AI reasoning comes closer with new Blackwell Ultra AI factory platform
Nvidia has announced the next evolution of the Nvidia Blackwell AI factory platform, Nvidia Blackwell Ultra — paving the way for the age of AI reasoning. NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra boosts training and test-time scaling inference — the art of applying more compute during...
SA businesses are under cyber attack
South African organisations are reported to have experienced on average security 19 incidents within a year, according to Kaspersky’s latest IT Security Economics report. In 2024, globally, 467 000 malicious files were detected by Kaspersky daily, marking a 14%...
Kidnapping concerns grow
Ordinary South Africans are increasingly becoming vulnerable to kidnapping with the latest police crime statistics revealing an alarming 8,6% increase in reported kidnapping cases compared to last year - and with 3 854 cases reported in the three months between April...
Team Amanzi Impilo declared champions of sustainability
Team Amanzi Impilo from the University of Cape Town have won the 2023 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Sustainathon South Africa, a problem-solving competition that empowers and engages the youth to address pressing societal and sustainability issues. Team Amanzi...
App developers hope to address unique SA challenges
Hundreds of local app developers will participate in the annual MTN Business Hackathon from 6-8 October, with the objective of designing app solutions to solve some of South Africa's unique social challenges. From solutions to assist communities in locating critical...
Recycling sector ramps up to deal with e-waste
Electronic waste is a major challenge worldwide, particularly in South Africa where it is growing at three times the rate of growth of solid municipal waste. About 415 500 tonnes of e-waste is produced in the country annually, according to 2019 figures from the United...
Connected car market to reach $243,75bn
The global connected car market size is expected to reach $243,75-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 13,4% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Surging consumer demand, the constant need for connectivity, increased dependency on...
Mixed messages as CEOs express confidence and doubts
More than half (55%) of CEOs harbour doubts about the potential benefits of South Africa's association with BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). This is one of the findings of this quarter's Merchantec CEO Confidence Index (MCCI), which aimed to...
Drive Control acquisition finalised
The long-anticipated sale of Drive Control Corporation has gone through. As at 1 October 2023, Drive Control Corporation has been acquired and transferred to DCC Technologies (Pty) Ltd as a going concern. DCC founder Neil Rex has stepped back from the CEO role, which...
Bank Zero takes on commercial banking
Bank Zero is now offering commercial banking for businesses of any size. "Bank Zero is ushering an innovative new approach far from the legacy 'me-too' solutions of traditional banks," says Michael Jordaan, chair of Bank Zero. "We have completely rethought commercial...
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Ecobank scoops African Banker awards
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Smart factories just got smarter
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Steps to take in the event of a security event
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Africa most at risk from climate change
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