Chiplet technology heralds a new era for semiconductors
In the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry, chiplet technology is emerging as a transformative force, offering innovative solutions to many of the challenges faced by traditional monolithic System-on-Chip (SoC) designs. By Dr Xiaoxi He, research director of...
New funding to develop next-gen wireless comms
Researchers from the UK and Ireland are collaborating on a new project to develop a key technology which will enable the next generation of wireless communications. Engineers from the University of Glasgow are teaming up with colleagues from the Tyndall National...
Musk versus Zuckerberg: who would win a cage match?
Elon Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was "up for a cage fight" with Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg responded to Musk’s tweet with a caption stating, "send me location". Analyzing both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s personal diets and...
Intel Labs AI model generates 360-degree images from text prompts
Intel Labs, in collaboration with Blockade Labs, has introduced Latent Diffusion Model for 3D (LDM3D), a novel diffusion model that uses generative AI to create realistic 3D visual content. LDM3D is the industry’s first model to generate a depth map using the...
Generative AI to enhance the Wimbledon digital experience
IBM and The All England Lawn Tennis Club have announced new features for the Wimbledon digital fan experience that will launch at this year's Championships. A new artificial intelligence (AI) feature, leveraging generative AI technology from IBM watsonx, will produce...
Strategic workforce planning key for business resilience
The pressure to optimise costs and maximise productivity is at the forefront of all business leaders' minds. Today, this pressure is exacerbated by disruptive technology, the increasing complexity of geopolitics and global trade, evolving risk and regulation, and the...
Low confidence levels hurt SA salaries
Continuing economic woes, higher inflation and low confidence levels have led to another monthly decline for salaries in May 2023, unlike average private pensions that remained robust, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay (BTPI) and Private Pensions...
Huge campus switch growth as supply chain eases
Campus switch sales were up 40% in the first quarter of 2023, the highest growth level recorded in this market in over two decades, according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group. This remarkable level of growth was fueled by enormous backlog releases and higher...
Pick n Pay taps into the metaverse with Roblox
Pick n Pay is giving away 100-million Robux, the digital currency for the gaming platform Roblox, to registered Smart Shopper customers. It will also soon sell Roblox vouchers in rands, arguably the first South African retailer to do so. With a reported 50-million or...
Financial, digital skills hold small tourism businesses back
A tourism sector report by Xero has revealed that South African small business owners desperately need to invest in digital skills to unlock business success, as more than a third (34%) are still managing finances on spreadsheets and 32% are struggling with tax...
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Commvault partners with Google Cloud
Commvault has announced a new strategic partnership with Google Cloud to help enterprises leverage the range of cloud services available on one of the industry's fastest growing cloud platforms, Google Cloud Platform. The partnership announcement with Google Cloud...
How to revitalise strategic planning
In the current environment of global competition, sub-optimal growth, technology disruption, and political uncertainty, South African companies are finding it challenging to put an effective business strategy in place. But what can be done to address this need for...
Why ESCOs are the future for African telecom tower power
The single biggest challenge to being able to offer stable and reliable mobile phone services in Africa is power. Or, more precisely, the lack of reliable power at telecoms tower sites, writes Carita Tissari da Costa, sales director of Flexenclosure. Hundreds of...
Resellers must become more agile
ICT resellers, particularly those operating in the mid-market, must become more agile in how they sell solutions and package them if they are to survive as their clients adopt cloud and as-a-service models to address more of their technology needs. That's according to...
Big data a useful tool for responsible lending
Banks are increasingly relying on their rich data to make decisions and streamline processes. Emma Mer, CEO of FNB Personal Loans, says: "As a bank, we have robust processes in place to ensure that we lend responsibly, while at the same time continually taking strides...
HCL in IT infrastructure service deal with JLT
Global IT services company HCL Technologies has announced a five-year IT infrastructure services contract with Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), one of the world's leading providers of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits related advice, brokerage and...
black launches smart set-top box
Entertainment platform black has launched its blackBOX, a smart easy plug-and-play multimedia box that turns any television into a smart TV. black, which officially launched this week, brings customers a diverse suite of content from renting to buying the latest...
Rapelang Rabana to join BCX
BCX has appointed Rapelang Rabana as chief digital officer. "We are excited that Rapelang is joining us," says Ian Russell, CEO of BCX. "Rapelang is a true maverick and disruptor. She has done truly amazing work to advance technology in this country, and I know she...
Collaboration makes flexi-working feasible
Flexi-working is a new reality thanks in part to disruptive digital technologies. But misconceptions cause some organisations to either do it poorly or avoid it for fear of failure, says Teresa Badenhorst, HR director of Ricoh SA. Flexi-working is an old concept that...
Ignite relaunches SME e-commerce platform
Technology is the business leveller that enables South African small and medium businesses to become global organisations -- but not if internet and communication technology services are over-complicated or beyond the reach of entrepreneurs. To address what is...
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