Second Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program completed
Qualcomm has announced the successful completion of the second year of its Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program, culminating in the Make in Africa Finale 2024. Now in its second year, this program has successfully guided early-stage technology startups by...
Microsoft leverages AI to fast-track African start-ups
Microsoft, through the company’s Africa Transformation Office (ATO), has unveiled an initiative that will accelerate advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and foster collaboration between startups and industry leaders. The initiative will also mark the launch...
Organisations strive to be elite ‘Data Leaders’
Harnessing data effectively is a key attribute of the world's leading companies, giving them a competitive advantage through the ability to quickly gain insights and advance innovation. But, according to new research from Lenovo, only a minority (15%) of organisations...
The costly reality of an increasing cybersecurity skills gap
An estimated 3,4-million professionals are needed to fill the global cybersecurity workforce gap, according to Fortinet's 2023 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, which adds that the number of organisations experiencing five or more breaches jumped by 53% from...
Ransomware: paying the price … twice
Ransomware attackers extorted $456,8-million from victims in 2022 - 40% down from $765,6-million in the previous year but, before glasses are clinked in celebration, there are some significant caveats to consider. The recent hack of Euler Finance where $135-million in...
Closing the gender gap in the STEM-ICT arena
The gender gap in the science, technology, engineering, maths and ICT (STEM-ICT) field appears to be closing in South Africa, with more girls than boys participating in the Institute of IT Professionals SA (IITPSA )schools Talent Search for the second consecutive...
Calls for AI training to pause
Non-profit organisation Future of Life Institute has issued an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on artificial intelligence (AI) training. Well over 1 200 people have already added their signatures to the letter, including Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon...
NASA missions study extremely rare gamma-ray burst
On Sunday 9 October 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time. The source was a gamma-ray burst (GRB), the most powerful class of explosions in the universe....
New threat actors target banks, government
Kathy Gibson reports - Cyberthreats hit South Africa with a bang in January, and have been tailing off for the balance of the first quarter. Carlo Bolzonello, threat intelligence specialist and country lead South Africa at Trellix, points out that government is the...
Slight upswing for salaries in February
Take-home pay tracked in the BankservAfrica Take-home Index (BTPI) showed a slight recovery in February 2023. The latest data on the number of salaries paid during the month also suggests the local job market is stabilising. "The average nominal take-home pay rose to...
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MWC: Lenovo sets the stage for new mobility
Lenovo tohasday announced an ecosystem of devices and services that support the new era of mobility and represent how today's users are demanding solutions that bridge connectivity, hardware and user-centric design. Lenovo is introducing a new device portfolio at...
MWC: Qualcomm, TomTom partner on autonomous driving
TomTom and Qualcomm Technologies have announced a new project to crowdsource high-definition map data to make the future of driving a reality sooner. TomTom's HD Map for autonomous vehicles will now benefit from a richer set of data due to Qualcomm Technologies' Drive...
MWC: ZTE primes 5G solutions for pre-deployment
ZTE has announced that the company's 5G solutions are scheduled for commercial pre-deployment starting from the third-quarter of 2018, as ZTE enables operators to minimize the time to build 5G-ready networks. At Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona this week, ZTE...
MWC: Ericsson pushes digital frontier
Ericsson opened Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 with three standout announcements featuring partners and major customers. These included network evolution towards 5G; an innovative new business model between content owners and operators to bring media to people more...
MWC: Alcatel debuts Plus 12
Introducing the leading 4G connected 2-in-1 device to the market, Alcatel launched its new Plus 12 device at Mobile World Congress. Powered by Windows 10, Plus 12 is the perfect mobile office for the busy person who needs to get things done while enjoying the moment....
MWC: Ruckus Wireless introduces SP Cloud
Ruckus Wireless, a part of Brocade, has announced Ruckus Service Provider (SP) Cloud, a fully customisable solution for service providers to deliver high-value managed services to their customers. Ruckus SP Cloud is a managed service offering that provides enterprise...
MWC: Mahindra Comviva launches Mobilytix
Mahindra Comviva has announced the launch of MobiLytix Customer Engagement for Digital Payments an offering to drive higher level of customer engagement in the digital payments space. MobiLytix Customer Engagement for Digital Payments, which is a world-class marketing...
MWC: ZTE’s Massive MIMO achieves 2,6Gbps
ZTE has announced that its Pre5G FDD Massive MIMO solution demonstrated a scenario of eight 4G terminals connected simultaneously, achieving a 2,6Gbps peak data rate of single cell, improved by eight times. ZTE released the world's first FDD-LTE based Massive MIMO...
MWC: Meet the Huawei P10, Watch 2
Huawei Consumer Business Group launched the new Huawei P10 and Huawei P10 Plus. The new smartphones feature striking new colors and finishes, and introduce new Leica front and back cameras. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, says: "As culture and...
MWC: Smartvue delivers IoT video services for HPE
Smartvue has announced an agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to provide video services for its HPE Universal IoT Platform. "HPE selected Smartvue to provide video services for the HPE Universal IoT Platform because of their experience, scalability, and...
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