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...

AI helps SA scientists to improve pollen forecasts

Artificial Iintelligence (AI) is being used by South African scientists to detect and classify pollen spores in real time, which may improve forecasting of bioaerosols that trigger respiratory illnesses like allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and asthma. Prof Jonny Peter,...

PC decline looks to be bottoming out

The downward spiral for PC shipments continued during the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23) as global volumes declined 7,6% YoY with 68,2-million PCs shipped, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal...

‘Light and thin’ returns in 5G handset design

On June 6, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China officially issued 5G commercial licenses, marking the first year of China's 5G commercialisation. In August of the same year, the first domestic 5G mobile phone was launched. Over the...

Africa bucks global trend during pandemic

Today (14 August) marks six months since Covid-19 was first detected in Africa and, while the virus has raced through many other regions of the world, the pandemic's evolution on the continent has been different. Preliminary analysis by the World Health Organisation...

Four urgent global crises … and their strategic solutions

The world has 10 years to solve its urgent challenges or it will be too late, according to one of the world's leading analysts. In his new book, TEN YEARS TO MIDNIGHT: Four Urgent Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions, Blair Sheppard - global Leader for Strategy...

Solid growth forecast in security sector

Worldwide spending on security products and services will see solid growth in 2020 as organisations invest in solutions to meet the needs of a much larger remote workforce and a wide range of security threats and requirements, says IDC. According to a new forecast...

Covid-19 sees legal teams struggle with workloads

Sixty-eight percent of legal and compliance leaders are struggling to manage their current workload as legal department plans have been significantly disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and economic upheaval, says a new survey by Gartner. Departments report a higher...

Personal circumstances key for remote working

New research reveals that being allowed to spend time with children during the work day is a major success factor for remote working. This was a key finding of Remote Working in South Africa 2020, a study conducted by World Wide Worx for Cisco, among information...

July was better than expected for SA economy

Economic activity continued performing on stronger levels in July 2020, according to the latest monthly data from BankservAfrica’s Economic Transaction Index (BETI). This second month of recovery comes on the back of special relief funds and payment holidays that have...

Spectrum pricing could stymie 5G rollout

Emergency temporary spectrum and the promise of permanent spectrum by the end of the year may have given a glimmer of hope to mobile network operators wanting to roll out next-generation 5G services, but spectrum pricing may well prove to be a barrier to the future....

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Project Manager at Unique Hydra – Western Cape Epping Industrial

A Bachelor's degree or other relevant Tertiary Qualification in Engineering or related field is required complimented by not less than Minimum 3-5 years' plus solid experience as a Lead Project Engineer or Project Manager in Technical Projects, in the design and...

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