Smartphones defy challenges to post 2024 growth
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , global smartphone shipments increased 2,4% year-over-year (YoY) to 331,7-million units in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24). This marks the sixth...
Nvidia slams proposed AI Diffusion rule
The Biden Administration is proposing to pass legislation that limits the export of US-developed AI technology. The Framework for the Diffusion of Advanced AI Technologies requires a license to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) advanced computing ICs or the...
Digitalisation on the cards for renewed Home Affairs
The rejuvenation of Home Affairs is top of new minister Leon Schreiber’s agenda – and digitisation will be key to this. “I believe that if we can demonstrate that even a department as maligned as Home Affairs can work and even thrive,” he says. “And the key to making...
6 technologies that could transform digital government services
There are six technologies that will have transformational benefits within five years for digital government services, says Gartner, including digital employee experience (DEX), AI code assistants, generative AI (GenAI), generative design AI, predictive analytics in...
Intel adds performance for the AI PC age
Intel has launched what it says is its most efficient family of x86 processors ever - the Intel Core Ultra 200V series processors. The company says the new processors deliver exceptional performance, breakthrough x86 power efficiency, a massive leap in graphics...
The digital afterlife … and stolen identities
An astounding 66% of South Africans believe the identities of the deceased are particularly vulnerable to identity theft, according to a new Kaspersky study - Excitement, Superstition and Great Insecurity – How Global Consumers Engage with the Digital World. As for...
Elastic supply chains key in addressing global risks
Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) must proactively embrace a geopolitically elastic supply chain strategy to support their organisations’ growth objectives, according to Gartner. An elastic supply chain capability - which can expand or contract supply in response to...
HPE plans to go after Mike Lynch’s estate for $4bn
HPE is not giving up on its claim against Mike Lynch, the Autonomy founder who died last month when his yacht sank. The company says it will continue to pursue a claim of up to $4-billion in civil fraud damages from Lynch’s estate. Lynch had been acquitted of fraud...
Africa well positioned for energy transition
Kathy Gibson reports – The last 25 years have seen some major global changes, not least in the area of energy and the technology that goes into its provision and distribution. On a visit to the company’s South African offices last week, Schneider Electric chairperson...
Ethereum continues to take big hits in crypto market
After growing by almost 70% in the first six months of the year and getting close to its all-time high of $4 300 seen in early 2021, Ethereum's value has slumped by 25% in the past month – and the massive $900 price correction has significantly impacted the share of...
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PartServe keeps batteries, inverters going
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Standard Chartered Bank launches Women in Tech programme
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Standard Bank arranges $202m funding for M-KOPA
Standard Bank Group has arranged sustainability-linked, multi-currency facilities to support M-KOPA's growth in Kenya and Uganda. M-KOPA's solutions provide underbanked customers with instant access to everyday products and services via its flexible credit model....
R600m first close for SA SME Fund’s venture capital fund of funds
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Fintech e4 acquired by consortium
South African fintech specialist e4 has been acquired by a consortium of private equity investors, led by an independent private equity fund manager Infinite Partners. The transaction will see e4 obtain the necessary capital for advancing to the next stage of its...
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