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These were the largest service outages in 2024
Ookla has released its latest analysis on the largest internet outages during the first nine months of 2024. The report, based on Downdetector data, aims to analyse the largest challenges associated with service disruptions, as dependence on digital services...
Closing the gender gap in the STEM-ICT arena
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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
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New threat actors target banks, government
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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...
New wave of online shoppers offers huge potential
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Carbon management will help enterprises tackle climate change
As the urgency to combat global warming intensifies, enterprises are increasingly adopting rapid decarbonisation practices to align their business strategies with sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to GlobalData. With a focus on addressing the dual crises...
Loadshedding impacts cost to communicate
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