Microsoft is reportedly investing $10 billion in OpenAI, the owner of the somewhat controversial large language model chatbot ChatGPT. It uses a deep learning technique to generate text and conversations often indistinguishable from those created by actual humans....

IT services providers that are expanding their portfolios to target environmental, social and governance (ESG) opportunities are making a wise move as many enterprises require assistance developing and implementing ESG-related initiatives. GlobalData notes that these...

Kaspersky Lab has published the results of an investigation into Genesis - an e-shop that is trading over 60 000 stolen and legitimate digital identities, making successful credit card fraud that much easier to conduct. This marketplace, as well as other malicious...

Worldwide shipments of devices -- PCs, tablets and mobile phones - are on pace to reach 2,21-billion units in 2019, exhibiting flat growth year over year, according to Gartner. The PC market is expected to continue its downward trend, while the mobile phone market is...

The small business community in South Africa is concerned about the potential lack of will by political parties to follow through on their election promises to create a more conducive environment for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). With less than a month...

Fraudsters have once again swindled unsuspecting clients out of their life savings. They managed to intercept emails from a financial services provider to its clients, advising them on tax savings by bolstering their retirement policies or tax free savings, according...

Cisco South Africa has launched a R10-million Incubation Hub in Durban, the second facility of its kind built by the company in South Africa. The Incubation Hub, called 'Cisco Edge Incubation Centre', aims to develop SMMEs as well as speed up their entry into the...

Vodacom has banned the issuing of plastic bags to customers at its stores across the country, a move it believes to be a first in the telecommunications industry. With effect from 1 April 2019, Vodacom replaced plastic bags with brown paper bags, prioritizing the...

The number of devices featuring cellular or satellite connectivity deployed in oil and gas applications amounted to 1,3-million at the end of 2018, according to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate...

The global market for gaming desktops, notebooks, and monitors is expected to grow 8,2% year over year in 2019 to 42,1-million devices shipped, according to a new forecast from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Increased consumer interest,...