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...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

Very few customers have used a chatbot recently

Only 8% of customers used a chatbot during their most recent customer service experience, according to a survey by Gartner. Of those, just 25% said they would use that chatbot again in the future. Despite customer service and support leaders' growing focus on...

Mobile computing sales set for double-digit fall

Sales of mobile computing products through European distributors are expected to continue on a downward trajectory in Q2 2023, although the second half of the year should see much improved performance, according to Context. The latest figures for mobile computing...

Geo-political risk key in outsourcing plans

Fears of geopolitical instability may impact the global offshore services market, as sourcing, procurement and vendor management executives review their options to mitigate risk, according to Gartner. The offshore outsourcing market has been relatively stable in...

Nedbank partners to offer affordable SA-made phones

Nedbank has partnered with Mara Phones to make thousands of its South African-made Android smartphones available to the bank's clients. Mara Phones recently launched the first African-based smartphone-manufacturing factory in Kigali. President Cyril Ramaphosa opened...

How to turn a ratings downgrade around

S&P is set to deliver its decision on South Africa's credit rating later today (22 November). Osidon CEO Hennie Ferreira reflects on how to turn a ratings downgrade around. How can South Africa overcome negative credit ratings? The biggest obstacle to turning...

Free internet keeps emerging markets connected

A European company is making free mobile internet access available to 215-million consumers in emerging markets. London-based mobile technology specialist Upstream has surpassed the 200-million milestone after making its services available through seven mobile...

Fear, resistance, skills shortages threaten 4IR progress

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) presents a wealth of opportunities for South Africa, but factors such as a lack of high-end skills and widespread fear of job losses could hamper its progress. This is according to leading ICT stakeholders and finalists in the...

Microsoft, Salesforce expand strategic partnership

Microsoft and Salesforce have announced plans to expand their strategic partnership to help customers meet the evolving needs of their businesses and boost team productivity. Salesforce has named Microsoft Azure as its public cloud provider for Salesforce Marketing...

South Africans are optimistic about their futures

South Africans are optimistic about their individual futures, with 64% viewing themselves as optimists - a full 8% above the global average. Commissioned by Expo 2020 Dubai, and conducted by YouGov, the Global Optimism Outlook Survey tracked people's priorities for...

AI is on the cards, but step carefully warns IFS

A key focus for artificial intelligence (AI) investment is to increase employee productivity - but success requires a disruption to the current business strategy. This is among the findings from IFS's global research study into the attitudes and strategies towards AI...

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Systems Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

The successful candidates will implement, manage, and monitor Earth Observation (EO) systems, encompassing the design of earth observation systems architecture, ingestion, processing, archiving, and dissemination of products for existing and new satellite sensors...

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Application Support Analyst at Parvana Recruitment

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