MLCommons has published results of its industry AI performance benchmark, MLPerf Training 3.0, in which both the Habana Gaudi2 deep learning accelerator and the 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor delivered impressive training results. “The latest MLPerf results...

According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, Q1:2023) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), total employment in the formal non-agricultural sector decreased by 21 000 in the first quarter of 2023, bringing the level of employment to almost...

South Africa's higher education sector is faced with new technological, financial and collaborative challenges in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. These challenges and new areas for growth are some of the most pressing issues for university vice-chancellors. In...

The global PC market climbed 12,7% from a year ago to reach 79,2-million units in Q3 2020 as it continued to benefit hugely from the Covid-19 crisis. Research from Canalys shows that this is the highest growth the market has seen in the past 10 years. After a weak Q1,...

Gartner has identified five areas of digital commerce that will change due to shifting customer buying behaviors and accelerated digital investment in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. "Digital commerce has played an important role during the pandemic by enabling...

KnowBe4’s Q3 2020 top-clicked phishing report reveals coronavirus-related email subjects remain the biggest threat. Covering the entire third quarter, simulated phishing tests with a message related to the coronavirus were the most popular, with a total of 50%. Social...

A new online portal launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat will help member countries easily find the right type of financial support to prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters. The Commonwealth Disaster Risk Finance Portal will serve as a...

By 2025, 60% of B2B sales organisations will transition from experience- and intuition-based selling to data-driven selling, according to Gartner. They will merge their sales process, sales applications, sales data and sales analytics into a single operational...

Check Point Research has published its latest Global Threat Index for September 2020, which shows that an updated version of Valak malware has entered the Index for the first time, ranking as the ninth most prevalent malware in September. First observed in late 2019,...

FNB Connect has revealed that its customers have used 40% more data and a 56% increase in voice minutes usage in the last 12 months. In addition, the operator has recorded a 25% growth in true active customers, including a 36% growth in premium subscribers who earn...