Cross-border GenAI misuse to drive AI breaches
By 2027, more than 40% of AI-related data breaches will be caused by the improper use of generative AI (GenAI) across borders, according to Gartner. The swift adoption of GenAI technologies by end-users has outpaced the development of data governance and security...
EMEA’s AI spend to double, despite challenges
Business leaders and IT decision makers in EMEA report the highest satisfaction with AI projects globally in the last 12 months, fuelling a 104% increase in expected AI investments this year, according to new research from Lenovo. The AInomics CIO Playbook 2025, with...
Blackwell ups the ante on training performance
In MLPerf Training 4.1 industry benchmarks, the Nvidia Blackwell platform has delivered impressive results on workloads across all tests - and up to 2,2x more performance per GPU on LLM benchmarks, including Llama 2 70B fine-tuning and GPT-3 175B pretraining. In...
AMD debuts Versal Premium Series Gen 2
AMD has announced the AMD Versal Premium Series Gen 2, an adaptive SoC platform designed to deliver the highest levels of system acceleration for a wide range of workloads. Versal Premium Series Gen 2 will be the FPGA industry’s first devices featuring Compute Express...
Ultrafast memory boosts Intel data centre chips
While Intel’s primary product focus is on the processors, or brains, that make computers work, system memory (that’s DRAM) is a critical component for performance. This is especially true in servers, where the multiplication of processing cores has outpaced the rise...
Africa Tech Festival: It’s a wrap …
The Africa Tech Festival, taking place this week (11-14 November) in Cape Town, saw telecommunications vendors and operators get together with governments and key policy-makers to pilot the continent on it’s transition to a digital economy. Kathy Gibson reports ...
Broadband adoption ramps up in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports from Africa Tech Festival – Broadband is leading the connectivity charge in Africa as countries across the continent get access to fast networks. This was the overarching message from the Africa Broadband Forum 2024, held on the sidelines of the...
Surge in demand for AI in contact centres
Contact centres are under increasing pressure to improve customer experiences despite having fewer resources and, while 100% are turning to AI and automation for help, many face challenges due to limited in-house expertise. This is one of the key findings of a new...
Non-access to clean cooking poses deadly risks for millions in Africa
African policy makers and international partners meeting at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference - COP29 - have highlighted the urgent crisis posed by lack of access to clean cooking, a challenge impacting 1.2-billion people across Africa and leading to millions...
IBM, SEforALL launch new AI for energy and urban development
At COP29, IBM and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) have announced new, publicly available artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions to inform more sustainable urban development for cities and communities around the world - enabling decision-makers and policy...
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MTN SA launches Skills Academy
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Entersekt acquires Modirum 3-D Secure
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Vertiv acquisition boosts liquid cooling portfolio
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A snapshot of the FAANG landscape
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Huawei empowers SMME project delivery and efficiency with specialist equipment handover
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CIO challenges – and how to fix them
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Key factors in processing payroll in Africa
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Managing data critical to maintaining a competitive advantage in retail
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MTN SA, Huawei combat loadshedding for SMEs
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Vertiv collaborates with Intel on liquid cooled solution
Vertiv is collaborating with Intel to provide a liquid cooling solution that will support the new Intel Gaudi3 AI accelerator, scheduled to launch in 2024. AI applications and high-performance computing emit higher amounts of heat, and organisations are increasingly...
Senior .Net Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
We're looking for a talented and motivated Senior .Net Developer to join our growing team. As the Senior .Net Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software products for market.What you'll do:Develop utilising various...
Process and Migration Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Sandton
We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Intermediate Business Analyst to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have experience in process automation, workflows, business requirements gathering, JAD (Joint Application Development) sessions,...
3D Swift Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Developing applications for Apple Vision OS using Swift Creating 3D visualizations for medical and pharmaceutical contexts Modeling complex anatomical structures (skeletons, organs, vascular systems) Building interactive 3D experiences and ensuring high visual quality...
Technical Product Manager – 6-12 month contract with possibility for extension
Overview:We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Product Manager with experience in B2B SaaS and a strong background in launching products in global markets. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining product strategy, managing the end-to-end product...
Senior IT Developer
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Cybersecurity Analyst: Detection and Response (12-Month Contract)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Energy Specialist seeks a highly skilled Cybersecurity Analyst to serve as the primary escalation point for critical alerts and incidents passed from First Responders, particularly focusing on high-severity Managed Detection and Response (MDR)...
Fullstack Developer
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Technical Product Manager – 6-12 month contract with possibility for extension – Gauteng Johannesburg
Overview:We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Product Manager with experience in B2B SaaS and a strong background in launching products in global markets. The ideal candidate will be responsible for defining product strategy, managing the end-to-end product...
Senior IT Developer – Gauteng Sandton
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Cybersecurity Analyst: Detection and Response (12-Month Contract) – Western Cape Cape Town
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