Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

New malicious WhatsApp mod on the rise

Kaspersky researchers recently uncovered a new malicious WhatsApp spy mod, which is now proliferating within another popular messenger, Telegram. While the modification serves its intended purpose by extending user experience, it also clandestinely harvests personal...

Finalists for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023

The winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards will be unveiled at a gala event in Cape Town next week following the announcement of this year's finalists looking to bridge the digital divide across Africa. "It is an exciting time to be in technology and...

Altron wins appeal against Tshwane judgement

Allied Electronics (Altron) has won its appeal against an earlier judgement for the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. The Supreme Court of Appeal yesterday overturned with costs the previous judgment of the High Court in Pretoria in its entirety. According to...

Startup gets R450 000 at AlphaCode demo day

Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) startup incubator AlphaCode has taken another step to find the next unicorn in financial services when it chose Oyi Medical Card and awarded it R450 000 at its first virtual demo day. Oyi is one of seven startups that were awarded...

Nvidia to build UK’s most powerful supercomputer

Nvidia is building the UK's most powerful supercomputer, which it will make available to UK healthcare researchers using AI to solve pressing medical challenges, including those presented by Covid-19. Expected to come online by year end, the "Cambridge-1"...

Nvidia, GSK apply AI to medicine, vaccine discovery

NVidia has announced a partnership with global healthcare company GSK and its AI group, which is applying computation to the drug and vaccine discovery process. GSK has recently established a new London-based AI hub, one of the first of its kind, which will leverage...

Covid accelerates the move to cashless business

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the move away from cash as customers increasingly demand low-touch or contactless payments. New research from Yoco, polling 4 386 small business owners from its customer base, investigated how many businesses had elected to go...

IBM Research aims to radically accelerate materials discovery

From a global pandemic to global warming, 2020 has illuminated the essential role of science -- as well as clear actions based on that science -- to combat some of the greatest challenges of our time. The need to rethink how the world creates, consumes and disposes of...

Wearable sensor industry has tripled to $2,5bn

The wearable sensor industry will be worth $2,5-billion in 2020, having tripled in size since 2014. This comes despite the significant economic challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused a reduction in the total revenue this year. However, the...

Gaming PCs, monitors benefit from Covid lockdowns

Despite the negative and outright disastrous effects of the global pandemic, the spread of Covid-19 has brought with it some opportunities in the consumer electronics industry. With many people stuck at home, the gaming market has benefited from new interest. As a...

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Full Stack Front End Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Accenture Song is one of the most innovative and fastest growing [Email Address Removed]ining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture Song truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. We are now strengthening our highly skilled...

QA Tester (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client is a solid, blue-chip, trusted and large consulting company, which offers the option to be remote or client based. They do work with all staff to define career paths and encourage mentoring as a way of helping pass on skills and knowledge for...

AWS Data Engineer (with AI/ML)

AWS Data Engineer (with AI/ML)R90 000 - R100 000The ideal candidate should have a strong background in AWS Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with leading financial institutions, contributing to the design...

Senior Java Developer (SvW)

Description:Support existing and develop new functionality and components. Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements. Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and...

Intermediate SQL Developer LW

Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures, and Triggers. Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects. Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based on a set of requirements. Troubleshoot SQL objects that fail....

QA Tester (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Client Details:Our client is a solid, blue-chip, trusted and large consulting company, which offers the option to be remote or client based. They do work with all staff to define career paths and encourage mentoring as a way of helping pass on skills and knowledge for...

AWS Data Engineer (with AI/ML) – Remote Remote

AWS Data Engineer (with AI/ML)R90 000 - R100 000The ideal candidate should have a strong background in AWS Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with leading financial institutions, contributing to the design...

Senior Java Developer (SvW) – Western Cape Cape Town

Description:Support existing and develop new functionality and components. Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements. Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and...

Intermediate SQL Developer LW – Gauteng Johannesburg

Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures, and Triggers. Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects. Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based on a set of requirements. Troubleshoot SQL objects that fail....

Application Developer at Accenture

Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements and technical programming standards. Develop system specifications and interfaces for simple to moderate components. QualificationsMust have information Technology related...

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