PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Free AI set to increase uptake of Google’s Workspace platform

Google has elevated its Workspace platform by offering AI capabilities for free to subscribers of Workspace Business and Enterprise plans. Previously, plan subscribers could purchase an add-on of AI features ranging from $20 to $30 per user per month. The list of...

Report raises concern about DeepSeek security

The launch of China’sDeepSeek’s R1 AI model sent shockwaves through global markets, reportedly wiping $1 trillion from stock markets in just a couple of days. Marc Andreeses, an advisor to US president Donald Trump advisor and a tech venture capitalist descibes the...

Ombudsman sounds the alarm over digital wallet fraud

As payment methods become more convenient, the threats targeting users are growing too. Indeed, wherever money or the transfer of money is concerned, fraud will be a factor. Although banks have developed fraud detection and prevention systems, such as SIM Swap...

SA users hit with courier service scams

Kaspersky experts have detected a wave in scams related to the RAM courier service in South Africa: fraudsters are employing deceptive tactics to trick unsuspecting users into divulging their financial information by claiming packages were undelivered due to unpaid...

Single-vendor SASE set for huge growth

The increased enterprise preference for single-vendor SASE solutions is expected to propel its growth at twice the rate of multi-vendor SASE solutions. According to a recently published forecast report from Dell'Oro Group, enterprises are anticipated to spend nearly...

Crypto scam victims seldom recover losses

A new BanklessTimes.com report details the havoc that scammers continue to wreak on the cryptocurrency sector. The site has presented data indicating that crypto investors lost $667-million to different scams in the first half of 2023. It also highlights the...

PayShap nears 1m transactions

PayShap, the low-value real-time interbank digital payments service, has shown a robust market uptake since its launch in March this year, having recorded more than 800 000 transactions with a settlement value in excess of R660-million. "In the first few months of its...

Why we need a more inclusive energy transition

Advanced countries need to deepen their engagement with developing countries to overcome a new "North/South divide" on the pace and priorities of energy transition if the world is to make progress on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the energy sector. This...

Top trends shaping data science, machine learning

Gartner has highlighted the top trends impacting the future of data science and machine learning (DSML) as the industry rapidly grows and evolves to meet the increasing significance of data in artificial intelligence (AI) - particularly as the focus shifts towards...

First images from Euclid mission to study dark universe

The two instruments aboard Euclid, a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft with NASA contributions, have captured their first test images. The results indicate that the space telescope will achieve the scientific goals that it has been designed for - and possibly...

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Factory in a box drives Industry 4.0

A Nokia-led group of 12 electronics industry players have unveiled the "factory in a box" concept, showing how manufacturers can stay ahead of the demands of Industry 4.0 through agile production that can be packed, transported and brought back into service in a...

Xerox wins award for ethics

Xerox has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2018 World's Most Ethical Companies. The company has been recognized every year since 2006 and is one of only two...

New payment plans for African phones

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Personalised insurance must be embraced

Risk pooling is as old as insurance itself. But how will the emergence of personalised premiums, based on individual analysis, gained from data-driven solutions, impact on it? Kelly Preston, data analytics manager at SilverBridge, discusses the evolution happening in...

Cyberattacks: what to do when they happen to you

It’s the call that IT teams dread: an employee is reporting that their PC screen is flashing red, with a message telling them that their files are encrypted and that they need to pay a ransom to get them unscrambled. What should they do next? By Peter Alexander, chief...

Advanced cybersecurity platform from Kaspersky

With digital transformation melting protection perimeters, IT security teams in enterprises are having to deal with the fact that complex threats are already within their network, as illustrated by the 48% of enterprises that believe that their organisation may...

OCF certification for Artik IoT modules

Samsung Electronics has announced Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) 1.3 certification for the Samsung Artik 05x series of modules, the first system-on-module family to be certified using new OCF standards for trust and connectivity for IoT. With the Artik 05x series,...

Staying connected while abroad is a must

As technology continues to become integrated into every part of our lives through digital transformation, being connected at all times is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. Technology now makes it possible for travellers to communicate with those close to them...

Obsidian’s 25th Free Beer session on 8 March

Open solutions technology and services specialist Obsidian Systems has announced that its next 'Free Beer' OS-focused networking session will take place on Thursday, 8 March. The company's Free Beer Sessions is now a recognised value-add institution that brings open...

Develop for the bad guys: DevConf expert

As Africa's youth embrace the development opportunities presented by new technologies and infrastructure, young developers must remain cognizant of the need to build applications with the 'bad guys' in mind. This is according to Nigerian full-stack developer and...

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