While the on-boarding of former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will significantly boost Microsoft's GenAI ambitions, GlobalData say that the company's current capabilities continue to impress. Occupying centre stage at Ignite 2023 was Microsoft Copilot, the company's virtual...

The World Economic Forum's AI Governance Summit brought together more than 200 influential leaders from the Forum's AI Governance Alliance (AIGA) and the broader artificial intelligence community to exchange insights and collaborate on the establishment of action...

Consumers are increasingly concerned about data sharing during the pandemic and the security challenges organisations face supporting employees and customers in our remote-first world. These are the conclusions from two Cisco research studies that also highlight...

Electric vehicles will make up as many as eight out of 10 new cars sold in 2050. But it will still be a long road before they dislodge gasoline as the predominant fuel in transportation. This is the word from IHS Markit vice-chairman Daniel Yergin, writing in his new...

To remain competitive in an ever-changing environment, chief supply chain officers (CSCOS) must apply advanced strategies to develop and train supply chain talent, according to Gartner. "Despite the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, many companies are moving...

SK hynix will acquire Intel's NAND memory and storage business for $9-billion. The transaction includes the NAND SSD business, the NAND component and wafer business, and the Dalian NAND memory manufacturing facility in China. Intel will retain its distinct Intel...

The South African car market showed signs of resilience in Q3 2020, bouncing back from an all-time low Q2 to record month-on-month increases in the number of new and used cars financed in August and September, according to the latest TransUnion SA Vehicle Pricing...

UK-based development finance institution and impact investor CDC Group has announced an additional $40-million equity investment into Liquid Telecom. This marks CDC's second investment in the company, following a $180-million equity investment in 2018. CDC's...

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge has announced the 2020 winners. In the 2020 edition of the Investment Challenge, thousands of high school leaners and university students showed resilience and delivered outstanding performance. The teams...

South African Professors Judith Bishop and Paula Kotzé have been awarded the prestigious International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Fellow Award. IFIP is an international body in the field of IT, and the Institute for Information Technology...