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...

Only 40% of Africans want mandatory vaccines

Covid-19 mandatory vaccination could potentially accelerate vaccine uptake and the attainment of herd immunity, but a new study has found that only 40% of Africans support the idea. It also found substantial vaccine hesitancy among Africans living in Africa as well as...

WC Health partners with Ekasi Esports in vaccination drive

Led by township gaming collective Ekasi Esports, a group of local gamers are descending on Khayelitsha’s Thusong Centre at midday tomorrow (10 December 2021) to host a series of back-to-back gaming tournaments that feature a pro-vaccination message. The Western Cape...

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...

Holidays see spike in financial malware

The number of users that encountered malware capable of stealing money or valuable financial information in the fourth quarter of 2016 reached 319 000 - 22,49% more than in the same period in 2015. An increase in the number of attacks was spotted during the Black...

Stagnant device shipments forecast for 2017

Worldwide combined shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones are projected to remain flat in 2017, according to Gartner. Worldwide shipments for these devices are projected to total 2,3-billion in 2017, the same as 2016 estimates. There were nearly...

Pinnacle to buy up 100% of Datacentrix

Pinnacle is to buy up 100% of Datacentrix's shareholding. The Pinnacle group already holds 55,3% of Datacentrix and in November 2016 proposed acquiring the rest of the shares to make the value-added reseller a sholly-owned subsidiary. A general meeting of Datacentrix...

Privacy company seeks SA resellers

TrackOFF, a US-consumer privacy company that builds tools to secure users' identities and personal data, is looking for partnerships and resellers to help distribute and promote TrackOFF to end-users in southern Africa. TrackOFF currently works with partners ranging...

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