Waste supercomputer heat, old mines could warm homes
A first-of-its-kind system in the UK is being trialled in Edinburgh to see if waste heat from a large computing facility can be stored in disused mine workings and used to warm homes. The large amounts of energy needed to power the University of Edinburgh's Advanced...
Samsung, Google Cloud join force to bring GenAI to Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics and Google Cloud have announced a new multi-year partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology to Samsung smartphone users around the globe. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series announced at Galaxy...
AI tipped for $342bn spend this year
Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services, is estimated to grow 15,2% year over year in 2021 to $341,8-billion, according to the latest release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
Will the office make a comeback post-Covid-19?
The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns worldwide have challenged conventional ideas on how we work and what a workplace should look like. But will the traditional 9-5 workday and five-day work week at the office come to an end as new, more flexible work...
Latest lockdowns, civil unrest affect auto industry’s green shoots
While the latest indicators for the second quarter of 2021 suggest an uptick in the local car market, the combined effects of the latest third wave lockdowns and civil unrest could hit the South African automotive industry hard in coming months, with potential...
Scammers get up to some new tricks
Amid continued disruption in supply chains and mail services, scammers sought to use this fact to steal money and credit card details during the second quarter (Q2) of 2021. Since last year, scammers have been taking advantage of disruption in deliveries to convince...
The next normal for passenger transportation
Covid-19 has negatively impacted passenger transportation, with the industry one of the most affected in terms of revenue losses. The transit systems in many European cities have seen 70% to 90% ridership losses and airline passenger load factors dropped dramatically...
Serame Taukobong is Telkom’s group CEO-designate
Telkom has announced the appointment of Serame as group CEO-designate with effect from 01 October 2021. Sello Moloko, chairperson of Telkom, says the organisation is pleased that its extensive search process confirmed the calibre of Telkom's people. "Serame is a...
AI, cybersecurity drive M&A activity
In the first six months of 2021, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the tech, media and telecom (TMT) sector totaled $555-billion, according to GlobalData - that's a huge 169% rise from the same period in 2020. The data and analytics company notes that, in H1 2021,...
SA sees 42% increase in financial malware
A combination of increasingly sophisticated propagation technologies and continued economic uncertainties resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic have seen the number of financial malware attacks reported in South Africa during the first half of 2021 increase by more...
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People are the core of the digital world
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Keeping customers loyal to a bank
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Konica Minolta branch wins KLCBT award
Delegates from Bidvest company, Konica Minolta South Africa’s Mpumalanga branch recently attended the 13th Annual Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism (KLCBT) Awards, where it scooped the coveted PriceWaterhouseCoopers/KLCBT Large Enterprise Award. The...
Managing project communications successfully
In project management, one of the most important areas of skill is in communication management. It includes the necessary processes to ensure the project information is generated, collected, distributed, stored and organised in an appropriate and timely manner....
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As a Web Engineer, you get a chance to contribute to the delivery of high-end projects for banks and financial institutions, accelerating their digital transformation. It's your responsibility to make sure that envisioned solutions become reality. In this...
Software Engineer – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A full-service digital agency based in Reading, UK, The Hague, Netherlands and Stellenbosch, South Africa who strategizes, designs, and develops digital solutions for the private and public sectors is seeking to employ a Senior Software Engineer who will...
Scrum Master (Junior) at Accenture
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Technical Analyst
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An international Automotive IT Hub South Africa provides IT Solutions to the global group.The unique positioning as an internal partner to the group ensures collaborative partnerships. Desired Skills: aws data engineer python terraform Employer & Job Benefits:...
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Scrum Master (Junior) at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
Accenture Song is one of the most innovative and fastest growing [Email Address Removed]ining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture Song truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. We are now strengthening our highly skilled...
Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
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