Intel to cut 15 000 jobs in $10bn cost-cutting plan
Intel will cut about 15 000 jobs – 15% of the workforce - as part of its plan to reduce costs by about $10-billion. CEO Pat Gelsinger made the announcement after the company’s earnings call yesterday, adding that the extensive cost-cutting will take place in the...
NASA in quantum memory first
Researchers have developed technology that will store information within a cloud of atoms. Together with Infleqtion, researchers at NASA’s Glenn Research Centre have produced NASA’s first-ever quantum memory. This technology is NASA’s first step in creating a...
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...
Red flag for ransomware …
Sophos has released findings on how attackers are using the Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors and profiling scripts to unpatched VMware Horizon servers, paving the way for persistent access and future ransomware attacks. A new technical paper, "Horde of...
South Africans less exposed to QR code fraud despite international worries
The war in Ukraine has added concerns to an already tense cybersecurity environment. Additionally, recent international coverage about scammers using QR codes to misdirect funds is fuelling fraud uncertainty. But South African consumers, while wise to remain vigilant,...
How scammers use phishing kits
In 2021, Kaspersky researchers blocked 1,2-million individual phishing pages based on 469 phishing kits - which are ready-made fake page templates - that allow cybercriminals to launch phishing attacks effortlessly. Since a phishing site can be blocked quickly,...
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Software AG release boosts CEM
Software AG has launched the new Customer Experience Management (CEM) Solution Accelerator for Retail. The Solution Accelerator enables retailers to deliver right-time, context-relevant promotions to precisely targeted individuals. The solution provides retailers with...
Security to mitigate social media attacks
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BYOD may be forced on companies
The bring you own device (BYOD) technology trend is on the increase as more and more users want to be able to work off their chosen devices in the workplace. But many companies are battling to integrate this new technology trend into the enterprise-wide platforms....
Marval wins ISO/IEC 20000 certification
IT service management (ITSM) innovator, Marval, has once again successfully passed its latest ISO/IEC 20000:2011 audit – the international quality standard for ITSM. The company has now held this certification since its introduction in 2005. Attaining and maintaining...
Complex environs need bespoke connectivity
Wireless is the quickest and most cost-effective way to implement a communications network and nowhere is this more evident than in the mining industry, says Gary Woolley, CCO of wireless connectivity specialist Comsol. Comsol has proven the case for wireless in...
Ukuvuma rolls out Cadac solution at KNS
Ukuvuma Solutions has successfully implemented the Cadac Organice Document Management and Control solution at the Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) in New Caledonia, located in the South Pacific, east of Australia. KNS is operating a mine, a metallurgical nickel smelter, a...
Immigration laws hinder offshore investment
In order for the South African economy to grow and provide sustainable employment, there has to be an increase in offshore investment into the country. This, however, is dependent on a review of the new immigration laws as they are effectively hindering the process of...
MPS is evolving to unlock business value
Managed print services (MPS) continues to evolve as companies strive to unlock hidden savings in the business. Over time, this has evolved from output consolidation to automated fleet management and on to workflow enhancements. According to Mark Kelly, sales director...
The blueprint for BYOD success
Just like mobile analytics, big data, the Internet and social networks changed the way companies do business, so the adoption of mobile devices has become a catalyst for change in corporations and small- to medium-enterprises (SMEs), says Manoj Bhoola, director:...
kalahari.com appoints market research firm
kalahari.com has appointed full service market research and strategy business, Dashboard Marketing Intelligence, to measure the perceptions of the brand in the minds of the country’s shoppers. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Dashboard’s range of marketing...
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Testing of Type Approval Management features via automation. Collaborate with team, system analysis, design, development, and testing for their assigned technical products or applications within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model. Automation of Frontend,...
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Junior Software Developer at Ciba Industries
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