AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

Microsoft’s new chip rewrites quantum computing playbook

Microsoft may have changed the quantum computing game, with the development of a new material that enables scalability on a new scale. Majorana 1, introduced yesterday, is the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture that Microsoft...

900m phishing attempts as cyber threats take off

Kaspersky’s security solutions blocked over 893-million phishing attempts in 2024 – a 26% increase from 2023, when the total stood at nearly 710-million. The surge in attempts (shown in the graph below) between May-July is traditionally tied to the international...

Global AI chip revenue to reach $53bn this year

Semiconductors designed to execute artificial intelligence (AI) workloads will represent a $53,4-billion revenue opportunity for the semiconductor industry in 2023, an increase of 20,9% from 2022, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. “The developments...

Mobile robots to outpace drones in supply chain

Smart mobile robot adoption in supply chains is growing rapidly and will far outpace drones over the next three years, according to Gartner. In the Gartner report, Hype Cycle for Mobile Robots and Drones, 2023, Gartner experts said that many organisations already...

Google opens AI accelerator for African startups

Google has unveiled the Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First, an initiative aimed at supporting African startups looking to use artificial intelligence (AI) to solve local challenges. The programme recognises the transformative role that AI is playing across the...

How India can realise growth potential

S&P Global Market Intelligence has found that, for India to meet its growth potential in the coming years, the country must leverage its strong and growing labour force, hone in on the growth of its global manufacturing exports, and lean into the boom in local...

Watsonx generative AI accelerates mainframe app modernisation

IBM has announced watsonx Code Assistant for Z, a new generative AI-assisted product that will help enable faster translation of Cobol to Java on IBM Z and enhances developer productivity on the platform. This product will be generally available in Q4 2023, and is...

Financial inclusivity drives QR code payment growth

The volume of QR code payments in the leading southeast Asian market will increase from 13-billion in 2023 to 90-billion in 2028, according to a new study from Juniper Research. High growth in Southeast Asia and other developing markets is largely down to financial...

Tobacco sales ban failed to encourage smokers to quit

The 20-week sales ban on tobacco products introduced by the South African government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic did not have the intended objective of encouraging large-scale smoking cessation, a study has found. The paper, published in Tobacco Induced...

Global IPO activity still on a decline

Last year saw a dramatic slowdown in global IPO activity, with the total value of deals plummeting by 72% to $171,2-billion. However, 2023 doesn’t look much better as high inflation, rising interest rates, and the gloomy economic outlook continue to make fundraising...

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Hitachi Vantara drives new channel proposition

Hitachi Vantara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has strengthened its channel proposition in sub-Saharan Africa through two key appointments. Neo Nhantumbo will take on the role of channel manager: South Africa. With more than a decade of experience in IT,...

Fintechs help Africans access services

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SAP simplifies app development

SAP has announced a new consumption-based commercial model for customers to easily acquire and engage SAP Cloud Platform, the company's platform as a service (PaaS). Additional updates include the next-generation SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS, which allows customers...

HP extends LaserJet warranty

Official HP distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC) is excited to announce that HP has extended its warranty period from one to three years on the LaserJet M300/400/500 and M600 (A4) series of printers purchased from 1 February 2018. This will effectively see an...

FMI gains speed, agility with Lenovo ThinkSystems

The insurance business is fast-paced and dynamic, so IT must provide fast processing and storage that’s both available and easy to manage. When Durban-based insurer FMI needed to refresh its existing IBM systems, it turned to long-time partner Network Configurations...

IoT to change lives across Africa

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There is a wealth of new methods, backed by research and new data sets, to inform the hiring of executive teams. Despite this, many companies still approach hiring based on outdated principles and concepts, which means that they are not making optimally successful...

Tech to the aid of construction

Mobile technology could help South African construction companies to boost productivity as they seek to optimise efficiencies in the face of a long industry slump, writes Matthew Kibby, vice-president: enterprise, Africa and Middle East at Sage. South Africa's...

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