Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies

The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...

CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on

AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...

Dell talks AI at Dell Technologies Forum 2024

Artificial Intelligence is not only the future; today, it’s already the key to unlocking tangible business value. The ability to accelerate AI-powered innovation across the enterprise has become essential to the success of any organisation’s AI journey. This concept...

Nobel prize in physics honours AI/ML pioneers

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 to John J Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey E Hinton of the University of Toronto. This year’s two Nobel Laureates in Physics used tools from physics to develop methods that...

Biggest fintech trends to watch in 2023

The financial technology sector is rapidly evolving, with traditional methods of banking now being replaced with digital solutions in a bid to make things faster, easier, and more streamlined for both businesses and consumers. As we edge closer towards 2023, fintech...

Pace of energy transition helping metals markets

Commodities prices for key metals will be battered by the storms buffeting the global economy through much of 2023, but are well-positioned to rise through the clouds in the longer term as the energy transition continues apace, according to a new S&P Global Market...

Cybercriminals tuning in to streaming services

Kaspersky researchers have discovered cybercriminals are spreading Trojans, gathering victim's personal data, more than twice as often as unwanted software, adware, under the guise of popular streaming services. While downloading malicious programs instead of a...

DPUs drive data centre efficiency

The numbers are in, and they paint a picture of data centres going a deeper shade of green thanks to energy-efficient networks accelerated with data processing units (DPUs). A suite of tests run with help from Ericsson, RedHat and VMware show power reductions up to...

Bitcoin’s trading volume 80 times higher than Apple’s

While bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have had a tough 2022, a new study reveals that Bitcoin's (BTC) current trading volume is over 80 times higher than that of tech giant Apple, despite the fact that Bitcoins market cap is a full six times lower than Apple's. The...

Men more likely to get dating matches if they drink

A study by The Bottle Club has revealed that men are in with a better chance on dating apps if their profiles feature alcohol. Men received 150% more matches with women on Tinder when their profile displayed drinks in their photos, and were deemed more attractive when...

Crypto and NFT users to reach 344m next year

The 2022 crypto price crash has been brutal for most cryptocurrencies wiping billions of dollars off their value, but the number of people using cryptos and NFTs continues to rise. According to data presented by AugustaFreePress.com, the number of crypto and NFT users...

ISO 20022 adoption modernises SA payment ecosystem

South Africa’s financial sector has taken a big step towards modernising the country’s payment ecosystem with the adoption of a new global messaging standard by its domestic real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system, participant banks and other financial market...

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Poor camera choice and placement compromises security

Marc van Jaarsveldt, consultant for The Surveillance Factory, a video surveillance system-integrator, says that despite the exciting features of today's video surveillance cameras, poor solution design and poor camera placement compromises the end result and renders...

Sophos scoops award for mobile security

Sophos received the 2015 AV-TEST Best Android Security Award for Best Protection. Over a 12-month period and during six independent tests, Sophos Mobile Security for Android consistently achieved a perfect score for malware and threat detection. AV-TEST Institute is a...

Interactive Intelligence builds Fortune 500 momentum

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. a global leader of cloud services for customer engagement, communications and collaboration, has reported key customer milestones, including more than 80 customer deployments at Fortune 500 companies. The company's cloud services...

Strong community can enhance customer loyalty

Competition for customer loyalty is fierce today and organizations are looking for every advantage. One of them can be a strong community that can be enhanced by community management tools, workflow enhancements and enhanced user-experience capabilities, says Rob...

Drive business value through an IoT platform

The Internet of Things (IoT) has the ability to transform the lives of citizens, providing tangible solutions to many of society's ills. That said, partnerships between the public and private sector will be key in ensuring that these are fully realised. "It is...

New CIO for MTN

MTN has appointed Benjamin Marais as its new chief information officer (CIO), effective 01 March 2016.  Marais joins MTN from Discovery Health where he served in a similar role. Marais has a wealth of experience in the banking, health and digital space. A qualified...

Tips to help win the war for talent

The war for top talent, across industries, is fiercer than ever before and - with access to company information and reviews available online - candidates who are the best-of-the-best in their field can easily eliminate a business from their list of potential employers...

Mobility drives smaller footprint for printing

The world has become increasingly mobility oriented in recent years and thus technology has evolved to support always on, always connected and ever more portable devices. From smaller, thinner, lighter and more compact notebooks coupled with the emergence of...

Fortinet updates cyber-security OS

Fortinet has announced updates to its FortiOS cybersecurity operating system. FortiOS 5.4 offers new features that enable customers to deploy internal network segmentation for containment and defence against advanced threats. Gartner predicts "that 6,4-billion...

Cisco debuts next-generation firewall

As global companies embrace new digital business opportunities, cybersecurity is regularly cited as a top concern impeding growth and innovation. To give businesses the confidence to pursue digital opportunities to enable growth, Cisco has made security a top priority...

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