AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Google, CTSC partner to train girls on AI and robotics

In line with the International Day of the Girl Child, the Cape Town Science Centre (CTSC) partnered with Google to offer training on Artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotics to South African girls between the ages of 10 and 13. The training, which is aimed at...

Get paid for space, power use when upgrading your storage

Pure Storage has come up with a novel way to help customers make the decision to keep their storage on-premise: they’ll pay them for the space and power that the systems will use. This means customers are effectively paying for just the consumption of storage capacity...

Tech companies defy Covid-19 downturn

The Covid-19 pandemic is providing new business opportunities for the tech sector, as evidenced by the performance of the world's top 25 technology companies, which all reported quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth in market capitalisation (MCap) for the second quarter...

Remote-learning platform is tailored for Africa

The University of Pretoria (UP) has seen another edtech start-up emerge out of its TuksNovation programme, the institution's high-tech incubator and accelerator. Wingu Academy is a remote-learning platform that offers educational support to schools, tutoring centres...

Antitrust hearings the tip of the iceberg for big tech

The US Congress anti-trust committee held a five-hour hearing on the market power of big tech companies last week. However, antitrust is just the tip of the iceberg, according to GlobalData, as regulators are expected to come after big tech companies in 10 different...

Drones carry out power asset inspections

International Data Corporation (IDC) has published an IDC Innovators report profiling four companies that use drones to carry out power asset inspections. The four companies are Cyberhawk, Delair, PrecisionHawk, and Sterblue. Drones, also called unmanned aerial...

CFOs fail to drive returns that exceed capital cost

Only a third of firms drive returns greater than the cost of capital, according to a Gartner analysis of cost structure models. For those organisations built around factors such as unique competitive differentiators they drove a 6% greater return on return on invested...

Average vehicle age approaches 12 years

New research from IHS Markit shows that the average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has risen to 11,9 years this year, about one month older than in 2019. Though slight, the increase can generate new business opportunities for companies operating in...

Diversity efforts fail at 90% of companies

Nearly 90% of HR leaders feel their organisation has been ineffective or flat at increasing diversity representation, according to a survey by Gartner. Based on a survey of 113 HR leaders in April 2020, Gartner says there are three organisational barriers to the...

Less knowledgeable readers get news mostly from social media

Those who rely on social media for news are less likely to get the facts right about the coronavirus and politics and more likely to hear some unproven claims. The rise of social media has changed the information landscape in many ways, including the manner in which...

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