Zoom undergoes GenAI-driven renaissance
At its annual Zoomtopia 2024 showcase event, Zoom unveiled a wide array of new and upcoming platform enhancements powered by generative AI (GenAI) – compelling for their sheer volume, breadth, and substance in continuing its renaissance, according to GlobalData. Gregg...
A cybersecurity roadmap for the future
A multi-pronged approach to cybersecurity is essential, including strong authentication, regular data backups, security awareness and collaborative threat sharing across organisations to secure the increasingly vulnerable digital landscape. Dr Jaya Baloo, chief...
Subsea cable system lands in KZN
The 2Africa undersea cable, said to be the largest in the world, has been landed into the carrier-neutral Durban facility of Open Access Data Centre (OADC), which is owned and operated by West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC). Chris Wood, group CEO of WIOCC,...
Logistic execs pessimistic about 2023
Nearly 70% of global logistics executives say they are bracing for recession amid higher costs, slowing demand, and ongoing supply chain disruption arising from China's battle to contain Covid, Russia's war in Ukraine, and the impact of climate change. Ninety percent...
Poor recruiting experience a deal breaker for in-demand job seekers
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Campus switch sales could approach $100bn by 2027
Almost $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group. A "digestion period" is expected in 2024, followed by a quick recovery and long-term growth. "Despite rising concerns about the challenging...
Cross-chain bridges exploited by cybercriminals
In 2022, malicious attacks on cross-chain bridges accounted for a staggering 64% of all digital currency losses, according to TradingPlatforms.com. "The technology behind cross-chain bridges is still in its infancy and has yet to be fully tested," says Edith Reads, a...
AI joins the hunt for aliens – and finds intriguing signals
Artificial intelligence is now a part of the quest to find extraterrestrial life. Researchers have developed an AI system that outperforms traditional methods in the search for alien signals. And early results were intriguing enough to send scientists back to their...
SARS claws its way back
Kathy Gibson reports - Machine learning (ML) in risk analysis has helped the South African Revenue Services (SARS) increase what it calls the "compliance dividend", collecting more taxes and alleviating the need to increase the taxpayers' burden. That's the word from...
IBM, NASA use AI to research climate change impact
IBM and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre have announce a collaboration to use IBM's artificial intelligence (AI) technology to discover new insights in NASA's massive trove of Earth and geospatial science data. The joint work will apply AI foundation model...
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New commercial officer for Bharti Airtel
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Ingenico partners with Interswitch in Nigeria
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FriendFinder breach: the importance of best practices for password security
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Decision Inc, Nintex form strategic alliance
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Mahindra Comviva partners on m-learning
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Uganda improves visa issuance, border security
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Verint Mobile Work View extends mobile engagement
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Laptops and data for top-performing matriculants
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Trend Micro leads in email security
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Microsoft’s HoloLens brings AR to the fore
Etienne de Villiers, leadpProgrammer at Fuzzy Logic, unwraps the potential for Microsoft's HoloLens Earlier this year, tech juggernaut Microsoft began shipping the developer's version of its HoloLens AR headset. A device that has been in development for years, the...
Cloud Database Engineer (Advanced) 2510 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Junior Data Engineer (Onsite) – Gauteng Johannesburg
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