AI helps design superdrugs to kill drug-resistant bacteria

With help from artificial intelligence (AI), MIT researchers have designed novel antibiotics that can combat two hard-to-treat infections: drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae and multi-drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Using generative AI algorithms, the...

AI-led businesses ignore humans at their peril

No-one would argue that artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, but there is some irony in the fact that as more business functions - from data collection and analysis, to everyday operations - are performed digitally the more customers seek to...

How chip research is shaping physical AI

AI and graphics research breakthroughs in neural rendering, 3D generation and world simulation power robotics, autonomous vehicles and content creation. Physical AI — the engine behind modern robotics, self-driving cars and smart spaces — relies on a mix of neural...

Webb finds new evidence for planet around closest solar twin

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the stellar system closest to our own Sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the Alpha Centauri triple star system has long been a...

Server revenue almost doubled in Q4

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, the server market reached a record $77,3-billion dollars in revenue during the last quarter of the year. This quarter showed the second highest growth rate since 2019 with a...

AI agents will make exploits quicker

By 2027, AI agents will reduce the time it takes to exploit account exposures by 50% according to Gartner. “Account takeover (ATO) remains a persistent attack vector because weak authentication credentials, such as passwords, are gathered by a variety of means...

Tech leaders to triple adoption of AIOps

According to Forrester’s 2025 technology and security predictions, 75% of technology decision-makers will see their technical debt rise to a moderate or high level of severity by 2026. This will be due to the rapid development of AI solutions, which are adding...

African Development Bank calls for bold solutions to African poverty

Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s fastest-growing continent and hampering achievement of global development goals. To tackle these challenges and speed up the continent’s efforts to achieve these...

Kaspersky IDs security flaws in Unisoc

Kaspersky Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS CERT) experts have discovered critical vulnerabilities in Unisoc SoCs that could allow bypassing security measures and gaining unauthorised remote access by exploiting modem communication with the...

Emerging markets well positioned to drive global growth

By 2035, emerging markets will play a crucial role in shaping the global economy, contributing about 65% of global economic growth. This is among the findings from S&P Global’s latest Look Forward research study, which identifies and assesses the opportunities and...

AI-powered drone swarms transform industries beyond defense

While drone swarms have been an area of technological development for many years, their practical applications have only recently gained significant momentum, particularly following increased attention during the Russia-Ukraine war, as reflected in Google search...

Global IT spending set for 9,3% growth in 2025

Worldwide IT spending is expected to total $5,74-trillion in 2025, an increase of 9,3% from 2024, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Current spending on generative AI (GenAI) has been predominantly from technology companies building the supply-side...

From AI to the metaverse, ITU adopts new resolutions

Members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have agreed on priorities for standards and capacity development in areas from artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse, to sustainable digital transformation at the World Telecommunication...

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Digital tools can transform travel and tourism

Travel and tourism in South Africa is booming and supports 1,5-million jobs across the country (World Travel and Tourism Council, 2019). However, 60% of travel and tourism companies in South Africa identified the cost of cross-border payments as a significant...

Why financial inclusion affects human rights

Despite increasing adoption of digital financial services, millions of people worldwide remain unbanked or underbanked. They either do not have access to bank accounts or they have limited access to services like cheque accounts, credit cards, loans and other...

How AI could change tourism

AI is not designed to replace everyone's job, as is commonly believed, but it is revolutionizing the way we live, work, and play, including the tourism industry. By Leigh Myles, business development manager: Africa at Profitroom A Google travel study shows that 74% of...

What you need to know about deploying AI to your security stack

Is there any single technology burdened with more hype than artificial intelligence (AI)? Bb Brian Pinnock, vice-president: sales engineering EMEA at Mimeast I recently chatted to author and technologist Mo Gawdat about his book Scary Smart. In our discussion the...

Protecting schools from data breaches and ransomware

As organisations across the globe contend with an increasing number of cyberattacks, schools and higher learning institutions are looking for innovative and cost-effective ways to protect their students, staff, and data from breaches and ransomware. "Unfortunately,...

Inflation hits poor and working-class South Africans hardest

The slight ease in headline inflation over the past few months, driven mainly by slightly reduced fuel costs, masks a rampant inflationary environment for South African consumers that disproportionately impacts lower-income households. By Deon Nobrega, CEO of Paymenow...

How digital is shaping the future of banking

If banks want to remain competitive in the face of neo-bank and fintech upstarts, they'll have to fundamentally change the way they do business to be digital first. And, if they're going to achieve that goal, then working with technology partners to ensure that they...

Attract and retain software developers in a competitive job market

The digital age in which we now live has been characterised by a rapid transition from traditional industries to an economy centered on digital advancement. Whether companies realise it or not, most businesses are increasingly relying on tech in one way or another. To...

NEC, Cisco sign Global System Integrator Agreement

NEC and Cisco have signed a Global System Integrator Agreement (GSIA) to expand their partnership in enterprise network solutions worldwide. The agreement underlines NEC's successful track record as a Cisco Gold Partner over two decades, and its proven engineering...

Frogfoot Networks appoints new CEO

Licensed open-access fibre network provider Frogfoot Networks has appointed Shane Chorley as its new CEO, from 1 April 2023. Chorley is taking over from company founder Abraham van der Merwe, who has led it since inception. Van der Merwe now takes up the position of...

Internship Information Technology positions (Dbn)

Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC work in conjuction with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training...

Senior DevOps Engineer

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and enhance their cloud infrastructure, automation, and pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering, will work with developers, Operations and Analysts to...

Senior DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and enhance their cloud infrastructure, automation, and pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering, will work with developers, Operations and Analysts to...

Internship Information Technology Positions (Jhb)

Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC work in conjuction with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training...

Application Support Specialist

Our client is looking for an Application Support Specialist, who will be responsible for the execution of Information Technology (IT) application support function for the NAXT 365 ERP system based on Microsoft Dynamics365.This role focuses on ensuring seamless support...

Application Support Specialist – Gauteng Kempton Park

Our client is looking for an Application Support Specialist, who will be responsible for the execution of Information Technology (IT) application support function for the NAXT 365 ERP system based on Microsoft Dynamics365.This role focuses on ensuring seamless support...

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