How to ensure AI is human-centric
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - In 1996, chess master Garry Kasparov agreed to a match against IBM's Big Blue computer - and lost. In analysing the game, Kasparov came to the conclusion that he hadn't in fact been beaten by a machine but by a human, because it was a...
Swift action urged to achieve gender equality by 2030
Dr Achieng Ojwang, executive director of UN Global Compact Network, South Africa - addressing the 20th Annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference - has emphasised the urgency of accelerating efforts to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) which...
Intel, Microsoft work with DARPA on new encryption
Intel t has signed an agreement with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to perform in its Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE) program, which aims to develop an accelerator for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Microsoft is the key cloud...
SA photonics industry gains new prototyping facility
South Africa's photonics industry is set to benefit from the new Photonics Prototyping Facility (PPF) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The facility, which was unveiled last week (5 March), will enhance the development of photonics-based...
SA boasts relatively low vehicle crime stats
South Africans often perceive the country as having high levels of crime, as demonstrated by the Numbeo.com Crime Index by City 2021 survey where citizens ranked six South African cities as being among the global top 20 of the most dangerous cities. The respondents...
Adapt IT reports revenue drop, but earnings up
Adapt IT Holdings has reported a decline in revenue of 2% to R707-million (2019: R721-million) for the six months ended 31 December 2020. The company states that the decline on the prior comparative period is due to ongoing challenging and weaker trading conditions...
New tool aims to improve policing transparency
In response to the many complaints received on police corruption, Corruption Watch (CW) has developed a new Veza platform that will improve transparency in policing in the country. Corruption Watch (CW) selected Bluegrass Digital to develop the new Veza platform. The...
M4Jam wins global award
South African gig technology company M4Jam, which provides a digital networking platform for workers in the gig economy, has won a World Summit Award (WSA) for its role in using technology with smart content to address global development gaps. The WSA awards, which...
Women’s Day phishing scams abound
Kaspersky researchers are reporting on phishing pages purporting to be gift offers for International Women’s Day . The fraudsters exploit users who wish to buy presents for women on International Women’s Day. In 2021 some of them are even offering such gifts for free....
Advancing women still not a business priority
Despite heightened awareness of the challenges facing women in the workplace driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, gender equity is still not a top priority for 70% of global businesses. This is according to business professionals surveyed in new IBM Institute for Business...
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doculife offers secure document management
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Realmdigital boosts Van Schaik Web store
Leading e-commerce developer Realmdigital has given the Webstore of Van Schaik Bookstores a huge boost with the integration of Ingram’s VitalSource Bookshelf – an e-book platform that complements the book seller’s educational print catalogue. Van Schaik will sell and...
MasterCard introduces MasterPass
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Comztek appoints new channel manager
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Huawei introduces new telematics solutions
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Transnet implements Autonomy solution
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Citrix introduces XenMobile MDM
Citrix has announced XenMobile MDM, an enterprise mobile device management (MDM) solution that gives users device choice while also enabling IT to meet its management and compliance requirements. XenMobile MDM joins other Citrix solutions, including Citrix...
Wizardz expands service offering with Epson
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