AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

Time spent online falls to pre-pandemic levels

Globally, Internet users have reduced their average daily internet use by 20 minutes over the past 12 months to six hours 37 minutes, equating to a year-on-year reduction of almost 5%. However, time spent on social platforms has increased to more than 2,5 hours per...

How can Tesla move away from rare earth materials?

At Tesla's Investor Day this month, it announced that its next generation of electric motors would contain no rare earth materials and, given the company's huge presence in the EV (electric vehicle) market, this could prove a significant transition for the design and...

High court rules on lion bone quotas

The Pretoria High Court has today set aside the 2017 and 2018 lion bone quotas, stating that these were both unlawful and unconstitutional, and that due process was not followed in the setting of these quotas. Before giving his judgement, Judge Jody Kollapen said the...

Artificial tongue could have whisky counterfeiting licked

An artificial "tongue" which can taste subtle differences between drams of whisky could help cut down on the trade in counterfeit alcohol, scientists say. In a new paper published in the Royal Society of Chemistry's journal Nanoscale, Scottish engineers describe how...

SA still lagging in gender equality

More than one-third of South African women feel that that their gender and parental responsibilities are holding them back from advancing in their careers. This is one of the findings revealed by CareerJunction's latest gender survey, which explores gender issues...

Chatbots will appeal to modern workers

Chatbots continue to be a hot topic among media, end users and vendor communities. This is no surprise, as chatbot technology - which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic human conversations - is beginning to mature and offer more sophisticated solutions. This...

DDoS attacks on the rise

In the second quarter of 2019, the total number of DDoS attacks grew by 18%, compared to the same period in 2018. Application-layer attacks, which are more difficult to organise and protect against, showed significant growth - increasing in quantity by a third (32%)...

New blockchain network for supply management

IBM has announced a new blockchain network aimed at improving manual and cumbersome supply chain management. Supply chain management involves overseeing the flow of goods and services, such as tracking the movement and storage of raw materials, inventory, and finished...

Intel, Lenovo collaborate on HPC and AI

Intel and Lenovo have announced a multiyear collaboration focused on the rapidly growing opportunity in the convergence of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) to help accelerate solutions for the world's most challenging problems....

SA women earn 25% less than men

Women in South Africa earn 25% less than their male counterparts, on average. This is one of the findings from a gender pay gap study by automated recruitment platform Giraffe. Giraffe partnered with the World Bank and International Financial Corporate on the...

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