Nvidia launches open, accelerated weather models and tools
AI weather and climate prediction is more accessible than ever for scientists, startups, developers, enterprises and government agencies worldwide. At the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting, Nvidia this week unveiled a new Nvidia Earth-2 family of open...
Food insecurity on the increase in SA
FoodForward SA (FFSA) has released its flagship State of Household Food Insecurity in South Africa Report 2026, exposing the scale and severity of food insecurity in households that already rely on local community kitchens for food support. The report is the result of...
Is AI underrated as a travel agent?
Less than a third (23%) of South Africans trust AI to plan trips, but 98% of those that do are satisfied with this experience – and 83% plan to use it in the future, according to a new Kaspersky report. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become an...
Nvidia updates AI model for Project G-Assist
At Gamescom, Nvidia is releasing its first major update to Project G‑Assist — an experimental on-device AI assistant that allows users to tune their Nvidia RTX systems with voice and text commands. The update brings a new AI model that uses 40% less VRAM, improves...
SoftBank Group and Intel in $2B investment deal
SoftBank Group and Intel have signed a definitive securities purchase agreement, under which SoftBank will make a $2-billion investment in Intel common stock. Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group, comments: “Semiconductors are the foundation of every...
AFSUG appoints Corlia van Zyl as vice-chair
The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) has announced appointment of Corlia van Zyl as the new vice-chair of the AFSUG board of directors. Van Zyl currently serves as digital and technology director at Heineken Beverages, and has been an active AFSUG Board Member since...
MTN refocuses business, shuffles exco
Under its Ambition 2025 strategy, the MTN group is streamlining its focus into three principal platforms of connectivity, fintech and digital Infrastructure. The board believes this three-platform approach will best position the group to capture value from the...
Phishers target payCity users
User of the popular payCity service are being targeted in a new phishing scam. payCity has alerted its subscribers to the fact that fraudsters have been targeting users with fake traffic fine notification messages pretending to impersonate payCity. “These messages may...
Energy for AI and data centres is a key challenge
The growing energy requirements for data centres is a major issue that needs to be resolved. This is one of the key takeaways from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Summer Policy Summit that took place in Boston recently. A common thread...
Mimecast warns of fake email campaign using AI
Mimecast has uncovered a large-scale business email compromise (BEC) invoice fraud campaign targeting global organisations across multiple industries using urgent payment requests to exploit time-sensitive business processes. The attackers deploy sophisticated...
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Effective strategies to counter SA’s crime scourge
South Africans face criminal threats on all fronts. Not only does the country currently have the eighth-highest murder rate in the world but last year also ranked fifth of the global cybercrime density list, according to figures released by cybersecurity firm...
Getting AI right requires the right IT foundations
While the emergence of cloud services meant that organisations of all sizes now had access to powerful computing resources, many hasty and poorly planned migrations meant that they had not put the proper data infrastructure in place from the outset. By Keagan Jordan,...
Does cyber insurance truly mitigate financial risks?
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Protect your data efficiently, no matter where it lives
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Build a futureproofed hybrid work strategy
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Isle of Man Indaba focuses on internationalising tech, intellectual property
The Isle of Man Indaba has announced its fourth bi-annual roadshow, set to take place from 31 October to 8 November 2023 in South Africa. Organised by a collective of Isle of Man companies with an interest in fostering synergies and bolstering ties between South...
World Online Networking Day 2023
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A broken education system exacerbates high unemployment
A recent report aimed at understanding the key challenges facing South Africa's education system says that profoundly unequal access to quality education lies at the heart of the country's extreme and persistent levels of inequality. By Paul Esterhuizen, CEO of...
Cellular connectivity the unsung hero of SA retail
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SAPICS conference takes supply chain metamorphosis theme
In today's volatile business environment, supply chains have had to undergo a significant transformation. They are no longer linear processes. They have become dynamic and interconnected ecosystems capable of rapidly adapting to emerging technologies, market trends...
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