Hydrogen energy technologies drive platinum group metals demand
The global market for platinum group metals (PGMs) - which include platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium and ruthenium - will record a 4,47% increase between now and 2029, according to market research firm Mordor Intelligence. In part, market growth will come...
Huawei tackles AI with homegrown data centres
Kathy Gibson reports - To extend artificial intelligence (AI) cloud adoption, Huawei is operating no fewer than three data centres in South Africa, the latest being a new facility in Johannesburg – built entirely on its own hardware, including CPUs and GPUs, and...
Beware of deepfakes, catfishing, social engineering this Valentine’s Day
Finding love online might be a risky prospect due to scammers and catfishing - and it has grown even more dangerously with the emergence of deepfakes. According to FortiGuard Labs' Cyber Threat Predictions for 2022, deepfakes are a growing concern because they use AI...
Intel commits to blockchain accelerator
Intel will contribute to the development of blockchain technologies with a roadmap of energy-efficient accelerators. This is the word from Raja Koduri, senior vice-president and GM: Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group at Intel, who writes: "Exponential...
Bitcoin put to the test over geopolitics
Geopolitical issues, including the heightening Ukraine-Russia tensions, will drive bitcoin's increasing adoption and higher values this year - despite a recent drop. This prediction from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, comes as more than 100 000 Russian troops mass...
Tourism leaders call for urgent action to protect oceans
Tourism's central role in advancing the blue economy was highlighted as UNWTO chaired a special session and joined a Heads of State panel at the One Ocean Summit, hosted by the French Presidency this week. In a session on "Tourism in the Blue Economy" co-hosted with...
IBM refutes claims of age discrimination
Reports that IBM practices systemic ageism surfaced this weekend as some former employees are suing the company over discrimination claims. Nickle LaMoreaux, chief human resources officer, has sent an open letter to IBM employees refuting the claims. "Discrimination...
FMF concerned about SONA mixed messages
The messaging from the State of the Nation Address (SONA), hosted 10 February 2022 for the first time outside the halls of Parliament, was both encouraging and disheartening, according to the Free Market Foundation (FMF). The organisation has issued the following...
Climate change, rising sea levels threaten African heritage sites
Heritage of Outstanding and Universal Value located along the African coast is at risk from climate change. A global team of climate risk and heritage experts, where Dr Nicholas Simpson from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) African Climate and Development...
Long-awaited spectrum auction deadline set
President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting his State of the Nation Address last night (10 February), says the spectrum auction is a vital enabler of economic recovery, and will take place “about three weeks from now”. “One of the greatest constraints on the technological...
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three6five wins at Ruckus awards
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Bytes Universal Systems and Volante Technologies have launched the SADC (Southern African Development Community) Payments Enabler, a solution that provides software and services that empowers banks’ to convert to the new clearing standards demanded by SADC payments....
The role of ERP in the packaging industry
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iPads increasingly used as conference tools
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Labour law compliance and the entrepreneur
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Tips for using social media during a crisis
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How Turrito Networks built a R50m business
The telecommunications industry is not known for its excellent customer service - but for those who can get it right, the rewards are great. Johannesburg entrepreneurs Brian Timperley and Louis Jardim, for example, have bridged the gap so successfully they’ve built...
IsoMetrix brings health, safety to mine
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Reducing costs in the data centre
In an age where information is currency, data centres have become mission critical to the running of a successful business. However, while the data centre is often the heart of the enterprise of today, it is also one of the biggest cost contributors, says Marco da...
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