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)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

SOE CEO appointments remain a governance minefield, says IoDSA

News reports that the Minister of Public Enterprises has rejected the name put forward by the Eskom board to replace André de Ruyter as CEO once again raising the complex governance issues relating to the appointment of senior management at state-owned enterprises...

Webb finds carbon source on surface of Europa

Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of a handful of worlds in our solar system that could potentially harbor conditions suitable for life. Previous research has shown that beneath its water-ice crust lies a salty ocean of liquid water with a rocky seafloor. However,...

Digital footprint tracking on the rise as facial recognition drops

Over the past two weeks, three major players in facial recognition technology made bold decisions to put the brakes on its development or drop out altogether. IBM, Amazon, and Microsoft cite a concern that law enforcement may be misusing the technology and violating...

This is what Covid-19 impacts look like from space

In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have joined forces to use the collective scientific power of their Earth-observing satellite data to document planet-wide changes in the...

Be careful of what you share: it comes at a cost

Kaspersky's latest report, "Social credits and security: embracing the world of ratings", has uncovered that 12% of South African consumers surveyed have experienced issues accessing financial services because of an assessment of their social media information by...

AWS Outposts now available in SA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of AWS Outposts in South Africa. AWS Outposts delivers fully managed and configurable compute and storage racks built with AWS-designed hardware that allow customers to run AWS compute, storage,...

5G’s impact on global GDP over $7,5trn

By 2030, 5G's impact on the global GDP will be over $7,5-trillion - compared to the $5,1-trillion 4G contributed in 2019. This is according to Dimitris Mavrakis, research director of ABI research, who says new 'G' technologies have historically offered major benefits...

Apple announces Mac transition to Apple silicon

Apple has announced it will transition the Mac to its own custom silicon. Developers can now get started updating their apps to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of Apple silicon in the Mac. This transition will also establish a common architecture across...

Supplementary budget tax revenue targets may be unrealistic

On Wednesday (24 June), Finance Minister Tito Mboweni presented the supplementary budget in response to emergency measures taken to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Ettiene Retief, chairman of the National Tax and SARS Committee at the South African...

Consumers drive print market, but business renewal is coming

In May 2020, the consumer print market dominated (inkjet MFPs continued to shine, with sales driven by low-cost consumer models), and business spend continued to suffer, according to the latest data from Context. "The shift towards consumer sales has been dramatic and...

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