Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

AI makes critical thinking a workforce priority

A new global study from the IBM for Business Value points to a disconnect between the skills chief human resource officers (CHROs) say AI requires and those employees prioritise. While 71% of CHROs identify the ability to supervise, validate and override AI outputs as...

Today’s data centre build-out dwarfs previous infrastructure investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the biggest infrastructure build-out in human history – bigger than the railroads or the Industrial Revolution. “People assume AI is a bubble, but it is showing no signs of...

Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Middle East and Africa fertile ground for the growth of super-apps

From ride-hailing services to grocery delivery, and financial services such as buy-now-pay-later to microfinancing, super-apps development in the Middle East and Africa is emerging fast as the region proves to be a potentially fertile ground for its growth. In a study...

Rapid growth for PCD market in southern Africa

Southern Africa's personal computing devices (PCD) market, which comprises desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth of 44,4% in Q3 2021. The latest Quarterly PCD Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that...

MTN invests R5,4m in Mpumalanga schools

MTN SA Foundation and Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi have handed over 11 multimedia centres to schools in Mpumalanga. The handover, at Enkokhokhweni Primary School in Kabokweni, forms part of the Department of Communication and MTN's Back to School...

Global IT spend set for lower growth

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,5-trillion in 2017, a 2,7% increase from 2016, according to Gartner. However, this growth rate is down from earlier projections of 3%. "2017 was poised to be a rebound year in IT spending. Some major trends have...

A new car that feels emotion …

Honda has introduced what it believes to be the first car that can feel emotion. The NeuV, launched last week at CES 2017. comes equipped with an artificial intelligence "emotion engine" and an automated personal assistant. Like the Geely Lynk (the self-professed...

Google shuts down aerial drone project

Google's holding company Alphabet has shut down its development of solar-powered drones that were intended to bring Internet access to developing countries and rural areas. The drones were intended to fly at a height of about 12 miles. However, Alphabet's moonshot lab...

iPhone set to keep growing

Apple's iPhone is officially the most successful product of all time, having shipped about 1,2-billion units since its launch 10 years ago. Horace Dediu, founder and author at peer-reviewed analysis site Asymco, writes that the product has also fueled the development...

PC shipments continue four-year decline

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 72,6-million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, a 3,7% decline from the fourth quarter of 2015, according to preliminary results by Gartner. For the year, 2016 PC shipments totaled 269,7-million units, a 6,2% decline from 2015. PC...

Calling on all resellers to vote now

ICT resellers are urged to use the power of their vote in the 2016 Channelwise Awards to ensure they get the best possible products and services from their vendors and distributors. Online voting for the SME and Consumer resellers in the 2016 Channelwise Awards will...

Which virtual assistant will win the race?

Smart speakers are an increasingly important anchor for virtual assistants in the smart home, and expected to grow to a base of 45-million units by the end of 2020. According to IHS Markit, the long-term platform battle in this market is expected to be between...

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