Atmospheric sputtering observed on Mars
After a decade of searching, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering that could help answer longstanding questions about the history of...
PC and tablet forecast up, despite uncertainty
After recording strong results in the first quarter of 2025, IDC is increasing its traditional PC forecast for 2025 — this comes despite the significant impact that US tariffs have had on its trading partners’ market sentiment. Global PC volume is now expected to...
Resilience to global shocks sees risk rating upgrade for SA
In its first Country Risk Atlas, Allianz Trade reveals that it upgraded 21 country risk ratings in 2023 - including South Africa - while downgrading only four. The upgraded countries showcased their resilience to global shocks. The trend is totally different from that...
Urgent action needed to realise renewables promise
President Cyril Ramaphosa's remarks in his State of the Nation address (SONA) present an opportunity for the country to build its green energy capability further, and provide urgent load shedding relief to the economy, according to a spokesman for the wind sector....
Rise of DeepTech aligns technology with SDGs
In a newly-published research, the IDC Emerging Technologies team investigates the potential of DeepTech in Europe. IDC defines DeepTech as "a class of emerging technologies, built upon scientific and engineering innovation, whose primary focus is to address social...
Surgical AR/VR poised for widespread adoption
Apple recently made its foray into the extended reality (XR) market with the introduction of its spatial computing product, Vision Pro. Early adopters have responded positively to the launch, and the product's impact on the widespread adoption of XR hardware and...
South Africans are living hand-to-mouth
with drastic changes in the economy over the past two years, South African consumers' financial realities and concerns have also changed. For many, getting by has become a priority, while investments and building wealth have taken a back seat. In late 2023, 1Life...
Nvidia joins new AI Safety Institute Consortium
Nvidia has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology's new US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) as part of the company's effort to advance safe, secure and trustworthy AI. AISIC will work to create tools, methodologies and...
Political, economic certainty would boost residential property sales
Estate agents surveyed by Lightstone at the end of 2023 say political and economic certainty will lead to better residential property sales after a disappointing 2023, where less than 40% said they achieved volume or value sales targets. Although South Africa faces...
GenAI leads the trends impacting tech providers
Gartner has highlighted the top trends that will impact technology providers in 2024. "Generative AI (GenAI) is dominating the technical and product agenda of nearly every tech provider," says Eric Hunter, managing vice-president at Gartner. "The technology reshapes a...
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A continuous approach to privileged access management
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Managed service provides hyper-personalised collections
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Integrated HCM empowers businesses to master African tax
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SA-based AI specialist expands offshore
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Websites must be accessible to all
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DCC wins SonicWall distribution
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Eaton debuts new Eaton 93E UPS
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Angola Cables gets Uptime certification
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Specialist Analyst – Gauteng Pretoria
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