AI spend grows 47% – and more is expected

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,59-trillion in 2026 - a 47% increase year-over-year - according to Gartner. “Through the next several years, the need for capacity will make AI infrastructure - including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI...

How to raise funds, then scale your African start-up

Kathy Gibson reports from Everything AI and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – For many African start-ups, their biggest challenge is not coming up with solutions or creating systems that work – it is in scaling them effectively. Once the excitement of the initial idea and...

African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

Black Friday surprises with lower rate of digital fraud

As millions of consumers worldwide took advantage of deals offered between 28 November (US Thanksgiving) and 2 December (Cyber Monday) – a time broadly known as ‘Black Friday’ across Africa - a new analysis from TransUnion studied retail digital fraud during that...

Cybercrime continues to evolve

Cybercriminals are growing increasingly sophisticated as they evolve their tactics, according to Check Point Software Technologies’ latest threat report. The report highlights the swift ascent of Androxgh0st, now integrated with the Mozi botnet, as it continues to...

Bitcoin trading picks up in 2023

The renewed institutional interest in cryptocurrency sent Bitcoin surging to a new 12-month high, with its price jumping above $31 300 in June. Although BTC lost some of its gains in the last week of the month, it still finished the first half of 2023 with an...

Integration challenges as zero-trust becomes a priority

A significant number of companies report they are facing challenges related to a lack of integration between zero-trust solutions deployed on-premises and in the cloud. This is among the findings from Fortinet's global 2023 State of Zero Trust report. Other key...

Brace yourselves for a new wave of cybersecurity threats

Security professionals have their jobs cut out for them, with 74% saying their organisation's sensitive data was potentially compromised or breached in the last year, according to Forrester. New research from Forrester shows the percentage of external attacks remained...

DDoS attacks doubled in 2022

In 2022, the total number of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks worldwide increased by 115,1% over the amount observed in 2021, according to new research from Nexusguard released in its DDoS Statistical Report for 2022. The data also showed that cyber...

AI, digital twins drive next wave of climate research

AI and accelerated computing will help climate researchers achieve the miracles they need to achieve breakthroughs in climate research. This is the word from Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, speaking during a keynote at the Berlin Summit for the Earth...

Upcoming Meta app set to rival Twitter

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instragram, will launch an new text-based conversation app on Thursday (6 July 2023). Threads, as the new app is called, is already available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, where the description reads: "Threads is where communities...

These legal issues are critical to AI regulation

With various lawmakers across the globe proposing regulations and guidance on large language model (LLM) tools, such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, Gartner, has identified four critical areas for general counsel (GC) and legal leaders to address. "Legal leaders can...

CEOs use AI to boost their businesses

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to boost business growth and operational optimisation within the ever-changing South African market. Although some businesses in South Africa have prioritised other areas of their business, most CEOs are actively...

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Volvo Cars has launched a new investment fund aimed at investing in high potential technology start-ups around the globe. The aim of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund is to invest in strategic technology trends that are transforming the industry, such as artificial...

Entries for African innovation prize open

The call for applications for the 8th Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East has opened, and will run through 31 May 2018. It can be found under the "Orange Social Venture Prize" section on the http://EntrepreneurClub.orange.com/en site. The prize,...

Mara to launch Android smartphone

In partnership with Google, Mara is set to release the Mara X for the African market in the second quarter of 2018. The Mara X smartphone will be launched as part of Google's Android One portfolio. It will run the latest operating system, Android 8.0 Oreo; will get...

MTN, Ericsson empower African youth

MTN and Ericsson, in collaboration with the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), have announced the successful graduation of 80 youth peacemakers at Hope North in Northern Uganda. Ericsson has been working with WPDI since 2014 to help youths affected by...

New Lexmark PM for DCC

Kallie Douglas has been appointed the new product manager for Lexmark at Drive Control Corporation (DCC). He will be responsible for Lexmark's hardware and consumables business to the South African channel. Douglas comes with a wealth of channel experience and hopes...

Anti-plagiarism software enhances academic integrity

Technology has taken the blame for much online plagiarism, but institutions find that it also engages students meaningfully with lecturers, fellow students and resources, improving and deepening learning. Although accused of making cheating easier, it also enhances...

Westcon-Comstor unveils bundled IT solution

Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has developed a new offering, Westcon-Comstor Collaborate, to help resellers better deliver bundled collaboration offerings to customers. Collaborate is as a result of Westcon-Comstor's Microsoft and Unified Communications teams...

Fujitsu named as IT channel champion

Channel analyst firm Canalys has recognized Fujitsu's SELECT Partner Program as a "Champion" in the IT channel in its latest EMEA Leadership Matrix. This rating is achieved by obtaining the highest scores from partners across 10 areas of channel management, while...

F5 presents service provider solutions

F5 Networks is announcing a range of Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and NFV solutions and capabilities at this week's MWC 2018. The solutions are specifically designed to help service providers run faster, smarter and safer as they incorporate new technologies. In...

Entrepreneurial drive must match tech innovation

Technological innovation has triggered a new trend internationally - the need for large companies to become more "entrepreneurial". Dr Gorkan Ahmetoglu, co-founder of Meta Profiling and lecturer in business psychology at the University College of London, says although...

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