AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Quantum-safe IBM z16 does AI at scale

IBM has unveiled IBM z16, its next-generation system with an integrated on-chip AI accelerator - delivering latency-optimised inferencing. This is designed to enable clients to analyse realtime transactions, at scale for mission-critical workloads such as credit card,...

South Africans comfortable with online learning

A recent Kaspersky survey represented the attitude of adults, including teachers, to digital education during the pandemic. According to new research from Kaspersky, only 28% of those surveyed from South Africa don't want the format of online learning to continue in...

Information security spending set for 7% growth

Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach $86,4-billion in 2017, an increase of 7% over 2016, with spending expected to grow to $93-billion in 2018, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. Within the infrastructure protection...

DPO builds major SA payment provider

The Direct Pay Online (DPO) Group plans to create the leading payments service provider in South Africa following its acquisition of the Virtual Card Services (VCS) Group, PayThru and PayGate. The acquisition of VCS South Africa follows the purchase VCS Namibia and...

Female leadership drives board diversity

Women are still largely under-represented on corporate boards, despite continued efforts to improve boardroom gender diversity. The fifth edition of Deloitte Global's Women in the Boardroom: A Global Perspective publication explores the efforts of more than 60...

Rehabilitation declines for indebted consumers

The rehabilitation prospects for South African consumers already in a default position deteriorated by 1,1% in Q2 2017 compared to Q2 2016. The Free State showed the highest decrease nationally at 16% compared to the Western Cape as the only province showing an...

Bird flu outbreak spreads

The bird flu (HPAi H5N8) outbreak has spread to Mpumalanga and the Western Cape and led to calls for widespread vaccination. On 7 August 2017 a case of HPAI H5N8 was detected in a commercial layer farm in Mpumalanga Province in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality....

Drought recovery is taking longer

As global temperatures continue to rise, droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe in many regions during this century. A new study with NASA participation finds that land ecosystems took progressively longer to recover from droughts in the 20th...

Intact’s SODA targets skills shortage

Specialist distributor Intact Software Distribution is bringing Skills on Demand (SODA), an on-demand supplier of professional services covering security, virtualisation, cloud, networking and data centres, to the African and Australian markets. According to Simon...

Digital megatrends set to drive business

The emerging technologies on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2017 reveal three distinct megatrends that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next five to 10 years. Artificial intelligence (AI) everywhere,...

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Data Administrator at Universal Healthcare – Gauteng Sunninghill

To read, interpret and understand the Rule Summaries, Clinical Requests and Implementations Requests, decide how best to action it and then to accurately action it. Duties and Responsibilities Maintenance and control of data bases Maintain (capture into and perform...

IT Business Analyst (Financial) (JHB) at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge FinTech company in Joburg seeks the expertise of an IT Business Analyst whose core role will entail enhancing the product and produce software designs based on new client requirements. You will also perform detailed wireframing and scoping...

Senior Clinical Data Analyst

A well-established company is recruiting for aSENIOR CLINICAL DATA ANALYSTRANDBURG Purpose of the role:The purpose of the role is be accountable for the provision of specialist knowledge, delivery plans and associated practices of clinical data requirements through...

Snr Java Backend Engineer at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding expertise of a Snr Java Backend Engineer, able to take the lead on requirements pertaining to APIs and how they are served to the front-end applications, is sought by a dynamic provider of innovative Tech & Marketing solutions. Applicants...

Front End Developer

Purpose Statement: Responsible for the development, testing & implementation of digital projects according to delivery standards & specifications.Key Tasks and Accountabilities:Quality Develop software according to technical specifications and functional...

Senior Clinical Data Analyst – Gauteng Randburg

A well-established company is recruiting for aSENIOR CLINICAL DATA ANALYSTRANDBURG Purpose of the role:The purpose of the role is be accountable for the provision of specialist knowledge, delivery plans and associated practices of clinical data requirements through...

Front End Developer – Gauteng Sandton

Purpose Statement: Responsible for the development, testing & implementation of digital projects according to delivery standards & specifications.Key Tasks and Accountabilities:Quality Develop software according to technical specifications and functional...

UI UX Designer

Purpose of the position:We are looking for a Digital UI/UX Designer who can design and develop web solutions that are innovative and intuitive. All Client projects worked on are unique and different, requiring someone that can design across platforms and think out the...

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