Gen Z is more resentful of AI as adoption stagnates

Gen Z is growing increasingly angry about the role of artificial intelligence in their lives. A new Gallup survey by the Walton Family Foundation and GSV Ventures shows that a generation once seen as AI’s early adopters is now sounding the alarm on its risks,...

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...

Intel-supported app to detect throat cancer in seconds

The next time you open wide and say, "aah," your doctor may be able to detect much more than inflamed tonsils - and may recognise laryngeal cancer. But it won't happen with the doctor peering down your throat with a flashlight. Instead, you'll be stretching that...

Datatec expects 100% growth in earnings

Datatec has published a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2021, alerting shareholders that financial results are likely to differ by at least 20% from the previous corresponding reporting period. Datatec now expects that all earnings per share...

Habit-forming an undervalued workplace skill

Habit-forming is vital to succeeding in our personal and professional lives and a recent poll conducted by The Human Edge revealed that 87% of respondents (90% of line managers and 84% of employees) believe that effective habit-forming is an undervalued skill within...

Customer service myths that undermine digital investments

Despite heavy investments in digital channels and capabilities, customer service and support leaders are still clinging to five main myths about what customers want and how they behave today, according to Gartner. To make better investments for a digitally dominant...

Bitcoin transaction fees spiked by 750% in Q2

Due to increasing adoption worldwide, cryptocurrencies are generating higher income from transaction fees than major mainstream companies. According to the research data analyzed and published by Wette.de, the total transaction fees on the bitcoin network in Q2 2021...

Windows 11 rolls out today

Covid-19 is just one of the factors that has helped to increase the importance of the PC. Fatih Bor, Windows consumer category manager at Microsoft, points out that there has been a 16% increase in PC sales since the beginning of the pandemic. There has simultaneously...

CEO business confidence in SA back to pre-Covid levels

CEOs of the world's largest businesses are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their own business and, despite the Delta variant slowing down the 'return to normal', their confidence in both the global and local economy has returned to levels not seen since...

Global energy storage industry primed to treble annual installations

The global energy storage market continues to prove resilient to the impacts of Covid-19 and supply constraints for Li-ion batteries and will enter a prolonged period of growth this year, with annual installations reaching more than 30 GW by 2030 - up 250% from 2021...

Massive growth for mobile contactless payments

A new report from Juniper Research has found that transaction volumes for mobile payments will grow from 26-billion in 2021 to 49-billion in 2023; representing a growth of 92%. Growth in mobile contactless transaction volumes will significantly exceed contactless card...

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Red Hat to acquire Inktank

Red Hat has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Inktank, a leading provider of scale-out, open source storage systems. Inktank's flagship technology, Inktank Ceph Enterprise, delivers world class object and block storage software to...

Cloud ERP should not be new to vendors

For many enterprise resource planning companies, cloud computing is a big deal. That’s predominantly because, for most of them, cloud computing is something new – it just wasn’t the way they have done things until market forces have compelled them to make the shift....

BT simplifies threat monitoring

BT has announced a major upgrade to its BT Assure Threat Monitoring service, making it simpler for organisations and security analysts to identify and protect against security threats. BT Assure Threat Monitoring collects and analyses huge amounts of data and its...

Contact centres pay for illusion of control

Contact centres that opted for hosted technology solutions five years ago have saved 35% compared to those who keep everything in-house, says Jed Hewson of 1Stream. “The most successful contact centres keep their focus on people, not technology,” says Hewson. “The...

DCC wins Symantec award

Distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has been awarded the South African Distributor of the Year award at Symantec’s Vision Symposium 2014, held in Dubai recently. “The Distributor of the Year award is based not just on volume of sales, but the entire Symantec...

Microsoft adds Nokia X2 to portfolio

Microsoft Devices Group has unveiled the Nokia X2, the newest addition to the expanding Nokia X family of affordable smartphones designed to introduce the "next billion" people to the mobile Internet and cloud services. The Nokia X2 represents the rapid evolution of...

Social business software grows collaboration

In today’s operating environment the ability to bring dispersed teams together is becoming a critical business advantage says Wyzetalk. “Teams (focused on, for example, software development or support) often operate from scattered locations, their collaboration...

2014 Rolex award winners announced

Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced at London’s leading scientific institution, the Royal Society, as winners of the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise. This year’s Young Laureates – aged 30 and under – impress by both...

Inoxico acquires Robertsons Reports

Risk solutions provider Inoxico announced its acquisition of credit research bureau Robertsons Reports. The announcement formalises an extremely successful collaboration and raises the bar for the provision of credit information in South Africa and the continent....

IT Support at Adcorp BLU – KwaZulu-Natal Richards Bay

IT Support required for a major corporate organisation Desired Skills: Matric Certificate Valid Drivers License compTIA certification CompTIA A+ IT diploma or equivalent qualification in IT Help desk support experience will be advantageous Cisco knowledge will be...

Commercial Analyst (Project Accounting) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client, a leading Financial Institution is looking for a Commercial Analyst with experience in project accounting to join their dynamic team.Commercial AnalystJob Purpose: To prepare and analyse timely and accurate management account information for the...

Senior Fullstack Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

You will be required to develop software and applications using mainly C#, ASP.NET and Client sideTranslate business feedback and requirements into working software solutions.Mentor more junior developers .Monitor code quality through peer code reviews.Lead on designs...

Senior Java Developer

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Java Developer to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Adheres to defined software development lifecycle and best practice (including code standards,...

Project Manager

Project Managers with EXPORT experience!!!We are looking for talented and ambitious individual who is keen and eager to broaden their skills andexperience to contribute meaningfully to our company's growth. In this role, you will have theopportunity to work closely...

Systems Analyst

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Systems Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Principle AccountabilitiesAssessment of the impact of application change and new releasesDefine,...

Software Developer

Job Title: Software DeveloperLocation: KZN South Coast Our client is seeking two talented Software Developers to join their dynamic team. As a leading player in the industry, they specialize in providing cutting-edge software solutions for various industrial...

Senior Java Developer – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Java Developer to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Adheres to defined software development lifecycle and best practice (including code standards,...

Project Manager – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Project Managers with EXPORT experience!!!We are looking for talented and ambitious individual who is keen and eager to broaden their skills andexperience to contribute meaningfully to our company's growth. In this role, you will have theopportunity to work closely...

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