Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

Women face higher levels of burnout as stress levels climb

South African employers are facing a growing workforce resilience challenge as new data reveals that women are increasingly bearing the burden of workplace stress, burnout and mental health crises. A comprehensive analysis by Lyra Southern Africa of 67 419 Employee...

New AI attack vectors a top concern for SA organisations

South African organisations are concerned about the potential for artificial intelligence to be used to launch attacks that are hard to guard against. This is among the findings from Mimecast’s ninth annual State of Human Risk report. Based on the findings of an...

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...

Technology falls short for supply chain leaders

The vast majority of the supply chain environment is uncaptured by supply chain decision-makers' current digital models, says Gartner. This incomplete view of the supply chain results in digital trade-off analysis failing to improve decision-makers' outcomes despite...

SMEs lead the move to hybrid working

The traditional office paradigm is undergoing a transformation as a shift to hybrid work fuels a demand for coworking spaces across South Africa's major cities. Venture Workspace surveyed 94 South African businesses, the majority of them small businesses, and found...

Regional mobile threats on the rise

While users increasingly rely on their mobile devices to share personal data and connect to corporate networks, the number of mobile threat detections particularly in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa region increased by 5% in Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022. This is...

SAP debuts generative AI assistant Joule

SAP has announced Joule, a natural-language, generative AI copilot that has the potential to transform the way business runs. Joule will be embedded throughout SAP's cloud enterprise portfolio, delivering proactive and contextualized insights from across the breadth...

Steady growth for UC&C market

Worldwide revenues in the Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) market grew 6,9% YoY and 2,4% sequentially to $15,9- billion in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Unified...

Widespread autonomous vehicle adoption still a decade away

A world of self-driving vehicles and mobility-on-demand is likely to exist eventually, but for the next decade, widespread implementation of autonomous technology will not be realised, according to a new forecast from S&P Global Mobility. The report reflects...

Covid-19 antiviral drug linked to SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) were part of a collaboration that has uncovered a link between an antiviral drug for COVID-19 infections called molnupiravir and a pattern of mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Other researchers who formed part of the...

Cloud adoption could boost economy by R3,9trn

By accelerating the adoption of cloud, the South African market could potentially unlock R3,9-trillion of additional economic value over the next decade (2023-2033), representing 4,05% of South Africa's cumulative gross domestic product (GDP). This is according to a...

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Sureswipe launches new SME service

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Make workplace learning part of the strategy

A renaissance in workplace learning has arrived and more employers need to start seeing its value to grow the business's talent pool and boost its bottom-line. According to a research study conducted by auditing firm Deloitte headlined: The exponential importance of...

Use payroll to keep employees inspired, engaged

The payroll professional has access to a vast repository of knowledge that can fundamentally change how employees engage with their income and the organisation. While the payroll expert may innately understand how tax, medical aid and budgets fluctuate, for the...

The low-down on GDPR

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May 2018. For those still getting to grips with what it means, Sandhya Ramdhany Legal Director for Oracle South Africa and the SDC region, answers some frequently asked questions.What is GDPR?...

Go undercover to manage loss control

Many businesses focus their loss control strategies on preventing unwanted elements from getting in from the outside. While this is certainly an important step in securing assets and minimising risk, what if the truly dangerous element has already made itself...

SA SMEs focus on cloud, security

SMEs are increasingly security conscious, and at the same time more inclined to move to the cloud, says IT specialist firm Executive Solutions. “We see this trend emerging particularly among our mid-sized and enterprise customers,” says co-founder and MD Richard...

Fujitsu debuts Eternus CS8000 for backup, archiving

Fujitsu has announced the latest version of its long-established Eternus CS8000 backup and archiving platform, designed for mainframes and demanding open system environments. Based on customer feedback, enhancements to the 7th generation system deliver expanded...

Acer leads in education

According to the FutureSource Report released in Q1 of 2018, Acer is the number one education supplier for CY2017 and the top education vendor in Q4 2017 in South Africa with its TravelMate B118 device. This device is one of the hero devices in Acer's product line...

Home Affairs to enforce legal immigrant employment

Companies may expect "a knock on the door" from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) to conduct required audits and investigations on their employment practices of immigrant workers, the director from the DHA's corporate account unit, Ben Makhalemele has warned. By...

Managing data integrity in the insurance industry

Data has become one of the most precious commodities in business today. The continually evolving digital environment means companies must adapt or risk getting left behind. For insurers, there needs to be a balance between delivering innovative solutions while meeting...

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