

South African insurers must embrace digital disruption and the associated technologies to remain competitive and provide customers with a more immersive experience. This is according to Shingie Maramba, business development manager at SilverBridge, who adds: "Even...

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ENVIRONMENT:Join a leading data-driven organization focused on delivering innovative technology solutions that empower businesses to make strategic, data-informed decisions. They are looking for a skilled Database Developer with in-depth experience in Google Cloud...

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A well-established financial services institute is seeking to appoint a Senior Systems Administrator: SAP Basis, you will be responsible for the administration of all SAP environments and instances, ensuring their optimal performance and availability. Administration...

SAP Project Manager

SAP Project Manager - SAP Migration ProjectsOur corporate client in the oil and gas industry in Cape Town is looking for the services of a (Super) SAP Project Manager with SAP Migration Projects experience to lead a lead a strategic SAP migration project, on a 6-12...

SAP Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town

SAP Project Manager - SAP Migration ProjectsOur corporate client in the oil and gas industry in Cape Town is looking for the services of a (Super) SAP Project Manager with SAP Migration Projects experience to lead a lead a strategic SAP migration project, on a 6-12...

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Software Development ArchitectArchitect the Future of Software Development!R 1,000,000 - R 1,540,000 per annum plus benefitsJoin a leading platform that is revolutionizing the industry with innovative technology solutions. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your...

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