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...

Global IT spending set to grow 10,8%, hitting $6,15trn

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6,15-trillion in 2026, up 10,8% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “AI infrastructure growth remains rapid despite concerns about an AI bubble, with spending rising across AI‑related hardware and...

At 140 years old, Mercedes-Benz unveils Nvidia-powered S-Class

Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and Nvidia’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust. The new S-Class with...

AI platforms lean towards region-specific infrastructure

By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data, according to Gartner, which also predicts that platform lock-in will rise from 5% to 35% by 2027. “Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing...

Global in-app purchase spend set to jump

Last year mobile phone users worldwide spent almost $205-billion on in-app purchases - the highest value in the app market's history. This figure is set to grow by around 12% year-over-year and hit $231-billion in 2023 as millions of people continue spending more...

AMD expands commercial portfolio

AMD has announced its new Ryzen PRO 7040 Series Mobile processors, bringing advanced and power efficient x86 processors to more premium Windows 11 business laptops and mobile workstations. With "Zen 4" architecture, AMD RDNA 3 integrated graphics, AMD PRO...

A new vision for the future of work

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – The world has completely changed, but the last few months have seen tremendous growth and impact for organisations around the world. “Using Horizon and Workspace One, our VMware customers have been able to work and thrive...

Zoom takes its workforce remote with Workspace One

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – When it comes to quickly scaling a service, arguably the best example is how Zoom coped with exponentially-expanded usage this year. Aparna Bawa, chief operating officer of Zoom, points out that the online meeting service went...

Intrinsic security plugs the gaps

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – VMware has quietly become a leader in the security business. The company’s security business is now worth $1-billion, and serves 20 000 security customers, says Sanjay Poonen, chief operating officer: customer operations at...

VMworld 2020: technology to drive a changing world

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2020 – The world has changed in 2020, and organisations have had to change too. That’s the overarching message from VMworld 2020, taking place virtually this week. “2020 has been challenging,” says Pat Gelsinger, CEO of VMware. “We...

Digital transformation key for post-Covid world of work

As the world looks to a post-Covid future, remote work and digital transformation are going to be key. This is one of the findings from the Acronis Cyber Readiness Report, Which indicates that remote working is set to increase in the next months, along with a new...

Despite industry shocks, SA trade shows recovery

The year 2020 has seen its fair share of major historic events, and South Africa has witnessed three quarters of recession, with Q2 resulting in the GDP contracting by as much as 51%. Manufacturing, trade and transport sectors alone have contributed to 27,9% of GDP...

During the pandemic, gaming booms

The video games industry is one of a few sectors that have been booming in 2020, with millions of people spending more time indoors and online amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The increasing number of people choosing video games as their main at-home entertainment led to a...

YouTube leads as US source for news

About a quarter of all US adults (26%) say they get news on Google-owned video-sharing website YouTube. A major new Pew Research Centre study examines the news landscape on YouTube, finding an ecosystem in which established news organisations and independent news...

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