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)...

Vodacom, Maziv move on to Competition Tribunal

The Competition Commission has recommended that the Competition Tribunal prohibit Vodacom's proposed purchase of a 30% stake in Maziv. This follows the agreement, in November 2021, for Vodacom to acquire a co-controlling interest in all of the material assets owned by...

WhatsApp platform gives youth a safe place to talk

The Department of Health in collaboration with Reach Digital Health and Elton John AIDS Foundation have launched the Young Africa Live (YAL) Smart bot, a WhatsApp platform designed to help young people to tackle the complex questions that arise during adolescence...

New recession could change how we live

The recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession will usher in a new era in which how we live, do business and invest will fundamentally change. This is according to Nigel Green, chief executive and founder of deVere Group, who says consensus is growing that a...

Kids face cyberbullying, but parents are unaware

Research shows a positive correlation between the time children spend on social media and the chance of being cyberbullied - but a massive 66% of parents are not monitoring their childrens' social media activity. Statistics acquired by Atlas VPN on parental control...

8,9m connected vending machines by 2024

The global installed base of connected vending machines reached an estimated 4,2-million units in 2019, according to new research from Berg Insight. North America represents the largest share of around 2-million of these machines, whereas the corresponding number for...

African Development Bank goes virtual

The African Development Bank has put in place health and safety measures to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus in countries where it has a presence, including its headquarters in Abidjan. The measures include telecommuting, videoconferencing instead of...

Banks need to strike a balance between digital, traditional channels

Digital and online banking channels are no longer the key differentiators that they were a few years ago as trends indicate that all the major players in the industry are moving to a point of technological parity in so far as their transactional channels are...

NextGens will take Africa’s family businesses digital

The next generation (NextGens) of African family business owners see themselves as agents of change for digital transformation in businesses and believe they have what it takes to succeed in a digital world. Despite their ambitions and commitment, NextGens feel...

Short-term impact for wearables market

The global wearables market is expected to grow 9,4% in 2020, reaching 368,2-million shipments according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. This marks a significant slowing of the market compared to...

Super stalkerware uncovered

Kaspersky researchers have found a new sample of stalkerware - commercial software that is usually used to secretly monitor users' partners or colleagues - which has functionality that supersedes all previously found software. MonitorMinor enables stalkers to covertly...

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