Financial accountability, agentic AI, small language models shape AI trends
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Allianz pegs cybersecurity as top risk
Cyber incidents such as data breaches or ransomware attacks, and IT disruptions, such as the CrowdStrike incident, are the biggest worry for companies globally in 2025, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer. Once again, business interruption is also a main concern...
Relief for households as July brings salaries uptick
The average salary performed better in the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) for July 2023, providing welcomed relief for South African income earners. "The average nominal take-home pay in July was R15 503, notably higher than the R14 169 in June and...
Unmanaged consumer debt affects us all
As inflation and the cost of living continue to rise, a growing number of households in South Africa are struggling to meet their financial obligations. In many instances, despite various avenues available to the consumer to seek assistance, households avoid it,...
SA at serious risk of catastrophic Internet disruption
In an era driven by digital connectivity, the recent events involving the unprecedented damage to three of South Africa's major west coast undersea Internet cables have thrust the country into a precarious position. By Paul Colmer, exco member at Wireless Access...
People key to digital transformation success
The business landscape across South Africa, the wider African continent, and globally, is experiencing a seismic shift where technology continues to permeate every aspect of our lives. Our world is becoming increasingly fast-paced and interconnected - a trend that is...
Job-seekers want flexibility, balance and money
At least half (50%) of job-seekers accepted a job offer over a 12-month period but backed out prior to starting. According to a Gartner survey of nearly 3 500 candidates in May 2023, more than one-third (35%) of candidates reported they received four or more offers...
Consumers reveal varied reading preferences
In the blended world of paper and digital media, consumers have varied preferences for what they receive electronically or in "hard copy". This was brought to light in the Two Sides Trend Tracker survey, a biennial survey into consumer preferences and perceptions of...
Nvidia AI-ready servers drive generative AI in enterprises
Nvidia has announced that some of the world's leading system manufacturers will deliver AI-ready servers that support VMware Private AI Foundation with Nvidia, to help companies customise and deploy generative AI applications using their proprietary business data....
Intel, Tower Semiconductor acquisition terminated
Intel says it has mutually agreed with Tower Semiconductor to terminate its previously-disclosed agreement to acquire Tower due to an inability to obtain, in a timely manner, the regulatory approvals required under the merger agreement, dated 15 February 2022. In...
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BuzzBox just changed the PABX game
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Taming data drift, preserving data integrity
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Thomson Reuters, SAP partner on cross-border transactions
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T-Systems teams with VMware on VCN
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Windows 10 as a Service: new opportunities.
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IT simplified for franchises
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Nokia, China Mobile in EUR 1bn frame agreement
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Space: not the final frontier
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Livity Africa rebrands to Digify Africa
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Cloud and partnerships key to survival for finservs
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Infrastructure Architect at Tipp Focus Group – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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