Meta grants look to empower AI-driven organisations
Continuing its commitment to supporting innovative use cases of open-source AI to address critical global challenges, Meta has launched Llama 3.1 Impact Grants. Building on the success of previous grant programmes, the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants will provide up to...
AI at the edge makes work smarter
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - AI is changing the way we work, learn and create - indeed, it is changing the way we live our lives. That's the word from Yesh Surjoodeen, MD of HP SA, who believes the industry is on the cusp of massive...
Darknet forums target corporate infrastructure
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Virtual assistants, digital humans could be close to acing Turing Test
Nvidia has announced the Nvidia Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine (ACE), a suite of cloud-native AI models and services that make it easier to build and customize lifelike virtual assistants and digital humans. By bringing these models and services to the cloud, ACE...
AI-equipped drones study dolphins on the edge of extinction
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AI, analytics key to developing African hydrocarbons
Africa has had massive oil and gas discoveries in recent years – including the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim offshore Senegal and Mauritania, the Luiperd and Brulpadda in South Africa and the Rovuma Basin discoveries offshore Mozambique, among others – but development has...
Betelgeuse slowly recovers after blowing its top
Analysing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and several other observatories, astronomers have concluded that the bright red supergiant star Betelgeuse quite literally blew its top in 2019, losing a substantial part of its visible surface and producing a gigantic...
New challenges as we move beyond digitalisation
While digital transformation has meant the increasing prominence of digital technologies in traditional industries, there will be decreasing prominence of digital technologies in the next era. This is the word from the Gartner Research Board, which adds this isn't a...
Intel extends protection to physical threats
Intel improves software reliability by building silicon enhancements realised through logic inside the processor. Now, the company has described a new technique to complement existing software mitigations for fault injection attacks. Tunable Replica Circuit (TRC) -...
DeathStalker unleashes VileRat on crypto, forex companies
Kaspersky researchers have been tracking attack campaigns from the DeathStalker hack-for-hire group since 2018. Recent analysis shows that the threat actor updated its evasive VileRat toolset to attack cryptocurrency and foreign currency exchange companies in...
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Dac Systems notches up 20 years in business
ICT solutions and services provider Dac Systems has reached 20 years of operation, having been established in 1995. It holds the status of a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and Level 2 Contributor to broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE). Dac provides its...
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CA leads in API management, says KuppingerCole
CA Technologies has been named the “overall leader” in API management in the recent Leadership Compass report issued by KuppingerCole, an analyst firm for identity-focused information security. CA’s API Management solutions were evaluated for the report, which...
Qlikview shows public sector how it’s done
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Your old laptop could be worth a lot of money
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Master Power saves R9k a month with solar energy
Master Power Technologies (MPT) has taken its first step into the world of sustainable energy production with a R475 000 solar panel installation at its head office in Randburg. Known for its energy-efficient solutions providing customers with reliable independent power systems, MPT has been researching the efficacy of solar power for some time.
IAB SA makes submissions on Copyright Amendment Bill
The IAB SA has made written submissions to the Department of Trade and Industry on the draft Copyright Amendment Bill, which was published in July this year. The initial August deadline for submissions had been previously been extended until 16 September. "The current...
Tips for entrepreneurs on the road
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The many trends of middleware
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