PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

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...

Juno snaps lightning on Jupiter

NASA's Juno mission observed the glow from a bolt of lightning, in this view of a vortex near Jupiter's north pole. On Earth, lightning bolts originate from water clouds, and happen most frequently near the equator, while on Jupiter lightning likely also occurs in...

Very few customers have used a chatbot recently

Only 8% of customers used a chatbot during their most recent customer service experience, according to a survey by Gartner. Of those, just 25% said they would use that chatbot again in the future. Despite customer service and support leaders' growing focus on...

Facebook Covid-19 hoaxes, misinformation

Facebook has announced another step to combat the spread of harmful hoaxes and misinformation about Covid-19 on its platforms. Through Facebook's Newsfeed, users who interact with harmful COVID-19 claims will receive messages on Covid-19 myths debunked by the WHO...

Bolt helps small businesses survive

Ride-hailing service Bolt has acted swiftly in response to the Covid-19 lockdown to transform Bolt Food into an essential goods delivery service. Bolt Food launched in Cape Town this week and offers free delivery until 23 April 2020, with drivers able to deliver...

Gates Foundation expands commitment to Covid-19 response

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an expansion of its funding for the global response to Covid-19. The increase includes an additional $150-million of grant funding plus a commitment to leverage the resources of the foundation's Strategic...

SAS offers free Covid-19 analytics

SAS has launched a Covid-19 resource hub, based on the company’s powerful analytics engines, showing the status, location, spread and trend analysis of the coronavirus. The data analytics resource hub, at https://tbub.sas.com/COVID19/, forms part of the company’s...

SA’s mid-size companies are ready to modernise IT

Talent retention, securing funding for modernisation, and changing attitudes of business leaders are among the challenges that businesses feel today. This is among the findings of Dell Technologies' new survey results looking at digital modernisation trends among...

Lower spend, but opportunities for IT vendors

A new index of leading indicators for IT spending launched today by International Data Corporation (IDC) supports recent forecasts that point toward declines in overall tech spending in 2020, but also highlights opportunities where businesses may be looking to...

Big rise in remote working expected

A Gartner survey of 229 HR leaders on 2 April revealed that nearly 50% of organizations reported 81% or more of their employees are working remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. Another 15% of those surveyed said 61-80% of employees are working remotely at this...

Covid-19 spotlight on website takedowns

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) is advising members that hosting so-called "fake news" websites is prohibited by Clause 11(5) of the Disaster Management Act regulations which makes it an offence to publish any statement with the intention...

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A Bachelor's degree or other relevant Tertiary Qualification in Engineering or related field is required complimented by not less than 8+ years' plus solid experience as a Project Engineer or Project Manager in Technical Projects in an Industrial environment. This...

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