xAI launches AI-generated encyclopedia
Elon Musk’s xAI has launched a new online encyclopedia, Grokipedia, powered by the Grok artificial intelligence (AI) model. The free-to-use platform aims to compete with Wikipedia, which Musk has previously accused of being biased, and promoting left-leaning policies....
Datatec reports first-half growth
Datatec’s results for the first half of the 2026 financial year were boosted by continued margin expansion and a strong profit-growth trajectory in Westcon, driven by a growing recurring software and services mix. Over 70% of sales are now derived from software and...
India leads in global AI adoption
Over the past five years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a mainstream technology, changing daily life and improving workflow across industries – and its user base has also exploded, nearly tripling since 2020 to reach more than 350-million globally. But while...
Simplified operations strike a chord with African businesses
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC - Skills shortages and an often-patchy infrastructure are among the challenges that African CIOs have to contend with - and it’s why they are increasingly turning to partners who can provide less complex...
AI chip market will exceed $400bn by 2030
By 2030, IDTechEx forecasts that the deployment of AI data centres, commercialisation of AI, and the increasing performance requirements from large AI models will perpetuate the already soaring market size of AI chips to over $400-billion. However, the underlying...
Targeted ransomware groups continue to wreak havoc
Kaspersky experts have reported a significant rise in targeted ransomware activity with the number of active ransomware groups increasing by 35% between 2023 and 2024 – totalling 81 groups globally. Despite this surge, the number of infected victims dropped by 8%...
Enterprises move quickly on agentic AI
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC – Technology has always been a fast-moving industry, but the rate at which artificial intelligence (AI) is developing and being adopted puts most other innovations in the shade. While AI itself was many years in...
Channel key to Nutanix success
Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Washington DC – As it continues to expand its solution set, Nutanix has reaffirmed its commitment to the channel as its route to market. This is the word from Dave Gwyn, senior vice-president: worldwide channels, who says...
Half of C-suite execs considering cuts in their function
Half of C-suite executives are considering cuts to their function in the second quarter of 2025 in anticipation of continued disruption of supply chains, decreased consumer demand, and inflation, according to Gartner. In a Gartner March 17, 2025, webinar poll of more...
Meta rolls out new anti-scam initiatives
Meta has announced a new wave of tools, tips, and partnerships to help people around the world recognise and avoid online investment and payment scams which continue to evolve in scale and sophistication. From proactive platform alerts to global law enforcement...
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Mastercard service modernises international payments
Mastercard has introduced Cross-Border Services Express, a new tool that enables financial institutions to set up international payments for their customers, including consumers and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which have a strong need for improved...
Lorge scoops two awards
Lorge, a provider of Sage software solutions, has received two prestigious awards at the South African Third Party Advantage Conference (TPAC) 2023, from Peresoft and Technisoft for its outstanding commitment to excellence in product sales and support. Lorge won the...
ViewSonic tops global interactive display rankings
ViewSonic has started 2023 off with major accomplishments in the education industry, having topped the market rankings for global interactive displays in Q4 of 2022, according to FutureSource. The beginning of 2023 also saw ViewSonic exceeding 8-million users in its...
Local platform to secure Bitcoin launches
Bitcoin is easily lost -- when a storage device is misplaced or stolen, through a scam or phishing attack or when an exchange crash wipes out your investment. BitDirect is a platform that enables Bitcoin investors to manage their cryptocurrency investments through a...
Huawei announces battery replacement campaign for SA
Huawei has announced a battery replacement campaign to reward its smartphone users in the South Africa. The campaign offers customers the chance to obtain a genuine battery replacement tailored to their specific device model at a low price and starting at just...
Saicom named Veeam Partner of the Year
Cloud solutions provider Saicom it has been named the Best Veeam Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) Partner of the Year. The accolade is granted to the Veeam partner that has contributed most significantly to the popularisation of cloud technologies in 2022. To qualify for...
What you need to know about security during loadshedding
Everything is going fine, but then the power cuts out. No problem, your employees have laptops, and backup systems keep PCs running. But what about your data? What steps have you taken to ensure your business information and application services remain available when...
How businesses can protect themselves from scammers
You are your own best defense against change of banking details scammers. In an increasingly digital world, it is somewhat ironic that “the best defense against change of banking detail scams is hardly digital, or very sophisticated, at all,” says Bilal Kajee, Head of...
Build a business case for data governance
There’s no denying that data is a valuable organisational asset. It represents the key to business development and organisational success. If an organisation isn’t analysing data to enhance business processes, uncover customer insights, and identify competitive...
Conversational AI helps fight fraud while reducing friction for customers
The risks of identity fraud remain as high as ever for consumers and banks alike. Global research from Experian shows that 58% of consumers have been a victim of online fraud or know someone who has been a victim, or both. The challenge that banks face is protecting...
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