New round of resignations at OpenAI
Some of OpenAI’s top executives have announced that they are leaving the artificial intelligence (AI) startup. Chief technology officer Mira Murati resigned after more than six years with the company, saying she would be doing her “own exploration” according to a...
Flexible frustrations: hybrid technology falling short
Many organisations are still falling behind in providing the necessary technology to support flexible working - with only 30% of European employees saying they have the right tools to collaborate seamlessly with colleagues and pointing to a significant gap in...
Decrease in technology use by marketers
Marketers report utilising just 42% of the breadth of capabilities available in their martech stack overall, down from 58% in 2020, according to a new survey by Gartner. Gartner surveyed 324 marketers in May and June 2022 to determine the state of marketing technology...
Intel reports breakthrough in quantum chips
The Intel Labs and Components Research organisations have demonstrated the industry's highest reported yield and uniformity to date of silicon spin qubit devices developed at Intel's transistor research and development facility, Gordon Moore Park. This achievement...
SWIFT paves way for global use of CBDCs and tokenised assets
SWIFT has successfully shown that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and tokenised assets can move seamlessly on existing financial infrastructure - a major milestone towards enabling their smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem. The...
New fund a game-changer for township business inclusion
The Gauteng Provincial Government, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the SA SME Fund have launched the SMME Crisis Partnership Fund, a R300-million debt fund for small businesses based in Gauteng townships. There are more than 2-million formal and...
Entries for Digital Twin Hackathon now open
Wits University's digital incubation hub, Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, and the embass of the Netherlands have called for entries for their Digital Twin Hackathon - open to 15 students from South Africa and 15 students from the Netherlands. The Digital...
How cellular connectivity could tackle rising power demands
Cellular technology is key to digitalising the energy sector, and could help to tackle a growing demand for electricity. This is among the findings of Ericsson's Connected Energy Utilities report, released in partnership with Arthur D Little. As energy costs and...
Employers look overseas for skills as brain drain continues
The number of South African employers reporting they are recruiting ICT skills overseas has increased dramatically in the past year - up from 38% to over 50%. This is a key finding in the 2022 JCSE-IITPSA ICT Skills Survey - the 12th to carried out by Wits...
27m South Africans are not credit active
More than 27-million consumers were considered to be either credit unserved or underserved in South Africa at the end of March 2022. However, according to the global TransUnion study, "Empowering Credit Inclusion: A Deeper Perspective on Credit Underserved and...
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HP workstation storage is even faster
HP Inc has extended its innovation prowess for workstations by announcing a storage solution that is 16 times faster than a SATA SSD at a similar cost and a revolutionary heat-transfer solution to reduce system noise for its HP Z Workstations. "As the workstation...
CA expands DevOps portfolio
CA Technologies has announced new products in the CA DevOps portfolio that drive business agility and competitive advantage through simplified and faster development and test, and through deeper network visibility. New CA API Management products accelerate API...
Leveraging the cloud to improve operational efficiency
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SES extends African satellite coverage
SES Techcom Services, a subsidiary of satellite operator SES, will be expanding its Astra Connect broadband service in Africa for the enterprise and oil and gas markets via the Newtec Dialog multiservice platform on SES's Astra 2G satellite. SES is extending its...
Consumers warned of computer takeover scam
Computer and banking fraud is not just prevalent in emerging markets: Financial Fraud Action UK (FFAUK) is warning consumers of a new telephone scam whereby perpetrators impersonate major companies and organisations to take over computers to steal money from online...
BDS boosts MPS delivery with key appointment
With the increased focus on the delivery of managed print services (MPS) to meet burgeoning market demand, Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has appointed James Kelly to the position of MPS manager. Kelly brings extensive experience in the Xerox environment, having spent...
Ericsson Mobile Wallet wins AfricaCom award
The Ericsson Wallet Platform has been names as the 2015 winner of the AfricaCom Best Mobile Money Service award. The Mobile Money Service award is given in recognition of excellence in mobile financial services that have shown potential for both scalability and...
Samsung releases Gear G2 SDK
Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the public release of its Tizen Software Development Kit (SDK) for the recently unveiled Samsung Gear S2 wearable device. As smart technology becomes more commonplace, the uses for wearables in the workplace are...
HDS wins cloud storage kudos
Hitachi Data Systems has announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere as a 2015 Cloud Computing Storage Excellence Award winner, presented by TMC's Cloud Computing Magazine. The Cloud Storage Excellence Award...
Don’t get caught in the BMS trap
There's no disputing the value that a Building Management System (BMS) can add. It can be a big ticket item, however. This can make the idea of purchasing a scaled-down, "modular" BMS that can be expanded on a pay-per-feature basis attractive. Let the buyer beware -...
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