US blocks Nvidia AI chip sales in China
The US government has blocked Nvidia from selling some of its artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China – including a chip it engineering specifically to comply with a previous US injunction against providing top-end chips to China. In a new move believing to be...
Identity-based attacks lead the charge
In 2024, threat actors prioritised stealth and efficiency, leveraging simpler techniques rather than custom malware or zero-day vulnerabilities. Notably, identity-based attacks emerged as the dominant threat vector, while ransomware incidents increasingly exploited...
New AWS chips take on foundation model training
Amazon Web Services has announced the next generation of two AWS-designed chip families - AWS Graviton4 and AWS Trainium2 - delivering advancements in price performance and energy efficiency for a broad range of customer workloads, including machine learning (ML)...
What COP28 could mean for Africa
The 28th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, more commonly referred to as COP28, brings together global leaders, experts, impacted communities, and decision-makers to continue efforts aimed at solving the world’s...
SA consumers hit hard by fraudsters
The scams deluge that flourished during the Covid-19 pandemic and proliferates yet today has heightened the public's fraud anxiety, according to a new consumer fraud study by SAS, and rampant fraud is also reshaping individuals' expectations about organisations'...
Deepfake incidents on the rise
Deepfake cyberattacks are on the rise, with South Africa seeing a massive 1 200% increase in deepfake fraud this year. This is among the findings from Sumsub's third annual Identity Fraud Report, which analyses identity fraud across industries and regions based on...
Software engineering set to embrace AI practices
Transformational technologies, including AI-augmented software engineering (AIASE), AI coding assistants and platform engineering, will reach mainstream adoption in two to five years, according to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Software Engineering, 2023. “AI-augmented...
Take-home pay, private pensions slowed in October
After three consecutive months of increases, the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), which measures the average nominal take-home pay among about 4-million salary earners in South Africa, showed a slight downturn. “The nominal average take-home pay was R15 535...
Enterprise IT budgets are on the increase
Omdia's 10th annual IT Enterprise Insights study has revealed that IT has become one of the main drivers of value to an enterprise, with almost three-quarters (74%) of respondents confirming increases to their overall budget allocated to enterprise IT in 2023 compared...
SA corporate social investment grows to R11,8bn
South African companies spent an estimated R11,8-billion on corporate social investment (CSI) in the 2023 financial year, according to corporate responsibility consultancy Trialogue's latest research findings. The spend reflects an 8% nominal and 1% real increase from...
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HP showcases end-to-end services
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SUSE delivers Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry innovation
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Free black data extended for festive season
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Charles Telfair Campus connects with Ruckus Networks
Charles Telfair Campus has selected Ruckus Networks to deploy its campus-wide wireless network, providing learners and staff with quality WiFi experience for the digital age. "The internet is an absolute necessity at Charles Telfair Campus as it forms an integral part...
Nokia, STC sign air-to-ground MoU
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LG shows off digital signage at Gitex
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Eskom supports Free State Mathematics Festival
The Eskom Development Foundation has provided support and funding to the Free State Mathematics Festival which was held on 10 - 11 October 2018 at the Bon Hotel in Bloemfontein. The Mathematics competition was created for Grade 8 - 11 learners from schools across the...
PayJoy and Baobab+ offer new device finance
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SA-based Tari Labs unveils free online university
Tari Labs University aims to become a go-to destination for easily-accessible learning material for blockchain, digital currency and digital assets, from beginner to advanced level. This is according to Tari Lab's senior contributor, Cayle Sharrock, who says the...
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Senior DevOps Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Senior JAVA Developer to join our financial services client based in Sandton.What you will be doing: Develop and Maintain...
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