Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance

Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...

Fuel price shock will hit supply chains hard, driving prices up

South Africa’s latest fuel price increase will put fresh pressure on already strained supply chains, says supply chain industry body SAPICS. The organisation warns that the cost impact is likely to extend far beyond the transport sector and into consumers’ pockets at...

SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future

South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...

SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

AMD powers AI track inspection for Japanese bullet train

Japanese bullet train operator JR Kyushu Railway Company is using the AMD Kria K26 System-on-Module (SOM) to automate track inspection. The AI-based solution replaces traditional methods of inspecting miles of track on foot, creating significant efficiencies by...

GenAI tokens pass $12bn market cap

The market capitalisation of generative AI tokens has surpassed the $12-billion mark, according to a Stocklytics.com data presentation. Stocklytics' financial expert Edith Reads believes that attaining that mark is no mean feat for a sector still in its infancy. She...

Semiconductor sales set to surpass strong 2020

Despite the impact of Covid-19 on the global economy, the semiconductor market performed strongly in 2020. Demand by industry was uneven throughout the year due to global lockdowns, remote work and education, and shifts in consumer buying behaviour. Worldwide...

Vaccinations revive international travel

Vaccinations appear to hold the key to reviving international travel. This is among the findings from research by ForwardKeys from available flight booking data. Two destinations, Greece, and Iceland, which have announced that they will welcome vaccinated visitors...

Printer sales rise as lockdowns continue

The Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market increased by 18,9% in 1Q21 compared with the same period a year ago, to give a market size of 5,15-million units. According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), this was the third quarter in a...

UAE Mars mission uses AWS to analyse data

On 9 February, a new object successfully began to orbit Mars: an un-crewed spacecraft called the Hope Probe. The mission has already returned the first image of Mars, taken by Hope's Emirates eXploration Imager from an altitude of 24 700 km. Led by the Mohammed Bin...

Teraco boosts regional interconnection

Teraco has become an integral node to the Meltingpot Indianoceanic Submarine System (MÉTISS), a 3 200 km subsea fibre optic cable system connecting South Africa to the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius. The MÉTISS consortium comprises Canal+...

Net 1 starts to turn around SA operations

Net 1 UEPS Technologies has reported an increase of approximately 27 000 EasyPay Everywhere (EPE) account holders, accouncing its third quarter results. During the period, the group saw a non-cash increase of $10,8-million, before tax effect, in the fair value of...

AI set to change the world as it takes off

Kathy Gibson reports - 5G, cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) could hold the key to South Africa's future, giving us the opportunity to leapfrog into the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Arthur Goldstuck, MD of research company World Wide Worx, points out that...

SA consumers switch to digital payments

As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. As stores closed and social distancing took hold, retailers worldwide moved their businesses online, embraced...

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