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)...

AI analyses cancer cells in the operating room

Medical device company Invenio Imaging is developing technology that enables surgeons to evaluate tissue biopsies in the operating room, immediately after samples are collected - providing in just three minutes AI-accelerated insights that would otherwise take weeks...

Hybrid working creates operational challenges

It's vital for companies to adopt always-on endpoint management to cater for increasingly dispersed global workforces, according to a new HP Inc study, conducted by Forrester Consulting. A massive 72% of companies surveyed currently have a hybrid working model, with...

Working from home likely to stick post-Covid

Experts around the world have been advocating for increased workplace flexibility and work-from-home arrangements for a long time. In fact, flexible work has been linked to improved employee engagement by the likes of Gallup, Gartner and other highly respected...

TikTok withdraws from Hong Kong

TikTok plans to cease its operations in Hong Kong, following China's imposition of a new security law. The national security law has raised concerns about data privacy. TikTok has gone on record in the past saying it wouldn't comply with requests from the Chinese...

Smart home devices set for decline

Spending on smart home devices in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is expected to decline 6% year on year in H2 2020, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm's Quarterly Smart Home...

PC shipments not looking good for the next few years

Canalys forecasts that global PC and tablet shipments will fall 7% from 395,6-million units in 2019 to 367,9-million units in 2020. It expects the global PC market to remain flat in 2021 and return to growth of 2% in 2022. Though the PC market has been rattled by the...

Indacoin halts fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions

One of cryptocurrency's main benefits is the ability to conduct trusted transactions swiftly. However, the anonymous and decentralised nature of these transfers can be leveraged by fraudsters to launder money or trick legitimate crypto investors. In order to keep...

Vodacom to hold virtual AGM

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise, the Vodacom Group is planning for a virtual annual general meeting (AGM) on 21 July, rather than allowing shareholders to gather physically. "Vodacom reiterates that the health and wellbeing of our staff and shareholders are...

Facebook malware threat unmasked

A Paris-based anti-fraud firm, Evina, has unmasked malware that executes java script to retrieve the login credentials of Facebook users around the globe which are then transmitted to a server. Evina confirms that African users of the social platform are among those...

Mixed results for smart audio device shipments

According to the latest Canalys estimates, worldwide shipments of smart audio devices, including smart speakers and smart personal audio devices, reached 96,2-million units in Q1 2020. The coronavirus pandemic caused the smart speaker category to suffer it first...

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