AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Chrome zero-day exploit used in active attacks

Kaspersky has identified and helped patch a sophisticated zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome that allowed attackers to bypass the browser’s sandbox protection system. The exploit, discovered by Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), required no...

AI could be used to secretly juggle multiple jobs

By 2028, 10% of sales associates will save enough time with AI to seek “overemployment”, covertly working multiple jobs, according to Gartner. The implementation and use of AI in sales will result in more sellers looking to engage in additional work outside their...

Kaspersky reveals suspected supply chain attack targeting Linux

Kaspersky has uncovered a malicious campaign in which an installer of the Free Download Manager software was employed to disseminate a Linux backdoor for at least three years. Researchers discovered that victims were infected when they downloaded the software from the...

Reduce employee fatigue with proactive change management

When managers create a psychologically safe environment for their employees it can have up to a 46% reduction in change fatigue, according to Gartner. Gartner defines the concept of change fatigue as negative employee responses to change, such as apathy, burnout, and...

Last call for local app developers …

The deadline for submissions for the 2023 MTN Business App of the Year Awards is 25 September. MTN Business has hosted the App of the Year Awards for the past 12 years, uncovering and celebrating local technology talent and out-of-the-box thinking that drives...

Cisco to acquire Splunk

Cisco intends to acquire Splunk for $157 per share in cash, representing approximately $28-billion in equity value. When the acquisition closes, Splunk president and CEO Gary Steele will join Cisco's executive leadership team reporting to chair and CEO Chuck Robbins....

Disruptive startups spearhead gaming revolution

The gaming arena is constantly evolving, thanks to the cutting-edge technological trends driven by innovative startups. These entrepreneurial ventures are harnessing the emerging technologies like AI, AR/VR, and smartphones to pioneer avant-garde business models and...

Investment returning to global tourism sector

Investment in the global tourism cluster has started to bounce back from the lows it touched during the pandemic off the back of the steady recovery of international tourist arrivals, according to a new report jointly produced by UNWTO and fDi (foreign direct...

AI brings silicon and software together in the siliconomy

Intel has unveiled an array of technologies aimed at bringing artificial intelligence (AI) everywhere and making it more accessible across all workloads, from client and edge to network and cloud. “AI represents a generational shift, giving rise to a new era of global...

Intel punts a software-defined approach to AI and security

Intel has announced general availability of a new attestation service that is part of Intel Trust Authority, which offers unified, independent assessment of Intel's trusted execution environment (TEE) integrity and policy enforcement, and audit records. At Intel...

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Vukani Mngxati is new MD Accenture SA

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has appointed Vukani Mngxati country managing director for South Africa, effective 1 May, with responsibility for driving Accenture's growth strategy in sub-Sahara Africa. Mngxati will succeed William Mzimba, who has been Accenture's country...

Background screening uptake grows

Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE) says uptake of background screening has experienced a steady overall growth of 6,77% over the past five years. This is according to the findings from the company's seventh annual Background Screening Index (BSI) report. The growth...

Datacentrix attains new certifications

Datacentrix has achieved ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System), 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System), and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) certifications. "This official recognition will certainly have a very positive...

NCR debuts new ATMs

NCR has launch the NCR SelfServ 80 Series, a new family of ATM solutions that will help financial institutions redefine the banking experience and change the way consumers interact with the ATM forever. Through a combination of software, hardware, and services,...

SearchInform partners with Condyn

SearchInform, a Russian developer of information security systems - has entered the South African market. The Russian company has signed a partnership agreement with Condyn, a local provider of information and security solutions located in Centurion. Condyn will...

Activate Group, SqwidNet partner on IoT

Activate Group, an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT), mobile solutions and IoT-as-a-service provider, has signed a partnership with SqwidNet, the licensed Sigfox IoT network operator in South Africa. Sigfox, a global IoT network, has established an ecosystem...

Sofacy shifts focus to include Far East

Kaspersky Lab researchers have observed that the Russian-speaking threat actor Sofacy, also known as APT28 or Fancy Bear is shifting its target to the Far East, with a strong interest in military, defense and diplomatic organisations - in addition to its traditional...

Spotify lands in SA

Spotify, the largest global music streaming subscription service, has launched in South Africa. With a worldwide community of more than 159-million, Spotify offers users the choice of a free ad-supported service, or an ad-free Premium subscription service that comes...

Ericsson wins Safaricom NOC deal

Safaricom has awarded Ericsson and its partner Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) deployment of the next-generation network operation centre (NOC). Safaricom's transformation project is based on five pillars: views, process, people, infrastructure and tools. It is...

HTEK IP phones certified by PortaOne

Q-KON SA's HTEK UC900 series IP phones have been certified by PortaOne. This follows the successful interoperability testing and auto-provisioning integration with PortaSwitch, the PortaOne platform that delivers UC as a service. Providers using PortaSwitch can now...

Data Engineer at DSV – Gauteng Kempton Park

Location: Kempton ParkTime Type: Full TimeMAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE The Data Engineer is part of the Africa Business Intelligence Team which is responsible for the Africa Healthcare and Road Logistics Business Intelligence solutions.This specific position forms part of...

Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

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Our client is looking to hire professionals who are passionate about the industry and have the ability to design, develop and maintain mobile and web applications. The developers will work on worldwide projects based out of the South African. The candidate must have...

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Based East Rand. Join large manufacturing, wholesale & retail Group that supplies the local SA market as well as selected African and European markets. In addition to multiple sales & wholesale Branches around South Africa there are many retail outlets where...

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