Strong solar flare caught on camera

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking on 4 February 2026. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are massive eruptions of electromagnetic energy from the Sun that, upon reaching Earth...

African CEOs must prioritise innovation – and take risks

More than 150 CEOs in Africa who participated in PwC’s 29th Global CEO Survey demonstrate strong operational resilience and reinvention as they navigate currency fluctuations, political uncertainty, infrastructure constraints and supply chain disruptions. The survey...

These are the top cybersecurity trends for 2026

The chaotic rise of AI, geopolitical tensions, regulatory volatility and an accelerating threat landscape are the driving forces behind the top cybersecurity trends for 2026, according to Gartner. “Cybersecurity leaders are navigating uncharted territory this year as...

AI to the fore as cyberattackers focus on Africa

Kathy Gibson reports - As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more accessible and sophisticated, we are going to see it playing a bigger role in cyberattacks. Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at ESET, describes how AI malware has made an appearance and will...

Generative AI turns to the dark side

The dark side of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reared its head: WormGPT is a new black hat-based tool launched by cybercriminals to help with social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. The tool is readily available for download and...

First-generation iPhone sells for $190k

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in 2007, he said it would reinvent the phone - and it did. The initial phone came with 4Gb of storage, but was quickly superseded by the 8Gb model which launched at the same time. The 4Gb model was discontinued...

Public cloud spend continues growth trend

Worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 18,4% in 2021 to total $304,9-billion, up from $257,5-billion in 2020, according to Gartner. "The pandemic validated cloud's value proposition," says Sid Nag, research vice-president at Gartner....

5G could be worth $31trn by 2030

The 5G consumer market could be worth $31-trillion by 2030 globally, according to the new "Harnessing the 5G Consumer Potential" report from Ericsson ConsumerLab. The report estimates that communications service providers (CSPs) could earn $3,7-trillion of that total...

Covid-19 plays havoc with gig economy

The pandemic has had a potentially-devastating effect on workers in the gig economy. This is according to "The Digital Hustle: Gig Worker Financial Lives Under pressure", a report from fintech investor Flourish that shwos the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on the...

Covid-19 threatens women’s workplace gains

Decades of work and hard-won gains into achieving gender equality in the labour market in South Africa could be derailed by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to a research paper by the Southern African Labour and Development Research Unit...

Digitalisation brings new compliance risks

There are major risks associated with digitalisation, with 41% of respondents in a new survey admitting their organisation has already experienced enforcement investigations by regulators because of technology that was poorly on-boarded and/or implemented. According...

Robotic process automation demystified

Robotic process automation (RPA) is expected to be one of the hot trends in 2021, as organisations across the globe look to gain competitive advantage. Automation has the potential to streamline business processes, freeing up time, money and talent, while ensuring...

AR/VR spend on growth trajectory

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to accelerate out of the pandemic, growing from just over $12.-billion this year to $72,8-billion in 2024. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Augmented and...

SA’s bargain hunters will hit the Black Friday sales

A massive 70% of South African adults will be shopping Black Friday and other festive sales days this year. A Finder.com survey of 1 524 South African adults reveals that 70%, which equates to around 27-million people, are planning to shop the festive sales this year...

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