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Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

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Steady growth ahead for cellular IoT antenna market

Annual shipments of cellular IoT antennas, including internal and external antennas, amounted to 598-million units in 2023. Until 2028, cellular IoT antenna shipments are forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14,9% to reach 1,2-billion at the...

All systems go for BMCS system, says ACSA

ACSA Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has noted media reports on the delays in processing passengers at King Shaka International Airport (KSIA) linking these to the biometric and digital identity technology. The organisation has issued a statement, confirming that...

New TB drug combination trial could lead to shorter treatment

A visit by the Bavarian State Chancellery and the Western Cape Government to the University of Cape Town's Lung Institute (UCTLI) highlighted a new trial involving BTZ-043 (benzothiazinone DprE1 blocker), a novel TB drug candidate. There are also plans to test BTZ-043...

BT, MTN Business in strategic African alliance

BT and MTN Business have announced a strategic alliance which will offer world class security and communications services to business customers across Africa. New and existing MTN Business customers will get access to solutions including cloud-based security and...

Huge increase in new cloud regions expected

Cloud providers launched 18 new regions in 2021 after launching an average of 15 per year since 2013, according to TeleGeography's refreshed cloud and WAN Infrastructure research. According to the research firm, over the next few years, nearly 50 new cloud regions are...

What did South Africans look at in Street View?

In the 15 years since its launch, Google Street View has come a long way. From going under water to capture the Great Barrier Reef in 2012, being available in VR in 2015, to exploring the 'Top of the World' in Canada in 2017, Street View has achieved a number of...

Avoid scammers and enjoy the UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid will take place this Saturday (28 May). This is a massive event with a huge audience - according to UEFA statistics, in 2020 the cumulative audience for live matches was 5,2-billion, with the final...

A lot more must be done to realise AfCFTA benefits

The digital transformation of customs and borders in Africa could improve efficiencies in processes, such as administration at customs and borders, and yield trade gains on the continent of $20-billion a year. A new report by the World Economic Forum, Growing...

Covid likely to affect fraud statistics for years to come

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a marked effect on the fraud cases that have been reported among businesses over the last two years. Indeed, around 52% of businesses that reported fraud in their organisations during the course of 2020 and 2021, indicated that...

Permanent solutions needed for unemployment crisis

In the years leading up to the pandemic, chronically high unemployment had already begun eroding South Africa's economic position. Now, post-pandemic, record-high unemployment seems an impenetrable barrier to economic recovery. While the government has implemented...

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IDS deploys Qlik Sense

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Acer notebook to have RealSense 3D camera

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New XenMobile release from Citrix

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