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...

Generative AI turns to the dark side

The dark side of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reared its head: WormGPT is a new black hat-based tool launched by cybercriminals to help with social engineering and business email compromise (BEC) attacks. The tool is readily available for download and...

First-generation iPhone sells for $190k

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone in 2007, he said it would reinvent the phone - and it did. The initial phone came with 4Gb of storage, but was quickly superseded by the 8Gb model which launched at the same time. The 4Gb model was discontinued...

How the solar orbiter beats the heat

When Solar Orbiter launches on its journey to the Sun, there’s one key piece of engineering making this ESA-NASA mission possible: the heat shield. Seeking a view of the Sun’s north and south poles, Solar Orbiter will journey out of the ecliptic plane — the belt of...

SA insolvencies expected to increase

Global bankruptcies are still on the rise, implying higher export risks. This is the conclusion of the latest Global Insolvency Report by Euler Hermes, which covers 44 countries and 87% of global GDP and provides the latest update of its Global Insolvency Index....

Apple takes over as top semiconductor buyer

Apple reclaimed the number one position among global semiconductor chip buyers in 2019, representing 8,6% of the total worldwide market, according to Gartner. Samsung dropped to the second spot with 8% market share. Leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)...

Why digitalisation to mitigate risk still fails

Despite a high adoption rate of digital technology and data by industry to mitigate risk, the human element is not adequately considered. As such, digitalisation efforts may continue to fail, according to the Executive Operational Risk Management (ORM) survey by...

Security-related phishing mails get the most clicks

Simulated phishing tests with an urgent message to check a password immediately are the most effective way of breaching organisations, with 39% of users falling for it. The results from KnowBe4's Q4 2019 top-clicked phishing report finds that social media messages are...

Parents trust their kids online

In a bid to promote self-regulation online, 52% of parents globally trust their kids to know when enough is enough. However, 70% of parents admit that they themselves spend too much time online and almost three quarters (72%) feel that internet and mobile device usage...

Cable repair plans changed, but underway

Rough conditions at sea and inclement weather seems to be the major factor directing the crew aboard the Leon Thevenin as they progress with the joint repair mission of the South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (SAT3/WASC) and the West African Cable System...

Africa warned not to get stuck in the past when it comes to skills

Africa's youth must be prepared for the jobs of the future - not the jobs of the past. This is the word from African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina, launching the bank's flagship African Economic Outlook. "Given the fast pace of change, driven by the 4th...

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