Too powerful to be released, Claude Mythos will help secure tech giants

Anthropic has developed a new artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos, that it says is too powerful to be released to the public. Instead, the company says it will make the AI model available to the world’s largest technology companies to use in identifying...

Hormuz a tech chokepoint that heightens semiconductor, AI infrastructure risks

A functional impairment of the Strait of Hormuz is rapidly emerging as a critical yet underappreciated risk to the global technology supply chain, with specialty materials such as helium now presenting a larger immediate threat to semiconductors and AI infrastructure...

We have liftoff! Now follow Artemis II live

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida last night, sending four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a planned test flight around the Moon and back. It’s the first time NASA is...

Employees under the lash as financial stress grows

There has been a decisive shift in the pressures faced by South Africa’s workforce, with financial stress moving from outside the top 10 employee concerns in 2021 to one of the top five in 2025. This is according to data compiled from Lyra Southern Africa’s Employee...

SA kicks off AfCFTA shipments

The first shipment of products from South Africa to other African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) countries has embarked from the eThekwini port. President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed it as the start of preferential trade by South Africa under the AfCFTA. "African...

Data, AI literacy programs on the cards

By 2027, more than half of chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) will secure funding for data literacy and artificial intelligence (AI) literacy programs, fueled by enterprise failure to realise expected value from generative AI (GenAI), according to Gartner. "Few...

CFOs should embrace analytic staff from other sources

Talent is a vital part of any advanced analytics center of excellence (ACOE) and often chief financial officers (CFOs) limit the scope of their ACOE projects by relying too heavily on finance staff, according to Gartner. CFOs should look at other, sometimes cheaper,...

Depression screening tool puts mental health in the spotlight

Wits University psychology researcher, Tasneem Hassem has been awarded R100 000 in seed funding to advance the development and commercialisation of the first validated online depression screening tool suitable to the South African context. Developed over four years as...

SA, Egypt lead Africa in global competitiveness

African countries rank positively in the GBS World Competitiveness Index, with South Africa and Egypt scoring as High Performers in five categories. More than 140 global business services (GBS) buyers and enterprise executives of organisations that outsource and...

Customers unforgiving if brands fail to protect them online

New research has cast a spotlight on the role of brands in protecting their customers from cyberattacks. According to the global Brand Trust survey by cybersecurity company Mimecast, almost three-quarters (74%) of South African consumers would stop buying from a brand...

AI key to making roads safer in future

Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep future roads safe for everyone, say the United Nations partners leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative. The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a...

Digital-only banking set for global growth

Digital-only banking adoption is set to grow considerably over the next five years, according to Finder.com's Digital Banking Adoption Report. Finder polled 41 654 people across 30 countries to reveal the number of people who will have a digital-only bank account will...

South Africans ‘waste’ opportunities to e-recycle

Despite the fact that approximately 95% of e-waste can be recycled, recovered or treated and beneficiated, e-recycling is not high on South African's agenda. This according to Patricia Schröder, vice-chair of the central branch of the Institute of Waste Management of...

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Raspberry Pi display starter kits available

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents, the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has announced the availability of two touchscreen display starter kits for the Raspberry Pi, which provide a quick and...

Agile experts at Wits Fak’ugesi Festival

Software and technology projects challenge most organisations’ from a scoping, cost and quality perspective. In its first Fak’ugesi Digital Africa Festival event in August 2014, Wits University and the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) bring two project...

LG G3 to arrive in SA soon

LG Electronics will be introducing its eagerly anticipated G3 smartphone to the local market in August 2014, the successor to the company’s well-received LG G2. LG G3 aims to redefine the definition of a global smartphone for global customers.  Developed under the...

AccessData, ARM partner in Africa

AccessData and ARM launch ResolutionOne Platform with the world’s first Continuous Automated Incident Resolution (CAIR) integrated solution. AccessData, the leader in incident resolution solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with African Risk Mitigation...

Softline wins Microsoft award

Softline has been honored with the Office 365 Partner of the Year award at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. This award is yet another badge of success for Softline, recognition of its soaring competency in the field of Microsoft cloud solutions, and our...

Ruckus creates municipal hotspots in the US

Ruckus Wireless has announced a major initiative with the City and County of San Francisco, the City of San José, CA and Global Reach Technology to create the first large-scale municipal Hotspot 2.0 service that allows millions of visitors and residents to...

SAP announces new UX solutions

SAP Africa has announced four new user experience (UX) rapid-deployment solutions that enable businesses to adopt the latest user UX innovations from SAP, including SAP Fiori and SAP Screen Personas software. These solutions are a simple and predictable way for users...

AWM360 offers Kaba biometric reader

AWM360 Data Systems, a local technology solutions provider and one of just a handful of global Kaba AG reseller partners, announces the availability of the Kaba B-Web 91 05 FP Biometric terminal for access control and time recording. This latest addition to the Kaba...

Jasco offers modular, flexible UPS solutions

Uninterrupted power supply (UPS) solutions have become integral part of any data centre today, given the business-critical nature of data and the on-going power problems in South Africa. In addition, due to unstable power situations UPS has become essential across...

Cloud POS in Africa must work offline

Cloud computing is sweeping the world as more and more companies seek to gain the advantages of reduced hardware investment, lower maintenance, ease of provisioning and reduced costs. But moving into the cloud usually comes with a pretty serious qualifier: the...

Developer – Back-End (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is dedicated to transforming the payment landscape with a vision of providing a risk-free and empowering payment solution. Unlike other options, they prioritise responsible alternatives to credit, offering a clear and compelling value...

Fullstack Developer-Cloud (Senior)

Are you interested in working for one of the largest automotive industries in the world? We have an amazing long-term contract available for a Fullstack Developer-Cloud. This position is based in the Gauteng region with a hybrid approach being on-site and remote. With...

Cloud Database Engineer (LM)

Design and implement cloud-based database solutions. Develop and maintain database migration plans. Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve database-related issues. Ensure that all database systems are secure, reliable, and compliant with...

Senior Business Analyst Data & Ops

Challenging the status quo with a view to improving the environment or peoples understandingGiving presentationsIdentifying trendsAnalyzing business operationsConducting a needs analysisConducting business analysisConducting root cause analysisDetermining cost/benefit...

Senior Business Analyst Data & Ops – Gauteng Braamfontein

Challenging the status quo with a view to improving the environment or peoples understandingGiving presentationsIdentifying trendsAnalyzing business operationsConducting a needs analysisConducting business analysisConducting root cause analysisDetermining cost/benefit...

IT Support Technician

Provide General Desktop Support.Fast and effective problem resolution.Monitor Active Directory, Exchange, VMware and SQL infrastructure.Continually review the IT software/hardware infrastructure to ensure robustness and efficiency.Diagnose and resolve technical...

IT Support Technician – Western Cape Cape Town

Provide General Desktop Support.Fast and effective problem resolution.Monitor Active Directory, Exchange, VMware and SQL infrastructure.Continually review the IT software/hardware infrastructure to ensure robustness and efficiency.Diagnose and resolve technical...

Senior Project Manager

Managing projects within the constraints of scope, quality, time and cost, within the project governance framework.Accountable for achieving results through the efforts or others.Delivers specified requirements and meets customer satisfaction.Delivers the required...

Senior Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town

Managing projects within the constraints of scope, quality, time and cost, within the project governance framework.Accountable for achieving results through the efforts or others.Delivers specified requirements and meets customer satisfaction.Delivers the required...

ISP Junior Systems Administrator (CPT)

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeks a strong technical ISP Junior Systems Administrator whose core role will be responsible for installing, maintaining and managing its ISP server/cloud services including web, mail and radius servers....

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