Communications service providers (CSPs) face a host of barriers - such as accessing high-quality data - that impede their ability to effectively deploy AI which could improve network and service operations, according to new research from Nokia and Analysys Mason....

ChatGPT took the world by storm in November 2022 and since then cutting-edge software updates have been announced - including a code interpreter which has the potential to transform the world of data science and programming, rendering the field more accessible,...

Negative oil pricing has become a reality - and with it comes the lowest price (in real terms) in the history of the oil industry. The previous record-low price - East Texas crude at $0.10/bbl in 1931 ($1.70 in 2020 terms) - is now in distant second place as West...

Following an initial 75% reduction in vehicle activity for the first three days of lockdown, Tracker's anonymised vehicle tracking data aggregated from the company's installed vehicle base and analytics from Lightstone indicates a significant uptick in vehicle...

Almost half of the businesses in South Africa feel they are in danger of closing their doors for good. A rapid response survey, conducted by Stats SA during the lockdown, asked businesses how the current crisis is affecting their operations in the two-week period from...

As revenue contracts, chief financial officers (CFOs) are making changes to their long-term investment plans. A Gartner survey of 145 CFOs and senior finance leaders on 12 April 2020 revealed that 51% of respondents were preparing for a revenue contraction of up to...

Despite a ubiquitous presence in news coverage and headlines and concerted testing and awareness campaigns by the government, South Africans are still not entirely sure about how the Covid-19 coronavirus works. A survey conducted by gig economy company M4Jam and...

Based on its latest Black Book release, International Data Corporation (IDC) expects telecommunication services spending to reach $1,6-billion in 2020 with nearly flat growth compared to 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the market in several ways. On the...

A new SophosLabs report, "Don't Let Fleeceware Sneak into Your iPhone", shows how Apple device users are being targeted by applications that overcharge users through costly subscriptions or unscrupulous in-app purchases. Sophos calls this kind of app "fleeceware" and...

According to data compiled and analyzed by Atlas VPN, hackers attacked businesses more than 22-million times during the last week worldwide. More than 63% of these hacking attempts were malware attacks. On average, there were 3,26-million cyberattacks daily throughout...