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...

Security violations by staff do as much harm as hacking

Employee violations of an organisation's information security policies are as dangerous as external hacker attacks according to a recent study from Kaspersky. In the last two years, 19% of cyber incidents in businesses in South Africa occurred due to employees...

An analysis of Black Friday trends

During the Black Friday period of 2023, with campaigns spanning multiple sectors, including health and beauty, retail, food and beverage, home improvement, and fashion and clothing, we saw a varied set of trends, writes Graeme Stiles, MD of Algorithm Agency....

The cost of a forgotten password

According to a report in the New York Times, a German-born programmer - Stefan Thomas - has two guesses left to figure out a password worth, as of this week, about $220-million. If he remembers the password, he will be able to unlock a hard drive that contains the...

Politics fuels online harassment in US

Roughly four-in-10 Americans (41%) have personally experienced some form of online harassment, with half of this group citing politics as a reason they think they were targeted, This is according to a recent Pew Research Center survey which adds that while the overall...

Hackers turned sights on blockchain in 2020

Blockchain hackers stole nearly $3,78-billion in 122 attacks throughout 2020, according to researcher from Atlas VPN, and the attacks that occurred last year alone account for almost a third (33%) of all time hacks aimed at blockchain projects. Ethereum (ETH) DApps...

Pat Gelsinger appointed as new Intel CEO

Industry veteran Pat Gelsinger has been appointed as the new CEO of Intel, effective 15 February. Gelsinger, who succeeds Bob Swan, will also join the Intel board of directors upon assuming the role. Gelsinger has racked up more than four decades of technology and...

Financial services industry goes digital

A digital transformation is taking place within the industry, with half of respondents (50%) in a new Nutanix study reporting that Covid-19 caused them to increase their investment in hybrid cloud. Nutanix's third annual Enterprise Cloud Index Report mesures financial...

What are the top risks for businesses in 2021?

The Covid-19 pandemic, emerging digital threats, climate change and the US China relationship are among the top five risks for business in 2021, according to specialist global risk consultancy ControlRisks. Underpinning these risks, the danger of missing the rebound...

PC market ends 2020 on a high, with 25% Q4 growth

Worldwide PC market growth accelerated in the last quarter of 2020, as shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations increased by 25% from a year ago to reach a record 90,3-million units. These latest numbers from Canalys exclude tablets. Ongoing strong demand in...

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