Massive growth ahead for blockchain IoT
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How the Covid-19 pandemic is playing out from space
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Mobile data traffic set for 6,5-times growth in sub-Saharan Africa
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SA hit by wave of RDP attacks
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How quickly does it take to notice the WiFi is down?
It takes less than five minutes for users to notice that their Internet service is not working, and to start complaining. Comparethemarket.com carried out an experiment to reveal just how dependent we are on the internet, and how long it takes for us to freak out if...
More US agencies were hit in network hack
News that some US government departments were hacked has been confirmed, and the hackers have been identified as Russia. It's now known that the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and parts of the Pentagon have been compromised, although it's now...
Sub-Saharan African businesses are optimistic about 2021
Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reports released by IHS Markit in the first week of December shows that sub-Saharan African companies are optimistic about the improvement in business activity during 2021. PwC expects the Sub-Saharan African economy to return to growth...
AI software growth falls short of expectations
The overall artificial intelligence software market -- despite ballooning to $37-billion by 2025 -- will fall below current investor projections of $150-billion to $200-billion for the same time period. Within the AI software market, AI application growth will be...
Costs and challenges facing middle management
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IBM honours Kenya’s MoDe
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Securing cloud computing
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Building long-term cloud cover
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EMC transforms partner programme
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Embarcadero supports ICT education in SA
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Mines need system architecture integration
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F5 launches new partner programme
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