CEOs take the lead as AI investment gains pace
Corporate AI investment is growing significantly and it’s not about to slow down. Companies are planning to double their spending on the technology in 2026, accounting for about 1,7% of revenues - more than twice the increase for 2025. Meanwhile, CEOs are rolling up...
Global AI spend could pass $2,5trn in 2026
Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,52-trillion in 2026, a 44% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. "AI adoption is fundamentally shaped by the readiness of both human capital and organisational processes, not merely by financial investment,”...
Nvidia debuts Rubin CPX for massive-context inference
Nvidia has announced Nvidia Rubin CPX, a new class of GPU purpose-built for massive-context processing. This enables AI systems to handle million-token software coding and generative video with groundbreaking speed and efficiency. Rubin CPX works hand in hand with...
DeFi exploits have wiped out $59bn in five years
Over the past five years, DeFi has steadily moved beyond niche crypto circles into broader financial use with improved interfaces, Layer 2 adoption, and integrations with traditional fintech platforms making it feel more like regular online banking or investing. DeFi...
Ethernet switch market surges on AI infrastructure
The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $14,5-billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) - a 42,1% YoY increase - fueled by strong growth in the data centre portion of the market as hyperscalers and cloud service providers race to build...
SA’s agriculture sector urged to rethink global strategies
In the face on ongoing geopolitical change, South Africa’s agricultural exporters are being encouraged to reposition their products into non-traditional markets. Speaking at an exclusive side event of the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting, Paul Makube, senior...
Mars rover discovers potential biosignature
A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken from a rock named “Cheyava Falls” last year, the sample - called “Sapphire Canyon” - contains potential...
Rampant online retail set to hit R130bn
Kathy Gibson reports – Online retail is set to account for 10% of all retail spend in South Africa within just a few months, reaching a value of R130-billion by the end of this year. Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, points out that the online market was worth...
Demand for AI skills in surges
Artificial intelligence (AI) skills are in high demand in the South African job market, with the demand in advertised roles requiring AI expertise increasing by 352% since 2019. This is one of the key insights to emerge from Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for August...
Africa is most heavily attacked region by cybercriminals
Check Point Research’s latest Global Threat Intelligence Report for August 2025 shows that organisations worldwide faced an average of 1 994 cyberattacks per week and, while this marked a 1% decline from July, it represents a 10% increase YoY - reinforcing that the...
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VGS and Onafriq partner in Africa, Middle East
VGS has announced a strategic partnership with African payments network Onafriq, aimed at bolstering security and innovation for fintechs across Africa and the Middle East. As a universal token vault provider, VGS specialises in securely collecting and storing payment...
Supply chain professionals gear up for Cape Town event
Hundreds of supply chain practitioners from across Africa and around the world will meet in Cape Town next week for the annual SAPICS Conference. Hosted by the Professional Body for Supply Chain Management (SAPICS), this year's gathering represents a vital opportunity...
ABB online calculator helps business map energy efficiency savings
Businesses across the world face the goal of doubling progress towards energy efficiency by 2030 to meet COP28 emissions targets and cut energy costs. However, a recent report from the Energy Efficiency Movement shows that while there is optimism and appetite among...
SA’s Zoie Health selected for Google for Startups Growth Academy
Google for Startups has announced 24 startups selected for the 2024 cohort of the Growth Academy: AI for Health program. The program is designed to support high-potential startups across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) that are leveraging artificial...
Payment processor Revio rebrands as Precium
South African payments orchestration startup known as Revio has announced that it is rebranding to Precium. Over the past 18 months, Precium experienced growth in its team, product capabilities, and merchant base, attracting the attention of global merchants looking...
Effective mediation one reason to join ISPA
The fact that 90% of disputes lodged with ISPA by South African Internet consumers are resolved through the internet industry association's informal mediation process is one of the reasons to join the 235-member Industry Representative Body (IRB). This is the word...
Obscure Technologies partners with Netscout
South African cyber security specialist Obscure Technologies has partnered with Netscout Systems for the distribution of its solutions in South Africa and surrounding territories. “The distribution agreement adds crucial networking, communications and enterprise...
ITAD enables eco-conscious IT management
Environmental sustainability is more important than ever. Businesses are increasingly turning to IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) to align their IT hardware management with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors. Xperien CEO Wale Arewa says ITAD plays a...
Goodbye cloud-first approach, hello deliberately hybrid strategy
The unforeseen results of the fallacy that businesses must take a cloud-first approach are now coming home to roost. This is according to Ahmed Mahomed, CEO at Datacentrix, who explains that, because cloud adoption had to be expedited due to the pandemic, many...
Is your business legally ready for cybercriminals’ AI onslaught?
Across the globe, organisations of all sizes are exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI, in particular, can benefit their businesses. But while they are still trying to figure out how best to use AI, cybercriminals have fully embraced it. By...
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