Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

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...

DeepSeek AI exposes Trump tariffs’ weakness

DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough has exposed the limits of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs, challenging Washington’s ability to restrain China’s technological rise. This is the opinion of Nigel Green CEO of deVere Group, who points out that the Trump administration has...

New initiative to drive intra-African trade

Looking to boost academic research output and increase collaboration between academia, industry, and policy makers across Africa in a bid to drive forward intra-African trade and industrialisation, Afreximbank - in collaboration with the African Union Commission and...

Senior citizens targeted in crypto scams

With cryptocurrency adoption increasing over the years, the number of both attempted and successful crypto scams have simultaneously increased. Similar to many scams, elderly individuals find themselves to be targeted the most - however, with the average elderly...

Massive growth forecast for open banking

The global open banking market size is expected to reach $135,17-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 27,2% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new study conducted by Grand View Research. The market growth can be attributed to several factors, including enhanced...

AI reveals large-scale images in Peruvian desert

Researchers at Yamagata University in Japan have harnessed AI to uncover four previously unseen geoglyphs -- images on the ground, some as wide as 1 200 feet, made using the land's elements -- in Nazca, a seven-hour drive south of Lima, Peru. The geoglyphs -- a...

Civic ID apps set for growth as governments seek efficiency

A new study from Juniper Research has found that platform revenue from civic identity apps will surpass $17-billion by 2027, rising from $11-billion in 2023 - a growth of 62%. This growth comes as governments look to streamline identity systems, making them easier to...

Travelers brave delays, congestion

With the northern hemisphere summer rush around the corner, travel concerns around delayed flights, surging airfares, and congestion in the airport are not putting travelers off air travel. Preliminary findings from the 2023 SITA Passenger IT Insights released today...

Social media analytics market to reach $43,25bn by 2030

The global social media analytics market size is expected to reach $43,25-billion by 2030, expanding at 27.,1% CAGR from 2023 to 2030, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research. The market for social media analytics is expanding owing to the rising usage...

Hints of a new gravitational wave murmur detected

Evidence of elusive low-frequency gravitational waves has been revealed by a European team of scientists studying data collected over two decades. The results, which include analysis carried out by astronomers at the University of Birmingham and Manchester, are...

Consumers don’t trust AI, as fear outweighs excitement

Despite the hype, many consumers admit they don't trust artificial intelligence (AI), with a significant proportion also cynical about the benefits it brings. Research conducted by Herbert Smith Freehills reveals that just 5% of UK consumers are unconcerned about the...

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Digital reporting standards soon

CaseWare Africa, a division of Adapt IT, is well positioned to guide the South African market towards the move to the XBRL digital reporting standard, set to come into force in 2018. Not only has CaseWare been part of the XBRL SA working group for over a decade but...

M2M to shake up the professional world

Machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is on the rise both at home and in the workplace, and will soon significantly impact and empower the way we live and work, writes Ronald Ravel, director: B2B South Africa at Toshiba South Africa. M2M solutions -- devices connecting,...

Intervate debuts Design Thinking Labs

Intervate, a T-Systems company, has announced a new Design Thinking Labs service offering. Design thinking uses methodologies and processes to assist organisations with complex problem solving. Intervate will offer workshops specifically tailored to address and...

MicroStrategy delivers analytics for everyone

MicroStrategy has announced the general availability of MicroStrategy 10.9, the newest feature release to the company's MicroStrategy 10 platform. This feature release introduces Dossier, a new storybook experience for everyone across the enterprise that makes it easy...

IFS acquires WorkWave, extends service management

Enterprise applications company IFS has signed an agreement to purchase WorkWave, a provider of scalable, cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for the field service and last mile delivery and logistics industries. WorkWave primarily serves small and...

Bloodhound Education teams with Oracle Academy

Oracle president of product development Thomas Kurian has announced that Oracle Academy will join forces with Bloodhound SSC Education, a non-profit organisation established by the Bloodhound Project, to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. The...

Why Africans need to understand phishing

Phishing is the term used when a cybercriminal sends some sort of electronic message to trick one into doing something doubtful. The "fishing" metaphor refers to the impression of getting one on the hook and then reeling one in, writes Harrish Chib, vice-president:...

Hitachi Vantara unveils new IoT appliance

Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, has unveiled a new appliance for internet of things (IoT) deployments: Hitachi IoT Appliance, powered by Lumada, Hitachi's IoT platform. Delivered as a turnkey system, the appliance's "hyperconverged meets...

Paperless gains momentum

The shift toward cloud and paperless is fast gaining momentum as the new global cohort of millennial customers demand digital and mobile business options. According to Craig Leppan, business development manager at Assimilated Information Systems (AIS), an e4 company,...

Jumia launches e-commerce bot

Jumia has introduced Nigeria's first e-commerce bot. Using Jumia Bot, shoppers can order food, find fashion or electronic items and book hotels and flights by simply having an online conversation with the bot. The bot, powered and hosted by Facebook Messenger, was...

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