In South Korea, more than 1% of workers are robots
Although China has made huge investments in industrial robotics over the past two years, it is still not the most automated nation on the planet. In fact, four other countries have a much higher number of operational robots in their manufacturing industries, and South...
Not enough youth know how to build financial stability
1Life Insurance's 2024 generational wealth youth survey confirms that youth in South Africa are far from achieving financial freedom and building wealth - placing them at a tremendous disadvantage. Youth unemployment in South Africa currently sits at, 45,5% according...
Uber looks to iron out safety concerns
Looking to address issues around the safety of users of e-hailing applications, Uber has held a safety roundtable discussion with Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and safety experts. According to Kagiso Khaole, head of mobility operations for Sub-Saharan Africa at Uber and...
Lazarus rises again … in cryptocurrencies
The advanced and persistent actor, Lazarus - infamous for its growing financial motivations - has hit cryptocurrency businesses with new, Trojanised decentralised finance (DeFi) apps in order to increase profit. Lazarus abuses legitimate applications used to manage...
Strong growth for cloud infrastructure
According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure - including dedicated and shared environments - increased 13,5% year over year in the...
First-of-its-kind detection of reduced human CO2 emissions enabled
For the first time, researchers have spotted short-term, regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activities. Using a combination of NASA satellites and atmospheric modeling, the scientists performed a...
Intel unveils discrete mobile graphics family
Aimed at improving the gaming experience and increasing content creation capabilities, Intel has launched its first discrete GPUs in the Arc graphics product line for laptops. Desktop and workstation products are slated for later in the year. "For decades, Intel has...
R50m donation to establish innovation chair at Wits
From making air travel safer to detecting chemicals that can cause cancer, from developing advanced technologies for finding buried landmines, the curiosity of Dr David Fine, a Wits University alumnus, has resulted in innovations that have impacted on society for over...
Teens develop handwriting-recognition AI for detecting Parkinson’s disease
When Tanish Tyagi published his first research paper a year ago on deep learning to detect dementia, it started a family-driven pursuit. Great-grandparents in his family had suffered from Parkinson's, a genetic disease that affects more than 10-million people...
Lotteries scandal once again raises question of serial directors
Media reports about the luxurious mansion inhabited by the previous chairman of the National Lotteries Commission--reportedly funded by kickbacks--have provided a lot of information to worry and disgust even corruption-weary South Africans. "But what about the snippet...
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Debunking the top three myths of flash storage
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Dangers of voting against a business rescue plan
Creditors take heed: Not understanding business rescue and the Companies Act 71 of 2008 could see you voting against the business rescue plan. A creditor could be forced to sell his voting interests and claims against the company for little or no value to any affected...
Vidi brings video on demand to all devices
South Africa's first video on demand service, where you can enjoy movies and TV shows over the internet - can now be watched on any device including tablets and smartphones without an app. However, if subscribers prefer going via the app route, that option is now...
A journey into the cloud
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BlackBerry extends enterprise mobility support
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Huawei tops SDN, NFV charts
Huawei has been rated as a top supplier for software-defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualisation (NFV) solutions for the second consecutive year by leading telecoms operators, according to a 2014 survey conducted by analyst firm Current Analysis....
Faster surfing with Opera Coast 4.0
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Metacom’s new NanoPAD offers faster, safer EFT
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Fujitsu launches big data appliance
Enterprises of all sizes have realized the opportunities presented by better understanding and leveraging big data already within their organisation, but often find it a major obstacle in actually taking the first step towards implementing a solution. Fujitsu...
Developer / Consultant (JHB) (1002127) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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User Experience Designer at Accenture
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Full Stack Developer (Python Analytics Engineer)(Django Banking) (Contract)
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Infrastructure Architect
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Hire Resolve's client is looking for a Solutions Analyst to join their team. The main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes and performing some user acceptance testing. The incumbent should have a natural analytical way of...
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Senior Software Applications Support Developer – Remote Remote
Our client in Sandton, is looking for an office based Senior Software Support Developer to join their team. You need at least 6 years experience as a Software / Application Support Developer. You need experience with Oracle, UNIX Shell Scrips, PL/SQL, OLAP, ETL and BI...
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