AMD introduces Ryzen AI embedded processor portfolio
AMD has introduced the AMD Ryzen AI Embedded processors, a new portfolio of embedded x86 processors designed to power AI-driven applications at the edge. From automotive digital cockpits and smart healthcare to physical AI for autonomous systems, including humanoid...
Nvidia kicks off next-generation AI with Rubin
Nvidia has kickstarted the next generation of AI with the launch of the Nvidia Rubin platform, comprising six new chips designed to deliver one AI supercomputer. The Rubin platform uses extreme codesign across the six chips — the Nvidia Vera CPU, Nvidia Rubin...
Management changes at Boston IT Solutions
Chris Coetzee has stepped down as business director at Boston IT Solutions South Africa. Commercial manager Matt Parfitt has been appointed to oversee the operations of Boston IT Solutions South Africa in the interim. Coetzee has taken up the position of MD at...
How Africa can seize the AI advantage
Kathy Gibson reports – Realising the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for Africa requires commitment and hard work. This is the word from Kabelo Makwane, country manager of Google South Africa, addressing delegates to the Google AI in Action event taking...
Subglacial flood bursts through Greenland ice sheet
Using data from several Earth-observing satellites, including ESA’s CryoSat and the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions, scientists have discovered that a huge flood beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet surged upwards with such force that it fractured the ice...
How SA is responding to 30% US tariffs
Last week’s announcement that the US will levy 30% tariffs on South African imports has thrown markets, and the rand into turmoil. The Department of Trade and Industry (dti), together with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, yesterday outlined...
SA’s transport system found to deepen inequality
A comprehensive new study by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has revealed that despite significant investments in public transport, South Africa’s transport system remains unjust – and its burdens fall heaviest on black communities, especially black...
AI to the fore as ransomware professionalises
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a role in a rapidly-changing threat landscape. Check Point Research’s latest Ransomware Threat Intelligence Report breaks down how the ransomware ecosystem is rapidly transforming. This quarter’s shift includes AI-generated...
Tarsus extends Acer distribution
Tarsus Distribution has extended its partnership with Acer, and will once again carry the vendor’s full range of products. Acer and Tarsus Distribution share a legacy dating back to Acer’s early days in South Africa. Over time, the partnership evolved to Tarsus...
PayShap ecosystem expands with new partnerships
The PayShap community is expanding through collaborative efforts between participating banks and new partners like fintechs, mobile network operators and retailers. “Since its inception, PayShap’s success has reflected a shared commitment to innovation and...
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IFC, RMB partner with Liquid to accelerate digital transformation
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Kaspersky opens first African Transparency Centre
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MIC invests R 68,5m in Pineapple
The Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) has invested R68,50million in South Africas insurtech Pineapple. The investment underscores MIC's commitment to future-proofing its core portfolio through high-tech direct investments that target businesses with high growth...
The critical impact of buildings on ESG goals
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Huawei advocates for accelerating Digital Africa
In his opening keynote for AfricaCom 2023, Africa's largest tech conference, currently underway in Cape Town; Leo Chen, president of Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa laid out how two transformative forces, digitalisation and decarbonisation, are driving humanity towards an...
Online retailers can ensure this Black Friday is their biggest yet
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Black Friday boom expected for card-linked instalments
As Black Friday approaches, Africa's first card-linked instalment platform, Float, expects more than a 500% increase on the number of transactions processed last year, and predicts average shopper spend will increase by 30% to over R11 000. Last year, Black Friday...
Platform lets Africa participate in more contracts
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Cairo presented an intra-African Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) platform designed to empower African contractors to successfully bid for contracts by allowing for the seamless posting of key...
Kena Health is 2023 App of the Year
MTN has awarded Kena Health the App of the Year for 2023 in its annual MTN Business, App of the Year awards. Kena Health was also named Best Health App solution of 2023. The award of the Best Health App was made in the context of the many challenges faced by the South...
.Net Core Developer (Snr) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
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Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Bellville
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Verification Analyst – BBBEE
This verification consultants are looking for a Verification analyst to join their team.Role and ResponsibilitiesInformation gathering, analysing and reporting of B-BBEE information.Support Pre-audits and on-site co-ordinationRequirementsOne to two year experience...
Infrastructure Cloud Engineer
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Verification Analyst – BBBEE – Remote Remote
This verification consultants are looking for a Verification analyst to join their team.Role and ResponsibilitiesInformation gathering, analysing and reporting of B-BBEE information.Support Pre-audits and on-site co-ordinationRequirementsOne to two year experience...
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