Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Mission on to catch and lift a sinking satellite

NASA NASA is attempting to stop a space observatory from dropping to earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is NASA’s astrophysics multitool, capable of quickly observing a wide range of cosmic objects in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray light. All...

Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Upcoming Meta app set to rival Twitter

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instragram, will launch an new text-based conversation app on Thursday (6 July 2023). Threads, as the new app is called, is already available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, where the description reads: "Threads is where communities...

These legal issues are critical to AI regulation

With various lawmakers across the globe proposing regulations and guidance on large language model (LLM) tools, such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, Gartner, has identified four critical areas for general counsel (GC) and legal leaders to address. "Legal leaders can...

Africa set for cryptocurrency uptake

Africa's economic climate is ripe for the adoption of cryptocurrency. "The State of Crypto: Africa report" from Luno and Arcane Research, expect that the rapid adoption of cryptocurrencies in Africa will take place in the context of high inflation rates, volatile...

Companies will abandon IT projects to cut costs

Companies will axe IT projects throughout the remainder of 2020 and into 2021 as the recession bites. This is according to GlobalData's latest report, "Covid-19 Impact on IT infrastructure Equipment", which reveals that there will be a long-term need for IT...

Africa Data Centres completes purchase of Joburg data centre

Africa Data Centres, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed the acquisition of a Tier IV data centre in Johannesburg from Standard Bank. The acquisition has been unconditionally approved by the South African Competition Commission. Stephane Duproz, CEO of...

Covid-19 continues to affect IT spend

According to the latest release of the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide ICT Spending Guide Industry and Company Size, European IT spending (including software, hardware, and IT services) will decline 4,7% in 2020 and reach $487-billion as the Covid-19...

Social media monitoring is OK, say 38% of SA users

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of South African consumers say they are happy for the government to monitor social media activity to keep its citizens safe. This is according to Kaspersky's latest report, Social credits and security: Embracing the world of ratings, that...

Public cloud bucks pandemic spending trends

Public cloud spending in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) will increase to $2,8-billion this year as demand increases following the spread of Covid-19. That's according to the latest research update from International Data Corporation (IDC), which expects...

PayFast sees spike in new registrations

Online payment gateway PayFast has seen a 226% year-on-year increase in new business account registrations in the food industry since Covid-19 led restrictions were put in place in mid-March. In order to continue trading during the lockdown, many businesses have...

UW Ventures, Allan Gray invests in Peach Payments

Peach Payments, a leading electronic payments platform for entrepreneurs, SMEs and large enterprise businesses in South Africa, has raised growth funding to drive its expansion into Africa. UW Ventures, in partnership with Allan Gray, has led this latest round of...

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