AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Demo shows holographic calls with a smartphone dialer

Integrating holographic calls directly into dialer apps would allow users to access and use this advanced communication technology seamlessly without the need for additional applications. Now, Telefónica, Ericsson and Matsuko have successfully completed one of the...

Seabirds show sea plastics are close to 1980s levels

A new study by researchers at the University of Cape Town’s FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology shows that the amount of plastic in petrels breeding at Inaccessible Island in the central South Atlantic Ocean has remained constant since the 1980s. The findings...

Compliance reporting needs a value proposition

The most significant factor in whether an employee reports misconduct they have witnessed is whether they believe it will work out well for them, according to a survey by Gartner. The Gartner survey of 901 employees in April showed that in a new normal of lower...

Healthy uptake for Post Office’s online car licence renewals

The South African Post Office has seen a healthy uptake for its facility for the online renewal of motor vehicle licences, which it launched at the end of January 2022. More than 37 000 vehicle licences have been renewed nationally through the system, most of them in...

SASE market to almost triple by 2026

The total secure access service edge (SASE) market is expected to exceed $13-billion by 2026, representing a very healthy CAGR. This is according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group, which divides the total SASE market into its two technology components: Security...

Migrants hit by inflation battle to support overseas families

While rising costs of living have been globally observed, with inflation rates soaring to new highs in major economies, less-considered is the impact these costs have on migrants around the world who are often charged with financially supporting loved ones overseas....

Old ZAR coin collection goes digital

This week the exclusive Complete Denomination Coin Proof set of the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) coinage will be made available for fractional ownership for the first time. The complete set being tokenised includes all ten denominations of pre-Krugerrand ZAR...

Steady increase in independent ESG reporting

The number of global companies obtaining independent assurance on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) information increased from 51% to 58% in 2020, compared to the previous year. This is according to new data from the International Federation of...

Subscribers up, but Telkom reports lower revenue

Telkom has reported table growth in its active subscriber base for the quarter ended 30 June 2022. Active mobile subscribers were up 7,8% year on year to 17,3-million, with a blended average revenue per user (ARPU) of R88.53. Post-paid subscribers grew 8% year on year...

African phishing and scams record 234% increase

Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa in Q2 2022 in comparison with the previous quarter – where the company’s security solutions detected 10 722 886 phishing...

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New line-up of Inspiron devices from Dell

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Veeam announces new Availability Suite v9

Veeam Software has announced that the new Veeam Availability Suite v9, to be released later this year, will integrate with EMC VNX and VNXe hybrid storage arrays. Other new major features of the new Veeam Availability Suite v9 will be announced throughout the summer...

Alcatel-Lucent solution boosts collaboration

A new set of collaborative applications and capabilities have been added to the Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch Suite for SMBs giving employees, businesses and channel partners better communications tools to help business grow. SMBs are looking to work smarter to reach...

A new dimension of customer engagement

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Nokia 105, Nokia 105 Dual SIM launched

Microsoft has announced the new Nokia 105 and Nokia 105 Dual SIM. Aimed at first time mobile phone buyers, as well as people looking for a reliable back-up device for their smartphone, the new Nokia 105 will enable more people to have a voice and experience the...

Phoenix Distribution to distribute IP-guard

The days where network security was about antivirus and firewalls have long gone. Businesses today need to protect their networks from unauthorised access, copying and exfiltration of data. They also need to protect themselves from one of the biggest threats out...

WhiteSpace Alliance grows global deployment

The WhiteSpace Alliance (WSA) has announced that technology sharing and interoperability testing among its members is accelerating global deployment of TV band Internet access. WhiteSpace Alliance has been at the forefront of developing standards-based...

MasterCard, Premier Bank break into Somalia

At the World Economic Forum on Africa, MasterCard announced its partnership with Premier Bank, becoming the first international payments network to enter Somalia. As a result of the partnership, Premier Bank will now issue and accept the first MasterCard-branded...

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