How geopolitics is shaping AI development
Kathy Gibson reports - As artificial intelligence (AI) drives strategic and competitive leadership, countries are jockeying for leadership positions. According to a Boston Consulting Group masterclass on AI and geopolitics, there can be no doubt that the US leads...
Small AI models set to overtake generalised LLMs
Gartner predicts that, by 2027, organisations will implement small, task-specific AI models, with usage volume at least three times more than those of general-purpose large language models (LLMs). While general-purpose LLMs provide robust language capabilities, their...
Nvidia debuts Omniverse cloud services on Microsoft Azure
Automotive companies are transforming every phase of their product lifecycle -- evolving their primarily physical, manual processes into software-driven, AI-enhanced digital systems. To help them save costs and reduce lead times, Nvidia is announcing two new...
Irish Tech Challenge startups chosen
The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, in partnership with Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and Dogpatch Labs Ireland has selected five tech startups for...
Microsoft and partners double down on AI transformation
Microsoft has introduced about 100 new services and updates as part of its AI-forward strategy, including key developments within its productivity and security offerings. The announcements were made at the company's annual Microsoft Ignite 2023 conference. Just about...
AMD fires up AI, compute capabilities
AMD and Microsoft featured how AMD products, including the upcoming AMD Instinct MI300X accelerator, AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Ryzen CPUs with AI engines, are enabling new services and compute capabilities across cloud and generative AI, Confidential Computing, Cloud...
Nvidia to accelerate AI workloads on Azure
Nvidia continues to collaborate with Microsoft to build AI infrastructure, with Microsoft introducing additional H100-based virtual machines to Microsoft Azure to accelerate demanding AI workloads. At its Ignite conference in Seattle yesterday, Microsoft announced its...
New Equinix data centre will host JINX
Equinix has announced that JINX, the Johannesburg Internet Exchange Point, will be available in its new JN1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre at launch in mid-2024. Established in June 1996, JINX is Africa's longest running exchange point, boasting a...
Most South Africans struggle with workplace stress
A massive 85% of South Africans grapple with stress at their jobs - but that only 39% of employees find their wellbeing programmes "fairly effective". This is according to a new survey by insuretech YuLife and IPSOS, which shares that another 32% of respondents found...
Intel showcases scientific supercomputers
Intel has showcased AI-accelerated high performance computing (HPC) with leadership performance for HPC and AI workloads across Intel Data Centre GPU Max Series, Intel Gaudi2 AI accelerators and Intel Xeon processors. In partnership with Argonne National Laboratory,...
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Veeam helps ContinuitySA deliver hyper-availability
ContinuitySA, an African provider of business continuity management services to public and private sector organisations, has selected Veeam Availability Suite to help deliver dependable disaster recovery and business continuity solutions as a fully managed service...
Talk is cheap – and now it may even buy the whisky
All of us want a better life, not just for ourselves but for our families and the societies we live in. The key to realising this dream is productivity. by Simon Carpenter, chief technology advisor at SAP Africa Productivity is a key driver of global efforts toward...
Merchant West offers new finance option
Independent financial services company Merchant West has partnered with Xperien to provide continuous IT lifecycle solutions, a fresh line of alternative funding to reduce the cost of IT assets. The partnership offers a full end-to-end IT Asset Lifecycle solution from...
UBA adds Clickatell’s Chat
United Bank for Africa (UBA) will be going live with Clickatell's Chat Banking solution, Leo, on WhatsApp. In a first for Nigeria, customers can now conduct their favorite banking activities in a secure and convenient manner, by communicating with their bank in a...
Cell C puts communications, entertainment in one contract
Cell C has launched MediaPlay, allowing consumers to plan and budget for their connectivity and entertainment needs through one contract. MediaPlay allows customers to connect with the world and with friends and family PLUS keep up with their favourite movies, series,...
Telkom VS Gaming High School Esports league
Telkom VS Gaming has announced that the VS Gaming HSEL, in partnership with the High School Esports League (HSEL), held its online tournament in the run up to Comic Con Africa. The top three teams from each game are invited to participate in the inaugural tournament...
Enhanced Ericsson Radio System enhances 5G
Ericsson is expanding its end-to-end 5G Platform by adding new hardware and software products to the Ericsson Radio System portfolio, further enhancing the agility and speed with which communication service providers can roll out their 5G networks. Ericsson is...
A Black Friday dress rehearsal
For any major production, whether it be theatre, a musical concert or a wedding, a 'dress rehearsal' is important to make sure things run smoothly on the big day. It's the ideal way to put everyone through the paces and deal with any possible problems or hiccups....
Rural KZN residents get MTN’s high-speed internet
MTN has connected thousands of rural residents in Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to high-speed broadband internet after the mobile network operator rolled out 3G and 4G infrastructure on four sites in the area. Data traffic has...
Top African universities put degrees online
eLearnAfrica will be providing financing for the design, development, and delivery of online degrees with top African universities. This effort will expand the company's contribution to increasing access to online educational opportunities for universities throughout...
Desktop Developer
The successful candidate will have strong experience in building desktop applications using Electron, React and Tailwind CSS for styling. This is a full-time in-office position requiring attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and the ability to handle complex...
Backend Developer
Our client is seeking a talented Backend Developer to join their dynamic team remotely. If building robust, scalable systems and working with cutting-edge technologies excites you, and you thrive in a flexible, remote environment, this role could be your next big...
Senior App Developer – Southern Suburbs – Western Cape Cape Town
Job SummaryOur client is searching for a high-energy, deadline-driven Senior App Developer with a passion for crafting intuitive, high-performing applications. Join us in building a state-of-the-art app, using Flutter and Dart.Key Responsibilities• Write clean,...
Desktop Developer – Gauteng Lone Hill
The successful candidate will have strong experience in building desktop applications using Electron, React and Tailwind CSS for styling. This is a full-time in-office position requiring attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and the ability to handle complex...
Backend Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Our client is seeking a talented Backend Developer to join their dynamic team remotely. If building robust, scalable systems and working with cutting-edge technologies excites you, and you thrive in a flexible, remote environment, this role could be your next big...
Performance Tester
Hiring - Performance Tester - Contract - Hybrid Performance Tester is needed to join the innovative team by helping and ensuring that critical components of an application perform as expected under varying user loads and to help evaluate the resource usage.Performance...
Snr Control Software Engineer
Key Responsibilities: Development and maintenance of the telescope operational softwareAssist in systems engineering documentation refinementSupport users, operators, as well as the implementation of releases, system changes and fixes.Establish and maintain working...
Senior UX Designer
Do you have a knack for understanding user needs and translating them into seamless experiences? Our client is looking for a Senior UX Designer to join their remote team. If you're passionate about user research, prototyping, and designing exceptional user journeys,...
Performance Tester – Gauteng Houghton Estate
Hiring - Performance Tester - Contract - Hybrid Performance Tester is needed to join the innovative team by helping and ensuring that critical components of an application perform as expected under varying user loads and to help evaluate the resource usage.Performance...
Snr Control Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Key Responsibilities: Development and maintenance of the telescope operational softwareAssist in systems engineering documentation refinementSupport users, operators, as well as the implementation of releases, system changes and fixes.Establish and maintain working...
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