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...

Instagram growing faster than TikTok and Facebook

Although Facebook and TikTok convincingly lead in the number of users, Instagram, as the third-largest platform in the social media space, is definitely the most rapidly evolving. Instagram's user growth has been consistent over the past years and shows no signs of...

Shoppers enticed by great offers, but let down by poor service

South African retailers have successfully driven positive consumer perceptions through special offers and affordable product promotions, but their customer service capabilities are leaving much to be desired. This is according to the South African Retail Sentiment...

Halloween posters that are out of this world …

Just in time for Halloween, NASA has released two new posters celebrating some truly terrifying exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. Free to download, the entertaining posters recall vintage horror movie advertisements but have a decidedly astronomical...

Study pinpoints birthplace of modern humans in southern Africa

A new study has concluded that the earliest ancestors of anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) emerged in a southern African homeland and thrived there for 70 000 years. The breakthrough findings are published in the journal Nature, with the authors...

Africa’s 5G future hangs in the balance

Sub-Saharan Africa's economic growth from next-generation 5G services will be reliant on the availability of a specific strand of radio frequencies, known as 'millimetre wave' frequencies, which are set to be identified for use by mobile operators at WRC-19. However,...

Just months until Africa’s IP addresses run out

South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) says local ICT service providers that don't support the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IPv6) are potentially threatening the country's participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). IPv4...

Why users are the weakest link

Humans still present the biggest cybersecurity risk, according to Duo Security founder Dug Song, formerly a member of the elite hacker group w00w00. Song co-founded Duo Security in 2010 and the company was bought by Cisco for $2,35-billion in 2018. He spoke to...

Joburg slowly comes back online

The city of Johanneburg says its systems are slowing coming back up following last week's ransomware attacks - and it has no intention of paying the 4-bitcoin ransom demanded. Starting on Thursday 24 October, city employees attempting to log on to their computers were...

Content providers and the war against fraud

South Africa's mobile content and applications industry is steadily winning the war against fraudsters attempting to target local cellular users with unauthorised micro-billing. This was communicated to an assembled gathering of the world's leading players in direct...

CIOs must get to grips with CEO concerns

Gartner has identified re-globalisation, economic slowdown and "digital dithering" as the top three concerns for CEOs in 2019. CIOs need to understand these concerns and address them in their strategic planning over the next 12 to 18 months, says Kristian Steenstrup,...

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