Elon Musk’s xAI open sources Grok language model
xAI, the artificial intelligence company headed by Elon Musk, has officially made its Grok language model open source. Last week, Musk announced that he was planning to open-source the product, and yesterday (17 March), this was done. "We are releasing the weights and...
Number of users affected by stalkerware grows
The latest Kaspersky State of Stalkerware 2023 report reveals almost 31 000 mobile users worldwide were subjected to stalkerware, clandestine surveillance software utilised by domestic abusers to monitor their victims. But it's not just stalkerware software that is a...
Analytics, AI play a big role in digital resiliency
Today's interconnected world makes global crises more likely. Covid-19 has highlighted a new kind of resiliency -- Digital Resiliency - that is necessary for enterprises to survive and thrive during such crises. Digital Resiliency is a company's ability to rapidly...
Financial hardship drives unsecured credit up
The ongoing uncertainty and financial hardship caused by Covid-19 have impacted the consumer credit market. This is according to TransUnion's new South Africa Industry Insights Report, which covers a period where economic headwinds prevailed, and consumer confidence...
Help beat Internet crimes against children
Reports of Internet crimes against society's most vulnerable have soared during the coronavirus pandemic. UNICEF and other international child safety organisations have warned that children are at an increased risk of online harm as schools are closed and social...
Teraco connects to new ACE cable
The ACE submarine cable is now live and available for interconnection at three of Teraco’s data centres across South Africa. ACE is the eighth submarine cable system to connect at Teraco. Spanning approximately 17 000km along the West Coast of Africa, ACE lands in 19...
Top tech ideas for township economic growth
Over the weekend of the 19th and 20th of June 2021, Silicon Cape and the US Mission to South Africa hosted a virtual hackathon aimed at discovering digital solutions to accelerate inclusive economic growth for local businesses in the township economy. This was the...
SA businesses among the best at coping with Covid challenges
Although organisations worldwide found their businesses disrupted, projects postponed, and strategies challenged during 2020, South African companies were very adept at coping with business related challenges as a result of Covid-19, says Project Management Institute....
Digital regulators must collaborate to build a better post-Covid world
Bold regulatory approaches are needed to guide ground-breaking technology uptake, foster collaboration, and drive digital transformation in the post-Covid world, This is according to participants at the latest Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-21) organised by the...
Merchants, developers invited to join VodaPay platform
Kathy Gibson reports - Vodacom is calling on merchants and developers to join its VodaPay platform. Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom, describes the VodaPay platform as a super-app offering a range of shopping and payment services made possible by the agreement signed...
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SerVision solution provides live monitoring
One of the leading security company’s in southern Africa, with more than 50 years of experience, recently implemented SerVision’s Video Gateway solution for mobile applications such as buses, trains, police vans, delivery trucks and the like to enhance its security...
F5 announces policy enforcement solution
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IPS, Oltio sign licensing agreement
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Ensure power at mission-critical facilities
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Is BI an opportunity or a minefield?
According to Gartner, business intelligence (BI) has been the top action item for CIOs worldwide for the last year. Only recently displaced, BI remains a close second behind mobility. Since the largest driver for mobility remains BI, it seems the more things change,...
Effective measurement methods for BPM
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WiFi gives education a boost
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Canon Powershot SX50 HS available from DCC
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Logikal signs NetScout
Specialist ICT consulting and systems integration house Logikal Consulting has been appointed distributor for NetScout, the recognised world leader in business application and network monitoring technology. This strategic partnership will allow Logikal Consulting to...
Information Builders named a leader in BI
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