In the AI era, control is not enough: you have to prove it

A new report from IBM, Proof, Not Promises: The Digital Sovereignty Index, reveals an “overconfidence gap”: leaders believe they can prove sovereign control of their technology, but the evidence often falls short of the Index’s highest standards. As AI adoption...

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...

What the threat of US sanctions means for SA businesses

By Richard Firth - American economist Thomas Sowell once said: "The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics." While...

TikTok leaps ahead to challenge social media giants

The "Big Five" social media platforms in South Africa have been shaken up, as TikTok leaps past Instagram into second place, and challenges the dominant social network, Facebook, in several segments. This is one of the key finding of the South African Social Media...

AI-powered space robot is back, now with emotional intelligence

Cimon, the world’s first AI-powered astronaut assistant, has returned to the International Space Station—this time with a heightened ability to analyse human emotion. The objective, according to the researchers who fine-tuned the robot after its first successful...

Affordability initiative aims to curtail software piracy in Africa

Kathy Gibson is at Microsoft in Bryanston - Microsoft and its PC hardware partners are launching the Windows PC Affordability in Africa Initiative, which aims to make it possible for African consumers to buy PCs with genuine software. Deniz Ozen, regional GM: consumer...

Black Friday boosted economy in November

Record-breaking sales over Black Friday saved the South African economy in November, however the current load shedding threatens to derail any hope of economic growth in the final quarter of the year. The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) for November...

Undervolting allows attacks on Intel’s secure enclaves

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified a weakness in Intel's processors: by undervolting the CPU, Intel's secure enclave technology becomes vulnerable to attack. Modern processors are being pushed to perform faster than ever before - and with this...

First growth for MEA PCDs in nearly 5 years

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market - which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets - has recorded its first year-on-year growth in 19 quarters, according to IDC. The global technology research and consulting...

Datacentrix, Introstat dominate HP Inc awards

HP Inc and its partners got into the swing of things at a glittering, Moroccan-themed awards ceremony at the Houghton Hotel last night where the company paid tribute to and saluted its top-performing partners. Standout partners this year were Datacentrix and Introstat...

Growing the business top priority for HR

As 2020 approaches, HR leaders are focused on five key measures to continue driving business outcomes, according to Gartner, which include: building critical skills and competencies; strengthening the current and future leadership bench; incorporating organisational...

Axis ends distribution agreement with Pinnacle

Axis Communications SA has announced that effective from 31 March 2020 Pinnacle Distribution will no longer be selling its products. "We have had a long-term partnership with Pinnacle in South Africa," says Sheetal Rao, sales director at Axis Communications MEA. "But,...

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