Industrial AI moves into physical operations

AI is now delivering measurable operational benefits in use cases such as process automation, automated quality inspection, predictive maintenance, logistics, and energy forecasting says the latest Cisco State of Industrial AI Report. However, many organisations are...

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...

Anglo American partner on EV batteries

Anglo American has announced the launch of a research and development project in collaboration with GEM, one of China's largest battery and battery material recyclers, to explore new and more efficient technologies for the use of existing and alternative raw materials...

Ethics reaches the top of Gartner’s privacy hype cycle

Digital ethics sits at the peak of the Gartner Hype Cycle for Privacy, 2021, as people become increasingly aware of the value of their personal information and frustrated by lack of transparency and continuing misuse. Gartner defines digital ethics as the systems of...

Big increase for global internet bandwidth

Global internet bandwidth rose by 29% in 2021, a return to "normal" over the previous year's Covid-driven surge of 34%. TeleGeography's Global Internet Geography Research Service analyzes the meaning behind internet capacity and traffic data sets, the factors...

Women still under-represented in world science

A study reporting on the inclusion and participation of women in over 120 science organisations that are co-ordinated at a global level finds that women are still under-represented. The study was coordinated by GenderInSITE (Gender in Science, Innovation, Technology...

Aspiring digital leaders need a new operating model

When we went into our first lockdown in 2020, industry analysts predicted the rapid advancement of digital transformation. What was overlooked by many was that, while we knew the old world was in crisis, the new digital world was still forming - complicating...

E-commerce, blockchain drive collectibles growth

A pandemic-driven boom in online sales of collectibles sent the global collectibles market to a record high in 2020. According to the research data analysed and published by MejoresApuestas.com, the global collectibles market was estimated to be worth $372-billion in...

Newly-discovered stealer targets gaming accounts

Kaspersky researchers have discovered an advanced Trojan, dubbed the BloodyStealer, sold on darknet forums and used to steal gamers' accounts on popular gaming platforms such as Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA Origin. With features to avoid analysis and detection, a...

Ransomware looms large in the threat landscape

More organisations are more concerned about ransomware than other cyberthreats, according to Fortinet's 2021 Global State of Ransomware Report. However, while the majority of organizations surveyed indicated they are prepared for a ransomware attack, including...

SA users bullish about cryptocurrencies

A significant 82% of South Africans who hold cryptocurrency on the Luno platform expect the bitcoin price to rise significantly, some believe as high as $100 000. Bitcoin is trading at around $43 600 currently after reaching $50 000 at the end of August. More than 1...

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Big business, govt must grow SME sector

Big business and government must work closely together to create a thriving small business economy if South Africa is to meet its real growth potential and create decent, sustainable jobs over the next five years. That’s according to Ivan Epstein, of Sage, who says...

High speed mobile WiFi from Huawei

Take advantage of LTE mobile broadband speeds and securely share your connection across a home, office or any other location with the Huawei E5372 LTE from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). This mobile WiFi hotspot boots up in just five seconds, enabling...

Fujitsu rated highly by channel partners

Fujitsu has announced that over 80% of its global resellers are either very satisfied or satisfied with the company and the commercial benefits offered by its SELECT Partner Programme, with satisfaction levels increasing at the higher Programme levels as close...

DCC offers Dell Latitude E6440 and E6540

Protecting sensitive and mission critical data is more important than ever. Safeguard your business’ most valuable asset while ensuring outstanding manageability with Dell reliability and powerful performance for workforce productivity with the Dell Latitude E6440 and...

Fox Projects exhibits African staying power

In contrast to what many companies experience when engaging the Africa market, Fox Projects has managed to overcome many of the challenges and instil a level of service around projects across several countries.  Fox Projects is currently involved in the rollout of...

Syspro wins at Education Excellence Awards

Leading provider of business software solutions, Syspro, has been recognised for its efforts aimed at skills development when it was recently named runner-up in the Corporate Educator of the Year category at SAPICS’s 2014 SCM Education Excellence Awards. This year’s...

Effective IT security key for business

IT security spend is too often seen as a grudge purchase by business management. But the fact is – effectively securing enterprise networks is a business imperative, says Networks Unlimited. Anton Jacobsz, MD of Arbor Networks distributor Networks Unlimited, points...

Ideal toy distributor implements Sage

Ideal Cycle & Toy Wholesalers, a family-owned branded toy distribution business, has adopted the Sage Inventory Advisor to help it make better inventory management decisions. Founded in Springs in 1936, this business import toys including Yookidoo, University...

Cloud on Demand moves to Teraco

South African cloud vendor and hybrid cloud enablement partner, Cloud on Demand, has selected Teraco Data Environments as its second point of presence and one of its local deployment locations for its VMWare platform. This move ensures that the company is able to...

Android devices come under malware attack

ESET has recently discovered the first confirmed case of ransomware that encrypts files held by Android devices. A Trojan, named Simplelocker, scans the SD care for certain file types, encrypts them, and demands a ransom in order to decrypt the files. Types of files...

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ENVIRONMENT:THE technical expertise of an IT Support Technician with 12+ years' SME Support experience is sought by a cutting-edge FinTech company to monitor Active Directory, Exchange, VMware and SQL infrastructure while continually reviewing the IT software/hardware...

Technical Specialist: Python Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

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ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN highly scalable Python & Java web applications and services as your coding expertise as a Senior Full Stack Developer is sought by a Retail and Consumer Finance Concern to join its Joburg team. You will provide influence over a new technical...

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