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.

Study reveals the true value of elephants

New research examining the services and benefits of elephants has revealed many values are often overlooked when deciding how they should be protected. The collaboration between universities in England and South Africa, including the University of Portsmouth, found...

NASA’s Perseverance rover to begin building Martian sample depot

In the coming days, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to begin building the first sample depot on another world. This will mark a crucial milestone in the NASA-ESA (European Space Agency) Mars Sample Return campaign, which aims to bring Mars samples to Earth for...

Enterprise WLAN market sees 2018 growth

The combined consumer and enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market segments increased revenues 8,9% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18) and 4,3% for the full year, according to results published in the International Data...

UCT’s urine bio-brick pioneer wins global award

University of Cape Town (UCT) academic Dr Dyllon Randall has become the first African recipient of the prestigious global Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Warner Prize. The prize is awarded biennially to people who show "exceptional promise" in sustainable...

European monitor sales increase

Unit sales of business-targeted monitors in January 2019 by Western Europe's IT distributors grew by +19% year-on-year as increased specifications and lower average selling prices (ASP) boosted demand, according to the latest data published by Context....

Altron migrates to new SA-based Microsoft cloud

Altron has migrated its human resource information systems and payroll to Microsoft Azure delivered from Microsoft’s new cloud regions in South Africa, with the aim of saving costs, improving efficiencies, better data security and increased response time. Mteto Nyati,...

The impact of mobile phones, social media on developing economies

The majority of people in emerging economies believe that mobile phones and social media have been good for them personally. However, fewer believe such connectivity is good for their societies. They are especially worried about new challenges digital life can pose...

Impulsive people at higher cybercrime risk

Recent research from Michigan State University in the US reveals that impulse online shopping, downloading music and compulsive e-mail use are all signs of a certain personality trait that make people a potential target for cybercrimes such as Trojans, viruses and...

PC sales outperform expectations in MEA

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, declined 5% year on year in Q4 2018, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global...

Facebook moves to halt spread of anti-vax info

Facebook is moving to halt the spread of misinformation in the form of vaccine hoaxes. Monika Bickert, vice-president: global policy management, says the company is working to tackle vaccine misinformation on Facebook by reducing its distribution and providing people...

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