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...
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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Prodigy Finance expands on R3,19bn funding
Prodigy Finance, an international fintech platform that has developed the world's first borderless credit model, has announced a R3,19-billion fundraise. This includes a R532-million Series C equity round led by venture capital firm Index Ventures, with participation...
New website targets SA property market
OnShowThisWeek.com is a South African website where home buyers, property investors and tenants can search for on show properties from around the country, and listings are updated weekly. High-speed internet and smartphone ownership in South Africa is laying the...
Ransomware sees global, local growth
Global ransomware attacks have increased by 11% over the past 12 months ending March 2017, according to Europol. Furthermore, a recent IBM Security and Ponemon Institute study found that the average cost of a data breach in South Africa is currently R32-million, a 12%...
TEDGlobal 2017 conference opens in Tanzania
TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, opens its TEDGlobal 2017 Conference today in Arusha, Tanzania. Themed "Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts".The event will host 700 attendees at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge for a programme of more than 45 speakers...
Is a gender-balanced workforce possible in SA?
South Africa needs more women in its workforce, more female role models in science, technology, engineering and maths and more benefits for working parents. In short, the country needs gender equality. But how soon can this be achieved? Gale Shabangu, inclusion and...
Fibre and benefit to rural communities
Digital transformation is becoming a reality, but it needs extend to all of South Africa. BitCo CEO Jarryd Chatz discusses how rolling out fibre in rural areas and how it will benefit the communities. Fibre itself isn't what benefits rural communities. What SMEs,...
Niche technologies for African broadband
Will wireless and satellite services close the digital divide? asks Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-KON. While fibre and fixed networks have the potential to close the digital divide, it is still very limited to selected metro and urban areas. Mobile service, on the other...
The promise of digital
We can change the world, writes Doug Woolley, Dell EMC GM: South Africa. "You are some of the world's greatest organisations and you are leading through a time of unprecedented change and opportunity. This is your show. It's about how you are changing the world:...
Nokia strives to make 5G a reality
Nokia has launched the 5G MoNArch (5G Mobile Network Architecture) research project. Supported and financed as part of Phase II of the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (5G-PPP), under the auspices of the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme,...
HP Inc debuts top-of-the-range gaming laptop
HP Inc has launched the OMEN X by HP Laptop, built for gaming enthusiasts and esports athletes seeking maximum performance. The OMEN X Laptop is engineered with the thermals to support unlocked CPUs to allow for overclocking, and factory-overclocked GPUs and memory...
Support Engineer – Gauteng Gauteng
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Support Engineer with a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences and ensuring top-notch software quality. Skilled in diagnosing technical issues, providing expert troubleshooting, and rigorously...
Data Analyst – Gauteng Woodmead
SALES DATA ANALYST We are seeking a highly analytical and results-driven Sales Data Analyst to join the team with a leader in the manufacturing sector. The Sales Data Analyst will play a critical role in supporting Key Account Managers by extracting, analysing, and...
.Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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Intermediate Java Developer
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Intermediate Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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