OpenAI has let its CEO and board member Sam Altman go. He and chairman Greg Brockman will be joining Microsoft to head up a new AI division there. Announcing Altman's departure, a statement from OpenAI notes that Altman's departure follows a deliberative review...

European startups will get a massive boost from a new generation of AI infrastructure - and it's coming just in time. This is according to Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who says: "We're now seeing a major second wave." Huang was speaking at Scaleway's ai-Pulse...

Digital sales are expected to hit all-time highs and lead to strained shipping capacity as retailers grapple with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to research from Salesforce, which adds these 2020 holiday season predictions: * Global digital...

The Innovation Hub, Gauteng's leading innovation agency, is home to many an enterprising and creative entrepreneur. Two young entrepreneurs, affiliated to the Innovation Hub, are doing their part to help alleviate South Africa's most pressing challenges: managing the...

According to the research data analysed and published by StockApps.com, global blockchain spending is set to hit $4,1-billion in 2020, up by nearly 50% from $2,7-billion in 2019. Over the five-year period between 2020 and 2024, it is expected to maintain a 46,4% CAGR....

Check Point Research has published its new Brand Phishing Report for Q3 2020. The report highlights the brands which were most frequently imitated by criminals in their attempts to steal individuals' personal information or payment credentials during July, August and...

Cell C's normalised earnings showed a 64% improvement to R1,8-billion its interim results for the six months to June 2020, reflecting the overall impact of the new management team's strategic focus on optimising its network as well as its emphasis on more profitable...

The best was left for last. If what is promised in the end really happens, we will have a real prospect of desperately needed prosperity and jobs, writes Leno Louw, executive director of the Free Market Foundation (FMF). If we really get reductions in spending and...

As SMEs accelerate digital transformation efforts in response to the pandemic, today Standard Bank, Mastercard and Google announced a collaboration to help them move their businesses online, accept digital payments and attract more customers. Through the...

The Covid-19 pandemic has largely proven to be an accelerator of cloud adoption and extension and will continue to drive a faster conversion to cloud-centric IT. According to a new whole cloud forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC), total worldwide...